Foul Play (move)

Foul Play イカサマ Trickery

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  15 (max. 24) Power  95 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation V Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Foul Play (Japanese: イカサマ Trickery) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Foul Play inflicts damage. It uses the target's Attack stat to calculate damage, as opposed to the user's Attack stat. The target's stat boosts (Abilities like Huge Power plus anything that changes the stat stage, such as Swords Dance or Growl) are incorporated into the damage calculations, however any other boosts (such as STAB, being burned, Abilities like Adaptability or Flower Gift, and items like Choice Band or Blackglasses) are calculated with the user of Foul Play's items, Abilities, and status.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	45			''''
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	45			''''
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	45			''''
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	50			''''
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	45			''''
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	37			''''
552		Krokorok	Ground	Dark	40			''''
553		Krookodile	Ground	Dark	42			''''
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark	29			''''
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark	29			''''
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
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark
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.

Trivia

• Foul Play is the strongest Template:Type2 move with a standard power as of Generation V.

In other languages

Language Title French Tricherie German Schmarotzer Italian Ripicca Spanish Juego Sucio

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.