Fake Out (move)

Contents
Flavor text
Learnt by level up
Learnt by breeding

Move data

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
Power	40
Accuracy	100
PP	10 (max. 16)
Priority	+3
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 3

Effects

Fake Out attacks with a priority of +3 and causes the target to flinch if it hits. It is only successful on the first turn the Pokémon is in battle, but reset each time the Pokémon switches out and back in.

Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.

Changes

In Generations 3-4, Fake Out has a priority of +1.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Normalium Z and uses its Z-Power, Fake Out turns into Breakneck Blitz and has base power 100.

Move target

Foe

User

Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English	Fake Out
Japanese	ねこだまし (Nekodamashi)
German	Mogelhieb
French	Bluff
Italian	Bruciapelo
Spanish	Sorpresa
Korean	속이기
Chinese (Simplified)	击掌奇袭
Chinese (Traditional)	擊掌奇襲

Game descriptions

Ruby/Sapphire Emerald	A 1st-turn, 1st-strike move that causes flinching.
FireRed/LeafGreen	An attack that hits first and causes flinching. Usable only on 1st turn.
Diamond/Pearl Platinum	An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. This move works only on the first turn.
HeartGold/SoulSilver	An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn the user is in battle.
Black/White Black 2/White 2	An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn the user is in battle.
X/Y O.Ruby/A.Sapphire	An attack that hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn the user is in battle.
Sun/Moon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu/L.G. Eevee	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn the user is in battle.
Sword/Shield B.Diamond/S.Pearl	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It only works the first turn each time the user enters battle.
Scarlet/Violet	This attack hits first and makes the target flinch. It works only on the first turn each time the user enters battle.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Fake Out at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.