Tail Whip (move)

Tail Whip しっぽをふる Tail Wag

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Many Others: Affects all adjacent opponents, but not allies

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

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Tail Whip (Japanese: しっぽをふる Tail Wag) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

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, Clear Body or Big Pecks ability, or is under the effect of Mist.

Tail Whip hits both opponents in a double battle. In a triple battle, Tail Whip will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water -- 0008 Wartortle Water -- 0009 Blastoise Water -- 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0025 Pikachu Electric 6 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 21 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 23 0030 Nidorina Poison 23 0030 Nidorina Poison 27 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0037 Vulpix Fire -- 0038 Ninetales Fire -- 0054 Psyduck Water 28 0055 Golduck Water 28 0077 Ponyta Fire 30 0078 Rapidash Fire --, 30 0104 Cubone Ground -- 0105 Marowak Ground -- 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 35 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 0113 Chansey Normal -- 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 31 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal 28 0133 Eevee Normal 31 0134 Vaporeon Water 37 0135 Jolteon Electric 37 0136 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 0007 Squirtle Water 4 0008 Wartortle Water --, 4 0009 Blastoise Water --, 4 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0025 Pikachu Electric 6 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 23 0030 Nidorina Poison 27 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0037 Vulpix Fire -- 0054 Psyduck Water 5 0055 Golduck Water --, 5 0077 Ponyta Fire 8 0078 Rapidash Fire --, 8 0104 Cubone Ground 5 0105 Marowak Ground --, 5 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 0113 Chansey Normal 9 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 19 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal 4 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0172 Pichu Electric 6 0183 Marill Water 6 0184 Azumarill Water --, 6 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 5 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 5 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 5 0190 Aipom Normal -- 0194 Wooper Water Ground -- 0195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0209 Snubbull Normal 4 0210 Granbull Normal 4 0242 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 0007 Squirtle Water 4 0008 Wartortle Water --, 4 0009 Blastoise Water --, 4 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0025 Pikachu Electric 6 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 8 0030 Nidorina Poison 8 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0037 Vulpix Fire 5 0054 Psyduck Water 5 0055 Golduck Water --, 5 0077 Ponyta Fire 9 0078 Rapidash Fire --, 9 0104 Cubone Ground 5 0105 Marowak Ground --, 5 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 0113 Chansey Normal 5 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 13 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal 4 0128 Tauros Normal -- 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0172 Pichu Electric 6 0183 Marill Water 6 0184 Azumarill Water --, 6 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 5 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 5 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 5 0190 Aipom Normal -- 0194 Wooper Water Ground -- 0195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0209 Snubbull Normal 4 0210 Granbull Normal 4 0242 Blissey Normal 4 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 5 0264 Linoone Normal --, 5 0298 Azurill Normal 6 0300 Skitty Normal 3 0352 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 0007 Squirtle Water 4 0008 Wartortle Water --, 4 0009 Blastoise Water --, 4 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0025 Pikachu Electric 5 0026 Raichu Electric -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 7 0030 Nidorina Poison 7 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0037 Vulpix Fire 4 0054 Psyduck Water 5 0055 Golduck Water --, 5 0077 Ponyta Fire 10 0077 Ponyta Fire 6 0078 Rapidash Fire --, 10 0078 Rapidash Fire --, 6 0104 Cubone Ground 3 0105 Marowak Ground --, 3 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 0113 Chansey Normal 5 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 10 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal 3 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0172 Pichu Electric 5 0183 Marill Water 7 0184 Azumarill Water --, 7 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 7 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 7 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 7 0190 Aipom Normal -- 0194 Wooper Water Ground -- 0195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0209 Snubbull Normal -- 0210 Granbull Normal -- 0242 Blissey Normal 5 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 5 0264 Linoone Normal --, 5 0298 Azurill Normal 7 0300 Skitty Normal 3 0352 Kecleon Normal -- 0424 Ambipom Normal -- 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock -- 0470 Leafeon Grass -- 0471 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | 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 |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0431 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Glameow
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | 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

