Fling (move)

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Fling
なげつける Throw
Fling.png
Fling 2.png
Type  Dark
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Tough
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if the Pokémon gets the lowest score.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

Fling (Japanese: なげつける Throw) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV. It has been TM56 since Generation IV.

Effect

The power of Fling is determined by the held item. The move will fail if the user has no held item, or if the item is not one listed below. After using Fling, the item is consumed, even if the target has protected themselves with a move like Protect or Detect.

The power of Fling is calculated as:

Power Items
10 All Berries, all Incenses, all Scarves, Air Balloon, Big Root, Bright Powder, Choice Band, Choice Scarf, Choice Specs, Destiny Knot, Expert Belt, Focus Band, Focus Sash, Lagging Tail, Leftovers, Mental Herb, Metal Powder, Muscle Band, Power Herb, Quick Powder, Reaper Cloth, Red Card, Ring Target, Shed Shell, Silk Scarf, Silver Powder, Smooth Rock, Soft Sand, Soothe Bell, White Herb, Wide Lens, Wise Glasses, Zoom Lens
20 All Wings
30 All medicines, all Potions, all herbal medicine, all Revives, all drinks, all Ethers and Elixirs, all Repels, all Vitamins, all Shards, all Mulches, all battle items, all Flutes, Absorb Bulb, Amulet Coin, Balm Mushroom, Big Mushroom, Big Nugget, Big Pearl, Binding Band, Black Belt, Black Glasses, Black Sludge, Casteliacone, Cell Battery, Charcoal, Cleanse Tag, Comet Shard, Deep Sea Scale, Dragon Scale, Eject Button, Escape Rope, Everstone, Exp. Share, Fire Stone, Flame Orb, Float Stone, Fluffy Tail, Heart Scale, Honey, King's Rock, Lava Cookie, Leaf Stone, Life Orb, Light Ball, Light Clay, Lucky Egg, Magnet, Metal Coat, Metronome, Miracle Seed, Moon Stone, Mystic Water, Never-Melt Ice, Nugget, Old Gateau, Pass Orb, Pearl String, Pearl, Poké Doll, Poké Toy, Prism Scale, Razor Fang, Relic Band, Relic Copper, Relic Crown, Relic Gold, Relic Silver, Relic Statue, Relic Vase, Sacred Ash, Scope Lens, Shell Bell, Shoal Salt, Shoal Shell, Smoke Ball, Soul Dew, Spell Tag, Star Piece, Stardust, Sun Stone, Sweet Heart, Thunder Stone, Tiny Mushroom, Toxic Orb, Twisted Spoon, Up-Grade, Water Stone
40 Eviolite, Icy Rock, Lucky Punch
50 Dubious Disc, Sharp Beak
60 Adamant Orb, Damp Rock, Griseous Orb, Heat Rock, Lustrous Orb, Macho Brace, Rocky Helmet, Stick
70 All Drives, Dragon Fang, Poison Barb, Power Anklet, Power Band, Power Belt, Power Bracer, Power Lens, Power Weight
80 Assault Vest, Dawn Stone, Dusk Stone, Electirizer, Magmarizer, Odd Keystone, Oval Stone, Protector, Quick Claw, Razor Claw, Shiny Stone, Sticky Barb
90 All Plates, Deep Sea Tooth, Grip Claw, Thick Club
100 All Fossils, Hard Stone, Rare Bone
130 Iron Ball

Black Glasses, Dread Plate, Muscle Band, and Choice Band boost the power of Fling. Expert Belt boosts the power of Fling if the attack is super effective. Life Orb boosts the power of Fling but does not reduce the user's HP. If the user hits its opponent with a Berry, the effect of the Berry will be activated. Additionally, some items will cause other effects when used with Fling:

Item Effect Power
  Flame Orb Burns the target 30
  King's Rock Causes the target to flinch 30
  Light Ball Paralyzes the target 30
  Mental Herb Cures the effects of infatuation, Taunt, Encore, Torment, Disable, and Cursed Body* from the target 10
  Poison Barb Poisons the target 70
  Razor Fang Causes the target to flinch 30
  Toxic Orb Badly poisons the target 30
  White Herb Restores lowered stats of the target 10

