Feint Attack (move)

Move data

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
Power	60
Accuracy	∞
PP	20  (max. 32)
Makes contact?	Yes
Introduced	Generation 2

Effects

Feint Attack deals damage and ignores changes to the Accuracy and Evasion stats. However, it will not hit Pokémon during the invulnerable stage of Bounce, Dig, Dive, Fly, Shadow Force or Sky Drop.

Changes

• In Generations 2-3, Feint Attack is categorized as Special.
• In Generations 2-5, this move's name is formatted as Faint Attack.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Darkinium Z and uses its Z-Power, Feint Attack turns into Black Hole Eclipse and has base power 120.

Move target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

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