Feint (move)

Feint フェイント Feint

File:Feint.png

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  30 Accuracy  100% Priority  +2 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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 (Japanese: フェイント Feint) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Feint inflicts damage but only strikes a target that has used Protect or Detect during that turn, lifting the effects of Protect or Detect for the remainder of the turn.

Feint is an increased priority move and attacks after Protect and Detect, but before other increased priority attacks.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon, Feint will strike the target regardless of any move used.

Generation V

Feint can now inflict damage even if the target has not used Protect or Detect and its power has changed from 50 to 30, possibly to avoid overuse of this move with Technician.

Despite being an increased priority move, Feint will lift the effects of Wide Guard and Quick Guard for the remainder of the turn only if they are used on an opposing team. Feint can still break an ally's Protect or Detect, but cannot break a Pokémon's Endure.

Description

Games Description DPPtHGSS An attack that hits a foe using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves. BW An attack that hits a target using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves. PMDTDS Breaks through the enemy's Protect status to inflict damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric	29				34			'
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal			54	54			''''
053		Persian	Normal		Normal			68	68			''''
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying			43	43			''''
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	25				25			'
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		Fighting	21				21			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying			43	43			'
141		Kabutops	Rock	Water			--	--			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel			61	61			'
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	49				49	37	'
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying			20	20			'
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		Fighting	33				33			'
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	22				22			'
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	22				22			'
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark			--	--			'
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground	81				81	61	'
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal			14	14			''''
359		Absol	Dark		Dark			--	--			'
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting	26				26			'
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting	29				29			'
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark			18	18			'
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark			18	18			'
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	15				15	11	'
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel	15				15	11	'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying			38	38			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	39				45			'
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 breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	no
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting	no
239		Elekid	Electric		Electric
255		Torchic	Fire		Fire
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal	no
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	no
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting	no
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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0193 Yanma Bug Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0207 Gligar Ground Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0228 Houndour Dark Fire Dream World - Spooky Manor 0236 Tyrogue Fighting Dream World - Rugged Mountain 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

Heracross
The user attacks the foe, ending its Protect or Detect.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Heracross's horn glows white and it slams its horn into an opponent using Protect or Detect, destroying the barrier. It then tosses the opponent with its horn.
Conway's Heracross	Smells Like Team Spirit!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Caitlin Gallade Feint Adventures.png Gallade
The user attacks the opponent even though it used Protect or Detect.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	When the opponent tries to proect itself with an attack, Gallade pulls back one of its fists and dashes from side to side in front of the opponent to confuse it. It then appears on the opponent's sides and strikes it with its fist.
Caitlin's Gallade	VS. Gallade 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

• Despite being a Normal-type move, no Normal-type Pokémon were able to learn it by leveling up until the release of Pokémon Platinum.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 佯攻 Yánggōng French Ruse German Offenlegung Greek Προσποίηση Indonesian Feint Italian Fintoattacco Korean 페인트 Feint Serbian Prividan Napad Spanish Amago

References

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.