Fake Tears (move)

	Fake Tears; うそなき Fake Crying
Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
	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;
	Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Introduced	Generation III
	TM47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield; TM003 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet;
Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
	The appeal works great if performed last.
Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
	Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
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. It was TM47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield and is TM003 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

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.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

	Standard	Plus Move
Category	Status
Accuracy	100%

Power	—
Cooldown	10s
Move wind-up time	1 frame
Effect duration	30s	33s
Additional effect
	—
	—
	—
None

Description

Games	Description
RS E	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.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA	The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.
SV	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.
ZA	The user feigns crying to fluster targets, which lowers their Sp. Def stats for a while.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
								SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0039	Jigglypuff	Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	14
0040	Wigglytuff	Fairy		Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	14
0052	Meowth	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	40
0052	Meowth Alolan Form	Field		Field					−	−		−	40
0053	Persian	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	40
0053	Persian Alolan Form	Field		Field					−	−		−	40
0124	Jynx	Human-Like		Human-Like	41	25	28	28	28	24	24
0135	Jolteon	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	45
0185	Sudowoodo	Mineral		Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	1
0174	Igglybuff	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	14
0196	Espeon	Field		Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	45
0216	Teddiursa	Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1		1	−
0217	Ursaring	Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1		1	1
0238	Smoochum	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	37	25	28	28	28	24	24
0303	Mawile	Field	Fairy	6	6	6	6^XY 5^ORAS	5	44	44		5
0311	Plusle	Fairy		Fairy	28	21, 31	21, 35	35^XY	−		−	−
0312	Minun	Fairy		Fairy	−	31	35	35^XY 25^ORAS	25		25	−
0361	Snorunt	Fairy	Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	25
0362	Glalie	Fairy	Mineral	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	25
0438	Bonsly	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		1	1	1	1	1	1	1
0478	Froslass	Fairy	Mineral		−	−	−	−	−	−	−	25
0509	Purrloin	Field		Field			−	−	−	−			19
0510	Liepard	Field		Field			−	−	−	−			19
0562	Yamask	Mineral	Amorphous			−	−	−	−			12
0562	Yamask Galarian Form	Mineral	Amorphous						−			12
0563	Cofagrigus	Mineral	Amorphous			−	−	−	−			12
0570	Zorua	Field		Field			9	9	9	28		28
0571	Zoroark	Field		Field			−	−	−	28		28
0574	Gothita	Human-Like		Human-Like			10	10	10	28		28
0575	Gothorita	Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28		28
0576	Gothitelle	Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28		28
0648	Meloetta	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			−	−	−			−	14
0677	Espurr	Field		Field				−	−	−		−	13
0678	Meowstic All forms	Field		Field				−	−	−		−	13
0682	Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy				−	−	−			8
0683	Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy				−	−	−			8
0684	Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15			15
0685	Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15			15
0686	Inkay	Water 1	Water 2				−	−	−		−	6
0687	Malamar	Water 1	Water 2				−	−	−		−	6
0700	Sylveon	Field		Field				−	−	−		−	45
0719	Diancie	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				−	−	−		−	14
0827	Nickit	Field		Field						−			17
0828	Thievul	Field		Field						−			17
0859	Impidimp	Fairy	Human-Like						12		12
0860	Morgrem	Fairy	Human-Like						12		12
0861	Grimmsnarl	Fairy	Human-Like						12		12
0866	Mr. Rime	Human-Like		Human-Like						1			Rem.
0867	Runerigus	Mineral	Amorphous						−			12
0901	Ursaluna	Field		Field								1
0957	Tinkatink	Fairy		Fairy								−	25
0958	Tinkatuff	Fairy		Fairy								−	25
0959	Tinkaton	Fairy		Fairy								−	25
1025	Pecharunt	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								24
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

