Fake Tears

Essentials

Fake Tears

status

Generation 3

Summary

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
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

This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
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
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

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

Effect

Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
: The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe’s SP. DEF stat.

: The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat.

: The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.

: The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.

: The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: うそなき (usonaki)
: うそなき
Korean: 거짓울음
Chinese: 假哭
: 假哭
French: Croco Larme
German: Trugträne
Spanish: Llanto Falso
Italian: Falselacrime
Czech: Falešné slzy

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: The appeal works great if performed last.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Fake Tears.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Metal Sound			40	—	85%		Lowers the target's Special Defense by two stages.

Pokémon

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
37	25	28	28	28	28	Smoochum		Oblivious Forewarn Hydration		Undiscovered	45	30	15	85	65	65	305
41	25	28	28	28	28	Jynx		Oblivious Forewarn Dry Skin		Human-Like	65	50	35	115	95	95	455
	—	—	—	—	—	Bonsly		Sturdy Rock Head Rattled		Undiscovered	50	80	95	10	45	10	290
19	—	—	—	—	—	Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Field	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
19	—	—	—	—	—	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet Unnerve		Field	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
6	6	6	6	5	5	Mawile		Hyper Cutter Intimidate Sheer Force		Field Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
			6	5	5	Mega Mawile		Huge Power		Field Fairy	50	105	125	55	95	50	480
28	21	21	35			Plusle		Plus Lightning Rod		Fairy	60	50	40	85	75	95	405
	31	35	35	25	25	Minun		Minus Volt Absorb		Fairy	60	40	50	75	85	95	405
		9	9	9	9	Zorua		Illusion		Field	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
		10	10	10	10	Gothita		Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag		Human-Like	45	30	50	55	65	45	290
		—	10	10	10	Gothorita		Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag		Human-Like	60	45	70	75	85	55	390
		—	10	10	10	Gothitelle		Frisk Competitive Shadow Tag		Human-Like	70	55	95	95	110	65	490
			10	10	10	Swirlix		Sweet Veil Unburden		Fairy	62	48	66	59	57	49	341
			10	10	10	Slurpuff		Sweet Veil Unburden		Fairy	82	80	86	85	75	72	480
						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.
						Cleffa		Cute Charm Magic Guard Friend Guard		Undiscovered	50	25	28	45	55	15	218
						Igglybuff		Cute Charm Competitive Friend Guard		Undiscovered	90	30	15	40	20	15	210
						Eevee		Run Away Adaptability Anticipation		Field	55	55	50	45	65	55	325
						Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
						Azurill		Thick Fat Huge Power Sap Sipper		Undiscovered	50	20	40	20	40	20	190
						Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Field Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
						Teddiursa		Pickup Quick Feet Honey Gather		Field	60	80	50	50	50	40	330
						Shroomish		Effect Spore Poison Heal Quick Feet		Fairy Grass	60	40	60	40	60	35	295
						Whismur		Soundproof Rattled		Monster Field	64	51	23	51	23	28	240
						Skitty		Cute Charm Normalize Wonder Skin		Field Fairy	50	45	45	35	35	50	260
						Plusle		Plus Lightning Rod		Fairy	60	50	40	85	75	95	405
						Minun		Minus Volt Absorb		Fairy	60	40	50	75	85	95	405
						Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens Prankster		Bug Human-Like	65	47	75	73	85	85	430
						Spinda		Own Tempo Tangled Feet Contrary		Field Human-Like	60	60	60	60	60	60	360
						Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300
						Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Field	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
						Pachirisu		Run Away Pickup Volt Absorb		Field Fairy	60	45	70	45	90	95	405
						Buneary		Run Away Klutz Limber		Field Human-Like	55	66	44	44	56	85	350
						Glameow		Limber Own Tempo Keen Eye		Field	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
						Purrloin		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	41	50	37	50	37	66	281
						Woobat		Unaware Klutz Simple		Flying Field	65	45	43	55	43	72	323
						Cottonee		Prankster Infiltrator Chlorophyll		Fairy Grass	40	27	60	37	50	66	280
						Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
						Minccino		Cute Charm Technician Skill Link		Field	55	50	40	40	40	75	300
						Deerling		Chlorophyll Sap Sipper Serene Grace		Field	60	60	50	40	50	75	335
						Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370

38 Pokémon

Essentials

Summary

Damage Dealt

Stats

Flags

Machines

Effect

Meta

Flavor

Flavor Text

Foreign Names

Contests

Contest

Super Contest

Similar moves

Pokémon

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