Flail (move)

Flail じたばた Kick and Struggle

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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   ???

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 IX

Flail is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation II that deals a varying amount of damage.

Effect

Flail doesn't have a standard Power; rather, it inflicts greater damage when the user's HP is lower. Flail's power is calculated as follows:

User's Remaining HP	Power
71% - 100%	20
36% - 70%	40
21% - 35%	80
11% - 20%	100
5% - 10%	150
0% - 4%	200

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

• Goldeen at Lv.24
• Seaking at Lv.24
• Magikarp at Lv.30
• Chinchou at Lv.13
• Lanturn at Lv.13
• Sudowoodo at Lv.10
• Phanpy at Lv.17
• Donphan at Lv.17

By breeding

• Squirtle
• Sandshrew
• Vulpix
• Oddish
• Paras
• Farfetch'd
• Doduo
• Onix
• Krabby
• Tangela
• Horsea
• Pinsir
• Eevee
• Kabuto
• Chikorita
• Chinchou
• Pineco
• Qwilfish
• Heracross

Generation III

By leveling up

• Krabby at Lv.49 (FR/LG)
• Kingler at Lv.65 (FR/LG)
• Goldeen at Lv.24
• Seaking at Lv.24
• Magikarp at Lv.30
• Chinchou at Lv.13
• Lanturn at Lv.13
• Sudowoodo at Lv.9
• Dunsparce at Lv.44 (FR/LG)
• Phanpy at Lv.17
• Donphan at Lv.17
• Zigzagoon at Lv.33
• Slakoth at Lv.43
• Slaking at Lv.43
• Torkoal at Lv.43
• Spinda at Lv.49
• Feebas at Lv.30
• Luvdisc at Lv.40

By breeding

• Squirtle
• Sandshrew
• Vulpix
• Oddish
• Paras
• Farfetch'd
• Doduo
• Onix
• Krabby
• Tangela
• Horsea
• Pinsir
• Eevee
• Kabuto
• Chikorita
• Chinchou
• Pineco
• Qwilfish
• Heracross
• Lotad
• Zangoose

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Krabby at Lv.45
• Kingler at Lv.63
• Goldeen at Lv.21
• Seaking at Lv.21
• Magikarp at Lv.30
• Chinchou at Lv.9
• Lanturn at Lv.9
• Sudowoodo at Lv.--
• Sudowoodo at Lv.6
• Dunsparce at Lv.53
• Phanpy at Lv.6
• Donphan at Lv.--
• Zigzagoon at Lv.33
• Slakoth at Lv.43
• Slaking at Lv.43
• Torkoal at Lv.52
• Spinda at Lv.50
• Feebas at Lv.30
• Luvdisc at Lv.46
• Wormadam (Grass) at Lv.38
• Bonsly at Lv.6
• Uxie at Lv.61
• Wormadam (Ground) at Lv.38
• Wormadam (Steel) at Lv.38

By breeding

• Squirtle
• Sandshrew
• Vulpix
• Oddish
• Paras
• Meowth
• Geodude
• Farfetch'd
• Doduo
• Onix
• Krabby
• Tangela
• Horsea
• Pinsir
• Eevee
• Kabuto
• Chikorita
• Chinchou
• Pineco
• Qwilfish
• Heracross
• Remoraid
• Lotad
• Trapinch
• Zangoose
• Barboach
• Piplup
• Pachirisu
• Finneon

In other languages

• Spanish: Azote

Variations of the move Flail
Flail • Reversal