Tail Whip (move)

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Tail Whip しっぽをふる Tail Wag

The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe less wary. The target's Defense stat is lowered.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects both foes

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

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 The appeal works great if performed last

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Tail Whip on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Tail Whip on Eevee's Movedex

Tail Whip (Japanese: しっぽをふる Tail Wag) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Tail Whip decreases the target's Defense stat by one stage. Tail Whip will do nothing if the target's Defense stat has reached a stage of minus six or a value of one, and will fail if the target has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 007 Squirtle Water -- 008 Wartortle Water -- 009 Blastoise Water -- 019 Rattata Normal -- 020 Raticate Normal -- 025 Pikachu Electric 6Y 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 21RGB 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 23Y 030 Nidorina Poison 23RGB 030 Nidorina Poison 27Y 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 037 Vulpix Fire -- 038 Ninetales Fire -- 054 Psyduck Water 28 055 Golduck Water 28 077 Ponyta Fire 30 078 Rapidash Fire --, 30 104 Cubone Ground --Y 105 Marowak Ground --Y 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 35 112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 113 Chansey Normal --Y 115 Kangaskhan Normal 31 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 128 Tauros Normal 28 133 Eevee Normal 31 134 Vaporeon Water 37 135 Jolteon Electric 37 136 Flareon Fire 37 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 007 Squirtle Water 4 008 Wartortle Water --, 4 009 Blastoise Water --, 4 019 Rattata Normal -- 020 Raticate Normal -- 025 Pikachu Electric 6 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 23 030 Nidorina Poison 27 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 037 Vulpix Fire -- 054 Psyduck Water 5 055 Golduck Water --, 5 077 Ponyta Fire 8 078 Rapidash Fire --, 8 104 Cubone Ground 5 105 Marowak Ground --, 5 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 113 Chansey Normal 9 115 Kangaskhan Normal 19 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 128 Tauros Normal 4 133 Eevee Normal -- 134 Vaporeon Water -- 135 Jolteon Electric -- 136 Flareon Fire -- 172 Pichu Electric 6 183 Marill Water 6 184 Azumarill Water --, 6 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 5 188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 5 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 5 190 Aipom Normal -- 194 Wooper Water Ground -- 195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 196 Espeon Psychic -- 197 Umbreon Dark -- 209 Snubbull Normal 4 210 Granbull Normal 4 242 Blissey Normal 7 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 007 Squirtle Water 4 008 Wartortle Water --, 4 009 Blastoise Water --, 4 019 Rattata Normal -- 020 Raticate Normal -- 025 Pikachu Electric 6 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 8 030 Nidorina Poison 8 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 037 Vulpix Fire 5 054 Psyduck Water 5 055 Golduck Water --, 5 077 Ponyta Fire 9 078 Rapidash Fire --, 9 104 Cubone Ground 5 105 Marowak Ground --, 5 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 113 Chansey Normal 5 115 Kangaskhan Normal 13 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 128 Tauros Normal 4RSE 128 Tauros Normal --FRLG 133 Eevee Normal -- 134 Vaporeon Water -- 135 Jolteon Electric -- 136 Flareon Fire -- 172 Pichu Electric 6 183 Marill Water 6 184 Azumarill Water --, 6 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 5 188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 5 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 5 190 Aipom Normal -- 194 Wooper Water Ground -- 195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 196 Espeon Psychic -- 197 Umbreon Dark -- 209 Snubbull Normal 4 210 Granbull Normal 4 242 Blissey Normal 4 263 Zigzagoon Normal 5 264 Linoone Normal --, 5 298 Azurill Normal 6 300 Skitty Normal 3 352 Kecleon Normal -- 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 007 Squirtle Water 4 008 Wartortle Water --, 4 009 Blastoise Water --, 4 019 Rattata Normal -- 020 Raticate Normal -- 025 Pikachu Electric 5 026 Raichu Electric -- 029 Nidoran♀ Poison 7 030 Nidorina Poison 7 031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 037 Vulpix Fire 4 054 Psyduck Water 5 055 Golduck Water --, 5 077 Ponyta Fire 10DP 077 Ponyta Fire 6PtHGSS 078 Rapidash Fire --, 10DP 078 Rapidash Fire --, 6PtHGSS 104 Cubone Ground 3 105 Marowak Ground --, 3 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 113 Chansey Normal 5 115 Kangaskhan Normal 10 118 Goldeen Water -- 119 Seaking Water -- 128 Tauros Normal 3 133 Eevee Normal -- 134 Vaporeon Water -- 135 Jolteon Electric -- 136 Flareon Fire -- 172 Pichu Electric 5 183 Marill Water 7 184 Azumarill Water --, 7 187 Hoppip Grass Flying 7 188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 7 189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 7 190 Aipom Normal -- 194 Wooper Water Ground -- 195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 196 Espeon Psychic -- 197 Umbreon Dark -- 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 242 Blissey Normal 5 263 Zigzagoon Normal 5 264 Linoone Normal --, 5 298 Azurill Normal 7 300 Skitty Normal 3 352 Kecleon Normal -- 424 Ambipom Normal -- 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock -- 470 Leafeon Grass -- 471 Glaceon Ice -- 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 breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 052 Meowth Normal Rattata, Raticate Pikachu, Raichu Vulpix, Ninetales Psyduck, Golduck Ponyta, Rapidash Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Tauros Eevee Aipom, Ambipom Wooper, Quagsire Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Skitty, Delcatty KecleonHGSS 431 Glameow Normal Rattata, Raticate Pikachu, Raichu Vulpix, Ninetales Psyduck, Golduck Ponyta, Rapidash Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Tauros Eevee Aipom, Ambipom Wooper, Quagsire Snubbull, Granbull Zigzagoon, Linoone Skitty, Delcatty Kecleon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

	Psyduck
The user wags its tail cutely.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Psyduck	Psyduck wags its tail back and forth at the foe.
Misty's Psyduck	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut

In other languages

• Dutch: Staartzwiep
• Spanish: Látigo
• Italian: Colpo-Coda
• French: Mimi-queue
• German: Rutenschlag.

Variations on the move Leer
	Leer | Tail Whip

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