Foul Play (move)

Foul Play イカサマ Trickery

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes 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 V Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Clever Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Shows off the Pokémon's appeal about as well as the move used just before it.

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

Foul Play (Japanese: イカサマ Trickery) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Foul Play inflicts damage. It uses the target's Attack stat to calculate damage, as opposed to the user's Attack stat. The target's Attack stat modifier is incorporated into damage calculation. With the exception of the Attack stat and Attack stat modifier, all other factors affecting damage calculation, including the item, Ability, type, and status ailment of the user of Foul Play, are incorporated as normal. An exception to this are Huge Power and Pure Power Abilities, Foul Play will be calculated with double the target's attack stat only if the user has one of the Abilities.

Description

Games Description Conq The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage. PMDGTI The higher the enemy's Attack stat, the greater the damage. The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the move's power.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	45			45
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	40			40
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	45			45
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	50			50 41
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	45			45
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	37			37
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark	40			40
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	42			42
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	29			29
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	29			29
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic				8
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic				8
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy				27
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying				51
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
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
442		Spiritomb*	Ghost	Dark
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting
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 Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire											✔		✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic											✔		✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison											✔		✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison											✔		✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison											✔		✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric											✔		✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric											✔		✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy											✔		✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison											✔		✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison											✔		✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock											✔		✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic											✔		✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic											✔		✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice											✔		✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire											✔		✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire											✔		✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark											✔		✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass											✔		✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark											✔		✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark											✔		✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost											✔		✔
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy											✔		✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark											✔		✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark											✔		✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark											✔		✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock											✔		✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark											✔		✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting											✔		✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting											✔		✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice											✔		✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal											✔		✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost											✔		✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark											✔		✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔		✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											✔		✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison											✔		✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison											✔		✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric											✔		✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel											✔		✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel											✔		✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔		✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying											✔		✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying											✔		✔
653		Fennekin	Fire		Fire													✔
654		Braixen	Fire		Fire													✔
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic													✔
660		Diggersby	Normal	Ground													✔
674		Pancham	Fighting		Fighting													✔
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark													✔
686		Inkay	Dark	Psychic													✔
687		Malamar	Dark	Psychic													✔
707		Klefki	Steel	Fairy													✔
708		Phantump	Ghost	Grass													✔
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass													✔
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass													✔
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass													✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying													✔
720		Hoopa	Psychic	Ghost													✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0273 Seedot Grass Dream World - Dream Park 0434 Stunky Poison Dark Dream World - Spooky Manor 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0510 Liepard Dark Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Master DivisionBW 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 other games

Pokémon Conquest

Foul Play is the only move of Zorua. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage.

^	Power ★★★★ Orange squares indicate hit area. Blue squares indicate area Pokémon the Pokémon will need to move to perform the move. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. Table assumes the Pokémon is in the square marked by ^.

In the anime

Inkay
The user turns the opponent's power against them.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	When the opponent attacks Inkay with a physical move, Inkay grabs them, turns them around, and throws them to the ground.
James's Inkay	A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!		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

• Foul Play is the strongest Dark-type move with a standard power.

In other languages

Language Title French Tricherie German Schmarotzer Italian Ripicca Korean 속임수 Sok Im Soo Polish Nieczysta gra Portuguese Jogo Sujo Spanish Juego Sucio

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