False Surrender (move)

False Surrender どげざつき False Surrender

Battles Type  Dark Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  80 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VIII Generation IX

False Surrender (Japanese: どげざつき False Surrender) is a damage-dealing Dark-type move introduced in Generation VIII. It is the signature move of Morgrem and Grimmsnarl.

Effect

False Surrender inflicts damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

False Surrender cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SwShLA SV The user pretends to bow its head, but then it stabs the target with its disheveled hair. This attack never misses. 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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like	1, Evo.SwSh	Evo.
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like	1SwSh	1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

	Preparing	Grimmsnarl
The user pretends to bow its head, but then it stabs the target with its disheveled hair.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Grimmsnarl	Grimmsnarl pretends to bow before the opponent. When the opponent lets its guard down, two spears of hair come out of Grimmsnarl's back and stab the opponent.
Marnie's Grimmsnarl	Battling Turned Up to Eleven!		Debut

In other generations

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 假跪真撞 Gá Gwaih Jān Johng Mandarin 假跪真撞 Jiǎ Guì Zhēn Zhuàng Czech Falešné Odstoupení French Fourbette German Kniefalltrick Italian Supplicolpo Korean 사죄의찌르기 Sajoe-uijjireugi Polish Fałszywa Uległość Portuguese Rendição Falsa Spanish Irreverencia

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