Feint (move)

Feint (Japanese: フェイント Feint) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Feint
フェイント Feint

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	30
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+2
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

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

Availability

Introduced	Generation IV
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Super Contests

Condition	Beauty
Appeal	0
Raises the score if the Voltage is low.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation IV

Feint inflicts damage but only strikes a target that has used Protect or Detect during that turn, lifting the effects of Protect or Detect for the remainder of the turn. Feint cannot remove the effects of protecting moves if it misses or does not affect the target (such as if the target is Ghost-type).

Feint has an increased priority of +2, so is used after Protect or Detect, but before other increased priority attacks.

Generation V

Feint can now inflict damage even if the target has not used Protect or Detect, and its power has changed from 50 to 30.

Despite being an increased priority move, Feint will lift the effects of Wide Guard and Quick Guard for the remainder of the turn only if they are used on an opposing team. Feint is not blocked by an opponent's Quick Guard, but it is blocked by an ally's if it targets an ally.

Generation VI onward

Feint will now lift the effects of Quick Guard and Wide Guard when used on allies, and it is no longer blocked by an ally's Quick Guard.

Feint can now be copied by Mirror Move.

Feint hits a target even if it is protected by Mat Block, Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, or Obstruct and removes that protection for the rest of the turn. The user of Feint does not suffer the negative effects of its target's Spiky Shield, King's Shield, Baneful Bunker, or Obstruct.

Feint hits a target even if it is protected by Max Guard but does not remove the protection.

Feint removes Crafty Shield and Mat Block from the target's team.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	An attack that hits a foe using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves.
BW B2W2	An attack that hits a target using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves.
XY ORAS	An attack that hits a target using Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
SM USUM PE SwSh	This attack hits a target using a move such as Protect or Detect. This also lifts the effects of those moves.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	29	34	34^XY 21^ORAS	21^SM^USUM	16
026		Raichu		Field	Fairy					1
026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy					1^SwSh
052		Meowth		Field		Field	54^PtHGSS	54	50	50^SM^USUM 15^PE	4
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field				50^SM^USUM 15^PE	4
053		Persian		Field		Field	68^PtHGSS	68	65	65^SM^USUM 15^PE	1
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field				65^SM^USUM 16^PE	1
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field	43^PtHGSS	43	43	43^SM^USUM 1^PE
106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	25	25	25	25^SM^USUM 15^PE	1
107		Hitmonchan		Human-Like		Human-Like	21	21	21	21^SM^USUM 15^PE	1
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	61^PtHGSS	61	61	61^SM^USUM 12^PE
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3	1^PtHGSS	1	1	1	1
212		Scizor		Bug		Bug	61^PtHGSS	61	1, 61	1, 61
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug	49	49^BW 37^B2W2	37^XY 7^ORAS	7
227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying	20^PtHGSS	20	20	20
237		Hitmontop		Human-Like		Human-Like	33	33	33	24	1
286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass			19^ORAS	19	19^BDSP
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like	22	22	22^XY 15^ORAS	15	15^BDSP
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like	22	22	22^XY 15^ORAS	15	15^BDSP
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	1^PtHGSS	1	1	1
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon	81	81^BW 61^B2W2	1, 61^XY 29^ORAS	29
330		Flygon		Bug	Dragon					1
336		Seviper		Field	Dragon				11	11^BDSP
352		Kecleon		Field		Field	14^PtHGSS	14	14^XY 10^ORAS	10	10^BDSP
359		Absol		Field		Field	1^PtHGSS	1	1	1
391		Monferno		Field	Human-Like	26	26	26	26	26^BDSP
392		Infernape		Field	Human-Like	29	26	26	26	26^BDSP
434		Stunky		Field		Field	18^PtHGSS	18	18	15	3
435		Skuntank		Field		Field	18^PtHGSS	18	18	15	1
447		Riolu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	15	15^BW 11^B2W2	11	11	4
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like	15	15^BW 11^B2W2	11	11	1
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug	38^PtHGSS	38	38	38	38^BDSP
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous	39	45	45^XY 40^ORAS	40	12
652		Chesnaught		Field		Field			1	1
662		Fletchinder		Flying		Flying					1^SwSh
663		Talonflame		Flying		Flying					1^SwSh
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon			1	1	1^SwSh
795		Pheromosa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				19	1^SwSh
802		Marshadow		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				11	1^SwSh
815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like					1^SwSh
852		Clobbopus		Water 1	Human-Like					5^SwSh
853		Grapploct		Water 1	Human-Like					1^SwSh
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
083		Farfetch'd		Flying	Field					✔
083		Farfetch'd Galarian Form		Flying	Field					✔^SwSh
123		Scyther		Bug		Bug					✔
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
207		Gligar		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
214		Heracross		Bug		Bug					✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
227		Skarmory		Flying		Flying					✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
236		Tyrogue		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
239		Elekid		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔
255		Torchic		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
296		Makuhita		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔
328		Trapinch		Bug	Dragon					✔
335		Zangoose		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
359		Absol		Field		Field					✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
522		Blitzle		Field		Field				✔^USUM
616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
619		Mienfoo		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like				✔^USUM	✔^SwSh
761		Bounsweet		Grass		Grass				✔
766		Passimian		Field		Field				✔	✔^SwSh
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

