Fury Swipes (move)

Fury Swipes みだれひっかき Fury Swipes

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  18 Accuracy  80% 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 I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Allows performance of the same move twice in a row.

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

Fury Swipes (Japanese: みだれひっかき Fury Swipes) is a damage-dealing Normal-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation I.

It appears to be a counterpart to Fury Attack, as the type, effect, and names are the same or very similar.

Effect

Generation I

Fury Swipes inflicts damage, hitting 2-5 times per use. There is a 37.5% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 37.5% chance that it will hit 3 times, a 12.5% chance that it will hit 4 times, and a 12.5% chance that it will hit 5 times. On average, it will hit 3 times, giving it an average power of 54, ignoring the possibility of missing. Although only the first strike can be a critical hit, each successive one will deal the same amount of damage.

Fury Swipes will end immediately if it breaks a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

Generation II

All strikes now do damage independently, consequently enabling any of them to be critical.

Generation III

If the target has an Ability which activates upon contact, each hit counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.

Generation IV

Fury Swipes may now continue attacking after a substitute is broken.

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Fury Swipes if it does not miss. However, no Pokémon could naturally possess both Skill Link and Fury Swipes until Generation V.

Generation V

There is now a 33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a 16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. On average, it will hit 3.168 times, giving it an average power of 57.024, ignoring the possibility of missing.

Unlike previous generations, if Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last strike is dealt, the following one will cause the defending Pokémon to faint; however, Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one. Each strike will cause Weak Armor to activate.

If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each hit.

Description

Games Description The target is scratched by sharp claws two to five times in quick succession. Quickly scratches 2-5 times. RSE Rakes the foe with sharp claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. FRLG The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes two to five times. Rakes the target with claws, etc., 2 to 5 times. The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes for two to five times in quick succession. Conq The target is raked with sharp claws or scythes for two to five times in quick succession. The target is raked with sharp claws or scythes quickly two to five times in a row.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
027		Sandshrew	Ground		Ground	38			37			37			19				19	20	20
028		Sandslash	Ground		Ground	47			42			42			19				19	20	20
029		Nidoran♀	Poison		Poison	36	38	38			30			19				19			'
030		Nidorina	Poison		Poison	41	46	46			34			20				20			'
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground								21								'
051		Dugtrio	Ground		Ground								21								'
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	33			41			41	36	14				14			'
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	37			46			46	42	14				14			'
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	43			40			40			27				27	22	22
055		Golduck	Water		Water	48			44			44			27				27	22	'
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting	21			21			21	16	9				9			'
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting	--, 21	21	21			21	16	9				9			'
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal				17			12			13				13			'
162		Furret	Normal		Normal				18			12			13				13			'
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison				30			30			22				22			22
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison				34			34			23				23			'
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal				19			31			18				18			'
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice				33			29			21				21	16	'
216		Teddiursa	Normal		Normal				15			13			8				8			8
217		Ursaring	Normal		Normal				--, 15			--, 13			8				8			'
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal							29			29				29			'
271		Lombre	Water	Grass							25			15				15			'
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal							19			19				19			'
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground							14			14				14			14
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							14			14				14			'
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost							14			14				14			'
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost							17			15				15			'
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal							12			10				10			'
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire										15				15			'
391		Monferno	Fire	Fighting										16				16			'
392		Infernape	Fire	Fighting										17				16			'
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying										19				19	13	'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal										18				18			'
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal										20				20			'
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal										20				20			'
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark										10		11	11			'
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark										10		11	11			'
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice										21				21	16	'
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark														12			12
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark														12			12
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass														13			'
512		Simisage	Grass		Grass														--			'
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire														13			'
514		Simisear	Fire		Fire														--			'
515		Panpour	Water		Water														13			'
516		Simipour	Water		Water														--			'
529		Drilbur	Ground		Ground														12			'
530		Excadrill	Ground	Steel														12			'
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark														13			'
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark														13			'
613		Cubchoo	Ice		Ice														17			'
614		Beartic	Ice		Ice														17			'
631		Heatmor	Fire		Fire														21			'
688		Binacle	Rock	Water																	10
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water																	10
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
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal
155		Cyndaquil	Fire		Fire
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal
418		Buizel	Water		Water
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.

In other games

Pokémon Conquest

Fury Swipes is the only move of Meowth.

