Super Fang (move)

Super Fang いかりのまえば Hatred Fang

The user chomps hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. It cuts the target's HP to half.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  Varies 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 Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

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

Super Fang (Japanese: いかりのまえば Hatred 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

Super Fang does damage equal to 50% of the target's current HP. Although Super Fang does normal damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts. Super Fang will do 1 damage if the target's current HP is equal to 1.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 019 Rattata Normal 34 020 Raticate Normal 41 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 34 020 Raticate Normal 40 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 34 020 Raticate Normal 40 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 28 020 Raticate Normal 34 399 Bidoof Normal 37 400 Bibarel Normal Water 43 417 Pachirisu Electric 33 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 019 Rattata Normal 020 Raticate Normal 027 Sandshrew Ground 028 Sandslash Ground 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 030 Nidorina Poison 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 032 Nidoran♂ Poison 033 Nidorino Poison 034 Nidoking Poison Ground 041 Zubat Poison Flying 042 Golbat Poison Flying 151 Mew Psychic 161 Sentret Normal 162 Furret Normal 169 Crobat Poison Flying 209 Snubbull Normal 210 Granbull Normal 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 261 Poochyena Dark 262 Mightyena Dark 263 Zigzagoon Normal 264 Linoone Normal 303 Mawile Steel 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 362 Glalie Ice 363 Spheal Ice Water 364 Sealeo Ice Water 365 Walrein Ice Water 367 Huntail Water 399 Bidoof Normal 400 Bibarel Normal Water 417 Pachirisu Electric 431 Glameow Normal 432 Purugly Normal 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 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

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	Bibarel	Pachirisu
The user chomps hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Raticate	Raticate shows its teeth and bites down on the opponent.
Gentleman's Raticate	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		None
Bibarel	Bibarel's fangs glow white and it bites down on its opponent.
Reggie's Bibarel	Lost Leader Strategy!		None
Pachirisu	Pachirisu's fangs glow white and long and it bites down on its opponent.
Dawn's Pachirisu	Another One Gabites the Dust!		None

In other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Super Presa
• Spanish: Super Diente
• French: Croc Fatal
• German: Superzahn
• Italian: Superzanna

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.