Fake Out (move)

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Fake Out
ねこだまし Slap Hands
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +3*
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the last Pokémon to act before the user.

Fake Out (Japanese: ねこだまし Slap Hands) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generations III and IV

Fake Out inflicts damage, is an increased priority move, and always makes the target flinch, unless it has the Ability Inner Focus or Shield Dust. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Fake Out will go first regardless of the user's or target's Speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Fake Out, the move order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Fake Out is (or attempts to be) used, Fake Out's increased priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Although Fake Out's accuracy is 100%, it will fail if not used on the first turn the user is out.

Generation V

Fake Out now has +3 priority. In a Rotation Battle, Fake Out can be used on the first turn the Pokémon is rotated in—being out of its Poké Ball but currently rotated out does not affect a Pokémon's ability to use Fake Out.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Fake Out hits a target up to 2 tiles from user. It will cringe a target that's a tile away.

Description

Games Description
RSE A 1st-turn, 1st-strike move that causes flinching.
FRLG An attack that hits first and causes flinching. Usable only on 1st turn.
An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. This move works only on the first turn.


An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn the user is in battle.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
052 Meowth Meowth Normal Normal 50 43 9 9 9
053 Persian Persian Normal Normal 59 55 --, 9 --, 9 --, 9
115 Kangaskhan Kangaskhan Normal Normal 19 7 7 7
236 Tyrogue Tyrogue Fighting Fighting   -- -- --
271 Lombre Lombre Water Grass 19 11 11 11
16
274 Nuzleaf Nuzleaf Grass Dark 19 19 19 19
12
296 Makuhita Makuhita Fighting Fighting 19 13 13 13
10
297 Hariyama Hariyama Fighting Fighting 19 13 13 13
10
300 Skitty Skitty Normal Normal   -- -- --
301 Delcatty Delcatty Normal Normal   -- -- --
302 Sableye Sableye Dark Ghost 21 18 18 18
21
431 Glameow Glameow Normal Normal   -- -- --
432 Purugly Purugly Normal Normal   -- -- --
509 Purrloin Purrloin Dark Dark     21 21
510 Liepard Liepard Dark Dark     22 22
619 Mienfoo Mienfoo Fighting Fighting     13 13
620 Mienshao Mienshao Fighting Fighting     13 --, 13
677 Espurr Espurr Psychic Psychic       19
678 Meowstic Meowstic Psychic Psychic       19
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
007 Squirtle Squirtle Water Water   Lombre Lombre Lombre
086 Seel Seel Water Water MeowthPersianLombre Nuzleaf MeowthPersianLombreNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianLombreNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianLombreNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
122 Mr. Mime Mr. Mime Psychic Fairy MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao
172 Pichu Pichu Electric Electric   MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
190 Aipom Aipom Normal Normal   MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
215 Sneasel Sneasel Dark Ice MeowthPersianNuzleaf MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
225 Delibird Delibird Ice Flying     MeowthPersianLombreNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianLombreNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianLombreNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
238 Smoochum Smoochum Ice Psychic MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableye HitmonleeMakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao HitmonleeMakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao
300 Skitty Skitty Normal Normal   MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
307 Meditite Meditite Fighting Psychic MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao
327 Spinda Spinda Normal Normal   MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
352 Kecleon Kecleon Normal Normal   MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
390 Chimchar Chimchar Fire Fire   MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
427 Buneary Buneary Normal Normal   MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPurugly MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafMakuhitaHariyamaSkittyDelcattySableyeGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
439 Mime Jr. Mime Jr. Psychic Fairy   MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao
453 Croagunk Croagunk Poison Fighting   MakuhitaHariyamaSableye MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao MakuhitaHariyamaSableyeMienfooMienshao
559 Scraggy Scraggy Dark Fighting     MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshao MeowthPersianNuzleafSkittyDelcattyGlameowPuruglyPurrloinLiepardMienfooMienshaoEspurrMeowstic
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
FRLG E XD
151 Mew Mew Psychic Psychic
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025 Pikachu Pikachu
Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest
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 V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0190 190 Aipom Normal Dream World - Dream Park
0327 327 Spinda Normal Dream World - Rugged Mountain
0427 427 Buneary Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0559 559 Scraggy Dark Fighting Dream World - Dream Park
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
0237 237 Hitmontop Fighting Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Junior Division
0510 510 LiepardLv.20 Dark Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Master Division
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 VI

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0025 Pikachu Pikachu
Electric PGL Pikachu
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

Zoey Glameow Fake Out close.png
Glameow gets right near the opponent
Zoey Glameow Fake Out.png
Glameow
The user makes the foe flinch as it claps its hands together sending a wave of air making the foe fly backwards.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Glameow Glameow runs up to the opponent and claps its paws together. When it claps, a large shockwave of air comes out of them and pushes the opponent back.
Zoey's Glameow A Grand Fight for Winning! Debut
Johanna's Glameow SS024 None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • This move is the first Generation III move in index number order.
  • Its Japanese name, ねこだまし Neko Damashi (Slap Hands), refers to a sumo technique used at the start of a match to make the opponent close their eyes. Its wide distribution among catlike Pokémon is likely a play on this name, as it literally translates to cat deception.
  • Fake Out has the highest priority of all damage-dealing moves, excluding Pursuit used against a target being switched out.
  • Excluding Fling with a King's Rock or Razor Fang, Fake Out is the only move with a 100% chance of causing the target to flinch.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 假動作 Jiǎdòngzuò
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Misleid
France Flag.png French Bluff
Germany Flag.png German Mogelhieb
Greece Flag.png Greek Εξαπάτηση
Indonesia Flag.png Indonesian Trik Kucing
Italy Flag.png Italian Bruciapelo
South Korea Flag.png Korean 속이다 Sok'ida
Poland Flag.png Polish Blef
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Surpresa Desagradável
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Odglumljivanje
Spain Flag.png Spanish Sorpresa


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