Fling will fail if used by an Arceus holding a Plate, a Giratina holding the Griseous Orb or a Genesect holding a Drive, though none of them can normally have this move. Fling will fail if used by a Pokémon holding a Mega Stone that can Mega Evolve the holder, or holding a Z-Crystal that it can use to perform a Z-Move. It will also fail if the Pokémon is holding any type of Gem, Poké Ball, Mail, or the Red Orb or Blue Orb. Embargo, Klutz, Magic Room, Knock Off, and Unnerve (if the Pokémon is holding a Berry) all prevent the usage of Fling.

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSS The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
BWB2W2 The user flings its held item at the target to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
XYORAS
SM
The user flings its held item at the target to attack. This move's power and effects depend on the item.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0057     Field Field 1 1 1 1
0088     Amorphous Amorphous 28 28BW
29B2W2
29XY
26ORAS
26
088A  
Grimer
Alola Form
  Amorphous Amorphous 26
0089     Amorphous Amorphous 28 28BW
29B2W2
29XY
26ORAS
26
089A  
Muk
Alola Form
  Amorphous Amorphous 26
0104     Monster Monster 33 33 33 33
0105     Monster Monster 37 37 37 37
105A  
Marowak
Alola Form
  Monster Monster 37
0113     Fairy Fairy 27 34 34 34
0190     Field Field 36 36 36 36
0216     Field Field 57 57 1, 57 1, 57
0242     Fairy Fairy 27 34 34 34
0263     Field Field 45 49 49XY
41ORAS
41
0264     Field Field 59 65 65XY
48ORAS
48
0279     Water 1 Flying 43 43BW
46B2W2
46XY
39ORAS
28
0289     Field Field 49 55 1, 55XY
1, 47ORAS
1, 47
0424     Field Field 36 36 36 36
0446     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 36 41 41 41
0461     Field Field 38 42BW
28B2W2
28 28
0511     Field Field 28 28 28
0513     Field Field 28 28 28
0515     Field Field 28 28 28
0656     Water 1 Water 1 25 25
0657     Water 1 Water 1 28 28
0701     Human-Like Human-Like 24 24
0766     Field Field 39
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
I
[[|]]
II
[[|]]
III
[[|]]
IV
TM56
V
TM56
VI
TM56
VII
TM56
VIII
--
IX
--
0004     Monster Dragon
0005     Monster Dragon
0006     Monster Dragon
0007     Monster Water 1
0008     Monster Water 1
0009     Monster Water 1
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
026A  
Raichu
Alola Form
  Field Fairy
0027     Field Field
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
  Field Field
0028     Field Field
028A  
Sandslash
Alola Form
  Field Field
0031     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
0034     Monster Field
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0039     Fairy Fairy
0040     Fairy Fairy
0044     Grass Grass
0045     Grass Grass
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0056     Field Field
0057     Field Field
0061     Water 1 Water 1
0062     Water 1 Water 1
0063     Human-Like Human-Like
0064     Human-Like Human-Like
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0066     Human-Like Human-Like
0067     Human-Like Human-Like
0068     Human-Like Human-Like
0074     Mineral Mineral
074A  
Geodude
Alola Form
  Mineral Mineral
0075     Mineral Mineral
075A  
Graveler
Alola Form
  Mineral Mineral
0076     Mineral Mineral
076A  
Golem
Alola Form
  Mineral Mineral
0080     Monster Water 1
0086     Water 1 Field
0087     Water 1 Field
0088     Amorphous Amorphous
088A  
Grimer
Alola Form
  Amorphous Amorphous
0089     Amorphous Amorphous
089A  
Muk
Alola Form
  Amorphous Amorphous
0093     Amorphous Amorphous
0094     Amorphous Amorphous
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0104     Monster Monster
0105     Monster Monster
105A  
Marowak
Alola Form
  Monster Monster
0106     Human-Like Human-Like
0107     Human-Like Human-Like
0108     Monster Monster
0112     Monster Field
0113     Fairy Fairy
0115     Monster Monster
0122     Human-Like Human-Like
0124     Human-Like Human-Like
0125     Human-Like Human-Like
0126     Human-Like Human-Like
0127     Bug Bug
0143     Monster Monster
0149     Water 1 Dragon
0150     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
0151     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
0157     Field Field
0158     Monster Water 1
0159     Monster Water 1
0160     Monster Water 1
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0165     Bug Bug
0166     Bug Bug
0172     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
0173     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
0174     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
0175     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
0176     Flying Fairy
0180     Monster Field
0181     Monster Field
0182     Grass Grass
0183     Water 1 Fairy
0184     Water 1 Fairy
0185     Mineral Mineral
0186     Water 1 Water 1
0190     Field Field
0195     Water 1 Field
0199     Monster Water 1
0207     Bug Bug
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0212     Bug Bug
0214     Bug Bug
0215     Field Field
0216     Field Field
0217     Field Field
0225     Water 1 Field
0238     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
0239     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
0240     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
0241     Field Field
0242     Fairy Fairy
0248     Monster Monster
0251     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
0252     Monster Dragon
0253     Monster Dragon
0254     Monster Dragon
0256     Field Field
0257     Field Field
0259     Monster Water 1
0260     Monster Water 1
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0271     Water 1 Grass
0272     Water 1 Grass
0274     Field Grass
0275     Field Grass
0279     Water 1 Flying
0280     Amorphous Amorphous
0281     Amorphous Amorphous
0282     Amorphous Amorphous
0286     Fairy Grass
0287     Field Field
0288     Field Field
0289     Field Field
0293     Monster Field
0294     Monster Field
0295     Monster Field
0296     Human-Like Human-Like
0297     Human-Like Human-Like
