False Swipe (move)
False Swipe みねうち Strike with the Back of the Sword | ||||||||||||
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False Swipe (Japanese: みねうち Strike with the Back of the Sword) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.
It is:
Effect
False Swipe inflicts damage, but will leave the target with 1 HP if it would otherwise cause it to faint. If the target has 1 HP remaining, False Swipe will hit and leave the target at 1 HP.
If used against a substitute, False Swipe is able to break it and will not leave the substitute with 1 HP.
False Swipe can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Swords Dance was used in the previous turn.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
False Swipe's PP was reduced to 30.
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Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0083 | Farfetch'd |
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Flying | Field | 44 | 46 | 43DP 45PtHGSS |
45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | ||
0104 | Cubone |
Monster | 33 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 8 | ||||
0105 | Marowak |
Monster | 39 | 39 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | ||||
0105 | Marowak Alolan Form |
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Monster | 1 | |||||||||
0123 | Scyther |
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Bug | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | ||
0212 | Scizor |
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Bug | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | ||
0253 | Grovyle |
Monster | Dragon | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53XY 48ORAS |
48 | 1BDSP | ||||
0254 | Sceptile |
Monster | Dragon | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59XY 51ORAS |
51 | 1BDSP | ||||
0290 | Nincada |
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Bug | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25XY 33ORAS |
33 | 10 | ||||
0291 | Ninjask |
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Bug | 1 | |||||||||
0292 | Shedinja |
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Mineral | 1 | |||||||||
0335 | Zangoose |
Field | 55 | 44 | 44BW 29B2W2 |
29 | 29 | 29BDSP | 29 | ||||
0475 | Gallade |
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Human-Like | Amorphous | 45 | 50 | 50XY 44ORAS |
44 | 23 | 23 | |||
0542 | Leavanny |
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Bug | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
0588 | Karrablast |
Bug | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | |||||||
0589 | Escavalier |
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Bug | 25 | 25 | 25 | 12 | ||||||
0610 | Axew |
Monster | Dragon | 24 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 6 | |||||
0611 | Fraxure |
Monster | Dragon | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||
0612 | Haxorus |
Monster | Dragon | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | |||||
0785 | Tapu Koko |
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No Eggs Discovered | 1 | 15 | ||||||||
0798 | Kartana |
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No Eggs Discovered | 7 | 10 | ||||||||
0900 | Kleavor |
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Bug | 8 | |||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By TM
By Move Tutor
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Game | |||
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0046 | Paras |
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Bug | Grass | ✔ | ||
0047 | Parasect |
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Bug | Grass | ✔ | ||
0123 | Scyther |
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Bug | ✔ | |||
0207 | Gligar |
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Bug | ✔ | |||
0212 | Scizor |
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Bug | ✔ | |||
0214 | Heracross |
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Bug | ✔ | |||
0215 | Sneasel |
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Field | ✔ | |||
0215 | Sneasel Hisuian Form |
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Field | ✔ | |||
0402 | Kricketune |
Bug | ✔ | ||||
0445 | Garchomp |
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Monster | Dragon | ✔ | ||
0451 | Skorupi |
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Bug | Water 3 | ✔ | ||
0452 | Drapion |
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Bug | Water 3 | ✔ | ||
0461 | Weavile |
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Field | ✔ | |||
0472 | Gliscor |
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Bug | ✔ | |||
0475 | Gallade |
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Human-Like | Amorphous | ✔ | ||
0501 | Oshawott |
Field | ✔ | ||||
0502 | Dewott |
Field | ✔ | ||||
0503 | Samurott Hisuian Form |
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Field | ✔ | |||
0722 | Rowlet |
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Flying | ✔ | |||
0723 | Dartrix |
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Flying | ✔ | |||
0724 | Decidueye Hisuian Form |
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Flying | ✔ | |||
0900 | Kleavor |
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Bug | ✔ | |||
0903 | Sneasler |
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Field | ✔ | |||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By breeding
# | Pokémon | Types | Parent Egg Groups |
Egg Move | |||||||||
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II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0021 | Spearow |
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Flying | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||
0046 | Paras |
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Bug | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0127 | Pinsir |
Bug | ✔ | ✔ | |||||||||
