Feint Attack (move)

Feint Attack (Japanese: だましうち Sneak Attack), spelled Faint Attack prior to Pokémon X and Y, is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation II. The English TCG and TFG have consistently spelled the move as "Feint Attack".

If you were looking for the attack called Feint, see Feint (move).

Feint Attack
だましうち Sneak Attack

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	60
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
Move Tutor in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Works great if the user goes first this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generations II and III

Feint Attack inflicts damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

This move will not trigger effects involving contact.

Generations IV to VII

Feint Attack now triggers effects involving contact.

Feint Attack can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining two extra appeal points if any of the moves Fake Out, Leer or Pound was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Feint Attack cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A Dark-type attack. The move catches the opponent off guard, so it never misses.
GS C	An attack that never misses.
RS E	Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.
FRLG	The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail.
Colo.XD	Draws the target close, then strikes without fail.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user draws up to the foe disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.
BW B2W2	The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.
XY ORAS SM USUM	The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. This attack never misses.
SwSh	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
037		Vulpix		Field		Field				20^B2W2	20^XY 23^ORAS	23^SMUSUM
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field						23^SMUSUM
052		Meowth		Field		Field	28	28^RSE 25^FRLG	22	22	22	22^SMUSUM
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field						22^SMUSUM
053		Persian		Field		Field	29	29^RSE 25^FRLG	22	22	22	22^SMUSUM
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field						22^SMUSUM
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like			16	16^BW 12^B2W2	12	12^SMUSUM
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral	37	41	25	25^BW 19^B2W2	19	19
197		Umbreon		Field		Field	36	36	36	36^BW 21^B2W2	20	20
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	31	35	35	35	35	35
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	28	28	23	23^BW 19^B2W2	19	19
215		Sneasel		Field		Field	25	22	14	14^BW 10^B2W2	10	10
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	22	25	15	15	15	15
217		Ursaring		Field		Field	22	25	15	15	15	15
228		Houndour		Field		Field	27	37	35	32	32	32
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	30	43	38	35	35	35
240		Magby		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			16	16^BW 12^B2W2	12	12
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass		31	31	31	31^XY 24^ORAS	24
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass			1	1	1	1
287		Slakoth		Field		Field		19	19	19	19^XY 14^ORAS	14
289		Slaking		Field		Field		19	19	19	19^XY 14^ORAS	14
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy		27	25^DP 29^PtHGSS	29	29^XY 22^ORAS	22
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		29	32	32	32^XY 19^ORAS	19
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy		26	26	26	26^XY 21^ORAS	21
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like		12	14	14	14^XY 10^ORAS	10
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon		17	17	17^BW 7^B2W2	7^XY 1^ORAS	1
329		Vibrava		Bug	Dragon		1, 17	1, 17	1, 17^BW 1, 7^B2W2	1, 7^XY 1^ORAS	1
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon		1, 17	1, 17	1, 17^BW 1, 7^B2W2	1, 7^XY 1^ORAS	1
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like		29	29	29	29^XY 19^ORAS	19
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like		29	29	29	29^XY 19^ORAS	19
352		Kecleon		Field		Field		7	7	7	7^XY 16^ORAS	16
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		37	28	28^BW 22^B2W2	22^XY 19^ORAS	19
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		39	28	28^BW 22^B2W2	22^XY 19^ORAS	19
367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1					11^ORAS	11
431		Glameow		Field		Field			17	17	17	17
432		Purugly		Field		Field			17	17	17	17
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral			41	41^BW 21^B2W2	21	21
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral			50	50^BW 21^B2W2	21	21
438		Bonsly		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			25	25^BW 19^B2W2	19	19
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			7	7	7	7
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like			17	17	17	17
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like			17	17	17	17
455		Carnivine		Grass		Grass			27	27	27	27
461		Weavile		Field		Field			14	14^BW 10^B2W2	10	10
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like			16	16^BW 12^B2W2	12	12
472		Gliscor		Bug		Bug			23	23^BW 19^B2W2	19	19
491		Darkrai		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			29^PtHGSS	29	29	29
557		Dwebble		Bug	Mineral				13	13	13
558		Crustle		Bug	Mineral				13	13	13
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				9	9	9
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon				1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
570		Zorua		Field		Field				17	17	17
571		Zoroark		Field		Field				17	17	17
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like				24	24	24
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like				24	24	24
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like				24	24	24
585		Deerling		Field		Field				16	16	16
586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field				16	16	16
590		Foongus		Grass		Grass				20	20	20
591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass				20	20	20
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like				17	17	17
625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like				17	17	17
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying				23	23	23
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying				23	23	23
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1					33	33
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon					5	5
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					5	1, 5
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous					19	19
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous					19	19
746		Wishiwashi		Water 2		Water 2						9
765		Oranguru		Field		Field						22
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous						23
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
016		Pidgey		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
084		Doduo		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
595		Joltik		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				✔	✔	✔
631		Heatmor		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
632		Durant		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

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

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation II

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
115	Kangaskhan	Monster	Monster	New York Pokémon Center
240	Magby	Undiscovered	Undiscovered	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time and Darkness, Faint Attack is a move with 6 base power and 8 PP that ignores accuracy and evasion checks. The user damages enemy in the front.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky, the move's PP has been increased to 25.

Pokémon Conquest


	>

Stars: ★★★

Power: 36

Accuracy: 0

Effect: Never misses.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Physical	2	—	45	54	100%	An opponent	Sure Hit	Never misses.