0302     Human-Like Human-Like
0303     Field Fairy
0306     Monster Monster
0307     Human-Like Human-Like
0308     Human-Like Human-Like
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0313     Bug Human-Like
0314     Bug Human-Like
0326     Field Field
0327     Field Human-Like
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332     Grass Human-Like
0335     Field Field
0341     Water 1 Water 3
0342     Water 1 Water 3
0352     Field Field
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0356     Amorphous Amorphous
0377     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
0378     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
0379     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
0383     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
0384     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
0385     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
0386     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
0390     Field Human-Like
0391     Field Human-Like
0392     Field Human-Like
0393     Water 1 Field
0394     Water 1 Field
0395     Water 1 Field
0400     Water 1 Field
0408     Monster Monster
0409     Monster Monster
0416     Bug Bug
0417     Field Fairy
0424     Field Field
0427     Field Human-Like
0428     Field Human-Like
0439     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
0440     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
0445     Monster Dragon
0446     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
0447     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
0448     Field Human-Like
0451     Bug Water 3
0452     Bug Water 3
0453     Human-Like Human-Like
0454     Human-Like Human-Like
0455     Grass Grass
0460     Monster Grass
0461     Field Field
0463     Monster Monster
0464     Monster Field
0465     Grass Grass
0466     Human-Like Human-Like
0467     Human-Like Human-Like
0468     Flying Fairy
0472     Bug Bug
0475     Amorphous Amorphous
0477     Amorphous Amorphous
0478     Fairy Mineral
0480     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
0481     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
0482     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
0484     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
0486     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
0489     Water 1 Fairy
0490     Water 1 Fairy
0491     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
0494     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
0499     Field Field
0500     Field Field
0501     Field Field
0502     Field Field
0503     Field Field
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0511     Field Field
0512     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0514     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0516     Field Field
0529     Field Field
0530     Field Field
0531     Fairy Fairy
0532     Human-Like Human-Like
0533     Human-Like Human-Like
0534     Human-Like Human-Like
0537     Water 1 Water 1
0538     Human-Like Human-Like
0539     Human-Like Human-Like
0547     Grass Fairy
0552     Field Field
0553     Field Field
0554     Field Field
0555     Field Field
0559     Field Dragon
0560     Field Dragon
0569     Mineral Mineral
0570     Field Field
0571     Field Field
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0579     Amorphous Amorphous
0587     Field Field
0610     Monster Dragon
0611     Monster Dragon
0612     Monster Dragon
0613     Field Field
0614     Field Field
0619     Field Human-Like
0620     Field Human-Like
0621     Dragon Monster
0622     Mineral Mineral
0623     Mineral Mineral
0624     Human-Like Human-Like
0625     Human-Like Human-Like
0631     Field Field
0641     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
0642     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
0643     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
0644     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
0645     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
0646     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
0648     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
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652     Field Field
0656     Water 1 Water 1
0657     Water 1 Water 1
0658     Water 1 Water 1
0659     Field Field
0660     Field Field
0674     Field Human-Like
0675     Field Human-Like
0686     Water 1 Water 2
0687     Water 1 Water 2
0688     Water 3 Water 3
0689     Water 3 Water 3
0701     Human-Like Human-Like
0702     Field Fairy
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
  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
720U  
Hoopa
Unbound
  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
0721     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
0727     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0739     Water 3 Water 3
0740     Water 3 Water 3
0753     Grass Grass
0754     Grass Grass
0757     Monster Dragon
0758     Monster Dragon
0759     Field Field
0760     Field Field
0762     Grass Grass
0763     Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0765     Field Field
0766     Field Field
0768     Bug Water 3
0770     Amorphous Amorphous
0776     Monster Dragon
0777     Field Fairy
0778     Amorphous Amorphous
0779     Water 2 Water 2
0780     Monster Dragon
0783     Dragon Dragon
0784     Dragon Dragon
0786     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
0787     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
0788     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
0794     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
0795     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
0796     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
0799     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
0800     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
0802     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
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 Mystery Dungeon series

