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False Swipe
False Swipe SV
みねうち
Blunt Strike
Generation: II
Battle Data
Type: Type Normal
Category Physical
Power: 40
Accuracy: 100
PP: 40, max: ?
Affects: Selected target
Secondary Effect: Leaves opponent with 1 HP.
Priority: 0
Contact: Yes
Affected by
Magic Coat: No
Magic Bounce: No
Bright Powder: Yes
Protect/Detect: Yes
Snatch: No
Mirror Move: Yes
King's Rock: Yes
Contest Data
Contests (RSE)
Type: Cool
Appeal: 1
Jam: 3 ♥♥♥
Super Contests (DPPt)
Type: Cool
Appeal: 0
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
Type: Cool
Appeal:
Jam:
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False Swipe is a Normal-type move that will always leave at least 1 hit point if the damage would have knocked out a Pokémon.

From Generation IV to VII, it can be taught via TM54; in Generation VIII, it is contained in TM94 instead.

Description[]

Games Description
GSC Leaves the foe with at least 1HP.
RSE An attack that leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
FRLG A restrained attack that always leaves the foe with at least 1 HP.
DPPtHGSS A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV
A restrained attack that prevents the target from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP.

Effect[]

False Swipe deals damage and leaves the target with at least 1 HP. If the target already has 1 HP, it hits but will not deal damage.

Learnset[]

By leveling up[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Level
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
083 Farfetch'd normal/flying Flying/Field 44 46 43DP
45PtHGSS
45 45 45 35
104 Cubone ground Monster 33 33 27 27 27 27 8
105 Marowak ground Monster 39 39 27 27 27 27 1
105A Marowak fire/ghost Monster 1
123 Scyther bug/flying Bug 18 16 13 13 13 13 8 8
212 Scizor bug/steel Bug 18 16 13 13 13 13 1 1
253 Grovyle grass Monster/Dragon 53 53 53 53XY
48ORAS
48 1
254 Sceptile grass Monster/Dragon 59 59 59 59XY
51ORAS
51 1
290 Nincada bug/ground Bug 25 25 25 25XY
33ORAS
33 10
291 Ninjask bug/flying Bug 1
292 Shedinja bug/ghost Mineral 1
335 Zangoose normal Field 55 44 44BW
29B2W2
29 29 29BDSP 29
475 Gallade psychic/fighting Human-Like/Amorphous 45 50 50XY
44ORAS
44 23 23
542 Leavanny bug/grass Bug 1 1 1
588 Karrablast bug Bug 25 25 25 12
589 Escavalier bug/steel Bug 25 25 25 12
610 Axew dragon Monster/Dragon 24 24 24 6 6
611 Fraxure dragon Monster/Dragon 24 24 24 1 1
612 Haxorus dragon Monster/Dragon 24 24 24 1 1
785 Tapu Koko electric/fairy Undiscovered 1 15
798 Kartana grass/steel Undiscovered 7 10
900 Kleavor bug/rock Bug 8
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM[]