Pokémon GO

Feint Attack

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	10
Energy boost	9
Duration	0.9 seconds
Damage window	0.75 - 0.9 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	6
Energy boost	6
Turns	2

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Energy boost: 7 → 10
February 16, 2017
- Duration: 1.04 → 1.4 seconds
- Damage window: 0.84 - 1.04 → 0.75 - 0.9 seconds
February 21, 2017
- Power: 12 → 10
- Energy boost: 10 → 9
- Duration: 1.4 → 0.9 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. It never misses.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるかならずめいちゅうする
Conq.	The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.
MDGtI SMD	It damages an enemy. It never misses.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Houndour	Cacturne	Magmortar	Sudowoodo
The user catches the target off guard before launching a surprise attack.
User	First Used In		Notes
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo jumps into the air while the opponent isn't looking, and while the opponent looks for it, Sudowoodo kicks it, or Sudowoodo sways before standing still and focusing on the opponent. When it senses where to strike, it immediately hits the opponent with the green spheres on the end of one of its arms.
A wild Sudowoodo	Type Casting		Debut
Brock's Sudowoodo	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!		None
Houndour	Houndour runs to the opponent on the right or left side, then it disappears, and appears on the opposite side of the opponent.
Ralph's Houndour	Ariados, Amigos		None
Sneasel	Sneasel walks up to the opponent and points somewhere to the side. When the opponent looks where Sneasel was pointing, Sneasel attacks it.
Harrison's Sneasel	Pop Goes The Sneasel		None
Cacturne	Cacturne sneaks up behind the opponent while it's not looking and kicks it, or Cacturne floats into the air at the opponent and kicks it.
Harley's Cacturne	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
Magmortar	Magmortar stands on its tippy toes and pretends to look for something as it blushes. When the opponent lets their guard down, it punches them with one of its hands.
Mad Magmar's Magmortar	A Young Royal Flame Ignites!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Houndour	Umbreon	Alolan Meowth

The user catches the target off guard before launching a surprise attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel stares the opponent menacingly, and when the opponent flinches, it scratches it with its claws in an 'X'-like formation.
Silver's Sneasel	Elekid Incorperated	Debut
Houndour	Houndour disappears and turns invisible. It then attacks the opponent while invisible.
The Masked Man's Houndour	Delibird Delivery - 2	None
Persian	Persian jabs the opponent with one of its front paws.
Miles's Persian	Oh, It's Ho-Oh!	None
Umbreon	Umbreon charges at the opponent and stabs it with one of its paws, or Umbreon charges to the opponent's side and jumps, kicking it with one of its legs.
Karen's Umbreon	The Last Battle VII	None
Greta's Umbreon	Sneaky Like Shedinja	None
Slaking	Slaking lays down with its back turned against the opponent. It then raises one of its fists without looking and smashes it into the opponent from above.
The Battle Factory's Slaking	Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming	None
Sableye	Sableye dashes at the opponent at lightning fast speed and kicks it with both of its feet.
Jupiter's Sableye	Getting Past Gastrodon	None
Skitty	Skitty slams its tail onto the opponent.
Shauna's Kitty	Xerneas Gives	Affected by Normalize
Meowth	Alolan Meowth turns its back to the opponent, then suddenly turns around and slashes the opponent with its claws.
Sun's Cent	Going Ashore and Neighboring Akala Island	None

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~

	Sneasel

The user speeds through the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel speeds straight through the opponent.
Kunoichi's Sneasel	The Scarlet Scroll: Kunoichi's Situation	Debut

Pokémon Battrio: Aim to be Battrio Master!

	Sneasel

The user strikes while the opponent isn't looking.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel stares the opponent menacingly, and strikes while the opponent is distracted.
Ryū's Sneasel	ABMS1	Debut

Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo

	Umbreon

The user speeds through the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Umbreon	Umbreon surrounds itself with glowing light and speeds through the opponent.
Wes's Umbreon	Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo	Debut

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

	Sneasel

The user attacks the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Sneasel	Sneasel slashes the opponent with its claws.
Shu's Sneasel	GDZ73	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Old animation for the move

At Pokémon Festa 2002, the early animation for the attack showed that the background didn't change.
In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, despite the move being unusable, Ace Trainer Meagan on Route 228 uses a Delcatty that knows Feint Attack.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	出奇一擊 Chēutkèih Yātgīk * 虛晃一招 Hēuifóng Yātjīu * 詐欺 Jahēi * 欺騙攻擊 Hēipin Gūnggīk * 騙人的攻擊 Pinyàhn-dīk Gūnggīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	出奇一擊 / 出奇一击 Chūqí Yījí / Chūqí Yījī * 虛晃一招 / 虚晃一招 Xūhuàng Yīzhāo * 詐欺攻擊 Zhàqī Gōngjí * 欺騙攻擊 Qīpiàn Gōngjí *
Dutch		Duizel aanval
Finnish		Tajukangastus (S04) Huimaushyökkäys (EP265) Pyörrytys (AG103)
French		Feinte
German		Finte
Greek		Αντιπερισπασμός
Hindi		नकली वार Nakli Waar
Indonesian		Serangan Tipuan
Italian		Finta
Korean		속여때리기 Sok'yeo Ttaerigi
Polish		Fortel* Błyskawiczny Atak*
Brazilian Portuguese		Ataque Dissimulado (games, SM081-present, TCG, manga) Ataque Furtivo (early anime)
Serbian		Tihi napad
Spanish	Latin America	Patada Voladora (EP162) Ataque Rápido* (EP176) Ataque de Engaño (EP265) Ataque de Mareo (AG103)
Spanish	Spain	Finta
Swedish		Svimmattack* (EP265)
Thai		หลอกตี
Vietnamese		Đánh Lừa

Variations of the move Swift

	Feint Attack • Aerial Ace • Shadow Punch • Magnet Bomb
	Swift • Magical Leaf • Shock Wave

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