Tail Whip (move)

Tail Whip しっぽをふる Tail Wag

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   ???

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Tail Whip is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Tail Whip decreases the opponent's defense by 1 level by the user wagging its tail cutely, making the foe less wary.

Tail Whip will do nothing if the opponent's defense has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, and will fail if the opponent has a substitute or is under the effect of Mist. The effect of Tail Whip is ignored by critical hits.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Wartortle at Lv.--
• Blastoise at Lv.--
• Rattata at Lv.--
• Raticate at Lv.--
• Pikachu at Lv.6 (Yel.)
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.21 (R/G/B)
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.23 (Yel.)
• Nidorina at Lv.23 (R/G/B)
• Nidorina at Lv.27 (Yel.)
• Nidoqueen at Lv.--
• Vulpix at Lv.--
• Ninetales at Lv.--
• Psyduck at Lv.28
• Golduck at Lv.28
• Ponyta at Lv.30
• Rapidash at Lv.--
• Rapidash at Lv.30
• Cubone at Lv.-- (Yel.)
• Cubone at Lv.13 (Yel.)
• Marowak at Lv.-- (Yel.)
• Marowak at Lv.13 (Yel.)
• Rhyhorn at Lv.35
• Rhydon at Lv.--
• Chansey at Lv.-- (Yel.)
• Kangaskhan at Lv.31
• Goldeen at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Tauros at Lv.28
• Eevee at Lv.31 (R/G/B)
• Vaporeon at Lv.37 (R/G/B)
• Jolteon at Lv.37 (R/G/B)
• Flareon at Lv.37 (R/G/B)

Generation II

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.4
• Wartortle at Lv.--
• Wartortle at Lv.4
• Blastoise at Lv.--
• Blastoise at Lv.4
• Rattata at Lv.--
• Raticate at Lv.--
• Pikachu at Lv.6
• Raichu at Lv.--
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.23
• Nidorina at Lv.27
• Nidoqueen at Lv.--
• Vulpix at Lv.--
• Psyduck at Lv.5
• Golduck at Lv.--
• Golduck at Lv.5
• Ponyta at Lv.8
• Rapidash at Lv.--
• Rapidash at Lv.8
• Cubone at Lv.5
• Marowak at Lv.--
• Marowak at Lv.5
• Rhyhorn at Lv.--
• Rhydon at Lv.--
• Chansey at Lv.9
• Kangaskhan at Lv.19
• Goldeen at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Tauros at Lv.4
• Eevee at Lv.--
• Vaporeon at Lv.--
• Jolteon at Lv.--
• Flareon at Lv.--
• Pichu at Lv.6
• Marill at Lv.6
• Azumarill at Lv.--
• Azumarill at Lv.6
• Hoppip at Lv.5
• Skiploom at Lv.5
• Skiploom at Lv.--
• Jumpluff at Lv.5
• Jumpluff at Lv.--
• Aipom at Lv.--
• Wooper at Lv.--
• Quagsire at Lv.--
• Espeon at Lv.--
• Umbreon at Lv.--
• Snubbull at Lv.4
• Granbull at Lv.4
• Blissey at Lv.7

Generation III

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.4
• Wartortle at Lv.--
• Wartortle at Lv.4
• Blastoise at Lv.--
• Blastoise at Lv.4
• Rattata at Lv.--
• Raticate at Lv.--
• Pikachu at Lv.6
• Raichu at Lv.--
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.8
• Nidorina at Lv.8
• Nidoqueen at Lv.--
• Vulpix at Lv.5
• Psyduck at Lv.5
• Golduck at Lv.--
• Golduck at Lv.5
• Ponyta at Lv.9
• Rapidash at Lv.--
• Rapidash at Lv.9
• Cubone at Lv.5
• Marowak at Lv.--
• Marowak at Lv.5
• Rhyhorn at Lv.--
• Rhydon at Lv.--
• Chansey at Lv.5
• Kangaskhan at Lv.13
• Goldeen at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Tauros at Lv.4 (R/S/E)
• Tauros at Lv.-- (FR/LG)
• Eevee at Lv.--
• Vaporeon at Lv.--
• Jolteon at Lv.--
• Flareon at Lv.--
• Pichu at Lv.6
• Marill at Lv.6
• Azumarill at Lv.--
• Azumarill at Lv.6
• Hoppip at Lv.5
• Skiploom at Lv.--
• Skiploom at Lv.5
• Jumpluff at Lv.--
• Jumpluff at Lv.5
• Aipom at Lv.--
• Wooper at Lv.--
• Quagsire at Lv.--
• Espeon at Lv.--
• Umbreon at Lv.--
• Snubbull at Lv.4
• Granbull at Lv.4
• Blissey at Lv.4
• Zigzagoon at Lv.5
• Linoone at Lv.--
• Linoone at Lv.5
• Azurill at Lv.6
• Skitty at Lv.3
• Kecleon at Lv.--

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Squirtle at Lv.4
• Wartortle at Lv.--
• Wartortle at Lv.4
• Blastoise at Lv.--
• Blastoise at Lv.4
• Rattata at Lv.--
• Raticate at Lv.--
• Pikachu at Lv.5
• Raichu at Lv.--
• Nidoran♀ at Lv.7
• Nidorina at Lv.7
• Nidoqueen at Lv.--
• Vulpix at Lv.4
• Psyduck at Lv.5
• Golduck at Lv.--
• Golduck at Lv.5
• Ponyta at Lv.10
• Rapidash at Lv.--
• Rapidash at Lv.10
• Cubone at Lv.3
• Marowak at Lv.--
• Marowak at Lv.3
• Rhyhorn at Lv.--
• Rhydon at Lv.--
• Chansey at Lv.5
• Kangaskhan at Lv.10
• Goldeen at Lv.--
• Seaking at Lv.--
• Tauros at Lv.3
• Eevee at Lv.--
• Vaporeon at Lv.--
• Jolteon at Lv.--
• Flareon at Lv.--
• Pichu at Lv.5
• Marill at Lv.7
• Azumarill at Lv.--
• Azumarill at Lv.7
• Hoppip at Lv.7
• Skiploom at Lv.--
• Skiploom at Lv.7
• Jumpluff at Lv.--
• Jumpluff at Lv.7
• Aipom at Lv.--
• Wooper at Lv.--
• Quagsire at Lv.--
• Espeon at Lv.--
• Umbreon at Lv.--
• Snubbull at Lv.--
• Granbull at Lv.--
• Blissey at Lv.5
• Zigzagoon at Lv.5
• Linoone at Lv.--
• Linoone at Lv.5
• Azurill at Lv.7
• Skitty at Lv.--
• Kecleon at Lv.--
• Ambipom at Lv.--
• Rhyperior at Lv.--
• Leafeon at Lv.--
• Glaceon at Lv.--

By breeding

• Glameow

In other languages

Portuguese: Chicote de Cauda. Spanish: Látigo. Italian: Colpo-Coda. French: Mimi-queue. German: Rutenschlag.