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				VIII	IX
				SwSh TM47	SV TM003
0025	Pikachu	Field	Fairy	−	✔
0026	Raichu	Field	Fairy	−	✔^2.0.1+
0026	Raichu Alolan Form	Field	Fairy	−	✔^2.0.1+
0035	Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0036	Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0038	Ninetales	Field		Field	✔	✔
0038	Ninetales Alolan Form	Field		Field	✔	✔
0039	Jigglypuff	Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0040	Wigglytuff	Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔
0052	Meowth	Field		Field	−	✔
0052	Meowth Alolan Form	Field		Field	−	✔
0052	Meowth Galarian Form	Field		Field	−	✔
0053	Persian	Field		Field	−	✔
0053	Persian Alolan Form	Field		Field	✔	✔
0124	Jynx	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0133	Eevee	Field		Field	✔	✔
0134	Vaporeon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0135	Jolteon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0136	Flareon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0151	Mew	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0152	Chikorita	Monster	Grass		✔
0153	Bayleef	Monster	Grass		✔
0154	Meganium	Monster	Grass		✔
0158	Totodile	Monster	Water 1		✔
0159	Croconaw	Monster	Water 1		✔
0160	Feraligatr	Monster	Water 1		✔
0173	Cleffa	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0174	Igglybuff	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0183	Marill	Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
0184	Azumarill	Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔
0185	Sudowoodo	Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔
0196	Espeon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0197	Umbreon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0200	Misdreavus	Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0209	Snubbull	Field	Fairy		✔
0210	Granbull	Field	Fairy		✔
0215	Sneasel	Field		Field	✔	✔
0216	Teddiursa	Field		Field		✔
0217	Ursaring	Field		Field		✔
0238	Smoochum	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0263	Zigzagoon Galarian Form	Field		Field	✔
0264	Linoone Galarian Form	Field		Field	✔
0285	Shroomish	Fairy	Grass		✔
0286	Breloom	Fairy	Grass		✔
0293	Whismur	Monster	Field	✔
0294	Loudred	Monster	Field	✔
0295	Exploud	Monster	Field	✔
0298	Azurill	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0303	Mawile	Field	Fairy	✔
0311	Plusle	Fairy		Fairy		✔
0312	Minun	Fairy		Fairy		✔
0314	Illumise	Bug	Human-Like		✔
0358	Chimecho	Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0361	Snorunt	Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔
0362	Glalie	Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔
0390	Chimchar	Field	Human-Like		✔
0391	Monferno	Field	Human-Like		✔
0392	Infernape	Field	Human-Like		✔
0403	Shinx	Field		Field	✔	✔
0404	Luxio	Field		Field	✔	✔
0405	Luxray	Field		Field	✔	✔
0417	Pachirisu	Field	Fairy		✔
0427	Buneary	Field	Human-Like	✔
0428	Lopunny	Field	Human-Like	✔
0429	Mismagius	Amorphous		Amorphous		✔
0438	Bonsly	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0461	Weavile	Field		Field	✔	✔
0470	Leafeon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0471	Glaceon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0478	Froslass	Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔
0509	Purrloin	Field		Field	✔
0510	Liepard	Field		Field	✔
0527	Woobat	Field	Flying	✔
0528	Swoobat	Field	Flying	✔
0546	Cottonee	Grass	Fairy	✔	✔
0547	Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy	✔	✔
0559	Scraggy	Field	Dragon	✔	✔
0560	Scrafty	Field	Dragon	✔	✔
0562	Yamask	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0562	Yamask Galarian Form	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0563	Cofagrigus	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0570	Zorua	Field		Field	✔	✔
0570	Zorua Hisuian Form	Field		Field		✔
0571	Zoroark	Field		Field	✔	✔
0571	Zoroark Hisuian Form	Field		Field		✔
0572	Minccino	Field		Field	✔	✔
0573	Cinccino	Field		Field	✔	✔
0574	Gothita	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0575	Gothorita	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0576	Gothitelle	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔
0585	Deerling All forms	Field		Field		✔
0586	Sawsbuck All forms	Field		Field		✔
0629	Vullaby	Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0630	Mandibuzz	Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0648	Meloetta	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0677	Espurr	Field		Field	✔	✔
0678	Meowstic All forms	Field		Field	✔	✔
0682	Spritzee	Fairy		Fairy	✔
0683	Aromatisse	Fairy		Fairy	✔
0684	Swirlix	Fairy		Fairy	✔
0685	Slurpuff	Fairy		Fairy	✔
0686	Inkay	Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔
0687	Malamar	Water 1	Water 2	✔	✔
0700	Sylveon	Field		Field	✔	✔
0719	Diancie	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0742	Cutiefly	Bug	Fairy	✔	✔
0743	Ribombee	Bug	Fairy	✔	✔
0758	Salazzle	Monster	Dragon	✔	✔
0821	Rookidee	Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0822	Corvisquire	Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0823	Corviknight	Flying		Flying	✔	✔
0827	Nickit	Field		Field	✔
0828	Thievul	Field		Field	✔
0859	Impidimp	Fairy	Human-Like	✔	✔
0860	Morgrem	Fairy	Human-Like	✔	✔
0861	Grimmsnarl	Fairy	Human-Like	✔	✔
0862	Obstagoon	Field		Field	✔
0863	Perrserker	Field		Field	−	✔
0866	Mr. Rime	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0867	Runerigus	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0869	Alcremie All forms	Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔
0877	Morpeko	Field	Fairy	✔	✔
0901	Ursaluna	Field		Field		✔
0906	Sprigatito	Field	Grass		✔
0907	Floragato	Field	Grass		✔
0908	Meowscarada	Field	Grass		✔
0924	Tandemaus	Field	Fairy		✔
0925	Maushold All forms	Field	Fairy		✔
0931	Squawkabilly All forms	Flying		Flying		✔
0942	Maschiff	Field		Field		✔
0943	Mabosstiff	Field		Field		✔
0957	Tinkatink	Fairy		Fairy		✔
0958	Tinkatuff	Fairy		Fairy		✔
0959	Tinkaton	Fairy		Fairy		✔
0985	Scream Tail	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
0987	Flutter Mane	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✔
1025	Pecharunt	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