Pokémon Type Egg groups Machine
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
001 Bulbasaur grass/poison Monster/Grass TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
002 Ivysaur grass/poison Monster/Grass TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
003 Venusaur grass/poison Monster/Grass TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
004 Charmander fire Monster/Dragon TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
005 Charmeleon fire Monster/Dragon TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
006 Charizard fire/flying Monster/Dragon TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
007 Squirtle water Monster/Water 1 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
008 Wartortle water Monster/Water 1 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
009 Blastoise water Monster/Water 1 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
015 Beedrill bug/poison Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
021 Spearow normal/flying Flying TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
022 Fearow normal/flying Flying TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
046 Paras bug/grass Bug/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
047 Parasect bug/grass Bug/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
052 Meowth normal Field TM057
052B Meowth steel Field TM057
053 Persian normal Field TM057
083 Farfetch'd normal/flying Flying/Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
098 Krabby water Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
099 Kingler water Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
104 Cubone ground Monster TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
105 Marowak ground Monster TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
105A Marowak fire/ghost Monster TM54 TM94SwSh
123 Scyther bug/flying Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
127 Pinsir bug Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
135 Jolteon electric Field TM057
151 Mew psychic Undiscovered TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
207 Gligar ground/flying Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
212 Scizor bug/steel Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
214 Heracross bug/fighting Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
215 Sneasel dark/ice Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
215A Sneasel fighting/poison Field TM057
253 Grovyle grass Monster/Dragon TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
254 Sceptile grass Monster/Dragon TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
273 Seedot grass Field/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
274 Nuzleaf grass/dark Field/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
275 Shiftry grass/dark Field/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
285 Shroomish grass Fairy/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP TM057
286 Breloom grass/fighting Fairy/Grass TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP TM057
287 Slakoth normal Field TM057
288 Vigoroth normal Field TM057
289 Slaking normal Field TM057
290 Nincada bug/ground Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
291 Ninjask bug/flying Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
292 Shedinja bug/ghost Mineral TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
303 Mawile steel/fairy Field/Fairy TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
333 Swablu normal/flying Flying/Dragon TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
334 Altaria dragon/flying Flying/Dragon TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
335 Zangoose normal Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP TM057
341 Corphish water Water 1/Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
342 Crawdaunt water/dark Water 1/Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
347 Anorith rock/bug Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
348 Armaldo rock/bug Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
359 Absol dark Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
402 Kricketune bug Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP TM057
443 Gible dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM057
444 Gabite dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM057
445 Garchomp dragon/ground Monster/Dragon TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
451 Skorupi poison/bug Bug/Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
452 Drapion poison/dark Bug/Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
461 Weavile dark/ice Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
472 Gliscor ground/flying Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54BDSP
475 Gallade psychic/fighting Human-Like/Amorphous TM54 TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94SwSh
TM54BDSP
TM057
501 Oshawott water Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM057
502 Dewott water Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM057
503 Samurott water Field TM54 TM54 TM54 TM057
503A Samurott water/dark Field TM057
542 Leavanny bug/grass Bug TM54 TM54 TM54
588 Karrablast bug Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94
589 Escavalier bug/steel Bug TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94
610 Axew dragon Monster/Dragon TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94 TM057
611 Fraxure dragon Monster/Dragon TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94 TM057
612 Haxorus dragon Monster/Dragon TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94 TM057
624 Pawniard dark/steel Human-Like TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94 TM057
625 Bisharp dark/steel Human-Like TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94 TM057
638 Cobalion steel/fighting Undiscovered TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94
639 Terrakion rock/fighting Undiscovered TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94
640 Virizion grass/fighting Undiscovered TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94
647 Keldeo water/fighting Undiscovered TM54 TM54 TM54 TM94
656 Froakie water Water 1 TM057
657 Frogadier water Water 1 TM057
658 Greninja water/dark Water 1 TM057
674 Pancham fighting Field/Human-Like TM54 TM54 TM94
675 Pangoro fighting/dark Field/Human-Like TM54 TM54 TM94
679 Honedge steel/ghost Mineral TM54 TM54 TM94
680 Doublade steel/ghost Mineral TM54 TM54 TM94
681 Aegislash steel/ghost Mineral TM54 TM54 TM94
688 Binacle rock/water Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM94
689 Barbaracle rock/water Water 3 TM54 TM54 TM94
701 Hawlucha fighting/flying Flying/Human-Like TM54 TM54 TM94 TM057
722 Rowlet grass/flying Flying TM54 TM94 TM057
723 Dartrix grass/flying Flying TM54 TM94 TM057
724 Decidueye grass/ghost Flying TM54 TM94 TM057
724A Decidueye grass/fighting Flying TM057
753 Fomantis grass Grass TM54 TM94 TM057
754 Lurantis grass Grass TM54 TM94 TM057
768 Golisopod bug/water Bug/Water 3 TM54 TM94
782 Jangmo-o dragon Dragon TM54 TM94
783 Hakamo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TM54 TM94
784 Kommo-o dragon/fighting Dragon TM54 TM94
785 Tapu Koko electric/fairy Undiscovered TM54 TM94
787 Tapu Bulu grass/fairy Undiscovered TM54 TM94
794 Buzzwole bug/fighting Undiscovered TM54 TM94
795 Pheromosa bug/fighting Undiscovered TM54 TM94
798 Kartana grass/steel Undiscovered TM54 TM94
801 Magearna steel/fairy Undiscovered TM54 TM94 TM057
802 Marshadow fighting/ghost Undiscovered TM54 TM94
807 Zeraora electric Undiscovered TM54USUM TM94
810 Grookey grass Field/Grass TM94 TM057
811 Thwackey grass Field/Grass TM94 TM057
812 Rillaboom grass Field/Grass TM94 TM057
833 Chewtle water Monster/Water 1 TM057
834 Drednaw water/rock Monster/Water 1 TM94 TM057
870 Falinks fighting Fairy/Mineral TM94 TM057
888A Zacian fairy Undiscovered TM94 TM057
892 Urshifu fighting/dark Undiscovered TM94 TM057
892A Urshifu fighting/water Undiscovered TM94 TM057
900 Kleavor bug/rock Bug TM057
903 Sneasler fighting/poison Field TM057
917 Tarountula bug Bug TM057
918 Spidops bug Bug TM057
937 Ceruledge fire/ghost Human-Like TM057
983 Kingambit dark/steel Human-Like TM057
998 Baxcalibur dragon/ice Dragon/Mineral TM057
1002 Chien-Pao dark/ice Undiscovered TM057
1006 Iron Valiant fairy/fighting Undiscovered TM057
1010 Iron Leaves grass/psychic Undiscovered TM057
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.
Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding[]

Special move[]

Generation III[]

Generation IV[]

By event[]

Generation II[]

Generation V[]

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