Fake Tears (move)

Fake Tears うそなき Fake Crying

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III TM47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield TM003 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

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

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

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

Fake Tears (Japanese: うそなき Fake Crying) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM47 in Generation VIII and is TM003 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Effect

Fake Tears lowers the target's Special Defense stat by two stages.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Fake Tears, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description RSE Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def. Colo.XD Feigns crying to sharply lower the target's Sp. Def. FRLG The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def. DPPtHGSSPBR The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat. SV The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	41	25	28	28	28	24
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						1	1
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
217		Ursaring		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1	1BDSP	1
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	37	25	28	28	28	24
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	6	6	6	6XY 5ORAS	5	44
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	28	21, 31	21, 35	35XY
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		31	35	35XY 25ORAS	25	25BDSP
438		Bonsly		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1
570		Zorua		Field		Field			9	9	9	28	28
571		Zoroark		Field		Field						28	28
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like			10	10	10	28	28
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28	28
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28	28
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like						12	12
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like						12	12
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						12	12
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
901		Ursaluna		Field		Field							1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM47	IX TM003
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy							✔
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy						✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy						✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field						✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔	✔
052		Meowth		Field		Field							✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field							✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔
053		Persian		Field		Field							✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
133		Eevee		Field		Field						✔	✔
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field						✔	✔
135		Jolteon		Field		Field						✔	✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field						✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
173		Cleffa		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy						✔	✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy						✔	✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field						✔	✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field						✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field						✔	✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field							✔
217		Ursaring		Field		Field							✔
238		Smoochum		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass							✔
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass							✔
293		Whismur		Monster	Field						✔
294		Loudred		Monster	Field						✔
295		Exploud		Monster	Field						✔
298		Azurill		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy						✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral						✔	✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral						✔	✔
403		Shinx		Field		Field						✔	✔
404		Luxio		Field		Field						✔	✔
405		Luxray		Field		Field						✔	✔
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy							✔
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like						✔
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like						✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔
438		Bonsly		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field						✔	✔
470		Leafeon		Field		Field						✔	✔
471		Glaceon		Field		Field						✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral						✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field						✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field						✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying						✔
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying						✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy						✔
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy						✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon						✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon						✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field						✔	✔
570		Zorua Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field						✔	✔
571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
572		Minccino		Field		Field						✔
573		Cinccino		Field		Field						✔
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔	✔
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔	✔
585		Deerling		Field		Field							✔
586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field							✔
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔	✔
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying						✔
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying						✔
648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
677		Espurr		Field		Field						✔
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field						✔
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field						✔
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy						✔
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy						✔
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy						✔
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						✔
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						✔
700		Sylveon		Field		Field						✔	✔
719		Diancie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						✔	✔
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy						✔
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy						✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon						✔	✔
821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
827		Nickit		Field		Field						✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field						✔
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like						✔	✔
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like						✔	✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						✔	✔
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field						✔
863		Perrserker		Field		Field							✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous						✔
877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy						✔
901		Ursaluna		Field		Field							✔
906		Sprigatito		Field	Grass							✔
907		Floragato		Field	Grass							✔
908		Meowscarada		Field	Grass							✔
924		Tandemaus		Field	Fairy							✔
925		Maushold		Field	Fairy							✔
931		Squawkabilly		Flying		Flying							✔
942		Maschiff		Field		Field							✔
943		Mabosstiff		Field		Field							✔
957		Tinkatink		Fairy		Fairy							✔
958		Tinkatuff		Fairy		Fairy							✔
959		Tinkaton		Fairy		Fairy							✔
985		Scream Tail		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
133		Eevee		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy				✔	✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
293		Whismur		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔
298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy				✔ORAS	✔
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy				✔ORAS	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			✔	✔	✔
403		Shinx		Field		Field				✔	✔
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
431		Glameow		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying			✔	✔	✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
572		Minccino		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
585		Deerling		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔		✔
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔
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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
174		Igglybuff		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Fake Tears is a move with 22 PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, lowering their Special Defense by two stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat, Taunt and Muzzled status condition.

Pokémon Rumble Rush

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Fake Tears could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Fake Tears could be seen as a move used by Boss Bonsly.

Fake Tears

Charge time	1.06 seconds
Range type	Arc (wide)
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	Defense ↓

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Sp. Def by two stat ranks.	Dawn (Palentine's 2021) & Alcremie Lyra & Vaporeon (Direct link)

• Description prior to Version 2.10.0*: Sharply lowers the target's Sp. Def.

Description

Games Description MDRB Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels. MDTDS Reduces the target's Special Defense by 2 levels. BSL てきポケモンの とくぼうを ２だんかいさげる MDGtI It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense. SMD MDRTDX It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

	Bonsly	Sudowoodo
The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Bonsly	Bonsly pretends to cry, making actual tears come out of its eyes. It can also cry loudly, distorting the air around it.
A wild Bonsly	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		Debut
A wild Bonsly	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Brock's Bonsly	From Cradle to Save		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Battling a Cute Drama!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Plusle
The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Plusle	Plusle licks its paws and dabs them around its eyes, making its saliva look like tears. It then pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel bad for it.
Ruby's Plusle	With a Spoink in Your Step II		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• No Dark-type Pokémon could learn the move until Generation V.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 假哭 Gáhūk Mandarin 假哭 Jiǎkū Dutch Neptranen Finnish Tekokyyneleet French Croco Larme German Trugträne Greek Ψεύτικα Δάκρυα Pséútika Dakrua Indonesian Air Mata Buaya Italian Falselacrime Korean 거짓울음 Geojisureum Polish Fałszywe Łzy Portuguese Brazil Lágrimas Falsas (TCG, manga) Choro Falso (anime) Portugal Choro Falso (anime) Lágrimas Falsas (TCG) Romanian Lacrimile False Serbian Lažne Suze Spanish Latin America Lágrimas Falsas Spain Llanto Falso Vietnamese Nước Mắt Cá Sấu

Variations of the move Charm
Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

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