Fling (move)

Fling なげつける Throw

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation IV TM56 in Generation IV TM56 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Fling (Japanese: なげつける Throw) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

The power of Fling is determined by the held item. The move will fail if the user has no held item, or if the item is not one listed below. After using Fling, the item disappears--this can be problematic if Fling throws an item that can only be obtained once.

The power of Fling is calculated as:

Power Items 10 All Berries, All Incenses, All Scarves, BrightPowder, White Herb, Soothe Bell, Mental Herb, Choice Band, Silver Powder, Focus Band, Leftovers, Soft Sand, Metal Powder, Wide Lens, Muscle Band, Wise Glasses, Expert Belt, Power Herb, Quick Powder, Focus Sash, Zoom Lens, Lagging Tail, Destiny Knot, Smooth Rock, Shed Shell, Big Root, Choice Specs, Reaper Cloth 30 All Medicines, All Herbal medicine, All Revives, All Drinks, All Ethers and Elixirs, All Repels, All Vitamins, All Shards, All Mulches, All Battle items, All Flutes, Lava Cookie, Sacred Ash, Old Gateau, Poké doll, Fluffy Tail, Shoal Salt, Shoal Shell, Escape Rope, Sun Stone, Moon Stone, Fire Stone, Thunderstone, Water Stone, Leaf Stone, Everstone, TinyMushroom, Big Mushroom, Pearl, Big Pearl, Stardust, Star Piece, Nugget, Heart Scale, Honey, Exp. Share, King's Rock, Amulet Coin, Cleanse Tag, Soul Dew, DeepSeaScale, Lucky Egg, Scope Lens, Metal Coat, Dragon Scale, Light Ball, Smoke Ball, Miracle Seed, BlackGlasses, Black Belt, Magnet, Mystic Water, NeverMeltIce, Spell Tag, TwistedSpoon, Charcoal, Up-Grade, Shell Bell, Light Clay, Life Orb, Toxic Orb, Flame Orb, Metronome, Black Sludge, Razor Fang 40 Lucky Punch, Icy Rock 50 Sharp Beak, Dubious Disc 60 Adamant Orb, Lustrous Orb, Macho Brace, Stick, Heat Rock, Damp Rock 70 Poison Barb, Dragon Fang, Power Bracer, Power Belt, Power Lens, Power Band, Power Anklet, Power Weight 80 Shiny Stone, Dusk Stone, Dawn Stone, Oval Stone, Odd Keystone, Quick Claw, Sticky Barb, Protector, Electirizer, Magmarizer, Razor Claw 90 All Plates, DeepSeaTooth, Thick Club, Grip Claw 100 All Fossils, Rare Bone, Hard Stone 130 Iron Ball

If the user hits its opponent with a Berry, the effect of the Berry will be activated. Additionally, some items will cause other effects when used with Fling:

Item Effect Flame Orb Causes a Burn King's Rock Causes the target to Flinch Light Ball Paralyzes the target Mental Herb Cures Infatuation Poison Barb Poisons the target Razor Fang Causes the target to Flinch Toxic Orb Badly poisons the target White Herb Fixes stat loss on the target

