Hyper Fang (move)

Hyper Fang ひっさつまえば Certain-kill Fang

The user bites hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. It may also make the target flinch.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  90% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Category  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Hyper Fang on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Hyper Fang on Eevee's Movedex

Hyper Fang (Japanese: ひっさつまえば Certain-kill Fang) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It was the signature move of Rattata and Raticate prior to Generation IV.

Effect

Generation I

Hyper Fang deals damage and has a 9.8% chance of causing the target to flinch. Hyper Fang cannot cause an target with a Substitute to flinch.

Generation II and on

Hyper Fang deals damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch if the user moves before the target.

In the anime

Pokémon

Raticate. Raticate shows its teeth and bites down on the opponent.

• Used by Gentleman's Raticate in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. Debut.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
019		Rattata	Normal		14
020		Raticate	Normal		14
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
019		Rattata	Normal		13
020		Raticate	Normal		13
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
019		Rattata	Normal		13
020		Raticate	Normal		13
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
019		Rattata	Normal		16
020		Raticate	Normal		16
399		Bidoof	Normal		21
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water	23
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Hip. Colmillo
• German: Hyperzahn
• Portuguese: Hyper Fang
• French: Croc de mort
• Italian: Iperzanna

Variations on the move Hyper Fang
	Hyper Fang | Zen Headbutt

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