Super Fang (move)

Super Fang いかりのまえば Hatred Fang

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  Varies 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 Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough 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

Super Fang (Japanese: いかりのまえば Hatred 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

Generation I

Super Fang does damage equal to 50% of the target's current HP. Although Super Fang does normal damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts. Super Fang will do 1 damage if the target's current HP is equal to 1.

In the anime

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• Reiji's Bidoru Using Super Fang.jpg

  Bibarel using Super Fang

• PachirisuSuper Fang.png

  Dawn's Pachirisu using Super Fang

Pokémon

Raticate. Raticate shows its teeth and bites down on the opponent.

• Used by Gentleman's Raticate in Battle Aboard the St. Anne. Debut.

Bibarel. Bibarel's fangs glow white and it bites down on its opponent.

• Used by Reggie's Bibarel in Lost Leader Strategy!.

Pachirisu. Pachirisu's fangs glow white and long and it bites down on its opponent.

• Used by Dawn's Pachirisu from Another One Gabites the Dust! to present.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0019 Rattata Normal 34 0020 Raticate Normal 41 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 34 0020 Raticate Normal 40 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 34 0020 Raticate Normal 40 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 28 0020 Raticate Normal 34 0399 Bidoof Normal 37 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 43 0417 Pachirisu Electric 33 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 move tutor

In HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0027 Sandshrew Ground 0028 Sandslash Ground 0029 Nidoran♀ Poison 0030 Nidorina Poison 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0033 Nidorino Poison 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0303 Mawile Steel 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0362 Glalie Ice 0363 Spheal Ice Water 0364 Sealeo Ice Water 0365 Walrein Ice Water 0367 Huntail Water 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0417 Pachirisu Electric 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison 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 other languages

• Brazilian Portuguese: Super Presa
• Spanish: Super Diente
• French: Croc de mort
• German: Superzahn
• Italian: Superzanna