False Swipe (move)

False Swipe みねうち Strike with the Back of the Sword

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  40 (max. 64) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM54 in Generation IV TM54 in Generation V TM54 in Generation VI TM54 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM94 in Generation VIII

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Badly startles those that have made appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

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

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

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 was TM54 from Generation IV to Generation VII, and is TM94 in Generation VIII.

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.

False Swipe can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining an extra appeal point if move Swords Dance was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A move that adjusts Attack so that the foe has one HP left. Can't cause the foe to faint. GSC Leaves the foe with at least 1HP. RSEColo. An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP. FRLG A restrained attack that always leaves the foe with at least 1 HP. XD An attack that leaves the target with at least 1 HP. DPPtHGSSPBR A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwSh A restrained attack that prevents the target from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	44	46	43DP 45PtHGSS	45	45	45	35
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster	33	33	27	27	27	27	8
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster	39	39	27	27	27	27	1
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster							1
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	18	16	13	13	13	13	8
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	18	16	13	13	13	13	1
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon		53	53	53	53XY 48ORAS	48	1
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon		59	59	59	59XY 51ORAS	51	1
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug		25	25	25	25XY 33ORAS	33	10
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug							1
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral							1
335		Zangoose		Field		Field		55	44	44BW 29B2W2	29	29
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			45	50	50XY 44ORAS	44	23
542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug				1	1	1
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				25	25	25	12
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug				25	25	25	12
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon				24	24	24	6
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon				24	24	24	1
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon				24	24	24	1
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						1	15
798		Kartana		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						7	10
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 TM54	V TM54	VI TM54	VII TM54	VIII TM94
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass							✔
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass							✔
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass							✔
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon							✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon							✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon							✔
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1							✔
008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1							✔
009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1							✔
015		Beedrill		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔
022		Fearow		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
047		Parasect		Bug	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
099		Kingler		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
104		Cubone		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster						✔	✔
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔	✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass				✔	✔	✔
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass				✔	✔	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy				✔	✔	✔	✔
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon							✔
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon							✔
335		Zangoose		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
347		Anorith		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
348		Armaldo		Water 3		Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
402		Kricketune		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
445		Garchomp		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
501		Oshawott		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
502		Dewott		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
503		Samurott		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
542		Leavanny		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔	✔
589		Escavalier		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔	✔
610		Axew		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔	✔
611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔	✔
612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon				✔	✔	✔	✔
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
638		Cobalion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
639		Terrakion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
640		Virizion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
647		Keldeo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like					✔	✔	✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like					✔	✔	✔
679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral					✔	✔	✔
680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral					✔	✔	✔
681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral					✔	✔	✔
688		Binacle		Water 3		Water 3					✔	✔	✔
689		Barbaracle		Water 3		Water 3					✔	✔	✔
701		Hawlucha		Human-Like		Human-Like					✔	✔	✔
722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
723		Dartrix		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass						✔	✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass						✔	✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3						✔	✔
782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon						✔	✔
783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon						✔	✔
784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon						✔	✔
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
794		Buzzwole		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
798		Kartana		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
801		Magearna		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
802		Marshadow		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
807		Zeraora		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔USUM	✔
810		Grookey		Field	Grass							✔
811		Thwackey		Field	Grass							✔
812		Rillaboom		Field	Grass							✔
834		Drednaw		Monster	Water 1							✔
870		Falinks		Fairy	Mineral							✔
888		Zacian		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
892		Urshifu Single Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
892		Urshifu Rapid Strike Style		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
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
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	✔	✔	✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug		✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass		✔	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass		✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		✔	✔
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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
046		Paras		Bug	Grass	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	Purified Shadow PokémonXD
333		Swablu		Flying	Dragon	Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire - Swablu Egg
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	My Pokémon Ranch
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	New York City Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	Sticker Promotional Egg Bulbasaur Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	Sticker Promotional Egg Charmander Kanto Starter Egg Charmander
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1	Sticker Promotional Egg Squirtle Kanto Starter Egg Squirtle
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass	Korean Global Link
235		Smeargle		Field		Field	2013 World Championships Smeargle
334		Altaria		Flying	Dragon	Japanese Global Link
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, False Swipe is a move with 40 base power, 100% accuracy, and 15PP. The user attacks an enemy in front of them, but cannot cause them to faint. Despite being a damaging move that follows the normal damage calculation, it cannot be boosted with Ginseng

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move can now be boosted with Ginseng.

In Gates to Infinity and Rescue Team DX, False Swipe can cause the enemy to faint, increasing the chance of that Pokémon joining the team if it does. False Swipe's effect is reverted to that of the previous games in Super Mystery Dungeon however, as recruitment is not present in this entry.

Description

Games Description MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It leaves the target with one HP if its damage would have made the target faint. MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target but leaves it with 1 HP if its damage would have made the target faint. BSL てきポケモンに ダメージをあたえる あいてを たおすようなダメージを あたえても ＨＰを １だけのこす MDGtI If you make an enemy faint with this move, the chance of befriending the enemy slightly goes up. SMD It damages an enemy. But the enemy will endure the attack that would cause it to faint with 1 HP! MDRTDX It damages an enemy. If you knock an enemy out with it, they will be more likely to join you on your adventure!

In the anime

	Scizor	Gallade
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Scizor	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
Gallade	One of Gallade's arm blades glows light green and extends. He then slashes the opponent with it.
Rinto's Gallade	JN051		None

In the manga

Magical Pokémon Journey

	Scizor
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Scizor	Scizor hits the opponent with one of its claws.
A wild Scizor	Go, Go, Apricot! (Part 2)		None

Pokémon Adventures

	Scizor	Cubone
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Scizor	Scizor slashes the opponent with its claws.
Blue's Scizor	Rock, Paper... Scizor		Debut
Cubone	Cubone slashes the opponent with the bone it holds.
Crystal's Bonee	Querulous Qwilfish		First mentioned in Surrounded by Staryu

• Blue's Scyther was revealed to know False Swipe on the official web site, but he was never shown using the move.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

• 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.

Pokémon Try Adventure

	Drapion
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Drapion	Drapion swipes the opponent with one of its claws.
Soro's Drapion	TA04		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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• False Swipe's Japanese name is a reference to katanas, which are designed to have a single cutting edge on one side, while the other side is mostly flat. Thus, striking the opponent with the flat side of the katana would not be fatal.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 點到為止 Dí-mdou Wàihjí Mandarin 點到為止 / 点到为止 Diǎn-dào Wéizhǐ * 刀背擊打 / 刀背击打 Dāobèi Jídǎ Finnish Salasyöksy French Faux-Chage German Trugschlag Greek Υποκριτικός Κτύπος Italian Falsofinale Korean 칼등치기 Kaldeungchigi Portuguese Brazil Corte Artificial (TCG, manga) Corte Falso Portugal Golpe Falso Serbian Lažan zamah Spanish Falso Tortazo* Falsotortazo* Vietnamese Đánh giả vờ

Variations of the move False Swipe
False Swipe • Hold Back

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