Flail (move)

Flail じたばた Wriggling

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earns double the score on the final performance.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Flail (Japanese: じたばた Wriggling) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. It can be considered the inverse of Eruption and Water Spout.

Effect

Flail inflicts damage and will inflict greater damage when the user's HP is low. The Base Power of Flail is calculated as follows:

User's Remaining HP	Power
71% - 100%	20
36% - 70%	40
21% - 35%	80
11% - 20%	100
5% - 10%	150
1HP - 4%	200

Generation V

Flail's base damage is calculated by the following formula:

P = (48 * CurrentHP) ÷ MaxHP

P	Power
P > 32	20
17 ≤ P ≤ 32	40
10 ≤ P ≤ 16	80
5 ≤ P ≤ 9	100
2 ≤ P ≤ 4	150
P ≤ 1	200

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

Flail does 2x damage if the user is under 75% health, 4× damage if the user is under 50% health, and 8× damage if the user is under 25% HP.

Description

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Games Description Stad2 An attack that increases in power if the user's HP is low. It could turn the tide in battle. GSC Stronger if the user's HP is low. RSE Inflicts more damage when the user’s HP is down. FRLG A desperate attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has. Colo Inflicts more damage when the user’s HP is down. DPPtHGSSBW The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
098		Krabby	Water		Water					49	45				45			'
099		Kingler	Water		Water					65	63				63			'
118		Goldeen	Water		Water	24			24			21				21			'
119		Seaking	Water		Water	24			24			21				21			'
129		Magikarp	Water		Water	30			30			30				30			'
158		Totodile	Water		Water									22	22			'
159		Croconaw	Water		Water									24	24			'
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water									24	24			'
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	13			13			9				9			'
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	13			13			9				9			'
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock	10			9			--, 6				--, 6			'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal					44	53				63			''''
231		Phanpy	Ground		Ground	17			17			6				6			'
232		Donphan	Ground		Ground	17			17			--							'
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal				33			33				37			''''
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal				43			43				49			''''
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal				43			43				49			''''
324		Torkoal	Fire		Fire				43			52				52			'
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal				49			50				50			''''
349		Feebas	Water		Water				30			30				30			'
370		Luvdisc	Water		Water				40			46				31			'
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							38				38			'
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock							--				6			'
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic							61				61			'
535		Tympole	Water		Water											34			'
536		Palpitoad	Water		Water											37			'
537		Seismitoad	Water		Ground											39			'
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass											43			'
550		Basculin	Water		Water											46			'
557		Dwebble	Bug	Rock											41			'
558		Crustle	Bug	Rock											50			'
588		Karrablast	Bug		Bug											49			'
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice											36			'
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice											36			'
618		Stunfisk	Electric	Ground											55			'
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	Water		Water
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
043		Oddish	Grass	Poison
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
074		Geodude	Rock	Ground
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
084		Doduo	Normal	Flying
095		Onix	Rock	Ground
098		Krabby	Water		Water
114		Tangela	Grass		Grass
116		Horsea	Water		Water
127		Pinsir	Bug		Bug
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water
152		Chikorita	Grass		Grass
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
204		Pineco	Bug		Bug
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
223		Remoraid	Water		Water
270		Lotad	Water	Grass
328		Trapinch	Ground		Ground
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
339		Barboach	Water	Ground
393		Piplup	Water		Water
417		Pachirisu	Electric		Electric
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal
456		Finneon	Water		Water
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal
564		Tirtouga	Water	Rock
572		Minccino	Normal		Normal
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest 0417 Pachirisu Electric Pokéwalker - Resort 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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0041 Zubat Poison Flying New York Pokémon Center 0086 Seel Water New York Pokémon Center 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 0084 Doduo Normal Flying Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0140 Kabuto Rock Water Dream World - Sparkling Sea 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

Magikarp Bonsly Sudowoodo
The user flails about aimlessly to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Magikarp hits the opponent repeatedly with its tailfin.
A wild Magikarp	The Ties That Bind		Debut
	Bonsly flails around, jumping from one foot to the other quickly.
Brock's Bonsly	King and Queen for a Day!		None
	Sudowoodo flails around its arms and legs, then throws the opponent, or Sudowoodo runs up to the opponent and flails around its arms and legs, hitting the opponent repeatedly.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Leave It To Brocko!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sudowoodo
The user flails its body around to attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sudowoodo flails its arms and legs around the opponent, hitting it.
Gold's Sudobo	Lugia & Ho-Oh (Part 2)		Debut
	Feebas jumps into the air next to the opponent and starts flailing its flippers, hitting the opponent with them.
Ruby's Mimi	The Final Showdown VII		None

In other generations

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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 手足慌亂 Shǒuzú Huāngluàn French Fléau German Dreschflegel Greek Σπαρτάρισμα Italian Flagello Korean 바둥바둥 Badungbadung Brazilian Portuguese Espancar Serbian Mlaćenje Spanish Azote

Variations of the move Flail
Flail • Reversal

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