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	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*

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:

Tail Whip is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Tail Whip decreases the opponent's defense by 1 level.

Tail Whip will do nothing if the opponent's defense has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, and will fail if the opponent has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist. The effect of Tail Whip is ignored by critical hits.

In the anime

File:Psyduck tailwhip.jpg

Misty's Psyduck using Tail Whip

Pokémon

Psyduck. Psyduck wags its tail back and forth at the foe.

Used by Misty's Psyduck from The Ninja Poké-Showdown to ???.

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.