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

Hyper Fang deals damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch. Hyper Fang cannot cause an target with a Substitute to flinch.

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 the anime

	Raticate
The user bites hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Raticate	Raticate shows its teeth, which on occasion shine when it's about to attack and bites down on the opponent.
Gentleman's Raticate	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		Debut
Unknown Trainer's Raticate	Chikorita's Big Upset		None
Mollie's Raticate	What I Did For Love!		None
Rattata	Rattata bites down on the opponent with its large teeth.
A wild Rattata	Hoenn Alone!		None
Bidoof	Bidoof bites the opponent with its large teeth.
A Coordinator's Bidoof	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None

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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