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
010		Harpee	Normal	Flying	✔
011		Aquilor	Normal	Flying	✔
012		Warquila	Normal	Flying	✔
013		Capig	Normal		Unknown	✔
014		Capabara	Normal		Unknown	✔
015		Cubzero	Ice		Unknown	✔
016		Avalynx	Ice		Unknown	✔
020		Pengliff	Ice		Unknown	✔
021		Penglacier	Ice	Rock	✔
024		Koblin	Dark		Unknown	✔
025		Koberus	Dark	Fire	✔
026		Kobalt	Dark	Steel	✔
035		Larvabidae	Bug		Unknown	✔
036		Caranox	Bug	Poison	✔
037		Carajoule	Bug	Electric	✔
038		Caracrust	Bug	Ground	✔
039		Musburry	Normal	Grass	✔
040		Musbushel	Normal	Grass	✔
041		Berratel	Dark		Unknown	✔
047		Macabra	Dark		Unknown	✔
055		Pounther	Normal		Unknown	✔
056		Jaguile	Normal		Unknown	✔
068		Vectol.2	Poison		Unknown	✔
074		Alpint	Grass		Unknown	✔
075		Forusk	Grass		Unknown	✔
076		Platypow	Fighting	Poison	✔
077		Platikhao	Fighting	Poison	✔
081		Nobunata	Normal		Unknown	✔
086		Burrowl	Ground		Unknown	✔
097		Cardinite	Fire	Flying	✔
098		Chardinal	Fire	Flying	✔
099		Skurrow	Ground		Unknown	✔
117		Pueblant	Bug	Rock	✔
118		Cahokisect	Bug	Rock	✔
137		Solacari	Normal	Flying	✔
148		Artifish	Normal		Unknown	✔
149		Thoraxe	Bug		Unknown	✔
153		Erycoon	Normal		Unknown	✔
155		Toxito	Bug	Poison	✔
156		Sanguito	Bug	Poison	✔
160		Viipii	Normal		Unknown	✔
162		Soakoth	Water		Unknown	✔
164		Macuarrior	Fighting		Unknown	✔
169		Slatic	Electric		Unknown	✔
170		Telsion	Electric		Unknown	✔
171		Chameleohm	Electric		Unknown	✔
174		Lintle	Bug		Unknown	✔
175		Silkinder	Bug		Unknown	✔
176		Paramoth	Bug		Unknown	✔
177		Parapy	Bug	Water	✔
178		Mawasite	Bug	Water	✔
182		Enigmite	Bug		Unknown	✔
183		Enigmantis	Bug	Psychic	✔
199		Dilophlora	Grass	Dark	✔
200		Baboom	Electric	Dark	✔
204		Carnibal	Ice	Dark	✔
210		Dracoon	Bug		Unknown	✔
211		Basilect	Bug	Dragon	✔
219		Draggar	Water		Unknown	✔
220		Ragnarow	Water	Dragon	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.