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
								SM USUM	BDSP	SV
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 All forms	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

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0174	Igglybuff	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	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.

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0135		Jolteon		Field		Field	Wild Tera Pokémon - West Province (Area One)^SV
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

Fake Tears lowers the target's Sp. Defense by two stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Muzzled status condition.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	-	-	22	-	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	-	-	22	-	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	-	-	22	-	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDGtI	-	-	15	50	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	-	-	15	30	100%	-	Front	Enemy	No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Fake Tears could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Fake Tears could be seen as a move used by Boss Bonsly.

Fake Tears

Charge time	1.06 seconds
Range type	Arc (wide)
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	Defense ↓

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Fake Tears	Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Sp. Def by two stat ranks.	Dawn (Palentine's 2021) & Alcremie Lyra & Vaporeon Cheren & Purrloin Marnie & Liepard Bede & Mawile Linnea (Furisode Girl) & Aromatisse
Buddy moves
Eerily Captivating Fake Tears	Status	1	2	—	—	—%	All opponents	Sure Hit	Activation Condition: When the user's Trainer uses any moves one time. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Never misses. Lowers the target's Sp. Atk and Sp. Def by two stat ranks. Lowers the target's Dark Type Rebuff by one rank.	Brycen-Man & Zoroark
Cute 'n' Bad Fake Tears	Status	2	2	—	—	—%	All opponents	—	Activation Condition: When the user uses any move once. Deactivation Condition: Cannot be deactivated. Never misses. Lowers the Sp. Def of all opposing sync pairs by three stat ranks. Turns the field of play's zone into a Dark Zone. (A Dark Zone powers up Dark-type attacks.) Increases the Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by one rank.	Lacey (Fall 2025) & Whimsicott

Notes:

Fake Tears:
- This move never misses when used by Marnie & Liepard due to their passive skill Piercing Gaze.
- Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Sharply lowers the target's Sp. Def.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels.
MDTD S	Reduces the target's Special Defense by 2 levels.
BSL	てきポケモンのとくぼうを２だんかいさげる
MDGtI	It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense.
SMD MDRTDX	It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Bonsly Sudowoodo
The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered.
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

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Plusle
The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
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	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side 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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

No Dark-type Pokémon could learn the move until Generation V.

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	假哭 Gáhūk
Chinese	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 Geojisureum
Polish		Fałszywe Łzy
Portuguese	Brazil	Lágrimas Falsas (UNITE, TCG, manga) Choro Falso (animated series)
Portuguese	Portugal	Choro Falso
Romanian		Lacrimile False
Serbian		Lažne Suze
Spanish	Latin America	Llanto Falso (games, DP125–present) Lágrimas Falsas (M08, AG156–AG167)
Spanish	Spain	Llanto Falso
Vietnamese		Nước Mắt Cá Sấu

Variations of the move Charm

Charm • Feather Dance • Fake Tears • Captivate • Eerie Impulse

Generation VIII TMs
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
BDSP
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 • 100
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

Generation IX TMs
SV
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172 • 173 • 174 • 175 • 176 • 177 • 178 • 179 • 180 • 181 • 182 • 183 • 184 • 185 • 186 187 • 188 • 189 • 190 • 191 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 195 • 196 • 197 • 198 • 199 • 200 • 201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229
ZA
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 • 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160

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