Tail Slap (move)

Tail Slap
スイープビンタ Sweep Slap

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	25
Accuracy	85%
Priority	0
Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
TM84 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Effectiveness varies depending on when it is used.

On Smogon's Movedex:

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. Prior to Generation VIII, it was the signature move of Minccino and Cinccino. It is TM84 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Tail Slap inflicts damage, hitting the target 2-5 times per use. There is a 35% chance that it will hit 2 times, a 35% chance it will hit 3 times, a 15% chance it will hit 4 times, and a 15% chance it will hit 5 times. Each strike made has an equal chance to be a critical hit.

Tail Slap may continue attacking after breaking a substitute. Bide and Counter will only acknowledge the last strike of this move.

If the target has Weak Armor, Stamina, or an Ability that activates upon contact, each strike counts individually, enabling the Ability to activate multiple times.

Pokémon with the Ability Skill Link will always hit five times when using Tail Slap unless it misses.

If a Focus Sash or Sturdy activates before the last strike is dealt, the following strike will cause the defending Pokémon to faint. A Focus Band can still activate repeatedly to prevent fainting, but each chance is independent of the previous one.

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

If the user is holding a King's Rock or Razor Fang, each consecutive hit has an equal chance to cause the opponent to flinch.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Tail Slap cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	The user attacks by striking the target with its hard tail. It hits the Pokémon two to five times in a row.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh LA	The user attacks by striking the target with its hard tail. It hits the target two to five times in a row.
BDSP	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0572		Minccino		Field	Field	25	25	25	32^SwSh
0573		Cinccino		Field	Field	1	1	1	1^SwSh
0827		Nickit		Field	Field				32^SwSh
0828		Thievul		Field	Field				40^SwSh
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 TM84	IX --
0037		Vulpix		Field	Field				✔
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field	Field				✔
0038		Ninetales		Field	Field				✔
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field	Field				✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered				✔
0263		Zigzagoon		Field	Field				✔
0264		Linoone		Field	Field				✔
0434		Stunky		Field	Field				✔
0435		Skuntank		Field	Field				✔
0572		Minccino		Field	Field				✔
0573		Cinccino		Field	Field				✔
0678		Meowstic Male		Field	Field				✔
678F		Meowstic Female		Field	Field				✔
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field	Field				✔
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field	Field				✔
0819		Skwovet		Field	Field				✔
0820		Greedent		Field	Field				✔
0827		Nickit		Field	Field				✔
0828		Thievul		Field	Field				✔
0888		Zacian		No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered				✔
0889		Zamazenta		No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered				✔
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
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			✔
0190		Aipom		Field		Field			✔^USUM
0418		Buizel		Water 1	Field	✔	✔	✔
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 Conquest


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Stars: ★★

Power: 23

Accuracy: 85%

Effect: Attacks the target two to five times. If there are multiple Pokémon in the target area and the move fails to hit all of them, it will only hit each Pokémon once.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

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.
MDGtI SMD	It damages an enemy 2 to 5 times in a row.

In the anime

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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Cinccino
The user slaps the opponent with his tail.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Cinccino rushes up to the opponent and slaps it away with one of its paws.
Geoff's Cinccino	A Direct Attack and a Daunting Defense	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

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

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	掃尾拍打 Souméih Paakdá * 掃巴掌 Sou Bājéung *
Chinese	Mandarin	掃尾拍打 / 扫尾拍打 Sǎowěi Pāidǎ * 掃巴掌 Sǎo Bāzhang *
French	Canada	Coud'keu
French	Europe	Plumo-Queue
German		Kehrschelle
Italian		Spazzasberla
Korean		스위프뺨치기 Sweep Fyamchigi
Polish		Moc Ogona
Portuguese	Brazil	Tapa de Cauda
Portuguese	Portugal	Palmada de Cauda
Spanish	Latin America	Golpe de Cola
Spanish	Spain	Plumerazo
Vietnamese		Quét Đuôi

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
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BDSP
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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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