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
193	Yanma	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Windswept Sky
207	Gligar	Bug	Bug	Dream World - Windswept Sky
228	Houndour	Field	Field	Dream World - Spooky Manor
236	Tyrogue	Undiscovered	Undiscovered	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
127		Pinsir		Bug		Bug	2014 Korean World Championship Series Pinsir
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
766		Passimian		Field		Field	Easter Egg Passimian Korean Egg Passimian
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 Explorers of Time and Darkness and Sky, Feint is a move with 5 base power, 88% accuracy, and 12 PP. This attack hits enemy in the front, hitting through Protect status condition and ending it early.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Breaks through the enemy's Protect status to inflict damage.
BSL	まもりじょうたいをうちやぶりてきポケモンにダメージをあたえる
MDGtI	It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard status to damage the enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
SMD	It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, Mat Block, King's Shield, or Spiky Shield to damage the enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.
MDRTDX	It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, Quick Guard, or Spiky Shield to damage the enemy. It reaches up to 2 tiles away.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Gallade	Heracross	Alolan Meowth
The user strikes a target using a protection move. This also lifts the effects of those moves.
User	First Used In		Notes
Heracross	Heracross's horn glows white and it slams it into an opponent using Protect, destroying the barrier. It then tosses the opponent with its horn.
Conway's Heracross	Smells Like Team Spirit!		Debut
Meowth	Alolan Meowth disappears and then reappears in front of the opponent. It then flicks the opponent with one of its fingers.
Matori's Meowth	Acting True to Form!		None
Gallade	When the opponent uses Detect, one of Gallade's arm blades glows orange and he slashes the opponent with it.
Rinto's Gallade	Beyond Chivalry… Aiming to be a Leek Master!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Gallade

The user attacks the opponent even though it used Protect or Detect.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gallade	When the opponent tries to protect itself with an attack, Gallade pulls back one of his fists and dashes from side to side in front of the opponent to confuse it. He then appears on the opponent's sides and strikes it with his fist.
Darach's Gallade	Getting the Drop on Gallade II	Debut
Pinsir	When the opponent tries to protect itself with an attack, Mega Pinsir flies down towards the opponent and slashes it with its pincers.
X's Rute	PS586	Enhanced by Aerilate

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

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

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	佯攻 Yèuhnggūng
Chinese	Mandarin	佯攻 Yánggōng
Dutch		List
French		Ruse
German		Offenlegung
Greek		Προσποίηση Prospoíisi
Indonesian		Feint
Italian		Fintoattacco
Korean		페인트 Feint
Polish		Symulacja
Portuguese	Brazil	Fintar (JN060-present, Diamond & Pearl, Plasma Storm-present) Fingimento (early anime, Noble Victories)
Portuguese	Portugal	Fingimento Finta
Serbian		Prividan napad
Spanish		Amago
Vietnamese		Động Tác Giả

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