Fake Out (move)

Fake Out ねこだまし Slap Hands

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +3* 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 adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Fake Out (Japanese: ねこだまし Slap Hands) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Generation III to IV

Fake Out inflicts damage, is an increased priority move, and always makes the target flinch, unless it has the Ability Inner Focus or Shield Dust. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Fake Out will go first regardless of the user's or target's Speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Fake Out, the move order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Fake Out is (or attempts to be) used, Fake Out's increased priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out. Also, this attack will hit Ghost Types.

Although Fake Out's accuracy is 100%, it will fail if not used on the first turn the user is out.

Generation V

Fake Out now has +3 priority.

Description

Games Description RSE A 1st-turn, 1st-strike move that causes flinching. FRLG An attack that hits first and causes flinching. Usable only on 1st turn. A 1st-turn, 1st-strike move that causes flinching. An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. This move works only on the first turn. An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn the user is in battle.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	50	43	9				9			''''
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	59	55	--, 9				--, 9			''''
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	19			7				7			''''
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting				--				--			'
271		Lombre	Water	Grass	19			11				11			'
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark	19			19				19			'
296		Makuhita	Fighting		Fighting	19			13				13			'
297		Hariyama	Fighting		Fighting	19			13				13			'
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	21			18				18			'
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal				--				--			''''
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark								21			'
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark								22			'
619		Mienfoo	Fighting		Fighting								13			'
620		Mienshao	Fighting		Fighting								13			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
007		Squirtle	Water		Water
086		Seel	Water		Water
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					FRLG	E	XD
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Special move

Generation IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0025 Pikachu Electric Pokéwalker - Yellow Forest 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 event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0190 Aipom Normal Dream World - Dream Park 0327 Spinda Normal Dream World - Rugged Mountain 0427 Buneary Normal Dream World - Pleasant Forest 0559 Scraggy Dark Fighting Dream World - Dream Park 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

Glameow gets right near the opponent Glameow
The user makes the foe flinch as it claps its hands together sending a wave of air making the foe fly backwards.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Glameow runs up to the opponent and claps its paws together. When it claps, a large shockwave of air comes out of them and pushes the opponent back.
Zoey's Glameow	A Grand Fight for Winning!		Debut
Johanna's Glameow	SS024		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Hariyama
The user claps its hands together and fires a beam from them at the opponent, causing it to flinch.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Hariyama claps its hands together and a beam of energy comes out of them and hits the opponent, causing it to flinch.
Brawly's Hariyama	VS. Kyogre & Groudon IX		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Its Japanese name, ねこだまし Neko Damashi (Slap Hands), refers to a sumo technique used to confuse foes. It is learned by many catlike Pokémon, befitting its literal translation, cat deception.
• This move is the first Generation III move in index number order.
• In the anime, it seems that a Pokémon can use Fake Out even if it's not used as its first move.
• Fake Out has the highest priority of all damage-dealing moves, excluding Pursuit used against a target being switched out.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 假動作 Jiǎdòngzuò Dutch Misleid French Bluff German Mogelhieb Greek Εξαπάτηση Indonesian Trik Kucing Italian Bruciapelo Korean 속이다 Sok'ida Polish Blef Brazilian Portuguese Surpresa Serbian Odglumljivanje Spanish Sorpresa

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