Fainting: Difference between revisions

In the {{pkmn|game}}s, '''fainting''' occurs when a [[Pokémon]] reaches 0 {{Stat|HP}}, meaning it has taken as much or more damage than it had remaining hit points. A Pokémon which has fainted is unable to {{pkmn|battle}} until it has been revived. When the the player's [[party]] is viewed, any fainted Pokémon will have a red status bar and a [[status ailment]] symbol saying FNT.

Besides fainting from damage in a battle, a Pokémon can run out of HP due to [[Status ailment#Poison|poison]] while its {{pkmn|Trainer}} is walking around in the field (prior to [[Generation IV]]).  Pokémon can also faint instantly if their opponent successfully uses a [[one-hit knockout move]], or may faint under certain circumstances that occur after the use of {{m|Destiny Bond}} or {{m|Perish Song}}. Moves such as {{m|Selfdestruct}} or {{m|Explosion}} makes the user faint, though it deals massive damage to the opponent, acting as a sort of [[wp:kamikaze|kamikaze]].

Fainting will cause a Pokémon to lose [[happiness]], and it may grow to resent its trainer if it faints often and spends a lot of time unconscious.  In {{game|Yellow}}, {{p|Pikachu}} returns to its [[Poké Ball]] when it has fainted.  Though a Pokémon which has fainted cannot battle, it can still use any [[move]]s with field effects, such as {{m|Dig}} or [[HM]] moves like {{m|Fly}}.

In the {{pkmn|anime}}, fainting is referred to simply as being [[unable to battle]].  These Pokémon are not always unconscious, but merely do not have the energy or ability to battle, or cannot continue battling for some other reason.