False Swipe (move)
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False Swipe みねうち Strike with the Back of the Sword | ||||||||||||
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False Swipe (Japanese: みねうち Strike with the Back of the Sword) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM54 since Generation IV.
Effect
False Swipe inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 HP if it would otherwise cause it to faint. If the target has 1 HP remaining, False Swipe will hit and leave the target at 1 HP.
If used against a substitute, False Swipe is able to break it and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
083 | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | 44 | 46 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |||||
104 | Cubone | Ground | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
105 | Marowak | Ground | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
123 | Scyther | Bug | Flying | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
212 | Scizor | Bug | Steel | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
253 | Grovyle | Grass | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | ||||||||
254 | Sceptile | Grass | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | ||||||||
290 | Nincada | Bug | Ground | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
335 | Zangoose | Normal | 55 | 44 | 44 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
475 | Gallade | Psychic | Fighting | 45 | 50 | 50 | ||||||||
542 | Leavanny | Bug | Grass | -- | -- | |||||||||
588 | Karrablast | Bug | 25 | 25 | ||||||||||
589 | Escavalier | Bug | Steel | 25 | 25 | |||||||||
610 | Axew | Dragon | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
611 | Fraxure | Dragon | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
612 | Haxorus | Dragon | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | ||||||||||
021 | Spearow | Normal | Flying | |||||||||||
046 | Paras | Bug | Grass | |||||||||||
127 | Pinsir | Bug | ||||||||||||
214 | Heracross | Bug | Fighting | |||||||||||
273 | Seedot | Grass | ||||||||||||
285 | Shroomish* | Grass | ||||||||||||
303 | Mawile | Steel | Fairy | |||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||
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II -- |
III -- |
IV TM54 |
V TM54 |
VI TM54 | ||||||||||
015 | Beedrill | Bug | Poison | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
021 | Spearow | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
022 | Fearow | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
046 | Paras | Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
047 | Parasect | Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
083 | Farfetch'd | Normal | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
098 | Krabby | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
099 | Kingler | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
104 | Cubone | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
105 | Marowak | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
123 | Scyther | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
127 | Pinsir | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
151 | Mew | Psychic | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
207 | Gligar | Ground | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
212 | Scizor | Bug | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
214 | Heracross | Bug | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
215 | Sneasel | Dark | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
253 | Grovyle | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
254 | Sceptile | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
273 | Seedot | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
274 | Nuzleaf | Grass | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
275 | Shiftry | Grass | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
285 | Shroomish | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
286 | Breloom | Grass | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
290 | Nincada | Bug | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
291 | Ninjask | Bug | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
292 | Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
303 | Mawile | Steel | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
335 | Zangoose | Normal | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
341 | Corphish | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
342 | Crawdaunt | Water | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
347 | Anorith | Rock | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
348 | Armaldo | Rock | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
359 | Absol | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
402 | Kricketune | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
445 | Garchomp | Dragon | Ground | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
451 | Skorupi | Poison | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
452 | Drapion | Poison | Dark | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
461 | Weavile | Dark | Ice | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
472 | Gliscor | Ground | Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
475 | Gallade | Psychic | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
501 | Oshawott | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
502 | Dewott | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
503 | Samurott | Water | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
542 | Leavanny | Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
588 | Karrablast | Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
589 | Escavalier | Bug | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
610 | Axew | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
611 | Fraxure | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
612 | Haxorus | Dragon | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||||
624 | Pawniard | Dark | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
625 | Bisharp | Dark | Steel | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
638 | Cobalion | Steel | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
639 | Terrakion | Rock | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
640 | Virizion | Grass | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
647 | Keldeo | Water | Fighting | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
674 | Pancham | Fighting | ✔ | |||||||||||
675 | Pangoro | Fighting | Dark | ✔ | ||||||||||
679 | Honedge | Steel | Ghost | ✔ | ||||||||||
680 | Doublade | Steel | Ghost | ✔ | ||||||||||
681 | Aegislash | Steel | Ghost | ✔ | ||||||||||
688 | Binacle | Rock | Water | ✔ | ||||||||||
689 | Barbaracle | Rock | Water | ✔ | ||||||||||
701 | Hawlucha | Fighting | Flying | ✔ | ||||||||||
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. |
Special move
Generation III
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Generation IV
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By event
Generation II
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Generation V
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In the anime
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Scizor flies into the air then flies down toward the opponent. It raises its two pincers into the air, then brings them both down hard on the opponent. | |||
Shingo's Blade | Wired for Battle! | Debut |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scizor holds up its claws so they look like two heads. Then, when the opponent becomes frightened, it charges and slashes the opponent with them. | |||
Blue's Scizor | Rock, Paper... Scizor | Debut | |
Cubone slashes the opponent with the bone it holds. | |||
Crys's Bonee | Querulous Qwilfish | None |
In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga
- Bugsy commanded his Scyther to use False Swipe in Let's Get all the Badges! but Red's Tyrogue defeated it before it could execute the move.
In other generations
In other languages
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Variations of the move False Swipe | ||
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Generation IV TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
Generation VI TMs | |
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01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
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