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General

Tail Whip

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY

Quick Description

Flavor text: The user wags its tail cutely, making the foe less wary. The target's Defense stat is lowered.
Eevine summary: Lowers the target's Defense.

Damage Inflicts

0× against
½× against
2× against

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 30; maximum is 48
Target: enemies
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: しっぽをふる
Romaji: Shippowofuru

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: Not a TM
GSC TM: Not a TM
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

Lowers the target's Defense.

Flavor Text

Wags the tail to lower the foe's DEFENSE.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 2
Jam: 0
Flavor text: If user appeals last this turn, earns six points instead of two.

Similar Moves

: FeatherDance, Heal Bell
: Reversal
: Facade, Growl, Splash
: Aromatherapy, Fake Tears
: Endeavor, Spite, Waterfall

Combos

Use Tail Whip before: none
Use Tail Whip after: Charm

Contest Effect

Pokémon

By leveling up

52 Pokémon

							Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
		--	--	--	--	--	Aipom	2'7.5"	25.4 lb		Ground	Run Away Pickup	55	70	55	40	55	85	60.0
						--	Ambipom	3'11.2"	44.8 lb		Ground	Pickup Technician	75	100	66	60	66	115	80.3
				6	6	7	Azumarill	2'7.5"	62.8 lb		Water 1 Fairy	Huge Power Thick Fat	100	50	80	50	80	50	68.3
				6	6	7	Azurill	7.9"	4.4 lb		No Eggs	Huge Power Thick Fat	50	20	40	20	40	20	31.7
--	--	--	--	4	4	4	Blastoise	5'3"	188.5 lb		Monster Water 1	Torrent	79	83	100	85	105	78	88.3
		7	7	4	4	5	Blissey	4'11.1"	103.2 lb		Fairy	Natural Cure Serene Grace	255	10	10	75	135	55	90.0
	--	9	9	5	5	5	Chansey	3'7.3"	76.3 lb		Fairy	Natural Cure Serene Grace	250	5	5	35	105	50	75.0
	--	5	5	5	5	3	Cubone	1'3.7"	14.3 lb		Monster	Lightningrod Rock Head	50	50	95	40	50	35	53.3
31	31	--	--	--	--	--	Eevee	11.8"	14.3 lb		Ground	Run Away Adaptability	55	55	50	45	65	55	54.2
		--	--	--	--	--	Espeon	2'11.4"	58.4 lb		Ground	Synchronize Synchronize	65	65	60	130	95	110	87.5
37	37	--	--	--	--	--	Flareon	2'11.4"	55.1 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Flash Fire	65	130	60	95	110	65	87.5
						--	Glaceon	2'7.5"	57.1 lb		Ground	Snow Cloak Snow Cloak	65	60	110	130	95	65	87.5
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Goldeen	1'11.6"	33.1 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim Water Veil	45	67	60	35	50	63	53.3
28	28	--	--	5	5	5	Golduck	5'6.9"	168.9 lb		Water 1 Ground	Damp Cloud Nine	80	82	78	95	80	85	83.3
		4	4	4	4	--	Granbull	4'7.1"	107.4 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Quick Feet	90	120	75	60	60	45	75.0
				5	5	7	Hoppip	1'3.7"	1.1 lb		Fairy Plant	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard	35	35	40	35	55	50	41.7
37	--	--	--	--	--	--	Jolteon	2'7.5"	54 lb		Ground	Volt Absorb Volt Absorb	65	65	60	110	95	130	87.5
		--	--	5	5	7	Jumpluff	2'7.5"	6.6 lb		Fairy Plant	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard	75	55	70	55	85	110	75.0
31	31	19	19	13	13	10	Kangaskhan	7'2.6"	176.4 lb		Monster	Early Bird Scrappy	105	95	80	40	80	90	81.7
