Feint

Essentials

Feint

physical

Generation 4

Summary

Hits through Protect and Detect.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 50; percentile 25.3
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 2 (fast)

Flags

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Removes the effects of Detect or Protect from the target before hitting.

This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move, nor selected by Assist or Metronome.

History

Before: If the target is not under the effect of Detect or Protect, this move will fail.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: An attack that hits a foe using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves.

: An attack that hits a target using Protect or Detect. It also lifts the effects of those moves.

Foreign Names

Italian: Fintoattacco
French: Ruse
Spanish: Amago
German: Offenlegung
Czech: Lest
Japanese: フェイント (feinto)

Contests

Super Contest

Type
Appeal
Flavor text: Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Feint.

Pokémon

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

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Feint'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.
29	29	29	34	Pikachu		Static Lightningrod		Ground Fairy	35	55	30	50	40	90	300
	54	54	54	Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
	68	68	68	Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
	43	43	43	Farfetch'd		Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant		Flying Ground	52	65	55	58	62	60	352
25	25	25	25	Hitmonlee		Limber Reckless Unburden		Humanshape	50	120	53	35	110	87	455
21	21	21	21	Hitmonchan		Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus		Humanshape	50	105	79	35	110	76	455
33	33	33	33	Hitmontop		Intimidate Technician Steadfast		Humanshape	50	95	95	35	110	70	455
	61	61	61	Scyther		Swarm Technician Steadfast		Bug	70	110	80	55	80	105	500
	61	61	61	Scizor		Swarm Technician Light Metal		Bug	70	130	100	55	80	65	500
	—	—	—	Kabutops		Swift Swim Battle Armor Weak Armor		Water 1 Water 3	60	115	105	65	70	80	495
	38	38	38	Yanmega		Speed Boost Tinted Lens Frisk		Bug	86	76	86	116	56	95	515
49	49	49	49	Heracross		Swarm Guts Moxie		Bug	80	125	75	40	95	85	500
	20	20	20	Skarmory		Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor		Flying	65	80	140	40	70	70	465
39	39	39	45	Gallade		Steadfast Justified		Indeterminate	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
22	22	22	22	Meditite		Pure Power Telepathy		Humanshape	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
22	22	22	22	Medicham		Pure Power Telepathy		Humanshape	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
	—	—	—	Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
81	81	81	81	Trapinch		Hyper Cutter Arena Trap Sheer Force		Bug	45	100	45	45	45	10	290
	14	14	14	Kecleon		Color Change		Ground	60	90	70	60	120	40	440
	—	—	—	Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Ground	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
26	26	26	26	Monferno		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	64	78	52	78	52	81	405
29	29	29	26	Infernape		Blaze Iron Fist		Ground Humanshape	76	104	71	104	71	108	534
	18	18	18	Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Ground	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
	18	18	18	Skuntank		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Ground	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
15	15	15	15	Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		No Eggs	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
15	15	15	15	Lucario		Steadfast Inner Focus Justified		Ground Humanshape	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
				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.
				Tyrogue		Guts Steadfast Vital Spirit		No Eggs	35	35	35	35	35	35	210
				Elekid		Static Vital Spirit		No Eggs	45	63	37	65	55	95	360
				Pinsir		Hyper Cutter Mold Breaker Moxie		Bug	65	125	100	55	70	85	500
				Yanma		Speed Boost Compoundeyes Frisk		Bug	65	65	45	75	45	95	390
				Gligar		Hyper Cutter Sand Veil Immunity		Bug	65	75	105	35	65	85	430
				Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
				Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
				Torchic		Blaze Speed Boost		Ground	45	60	40	70	50	45	310
				Makuhita		Thick Fat Guts Sheer Force		Humanshape	72	60	30	20	30	25	237
				Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
				Zangoose		Immunity Toxic Boost		Ground	73	115	60	60	60	90	458
				Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
				Shelmet		Hydration Shell Armor Overcoat		Bug	50	40	85	40	65	25	305
				Mienfoo		Inner Focus Regenerator Reckless		Ground Humanshape	45	85	50	55	50	65	350