False Swipe (move)

False Swipe みねうち Blunt Strike

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  40 (max. 64) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM54 in Generation IV TM54 in Generation V

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  0   Jamming  0

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

False Swipe (Japanese: みねうち Blunt Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Its Japanese name refers to striking someone with the blunt side of a sword.

Effect

False Swipe inflicts damage and if False Swipe deals more damage than the target's current HP, the target will always be left with 1 HP remaining. If the target has 1 HP remaining, False Swipe will hit and leave the target at 1 HP. This move is most often used to catch wild Pokémon.

If used against a substitute, False Swipe is able to break it, and will not leave the decoy with 1 HP.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 44 0104 Cubone Ground 33 0105 Marowak Ground 39 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 18 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 18 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 46 0104 Cubone Ground 33 0105 Marowak Ground 39 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 16 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 16 0253 Grovyle Grass 53 0254 Sceptile Grass 59 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 25 0335 Zangoose Normal 55 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0214 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0285 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shroomish
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0303 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mawile
| colspan="2" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Special move

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0333 Swablu Normal Flying Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 43 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 45 0104 Cubone Ground 27 0105 Marowak Ground 27 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 13 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 13 0253 Grovyle Grass 53 0254 Sceptile Grass 59 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 25 0335 Zangoose Normal 44 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 45 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 TM54

#   Pokémon Type 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0127 Pinsir Bug 0151 Mew Psychic 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0335 Zangoose Normal 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0359 Absol Dark 0402 Kricketune Bug 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 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 breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0214 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0285 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shroomish
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Mawile |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0303 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mawile
| colspan="2" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0285 Shroomish Grass My Pokémon Ranch 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

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 45 0104 Cubone Ground 27 0105 Marowak Ground 27 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 13 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 13 0253 Grovyle Grass 53 0254 Sceptile Grass 59 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 25 0335 Zangoose Normal 44 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 50 0542 Hahakomori Hahakomori Bug Grass -- 0588 Kaburumo Kaburumo Bug 25 0589 Shubarugo Shubarugo Bug Steel 25 0610 Kibago Kibago Dragon 24 0611 Onondo Onondo Dragon 24 0612 Ononokus Ononokus Dragon 24 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 TM54

#   Pokémon Type 0015 Beedrill Bug Poison 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 0022 Fearow Normal Flying 0046 Paras Bug Grass 0047 Parasect Bug Grass 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 0098 Krabby Water 0099 Kingler Water 0104 Cubone Ground 0105 Marowak Ground 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 0127 Pinsir Bug 0151 Mew Psychic 0207 Gligar Ground Flying 0212 Scizor Bug Steel 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0253 Grovyle Grass 0254 Sceptile Grass 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0285 Shroomish Grass 0286 Breloom Grass Fighting 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0335 Zangoose Normal 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0347 Anorith Rock Bug 0348 Armaldo Rock Bug 0359 Absol Dark 0402 Kricketune Bug 0445 Garchomp Dragon Ground 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0472 Gliscor Ground Flying 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0501 Oshawott Water 0502 Futachimaru Futachimaru Water 0503 Daikenki Daikenki Water 0542 Hahakomori Hahakomori Bug Grass 0588 Kaburumo Kaburumo Bug 0589 Shubarugo Shubarugo Bug Steel 0610 Kibago Kibago Dragon 0611 Onondo Onondo Dragon 0612 Ononokus Ononokus Dragon 0624 Komatana Komatana Dark Steel 0625 Kirikizan Kirikizan Dark Steel 0638 Cobalon Cobalon Steel Fighting 0639 Terrakion Rock Fighting 0640 Virizion Grass Fighting 0647 Keldeo Water Fighting 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

A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting.
Pokémon	Method
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

Pokémon Adventures

Scizor
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting.
Pokémon	Method
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

Trivia

• Due to the move's effect of always leaving the target with at least 1 HP, False Swipe is the only damaging move in the video games capable of doing zero damage on a successful strike (assuming no immunities). False Swipe can do zero damage on a target with exactly 1 HP left.
• Although Swablu can know False Swipe if hatched from the egg obtained in Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, it is incompatible with the TM introduced in Generation IV which teaches the same move.
• In Generation V, some notable Pokémon that were capable of learning False Swipe through breeding in previous generations, are now unable to do so. This is probably due to the fact that TMs in Generation V have unlimited uses. Despite this, those Pokémon are now capable of learning False Swipe via TM directly.
• False Swipe is infamously used to capture legendary pokémon, as it eventually leaves the opponent with 1 HP.

In other languages

• French: Faux-chage
• German: Trugschlag
• Greek: Υποκριτικός Κτύπος
• Italian: Falsofinale
• Korean: 칼등치기 Kaldeungchigi
• Spanish: Falsotortazo
• Serbian: Lažan Zamah