0214 | Heracross |
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Bug | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0273 | Seedot |
Field | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0285 | Shroomish |
Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
0303 | Mawile |
Field | Fairy | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Special move
Generation III
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0021 | Spearow |
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Flying | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | ||
0046 | Paras |
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Bug | Grass | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |
0127 | Pinsir |
Bug | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | |||
0285 | Shroomish |
Fairy | Grass | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | ||
0303 | Mawile |
Field | Fairy | Purified Shadow PokémonXD | ||
0333 | Swablu |
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Flying | Dragon | Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire - Swablu Egg | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0285 | Shroomish |
Fairy | Grass | My Pokémon Ranch | ||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
By event
Generation II
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0066 | Machop |
Human-Like | New York City Pokémon Center | |||
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0001 | Bulbasaur |
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Monster | Grass | Sticker Promotional Egg Bulbasaur Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur | |
0004 | Charmander |
Monster | Dragon | Sticker Promotional Egg Charmander Kanto Starter Egg Charmander | ||
0007 | Squirtle |
Monster | Water 1 | Sticker Promotional Egg Squirtle Kanto Starter Egg Squirtle | ||
0189 | Jumpluff |
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Fairy | Grass | Korean Global Link | |
0235 | Smeargle |
Field | 2013 World Championships Smeargle | |||
0334 | Altaria |
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Flying | Dragon | Japanese Global Link | |
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. |
In other games
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
False Swipe deals damage. In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, False Swipe will leave the enemy with 1 HP. Despite being a damaging move that follows the normal damage calculation, it cannot be boosted with Ginseng in the Rescue Team series. This was fixed in the Explorers series.
In Gates to Infinity and Rescue Team DX, False Swipe can cause the enemy to faint, increasing the chance of that Pokémon joining the team if it does. False Swipe's effect is reverted to that of the previous games in Super Mystery Dungeon, as recruitment is not present in this entry.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
Description
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In the anime
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Scizor flies into the air then flies down toward the opponent. It raises its two pincers into the air, then brings them both down hard on the opponent. | |||
Shingo's Blade | Wired for Battle! | Debut | |
One of Gallade's arm blades glows light green and extends. He then slashes the opponent with it. | |||
Rinto's Gallade | Trials of a Budding Master! | Erroneously knocked out the opponent |
In the manga
Magical Pokémon Journey
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scizor hits the opponent with one of its claws. | |||
A wild Scizor | Go, Go, Apricot! (Part 2) | None |
Pokémon Adventures
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Scizor slashes the opponent with its claws. | |||
Blue's Scizor | Rock, Paper... Scizor | Debut | |
Cubone slashes the opponent with the bone it holds. | |||
Crystal's Bonee | Querulous Qwilfish | First mentioned in Surrounded by Staryu |
- Blue's Scyther was revealed to know False Swipe on the official website, but he was never shown using the move.
Pokémon Pocket Monsters
- Bugsy commanded his Scyther to use False Swipe in Let's Get all the Badges!, but Red's Tyrogue defeated it before it could execute the move.
Pokémon Try Adventure
A restrained attack that prevents the foe from fainting. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Drapion swipes the opponent with one of its claws. | |||
Soro's Drapion | TA04 | Debut |
In other generations
Core series games
Side series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- False Swipe's Japanese name is a reference to katanas, which are designed to have a single cutting edge on one side, while the other side is mostly flat. Thus, striking the opponent with the flat side of the katana would not be fatal.
In other languages
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Variations of the move False Swipe | ||
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Generation IV TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation IV HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08 |
Generation V TMs | |
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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 | |
Generation V HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 |
Generation VI TMs | |
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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 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100 | |
Generation VI HMs | |
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06ORAS • 07ORAS |
Generation VII TMs | |
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SMUSUM | |
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 | |
PE | |
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 |
Generation VIII TMs | |
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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 |
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