Hyper Fang (move)

Hyper Fang ひっさつまえば Certain-kill Fang

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  90% Priority  0 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  4 ♥♥♥♥ Badly startles the Pokémon in front.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Hyper Fang (Japanese: ひっさつまえば Certain-kill Fang) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I. It was the signature move of Rattata and Raticate prior to Generation IV.

Effect

Hyper Fang deals damage and has a 10% chance of causing the target to flinch. Hyper Fang cannot cause a target with a Substitute to flinch.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0019 Rattata Normal 14 0020 Raticate Normal 14 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0019 Rattata Normal 13 0020 Raticate Normal 13 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0019 Rattata Normal 13 0020 Raticate Normal 13 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 0019 Rattata Normal 16 0020 Raticate Normal 16 0399 Bidoof Normal 21 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 23 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 0019 Rattata Normal 16 0020 Raticate Normal 16 0399 Bidoof Normal 21 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 23 0417 Pachirisu Electric 49 0504 Minezumi Minezumi Normal 28 0505 Miruhog Miruhog Normal 32 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

File:Raticate hyper fang.png Raticate
The user bites hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Raticate shows its teeth, which on occasion shine when it's about to attack and bites down on the opponent.
A Gentleman's Raticate	Battle Aboard the St. Anne		Debut
Unknown Trainer's Raticate	Chikorita's Big Upset		None
Mollie's Raticate	What I Did For Love!		None
	Rattata bites down on the opponent with its large front teeth.
A wild Rattata	Hoenn Alone!		None
	Bidoof bites the opponent with its large teeth.
A Coordinator's Bidoof	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Raticate
The user bites the opponent hard.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Rattata repeatedly bites the opponent with its front teeth.
Yellow's Ratty	Cloystered		Debut
	Raticate repeatedly bites the opponent with its front teeth.
Yellow's Ratty	Ekans the Ecstasy		None

Trivia

• Despite its Japanese name, it is not a one-hit knockout move.

In other languages

• Dutch: Hyper Tand
• French: Croc de mort
• German: Hyperzahn
• Greek: Σαγόνια Διάτρυσης
• Italian: Iperzanna
• Korean: 필살앞니 Pilsal Apni
• Portuguese: Hyper Fang
• Spanish: Hip. Colmillo
• Serbian: Hiper Čeljust

Variations of the move Hyper Fang
Hyper Fang • Zen Headbutt

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