Fake Tears (move)

Fake Tears うそなき Fake Crying

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

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

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

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

Fake Tears (Japanese: うそなき Fake Crying) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Fake Tears lowers the target's Special Defense stat by two stages.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Fake Tears, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games Description RSE Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def. ColoXD Feigns crying to sharply lower the target's Sp. Def. FRLG The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def. DPPtHGSSPBR The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat. BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	41	25	28	28	28
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1
0238		Smoochum		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	37	25	28	28	28
0303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	6	6	6	6XY 5ORAS	5
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	28	21, 31	21, 35	35XY
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		31	35	35XY 25ORAS	25
0438		Bonsly		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		1	1	1	1
0570		Zorua		Field		Field			9	9	9
0574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like			10	10	10
0575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10
0576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10
0684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				10	10
0685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy				10	10
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
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0133		Eevee		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy				✔	✔
0216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0293		Whismur		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔
0298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy				✔ORAS	✔
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy				✔ORAS	✔
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			✔	✔	✔
0403		Shinx		Field		Field				✔	✔
0417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
0427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
0431		Glameow		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying			✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0572		Minccino		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0585		Deerling		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔
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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0174		Igglybuff		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
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

Description

Games Description MDRB Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels. MDGtI It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense. SMD It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

Sudowoodo Bonsly
The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Bonsly pretends to cry, making actual tears come out of its eyes. It can also cry loudly, distorting the air around it.
A wild Bonsly	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		Debut
A wild Bonsly	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Brock's Bonsly	From Cradle to Save		None
	Sudowoodo pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Battling a Cute Drama!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Plusle
The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Plusle licks its paws and dabs them around its eyes, making its saliva look like tears. It then pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel bad for it.
Ruby's Plusle	With a Spoink in Your Step II		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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 假哭 Gáhūk Mandarin 假哭 Jiǎkū Dutch Neptranen Finnish Tekokyyneleet French Croco Larme German Trugträne Greek Ψεύτικα Δάκρυα Pséútika Dakrua Indonesian Air Mata Buaya Italian Falselacrime Korean 거짓울음 Geojit Ul'eum Polish Fałszywe Łzy Portuguese Brazil Choro Falso (anime) Lágrimas Falsas (TCG) Portugal Choro Falso (anime) Lágrimas Falsas (TCG) Romanian Lacrimile False Serbian Lažne Suze Spanish Latin America Lágrimas Falsas Spain Llanto Falso Vietnamese Nước Mắt Cá Sấu

Variations of the move Charm
Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

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