Fake Out (move)

Fake Out ねこだまし Slap Hands

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made Cute appeals earlier in the same round.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Fake Out (Japanese: ねこだまし Slap Hands) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Fake Out inflicts damage, is an increased priority move, and always makes the target flinch, unless it has the ability Inner Focus. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Fake Out will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Fake Out, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Fake Out is (or attempts to be) used, Fake Out's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Although Fake Out's accuracy is 100%, it will fail if not used on the first turn the user is out. Fake Out will hit Pokémon with the Inner Focus ability but will not make them flinch, although they will still take damage.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0052 Meowth Normal 50 0052 Meowth Normal 43 0053 Persian Normal 59 0053 Persian Normal 55 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 19 0271 Lombre Water Grass 19 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 19 0296 Makuhita Fighting 19 0297 Hariyama Fighting 19 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 21 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" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian
Lombre Ludicolo
Nuzleaf, Shiftry |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0122 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama
Sableye |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Pikachu, Raichu
Meowth, Persian
Seel, Dewgong
Aipom
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Skitty, Delcatty
Spinda
Kecleon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0238 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Smoochum
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama
Sableye |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0307 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meditite
| colspan="1" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama
Sableye

|- | 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 move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#   Pokémon Type 0151 Mew Psychic 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 0052 Meowth Normal 9 0053 Persian Normal -- 9 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 7 0236 Tyrogue Fighting -- 0271 Lombre Water Grass 11 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 19 0296 Makuhita Fighting 13 0297 Hariyama Fighting 13 0300 Skitty Normal -- 0301 Delcatty Normal -- 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 18 0431 Glameow Normal -- 0432 Purugly Normal -- 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" | 0007 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Seel, Dewgong,
Lombre, Ludicolo |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0086 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Seel
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian,
Lombre, Ludicolo,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0122 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mr. Mime
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama,
Sableye |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0172 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Pichu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0190 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aipom
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise
Meowth, Persian,
Seel, Dewgong,
Mr. Mime,
Sneasel, Weavile,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Makuhita, Hariyama,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Sableye,
Meditite, Medicham,
Spinda,
Kecleon,
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape,
Glameow, Purugly,
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0215 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sneasel
| colspan="1" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Pikachu, Raichu,
Meowth, Persian,
Seel, Dewgong,
Aipom, Ambipom,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Spinda,
Kecleon,
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape,
Buneary, Lopunny,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0238 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Smoochum
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama,
Sableye |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0225 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Delibird
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian,
Lombre, Ludicolo,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Makuhita, Hariyama,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0300 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skitty
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Skitty, Delcatty,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0307 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Meditite
| colspan="1" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama,
Sableye |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0327 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spinda
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Makuhita, Hariyama,
Sableye,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0352 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Kecleon
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Meowth, Persian,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Makuhita, Hariyama,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Glameow, Purugly |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0390 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimchar
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise,
Meowth, Persian,
Seel, Dewgong,
Mr. Mime,
Aipom, Ambipom,
Sneasel, Weavile,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Makuhita, Hariyama,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Sableye,
Meditite, Medicham,
Spinda,
Kecleon,
Buneary, Lopunny,
Glameow, Purugly,
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0427 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Buneary
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise,
Meowth, Persian
Seel, Dewgong,
Mr. Mime,
Aipom, Ambipom,
Sneasel, Weavile,
Nuzleaf, Shiftry,
Makuhita, Hariyama,
Skitty, Delcatty,
Sableye,
Meditite, Medicham,
Spinda,
Kecleon,
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape,
Glameow, Purugly,
Croagunk, Toxicroak |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0439 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mime Jr.
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama,
Sableye |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0453 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Croagunk
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Makuhita, Hariyama,
Sableye

|- | 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. |} |}

In the anime

The user makes the foe flinch as it claps its hands together sending a wave of air making the foe fly backwards.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Glameow get right near the opponent making the foe flinch, Glameow then claps its hands together sending a wave of air making the foe fly backwards.
Zoey's Glameow	DP177		Debut

Trivia

• Its Japanese name, "Slap Hands", refers to a sumo technique used to confuse foes. It is used primarily by cat Pokémon because the name literally means "cat deception" in Japanese.

In other languages

• Spanish: Sorpresa
• Italian: Bruciapelo
• French: Bluff