In the anime

In the main series

Excadrill Meowth Purugly Glameow
The foe is raked with sharp claws or scythes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Meowth's claws glow white. It then repeatedly scratches the opponent.
Meowth of Team Rocket	Ash Catches a Pokémon		Debut
Timmy's Meowth	The Purr-fect Hero		None
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Meowth	The Ultimate Test		None
Tyson's Meowth	Like a Meowth to a Flame		None
	Sandshrew slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
A wild Sandshrew	Showdown at Po-ké Corral		None
	Golduck repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws.
A wild Golduck	Bye Bye Psyduck		None
Katie's Golduck	Shocks and Bonds		None
	Nidoran♀ repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Emily's Maria	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
	Nidoran♂ repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Ralph's Tony	Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon		None
	Sandslash repeatedly slashes the opponent with its front claws.
Koji's Sandslash	Good 'Quil Hunting		None
Unknown Trainer's Sandslash	Gymbaliar!		None
	Teddiursa repeatedly swipes at the opponent with its claws.
Molly Hale's Teddiursa	Spell of the Unown		None
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable		None
	Primeape puts its hands in a fist and repeatedly swipes at the opponent with them.
One of the Wobbuffet Festival crashers's Primeape	Wobbu-Palooza		None
	Sneasel repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws. Sometimes, the top of its claws glow white.
Harrison's Sneasel	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Rhoda's Sneasel	Hail to the Chef!		None
Candice's Sneasel	Sliding Into Seventh!		None
	Sableye slashes the opponent many times with its claws.
Cassidy's Sableye	Oaknapped		None
A wild Sableye	Ready, Willing, and Sableye		None
A wild Sableye	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Multiple wild Sableye	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness		None
	Nincada repeatedly slashes the opponent with its front claws.
Keanu's Nincada	A Three Team Scheme!		None
	Skitty slashes the opponent multiple times with its front paws.
Unknown Trainer's Skitty	Big Meowth, Little Dreams (Part 2)		Skitty cannot legally learn Fury Swipes
	Persian slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Vivica's Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
A wild Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
	Psyduck slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Emily's Psyduck	Sitting Psyduck		None
	Ninjask repeatedly slashes the opponent with the claw on the end of its hands.
Evian's Ninjask	From Cradle to Save		None
	Glameow extends its claws and they glow white. It then repeatedly slashes the opponent with them.
Zoey's Glameow	Arrival of a Rival!		None
	Chimchar slashes the opponent repeatedly with its fingers.
Chimchar of Team Poképals	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time & Darkness		None
	Monferno's fingers glow white and form into claws. It then slashes the opponent with them.
A Monferno Angie used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
	Purugly extends its claws and they glow white. It then repeatedly slashes the opponent with them.
Mars's Purugly	Steeling Peace of Mind!		None
	Both of Excadrill's claws glow white and it repeatedly slashes the opponent with them. When it slashes the opponent for the final time, it leaves behind three white trails of energy from where it slashed.
Iris's Excadrill	Iris and Excadrill Against the Dragon Buster!		None
	Both of Heatmor's claws glow white and it slashes at the opponent with them in an 'X'-like formation.
Shamus's Heatmor	Evolution by Fire!		None
	Both of Purrloin's claws glow white and it slashes the opponent twice
Ricard Nouveau's Purrloin	Clash of the Connoisseurs!		None

In Pokémon Origins

Persian
The foe is raked with sharp claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Persian slashes at the opponent with its front claws in an 'X'-like formation.
Red's Persian	File 4 - Charizard		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Furret and Mime Jr. Persian Infernape
The user repeatedly slashes the opponent with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefable repeatedly scratches the opponent with its fingers.
Green's Clefy	The Winged Legends		Debut Used via Metronome
	Persian slashes at the opponent with its front claws in an 'X'-like formation.
Miles's Persian	Purrr-sian		None
	Teddiursa repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Maisy's Teddiursa	Ursaring Major		None
	Ursaring repeatedly scratches the opponent with its claws.
Silver's Ursaring	Tyranitar War		None
	Sudowoodo repeatedly hits the opponent with its hands.
Gold's Sudobo	Tyranitar War		Used via Mimic
	Infernape repeatedly slams the tips of its fingers into the opponent.
Pearl's Chimler	Bombastic Bibarel & Heroic Hippopotas		None
	Furret repeatedly scratches the opponents with its pawes.
A Team Rocket Grunt's Furret	VS Arceus IX		None
	Mime Jr. repeatedly slashes at the opponent with its hands.
Ken's Mime Jr.	VS Arceus IX		Used via Copycat

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Ambipom
The user slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Ambipom slashes the opponent with its tail which serves as hands repeatedly.
An Unknown Trainer's Ampibom	Clash! Hareta vs. Koya		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Sneasel
The user slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sneasel sticks out its claws and scratches at the opponent repeatedly.
Black's Sneasel	Let's Use Fighting Type Pokémon!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Sentret
The user slashes the opponent repeatedly with its claws.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sentret slashes repeatedly at the opponent with its claws.
Unknown Trainer's Sentret	Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!		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

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

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

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

• Fury Swipes is one of two moves in the main series games to have a base power that is not a multiple of 5, the other being Comet Punch.
  • Pin Missile was a third until it was changed to have 25 base power in Generation VI.
• In Generation V, Fury Swipes has the lowest accuracy of all multi-strike moves, with 80%.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 瘋狂亂抓 Fēngkuáng Luànzhuā Danish Bersærkerslag Dutch Furieslag Finnish Vimmalyönti (original series) Vimmaisku (Advanced Generation) French Combo-griffe German Kratzfurie Greek Οργισμένες Νυχιές Άγρια Κτυπήματα Indonesian Cakar Beruntun Cakar Amarah Italian Sfuriate Korean 마구할퀴기 Magu Halkwigi Norwegian Rasende Slagangrep Polish Ciosy furii Portuguese Brazil Garra Furiosa Portugal Pancada Furiosa (Pokémon Chronicles) Romanian Furia Extremă Serbian Besne Kandže Spanish Latin America Golpes Furia Spain Golpes Furia

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