Talk:Fake Out (move)

What Gives?

I had a Meowth that used Fake Out on Dustox in Pearl, but Dustox didn't flinch. Why do you think that this happened? - unsigned comment from Nidolord500 (talk • contribs)

Did it use it just after it came out (the Meowth, that is)? TTEchidna^G_SDS! 05:55, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

Dustox's ability prevents any added effects from attack moves. Flinching is an added affect, so Dustox's ability negated it. - unsigned comment from Editor Sam (talk • contribs)

Maylene's Hitmontop

Umm when you verse Maylene in the Battleground her Hitmontop always uses fake out. Yet, according to this page Hitmontop can't learn it as he mentioned at all. What gives? @_@ - unsigned comment from Idiot (talk • contribs)

Hitmontop don't have it as part of their personal moveset, but Tyrogue learns it at the start. This means that Hitmontop can know it, but only if kept from the Tyrogue stage. - Kogoro | Talk to me - 06:55, 8 February 2010 (UTC)

Trivia?

As of Generation V, Fake Out has the highest priority of any damage-inflicting move; it can even strike before Protect or Detect, if the user is faster than their opponent. --Stratelier 02:17, 13 May 2011 (UTC)

Smoochum

I'm pretty sure Smoochum can learn this move by breeding a Jynx with an Hitmonlee (and I believe with the other Hitmos too), but this isn't in the article. --SamuStar 21:29, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Did you actually test that out to see if it really is true? Just wondering. I am a talking Scrafty! Talk to me! 21:32, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, in Pokémon Black, I bred a Jynx with Hitmonlee (with this move) and the Smoochum born knew the moves Pound and Fake Out. I can try again if needed --SamuStar 21:39, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Well, if you tried it out and it worked, then that information should be put on the page itself! I am a talking Scrafty! Talk to me! 21:40, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

I don't know how to add this, can somebody hepl? - unsigned comment from SamuStar (talk • contribs)

so, any help?? --SamuStar 19:33, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Can it learn it in Generation IV too? I already did it for Generation V. --☆ヨッシ ー の世界☆ 19:29, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Never mind, I'll test it myself. --☆ヨッシ ー の世界☆ 19:34, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Debut?

I think I just saw Meowth (Team Rocket) (dressed as Sunflora) use Fake Out, in The Grass Route, against Ash's Bulbasaur. Can anyone confirm or refute this? He seemed to clap his paws (holding leaves), and Bulbasaur flinched, when Meowth took advantage of the moment and kicked Bulbasaur in the chin. --Aescula 07:52, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

Fake Out wasn't introduced until Generation III, so I find it unlikely they'd use this move in that episode. —darklordtrom 10:36, 1 November 2011 (UTC)

I understand it's unlikely, but I was asking someone else to watch and confirm.--Aescula 09:50, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Saying it's unlikely is generous. If I'm not mistaken, the only moves we saw before their generation was released were Rollout, Shadow Ball, Blaze Kick and Night Daze. All of those were released far, far closer to the end of the gen than this was. It's nothing but a coincidence. - Blazios _talk 10:26, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Also, I believe in one episode Team Rocket saw Zoey's Glameow use Fake Out, and Jessie commented that Meowth should learn it, and Meowth replied that he can't simply learn an attack that way; this means that he doesn't already know the move. --SnorlaxMonster 10:52, 2 November 2011 (UTC)