The user seizes the nearest enemy Pokémon and throws it into another enemy, dealing 10 damage to both parties. This move is classified as "other" instead of Physical.

Pokémon Rumble

Fling will deal damage but also throws coins.

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Hurls the target at another Pokémon to inflict damage.


In the anime

 
Emboar


The user throws objects it picks up at the foe.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Emboar picks up one or multiple objects and then throws them at the opponent, one at a time. The larger the object, the more damage is dealt. It can also throw its opponent.
Bianca's Emboar A Clubsplosion of Excitement! Debut


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Fling, along with Fake Out, are the only moves that have a 100% chance of causing flinching, though a King's Rock or Razor Fang must be flung in order to cause flinching.
  • Fling will fail if the user is holding a Poké Ball or any variant. This is probably to prevent confusion should a flung Poké Ball hit a wild Pokémon and do damage rather than try to catch it.
  • Fling is the only Dark-type move able to cause paralysis, burn, or poisoning.
  • In the anime, Fling can also be used to throw the remains of attacks, such as when Bianca's Emboar flung the remains of Trip's Conkeldurr's Stone Edge at it. It can also be used to throw the opponent.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 投擲 Tàuhjaahk
Mandarin 投擲 / 投掷 Tóuzhí / Tóuzhì
  French Dégommage
  German Schleuder
  Greek Εκσφενδόνιση
  Italian Lancio
  Korean 내던지기 Naedeonjigi
  Polish Rzut
Portuguese   Brazil Lançamento
  Portugal Lançar
  Russian бросать
  Serbian Bacanje
Spanish   Latin America Tiro
  Spain Lanzamiento
  Vietnamese Ném


Variations of the move Fling
  FlingNatural Gift


Generation IV TMs
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4748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869
7071727374757677787980818283848586878889909192
Generation IV HMs
01020304 • 05 (DPPtHGSS) • 060708
Generation V TMs
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20212223242526272829303132333435363738
39404142434445464748495051525354555657
58596061626364656667686970717273747576
77787980818283848586878889909192939495
Generation V HMs
010203040506
Generation VI TMs
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2728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152
5354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778
798081828384858687888990919293 • 94 (XYORAS) • 9596979899100
Generation VI HMs
010203040506ORAS07ORAS
Generation VII TMs
SMUSUM
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
PE
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2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960


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