Fake Tears (move)

Fake Tears
うそなき Fake Crying

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Fake Tears (Japanese: うそなき Fake Crying) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. In Generation VIII, it is TM47.

Effect

Fake Tears lowers the target's Special Defense stat by two stages.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Fake Tears, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
ColoXD	Feigns crying to sharply lower the target's Sp. Def.
FRLG	The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	41	25	28	28	28	24
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						1
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1
0238		Smoochum		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	37	25	28	28	28	24
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	6	6	6	6^XY 5^ORAS	5	44
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	28	21, 31	21, 35	35^XY
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		31	35	35^XY 25^ORAS	25
0438		Bonsly		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1
0570		Zorua		Field		Field			9	9	9	28
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field						28
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like			10	10	10	28
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like						12
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like						12
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						12
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM47	IX --
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field						✔
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
0039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
053A		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0133		Eevee		Field		Field						✔
0134		Vaporeon		Field		Field						✔
0135		Jolteon		Field		Field						✔
0136		Flareon		Field		Field						✔
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0173		Cleffa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0174		Igglybuff		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy						✔
0184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy						✔
0185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						✔
0196		Espeon		Field		Field						✔
0197		Umbreon		Field		Field						✔
0215		Sneasel		Field		Field						✔
0238		Smoochum		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
263G		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
264G		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field						✔
0294		Loudred		Monster	Field						✔
0295		Exploud		Monster	Field						✔
0298		Azurill		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy						✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral						✔
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral						✔
0403		Shinx		Field		Field						✔
0404		Luxio		Field		Field						✔
0405		Luxray		Field		Field						✔
0427		Buneary		Field		Field						✔
0428		Lopunny		Field		Field						✔
0438		Bonsly		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0461		Weavile		Field		Field						✔
0470		Leafeon		Field		Field						✔
0471		Glaceon		Field		Field						✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral						✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field						✔
0510		Liepard		Field		Field						✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying						✔
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying						✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy						✔
0547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy						✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon						✔
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon						✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
562G		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field						✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field						✔
0572		Minccino		Field		Field						✔
0573		Cinccino		Field		Field						✔
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying						✔
0630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying						✔
0677		Espurr		Field		Field						✔
0678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field						✔
678F		Meowstic Female		Field		Field						✔
0682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
0686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						✔
0700		Sylveon		Field		Field						✔
0719		Diancie		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						✔
0742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy						✔
0743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy						✔
0758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon						✔
0821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying						✔
0822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying						✔
0823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying						✔
0827		Nickit		Field		Field						✔
0828		Thievul		Field		Field						✔
0859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
0860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
0861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
0862		Obstagoon		Field		Field						✔
0866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
0869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous						✔
0877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0133		Eevee		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy				✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔
0298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy				✔^ORAS	✔
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy				✔^ORAS	✔
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			✔	✔	✔
0403		Shinx		Field		Field				✔	✔
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
0431		Glameow		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying			✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0572		Minccino		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0585		Deerling		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0174	Igglybuff	style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0314	Illumise	Bug	Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Fake Tears is a move with 22 PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, lowering their Special Defense by two stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat, Taunt and Muzzled status condition.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Sharply lowers the target's Sp. Def.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels.
MDTD S	Reduces the target's Special Defense by 2 levels.
BSL	てきポケモンのとくぼうを２だんかいさげる
MDGtI	It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense.
SMD MDRTDX	It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Bonsly Sudowoodo
The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Bonsly pretends to cry, making actual tears come out of its eyes. It can also cry loudly, distorting the air around it.
A wild Bonsly	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew	Debut
A wild Bonsly	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival	None
Brock's Bonsly	From Cradle to Save	None
	Sudowoodo pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Battling a Cute Drama!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Plusle
The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Plusle licks its paws and dabs them around its eyes, making its saliva look like tears. It then pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel bad for it.
Ruby's Plusle	With a Spoink in Your Step II	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

No Dark-type Pokémon could learn the move until Generation V.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	假哭 Gáhūk
Chinese	Mandarin	假哭 Jiǎkū
Dutch		Neptranen
Finnish		Tekokyyneleet
French		Croco Larme
German		Trugträne
Greek		Ψεύτικα Δάκρυα Pséútika Dakrua
Indonesian		Air Mata Buaya
Italian		Falselacrime
Korean		거짓울음 Geojit Ul'eum
Polish		Fałszywe Łzy
Portuguese	Brazil	Lágrimas Falsas (TCG, manga) Choro Falso (anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Choro Falso (anime) Lágrimas Falsas (TCG)
Romanian		Lacrimile False
Serbian		Lažne Suze
Spanish	Latin America	Lágrimas Falsas
Spanish	Spain	Llanto Falso
Vietnamese		Nước Mắt Cá Sấu

Variations of the move Charm

Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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