Foul Play (move)

Foul Play イカサマ Trickery

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation V Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Foul Play (Japanese: イカサマ Trickery) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Foul Play inflicts damage. It uses the target's Attack stat to calculate damage, as opposed to the user's Attack stat. The target's stat boosts (anything that changes the stat stage, such as Swords Dance or Growl) are incorporated into the damage calculations. Any remaining boosts (such as Huge Power or Guts) are calculated with the user of Foul Play's items, Abilities, and status.

Description

Games Description Conq The user turns the target's power against it. The higher the target's Attack stat, the greater the damage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	45			''''
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	45			''''
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	45			''''
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	50			''''
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	45			''''
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	37			''''
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark	40			''''
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	42			''''
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	29			''''
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	29			''''
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
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark
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
					BW	B2W2
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire											✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire											✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal											✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal											✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic											✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic											✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic											✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic											✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison											✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison											✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison											✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic											✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic											✔
100		Voltorb	Electric		Electric											✔
101		Electrode	Electric		Electric											✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic											✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal											✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic											✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic											✔
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison											✔
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison											✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying											✔
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		Rock											✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal											✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark											✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying											✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic											✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost											✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic											✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice											✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire											✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire											✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal											✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark											✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark											✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark											✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass											✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark											✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark											✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost											✔
303		Mawile	Steel		Steel											✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark											✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal											✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost											✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost											✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark											✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal											✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost											✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying											✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal											✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal											✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark											✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark											✔
438		Bonsly	Rock		Rock											✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark											✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting											✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting											✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice											✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal											✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic											✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark											✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											✔
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark											✔
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark											✔
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark											✔
559		Scraggy	Dark	Fighting											✔
560		Scrafty	Dark	Fighting											✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔
590		Foongus	Grass	Poison											✔
591		Amoonguss	Grass	Poison											✔
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric											✔
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel											✔
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel											✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔
641		Tornadus	Flying		Flying											✔
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying											✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0273 Seedot Grass Dream World - Dream Park 0434 Stunky Poison Dark Dream World - Spooky Manor 0510 Liepard Dark Korean World Championships 2013 Qualifiers Master DivisionBW 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 games

Pokémon Conquest

Foul Play is the only move of Zorua.

Trivia

• Foul Play is the strongest Dark-type move with a standard power.

In other languages

Language Title French Tricherie German Schmarotzer Italian Ripicca Korean 속임수 Sok Im Soo Brazilian Portuguese Jogo Sujo Spanish Juego Sucio

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