Fling will fail if used by an Arceus holding a Plate or a Giratina holding the Griseous Orb, though neither Pokémon can normally have this move. It will also fail if used when the Pokémon is holding any type of Poké Ball or mail. An effect that prevents a Pokémon from using items will prevent the use of Fling. These effects are Embargo and, in Generation V, Klutz.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user seizes the nearest enemy Pokémon and throws it into another enemy, dealing 10 damage to both parties.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	--				--			'
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	28				28			'
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	28				28			'
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	33				33			'
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	37				37			'
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	27				34			'
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	36				36			'
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	57				57			'
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	27				34			'
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	45				49			'
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	59				65			'
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	43				43			'
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	49				55			'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	36				36			'
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	36				41			'
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	38				42			''''
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass					28			'
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire					28			'
515		Panpour	Water		Water					28			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II [[|]]		III [[|]]		IV TM56		V TM56		VI TM08
004		Charmander	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
005		Charmeleon	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
006		Charizard	Fire	Flying	✔				✔		✔
007		Squirtle	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
008		Wartortle	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
009		Blastoise	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
026		Raichu	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔				✔		✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔				✔		✔
035		Clefairy	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
036		Clefable	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
044		Gloom	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔
045		Vileplume	Grass	Poison	✔				✔		✔
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
055		Golduck	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
061		Poliwhirl	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
066		Machop	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
067		Machoke	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
068		Machamp	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground	✔				✔		✔
075		Graveler	Rock	Ground	✔				✔		✔
076		Golem	Rock	Ground	✔				✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
086		Seel	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
087		Dewgong	Water	Ice	✔				✔		✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	✔				✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔				✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
098		Krabby	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
099		Kingler	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
104		Cubone	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
105		Marowak	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock	✔				✔		✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
125		Electabuzz	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug	✔				✔		✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
157		Typhlosion	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
165		Ledyba	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
173		Cleffa	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
182		Bellossom	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
183		Marill	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
184		Azumarill	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
186		Politoed	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	✔				✔		✔
209		Snubbull	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
210		Granbull	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	✔				✔		✔
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔				✔		✔
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	✔				✔		✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	✔				✔		✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔				✔		✔
252		Treecko	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
253		Grovyle	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
254		Sceptile	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
256		Combusken	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
257		Blaziken	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
259		Marshtomp	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
260		Swampert	Water	Ground	✔				✔		✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔
272		Ludicolo	Water	Grass	✔				✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
279		Pelipper	Water	Flying	✔				✔		✔
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	✔				✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel	✔				✔		✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock	✔				✔		✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	✔				✔		✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	✔				✔		✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark	✔				✔		✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark	✔				✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
377		Regirock	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
378		Regice	Ice		Ice	✔				✔		✔
379		Registeel	Steel		Steel	✔				✔		✔
383		Groudon	Ground		Ground	✔				✔		✔
384		Rayquaza	Dragon	Flying	✔				✔		✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic	✔				✔		✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
393		Piplup	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
394		Prinplup	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
395		Empoleon	Water	Steel	✔				✔		✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water	✔				✔		✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock	✔				✔		✔
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	✔				✔		✔
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground	✔				✔		✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	✔				✔		✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	✔				✔		✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	✔				✔		✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark	✔				✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
455		Carnivine	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice	✔				✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	✔				✔		✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock	✔				✔		✔
465		Tangrowth	Grass		Grass	✔				✔		✔
466		Electivire	Electric		Electric	✔				✔		✔
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	✔				✔		✔
468		Togekiss	Normal	Flying	✔				✔		✔
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying	✔				✔		✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	✔				✔		✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	✔				✔		✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	✔				✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	✔				✔		✔
484		Palkia	Water	Dragon	✔				✔		✔
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	✔				✔		✔
489		Phione	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water	✔				✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark	✔				✔		✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire					✔		✔
499		Pignite	Fire	Fighting					✔		✔
500		Emboar	Fire	Fighting					✔		✔
501		Oshawott	Water		Water					✔		✔
502		Dewott	Water		Water					✔		✔
503		Samurott	Water		Water					✔		✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
515		Panpour	Water		Water					✔		✔
516		Simipour	Water		Water					✔		✔
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground					✔		✔
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel					✔		✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
532		Timburr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
533		Gurdurr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
534		Conkeldurr	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
537		Seismitoad	Water	Ground					✔		✔
538		Throh	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
539		Sawk	Fighting		Fighting					✔		✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass		Grass					✔		✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark					✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark					✔		✔
554		Darumaka	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
555		Darmanitan	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting					✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting					✔		✔
569		Garbodor	Poison		Poison					✔		✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark					✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark					✔		✔
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
573		Cinccino	Normal		Normal					✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic					✔		✔
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying					✔		✔
610		Axew	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
611		Fraxure	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
612		Haxorus	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice					✔		✔
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice					✔		✔
621		Druddigon	Dragon		Dragon					✔		✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost					✔		✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost					✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel					✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel					✔		✔
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire					✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying					✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying					✔		✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire					✔		✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric					✔		✔
645		Landorus	Ground	Flying					✔		✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice					✔		✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic					✔		✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Munchlax
The user throws its held item at the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Munchlax pulls items from out of its fur and tosses them at the opponent.
Dia's Lax	VS. Drapion and Kricketune II		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Fling, along with Fake Out, are the only moves that have a 100% chance of causing flinching, though a King's Rock or Razor Fang must be flung in order to cause flinching.
• Fling will fail if the user is holding a Poké Ball or any variant. This is probably to prevent confusion should a flung Poké Ball hit a wild Pokémon and do damage rather than try to catch it.

In other languages

Language Title French Dégommage German Schleuder Greek Ρίψιμο Italian Lancio Korean 내던지기 Naedeonjigi Portuguese Lançar Serbian Bacanje Spanish Lanzamiento

Variations of the move Fling
Fling • Natural Gift

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