Faint Attack

Essentials

Faint Attack

physical

Generation 2

Summary

Never misses.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 60; percentile 36.5
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact

User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb).
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Ignores accuracy and evasion modifiers.

History

Before: Hits Pokémon under the effects of Dig and Fly.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An attack that never misses.

: Draws the foe close, then strikes without fail.
: The user draws up close to the foe disarmingly, then hits without fail.

: The user draws up to the foe disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.

: The user approaches the target disarmingly, then throws a sucker punch. It hits without fail.

Foreign Names

Czech: Matný útok
French: Feinte
Italian: Finta
German: Finte
Spanish: Finta
Japanese: だましうち (damashiuchi)

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

The appeal works great if performed first.

Use after

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Faint Attack.

Move	PP	Power	Acc	Effect
Swift	20	60	—	Never misses.
Shadow Punch	20	60	—	Never misses.
Aerial Ace	20	60	—	Never misses.
Magical Leaf	20	60	—	Never misses.
Shock Wave	20	60	—	Never misses.
Aura Sphere	20	90	—	Never misses.
Magnet Bomb	20	60	—	Never misses.

Pokémon

Dark Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Faint Attack's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
28	28	25	22	22	22	Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
29	29	25	22	22	22	Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
			16	16	16	Magby		Flame Body Vital Spirit		No Eggs	45	75	37	70	55	83	365
			16	16	16	Magmar		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Humanshape	65	95	57	100	85	93	495
			16	16	16	Magmortar		Flame Body Vital Spirit		Humanshape	75	95	67	125	95	83	540
36	36	36	36	36	36	Umbreon		Synchronize Inner Focus		Ground	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
			25	25	25	Bonsly		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		No Eggs	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
37	41	41	25	25	25	Sudowoodo		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Mineral	70	100	115	30	65	30	410
31	35	35	35	35	35	Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
28	28	28	23	23	23	Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
			23	23	23	Gliscor		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Poison Heal		Bug	75	95	125	45	75	95	510
25	22	22	14	14	14	Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
			14	14	14	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
22	25	25	15	15	15	Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Ground	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
22	25	25	15	15	15	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet Unnerve		Ground	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
27	37	37	35	35	32	Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
30	43	43	38	38	35	Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
	31	31	31	31	31	Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
			—	—	—	Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Ground Plant	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
	19	19	19	19	19	Slakoth		Truant		Ground	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
	19	19	19	19	19	Slaking		Truant		Ground	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
	27	27	25	29	29	Skitty		Cute Charm Normalize Wonder Skin		Ground Fairy	50	45	45	35	35	50	260
	29	29	32	32	32	Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
	26	26	26	26	26	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
	12	12	14	14	14	Spinda		Own Tempo Tangled Feet Contrary		Ground Humanshape	60	60	60	60	60	60	360
	17	17	17	17	17	Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
	—	—	—	—	—	Vibrava		Levitate		Bug	50	70	50	50	50	70	340
	—	—	—	—	—	Flygon		Levitate		Bug	80	100	80	80	80	100	520
	29	29	29	29	29	Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
	29	29	29	29	29	Cacturne		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Plant Humanshape	70	115	60	115	60	55	475
	7	7	7	7	7	Kecleon		Color Change		Ground	60	90	70	60	120	40	440
	37	37	28	28	28	Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
	39	39	28	28	28	Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Indeterminate	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
			17	17	17	Glameow		Limber Own Tempo Keen Eye		Ground	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
			17	17	17	Purugly		Thick Fat Own Tempo Defiant		Ground	71	82	64	64	59	112	452
			41	41	41	Bronzor		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal		Mineral	57	24	86	24	86	23	300
			50	50	50	Bronzong		Levitate Heatproof Heavy Metal		Mineral	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
			7	7	7	Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Indeterminate	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
			17	17	17	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
			17	17	17	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
			27	27	27	Carnivine		Levitate		Plant	74	100	72	90	72	46	454
				29	29	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
					13	Dwebble		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	50	65	85	35	35	55	325
					13	Crustle		Sturdy Shell Armor Weak Armor		Bug Mineral	70	95	125	65	75	45	475
					9	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
					—	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
					17	Zorua		Illusion		Ground	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
					17	Zoroark		Illusion		Ground	60	105	60	120	60	105	510
					24	Gothita		Frisk Shadow Tag		Humanshape	45	30	50	55	65	45	290
					24	Gothorita		Frisk Shadow Tag		Humanshape	60	45	70	75	85	55	390
					24	Gothitelle		Frisk Shadow Tag		Humanshape	70	55	95	95	110	65	490
					16	Spring Deerling		Chlorophyll Sap Sipper Serene Grace		Ground	60	60	50	40	50	75	335
					16	Spring Sawsbuck		Chlorophyll Sap Sipper Serene Grace		Ground	80	100	70	60	70	95	475
					20	Foongus		Effect Spore Regenerator		Plant	69	55	45	55	55	15	294
					20	Amoonguss		Effect Spore Regenerator		Plant	114	85	70	85	80	30	464
					17	Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
					17	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
					23	Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
					23	Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
						Pidgey		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	40	45	40	35	35	56	251
						Spearow		Keen Eye Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
						Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Ground	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
						Igglybuff		Cute Charm Friend Guard		No Eggs	90	30	15	40	20	15	210
						Zubat		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
						Diglett		Sand Veil Arena Trap Sand Force		Ground	10	55	25	35	45	95	265
						Doduo		Run Away Early Bird Tangled Feet		Flying	35	85	45	35	35	75	310
						Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
						Hoothoot		Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens		Flying	60	30	30	36	56	50	262
						Natu		Synchronize Early Bird Magic Bounce		Flying	40	50	45	70	45	70	320
						Yanma		Speed Boost Compoundeyes Frisk		Bug	65	65	45	75	45	95	390
						Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Prankster		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
						Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
						Nincada		Compoundeyes Run Away		Bug	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
						Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
						Duskull		Levitate		Indeterminate	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
						Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Ground	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
						Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
						Purrloin		Limber Unburden Prankster		Ground	41	50	37	50	37	66	281
						Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
						Karrablast		Swarm Shed Skin No Guard		Bug	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
						Joltik		Compoundeyes Unnerve Swarm		Bug	50	47	50	57	50	65	319
						Druddigon		Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker		Monster Dragon	77	120	90	60	90	48	485
						Heatmor		Gluttony Flash Fire White Smoke		Ground	85	97	66	105	66	65	484
						Durant		Swarm Hustle Truant		Bug	58	109	112	48	48	109	484