False Swipe (move)
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False Swipe (Japanese: みねうち Blunt Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Its Japanese name refers to striking someone with the blunt side of a sword.
Effect
False Swipe inflicts damage and if False Swipe deals more damage than the target's current HP, the target will always be left with 1 HP remaining. If the target has 1 HP remaining, False Swipe will hit and leave the target at 1 HP. This move is most often used to catch wild Pokémon.
If used against a substitute, False Swipe is able to break it, and will not leave the decoy with 1 HP.
Learnset
Generation II
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
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| 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.
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Generation III
By leveling up
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0214
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0285
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Shroomish
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Mawile
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0303
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | 
| style="background: #FFF" | Mawile
| colspan="2" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose
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| 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.
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Special move
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Generation IV
By leveling up
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By TM54
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By breeding
Template:Breedlist
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0021
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Spearow
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0046
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0127
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Pinsir
| colspan="2" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0214
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Heracross
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#FF8000" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Fighting
| style="background: #FFF" | Scyther, Scizor
Nincada, Ninjask
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0273
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Seedot
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0285
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Shroomish
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass
| style="background: #FFF" | Paras, Parasect
Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry
Mawile
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| style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0303
| style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |
| style="background: #FFF" | Mawile
| colspan="2" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel
| style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Zangoose
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| 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.
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By event
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Generation V
By leveling up
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By TM54
In the anime
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| A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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Scizor flies into the air then flies down toward the opponent. It raises its two pincers into the air, then brings them both down hard on the opponent. | ||
| Shingo's Blade | Wired for Battle | Debut | |
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
 Scizor
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| A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
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Scizor holds up its claws so they look like two heads. Then, when the opponent becomes frightened, it charges and slashes the opponent with them. | ||
| Blue's Scizor | Rock, Paper... Scizor | Debut | |
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Cubone slashes the opponent with the bone it holds. | ||
| Crys's Bonee | Querulous Qwilfish | None | |
Trivia
- Due to the move's effect of always leaving the target with at least 1 HP, False Swipe is the only damaging move in the video games capable of doing zero damage on a successful strike (assuming no immunities). False Swipe can do zero damage on a target with exactly 1 HP left.
- Although Swablu can know False Swipe if hatched from the egg obtained in Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire, it is incompatible with the TM introduced in Generation IV which teaches the same move.
- In Generation V, some notable Pokémon that were capable of learning False Swipe through breeding in previous generations, are now unable to do so. This is probably due to the fact that TMs in Generation V have unlimited uses. Despite this, those Pokémon are now capable of learning False Swipe via TM directly.
- False Swipe is infamously used to capture legendary pokémon, as it eventually leaves the opponent with 1 HP.
In other languages
- French: Faux-chage
- German: Trugschlag
- Greek: Υποκριτικός Κτύπος
- Italian: Falsofinale
- Korean: 칼등치기 Kaldeungchigi
- Spanish: Falsotortazo
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 | |
| Generation V TMs | |
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| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 | |
| Generation V HMs | |
| 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 | |