				--	--	--	Kecleon	3'3.4"	48.5 lb		Ground	Color Change	60	90	70	60	120	40	73.3
						--	Leafeon	3'3.4"	56.2 lb		Ground	Leaf Guard Leaf Guard	65	110	130	60	65	95	87.5
				5	5	5	Linoone	1'7.7"	71.6 lb		Ground	Pickup Gluttony	78	70	61	50	61	100	70.0
		6	6	6	6	7	Marill	1'3.7"	18.7 lb		Water 1 Fairy	Huge Power Thick Fat	70	20	50	20	50	40	41.7
	--	--	--	5	5	3	Marowak	3'3.4"	99.2 lb		Monster	Lightningrod Rock Head	60	80	110	50	80	45	70.8
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Nidoqueen	4'3.2"	132.3 lb		No Eggs	Poison Point Rivalry	90	82	87	75	85	76	82.5
21	23	23	23	8	8	7	Nidoran F	1'3.7"	15.4 lb		Monster Ground	Poison Point Rivalry	55	47	52	40	40	41	45.8
23	27	27	27	8	8	7	Nidorina	2'7.5"	44.1 lb		No Eggs	Poison Point Rivalry	70	62	67	55	55	56	60.8
--	--	--	--				Ninetales	3'7.3"	43.9 lb		Ground	Flash Fire	73	76	75	81	100	100	84.2
		6	6	6	6	5	Pichu	11.8"	4.4 lb		No Eggs	Static	20	40	15	35	35	60	34.2
	6	6	6	6	6	5	Pikachu	1'3.7"	13.2 lb		Ground Fairy	Static	35	55	30	50	40	90	50.0
30	30	8	8	9	9	10	Ponyta	3'3.4"	66.1 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Run Away	50	85	55	65	65	90	68.3
28	28	5	5	5	5	5	Psyduck	2'7.5"	43.2 lb		Water 1 Ground	Damp Cloud Nine	50	52	48	65	50	55	53.3
		--	--	--	--	--	Quagsire	4'7.1"	165.3 lb		Water 1 Ground	Damp Water Absorb	95	85	85	65	65	35	71.7
				--	--	--	Raichu	2'7.5"	66.1 lb		Ground Fairy	Static	60	90	55	90	80	100	79.2
--	--	--	--	9	9	10	Rapidash	5'6.9"	209.4 lb		Ground	Flash Fire Run Away	65	100	70	80	80	105	83.3
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Raticate	2'3.6"	40.8 lb		Ground	Run Away Guts	55	81	60	50	70	97	68.8
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Rattata	11.8"	7.7 lb		Ground	Run Away Guts	30	56	35	25	35	72	42.2
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Rhydon	6'2.8"	264.6 lb		Monster Ground	Lightningrod Rock Head	105	130	120	45	45	40	80.8
35	35	--	--	--	--	--	Rhyhorn	3'3.4"	253.5 lb		Monster Ground	Lightningrod Rock Head	80	85	95	30	30	25	57.5
						--	Rhyperior	7'10.5"	623.5 lb		Monster Ground	Lightningrod Solid Rock	115	140	130	55	55	40	89.2
--	--	--	--	--	--	--	Seaking	4'3.2"	86 lb		Water 2	Swift Swim Water Veil	80	92	65	65	80	68	75.0
		--	--	5	5	7	Skiploom	1'11.6"	2.2 lb		Fairy Plant	Chlorophyll Leaf Guard	55	45	50	45	65	80	56.7
				3	3	--	Skitty	1'11.6"	24.3 lb		Ground Fairy	Cute Charm Normalize	50	45	45	35	35	50	43.3
				4	4	--	Snubbull	1'11.6"	17.2 lb		Ground Fairy	Intimidate Run Away	60	80	50	40	40	30	50.0
4	4	4	4	4	4	4	Squirtle	1'7.7"	19.8 lb		Monster Water 1	Torrent	44	48	65	50	64	43	52.3
28	28	--	--	4	--	3	Tauros	4'7.1"	194.9 lb		Ground	Intimidate Anger Point	75	100	95	40	70	110	81.7
		--	--	--	--	--	Umbreon	3'3.4"	59.5 lb		Ground	Synchronize Synchronize	95	65	110	60	130	65	87.5
37	37	--	--	--	--	--	Vaporeon	3'3.4"	63.9 lb		Ground	Water Absorb Water Absorb	130	65	60	110	95	65	87.5
--	--	--	--	5	5	4	Vulpix	1'11.6"	21.8 lb		Ground	Flash Fire	38	41	40	50	65	65	49.8
--	--	--	--	4	4	4	Wartortle	3'3.4"	49.6 lb		Monster Water 1	Torrent	59	63	80	65	80	58	67.5
		--	--	--	--	--	Wooper	1'3.7"	18.7 lb		Water 1 Ground	Damp Water Absorb	55	45	45	25	25	15	35.0
				5	5	5	Zigzagoon	1'3.7"	38.6 lb		Ground	Pickup Gluttony	38	30	41	30	41	60	40.0