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0007 Squirtle Water 4 0008 Wartortle Water --, 4 0009 Blastoise Water --, 4 0019 Rattata Normal -- 0020 Raticate Normal -- 0025 Pikachu Electric 5 0026 Raichu Electric -- 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 7 0030 Nidorina Poison 7 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground -- 0037 Vulpix Fire 4 0054 Psyduck Water 5 0055 Golduck Water --, 5 0077 Ponyta Fire 4 0078 Rapidash Fire --, 4 0104 Cubone Ground 3 0105 Marowak Ground --, 3 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock -- 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock -- 0113 Chansey Normal 5 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 10 0118 Goldeen Water -- 0119 Seaking Water -- 0128 Tauros Normal 3 0133 Eevee Normal -- 0134 Vaporeon Water -- 0135 Jolteon Electric -- 0136 Flareon Fire -- 0172 Pichu Electric 5 0183 Marill Water 7 0184 Azumarill Water --, 7 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 7 0188 Skiploom Grass Flying --, 7 0189 Jumpluff Grass Flying --, 7 0190 Aipom Normal -- 0194 Wooper Water Ground -- 0195 Quagsire Water Ground -- 0196 Espeon Psychic -- 0197 Umbreon Dark -- 0209 Snubbull Normal -- 0210 Granbull Normal -- 0242 Blissey Normal 5 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 5 0264 Linoone Normal --, 5 0298 Azurill Normal 7 0300 Skitty Normal 3 0352 Kecleon Normal -- 0424 Ambipom Normal -- 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock -- 0470 Leafeon Grass -- 0471 Glaceon Ice -- 0498 Tepig Fire 3 0499 Pignite Fire Fighting --, 3 0500 Emboar Fire Fighting --, 3 0501 Oshawott Water 5 0502 Dewott Water --, 5 0503 Samurott Water --, 5 0522 Blitzle Electric 4 0523 Zebstrika Electric --, 4 0587 Emolga Electric Flying 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.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0052 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | 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
Tepig, Pignite, Emboar
Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott
Blitzle, Zebstrika
Emolga |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0417 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pachirisu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | 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
Tepig, Pignite, Emboar
Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott
Blitzle, Zebstrika
Emolga |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0431 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Glameow
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | 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
Tepig, Pignite, Emboar
Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott
Blitzle, Zebstrika
Emolga |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0572 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Minccino
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | 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
Tepig, Pignite, Emboar
Oshawott, Dewott, Samurott
Blitzle, Zebstrika
Emolga

|- | colspan="6" | 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

File:Psyduck Tail Whip.png Psyduck
The user wags its tail cutely.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Psyduck wags its tail back and forth at the opponent.
Misty's Psyduck	The Ninja Poké-Showdown		Debut
	Marill jumps into the air above the opponent and hits its face lightly with the orb on the end of its tail repeatedly.
A wild Marill	Pikachu's Exploration Club		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Follow Me Tail Whip Adventures.png Vulpix Golduck Rhyhorn
The user wags its tail.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rhyhorn whips its backside around and hits the opponent with its small tail.
Giovanni's Rhyhorn	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?		Debut
	Golducks wags its tail back and forth and repeatedly hits the opponent with it.
Blue's Golduck	Lapras Lazily		None
	Vulpix turns around and waves its six tails back and forth in the air.
Courtney's Vulpix	The Final Showdown II		None

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 搖尾巴 Yáo Wěiba Dutch Staartzwiep Finnish Pyrstölyönti French Mimi-Queue German Rutenschlag Greek Ουρά Μαστίγιο Italian Colpo-Coda Korean 꼬리흔들기 Kkori Heundeulgi Serbian Bičevanje Repom Spanish Látigo

Variations of the move Leer
Leer • Tail Whip

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