False Swipe (move)

False Swipe

Battles Type  Normal Category  Physical PP  40 (max. 64) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability TM54

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False Swipe is a damage-dealing Normal-type move. It is TM54.

Effect

False Swipe inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 HP if it would otherwise cause it to faint. If the target has 1 HP remaining, False Swipe will hit and leave the target at 1 HP.

If used against a substitute, False Swipe is able to break it and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.

Description

Description A restrained attack that prevents the target from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP.

Learnset

By TM

#	Pokémon		Type		TM54
028		Terratetra	Normal	Rock	✔
029		Gigaard	Normal	Rock	✔
036		Caranox	Bug	Poison	✔
041		Berratel	Dark		Unknown	✔
043		Montegrew	Grass		Unknown	✔
047		Macabra	Dark		Unknown	✔
068		Vectol.2	Poison		Unknown	✔
086		Burrowl	Ground		Unknown	✔
089		Crawglock	Water	Steel	✔
095		Sedirrot	Rock	Flying	✔
096		Condesa	Rock	Flying	✔
099		Skurrow	Ground		Unknown	✔
149		Thoraxe	Bug		Unknown	✔
160		Viipii	Normal		Unknown	✔
161		Chilloth	Water		Unknown	✔
162		Soakoth	Water		Unknown	✔
164		Macuarrior	Fighting		Unknown	✔
176		Paramoth	Bug		Unknown	✔
182		Enigmite	Bug		Unknown	✔
183		Enigmantis	Bug	Psychic	✔
198		Ornitherb	Grass		Unknown	✔
199		Dilophlora	Grass	Dark	✔
204		Carnibal	Ice	Dark	✔
211		Basilect	Bug	Dragon	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.