Tail Slap (move)

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Tail Slap
スイープビンタ Sweep Slap
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Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  25
Accuracy  85%
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Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation V
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Tail Slap (Japanese: スイープビンタ Sweep Slap) is a damage-dealing Normal-type multi-strike move introduced in Generation V. It is the signature move of Minccino and Cinccino.

Effect

Tail Slap inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 33.3% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 33.3% chance it will hit 3 times, a 16.7% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 16.7% chance it will hit 5 times. This gives the attack an average power of 75. Each hit made has an equal chance to be a critical hit. A Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Tail Slap, if it does not miss.

Tail Slap will continue attacking after a substitute is broken. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last hit of this move.

If Focus Sash, Focus Band, or Sturdy activate before the last hit is dealt, the following hit will cause the defending Pokémon to faint; however, Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one. Each hit will cause Weak Armor to activate.

If the target has an Ability which activates upon contact, each hit counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.

If the target is holding a Rocky Helmet, the user is damaged for each hit.

Description

Games Description
Conq The user attacks by striking the target with its hard tail. It hits the Pokémon two to five times in a row.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
572   Minccino Normal Normal 25 ''''
573   Cinccino Normal Normal -- ''''
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 Type Father
II III IV V VI
037   Vulpix Fire Fire   
418   Buizel Water Water   
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 the anime

The user attacks by striking the target with its hard tail.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Cinccino's entire tail glows white and it hits the opponent multiple times with it.
Maya's Cinccino Beauties Battling for Pride and Prestige! Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other languages

Language Title
French   Canada Coud'keu
  Europe Plumo-Queue
  German Kehrschelle
  Italian Spazzasberla
  Korean 스위프뺨치기 Sweep Fyamchigi
  Spanish Plumerazo


  This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.