Feint (move)

Feint フェイント Feint

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  50 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jam  0   Points awarded = 4 minus Current judge voltage

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Feint is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV that only works when the foe uses Protect or Detect.

In the anime

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Conway's Heracross using Feint on Paul's Elekid.

Pokémon

Heracross. Heracross's long horn glows white. Heracross then charges towards it opponent, and ending the foe's Protect or Detect.

• Used by Conway's Heracross in Smells Like Team Spirit.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Pikachu at Lv.29
• Hitmonlee at Lv.25
• Hitmonchan at Lv.21
• Heracross at Lv.49
• Hitmontop at Lv.33
• Meditite at Lv.22
• Medicham at Lv.22
• Trapinch at Lv.81
• Monferno at Lv.26
• Infernape at Lv.29
• Riolu at Lv.15
• Lucario at Lv.15
• Gallade at Lv.39

By breeding

• Pinsir
• Yanma
• Gligar
• Torchic
• Croagunk

In other languages

• Spanish: Amago, Italian: Fintoattacco.