Super Fang (move)

Super Fang
いかりのまえば Fangs of Wrath
Super Fang IX.png
Super Fang IX 2.png
Type  Normal
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  90%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
  • Makes contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • 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 I
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that made good appeals.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  1
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

Super Fang (Japanese: いかりのまえば Fangs of Wrath) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation IV, it was one of the signature moves of Rattata and Raticate. It is TM183 in Generation IX.

Effect

Super Fang deals damage equal to 50% of the target's current HP, rounded down. It always deals at least 1 HP of damage.

Generation I

Super Fang is unaffected by type immunities.

Generation II

Super Fang no longer hits Ghost-type Pokémon.

Super Fang is affected by King's Rock.

Generation III onwards

Super Fang can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Scary Face was used in the previous turn.

Super Fang is no longer affected by King's Rock.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 If it hits, this attack cuts the target's HP in half. Learned by Pokémon with developed fangs.
GSC Cuts the foe's HP by 1/2.
RSE Attacks with sharp fangs and cuts half the foe's HP.
FRLG The user attacks with sharp fangs and halves the foe's HP.
Colo.XD Sharp-fanged attack that cuts half the target's HP.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user chomps hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. It cuts the target's HP to half.
BWB2W2 The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. It cuts the target's HP to half.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
SV
The user chomps hard on the target with its sharp front fangs. This cuts the target's HP in half.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0019     Field Field 34 34 34 28 28 28 28 15 28
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 28 15
0020     Field Field 41 40 40 34 34 34 34 15 34
0020  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 34 15
0029     Field Field 27
0030     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47
0399     Water 1 Field 37 37 37 33 33
0400    
 
Water 1 Field 43 43 43 38 38
0417     Field Fairy 33 37 37 37 37 37
0504     Field Field 21 21 21
0505     Field Field 22 22 22
0659     Field Field 42 42 39
0660    
 
Field Field 48 48 53
0702    
 
Field Fairy 50 50
0714    
 
Flying Dragon 43 43 32 32
0715    
 
Flying Dragon 43 43 32 32
0734     Field Field 25 25
0735     Field Field 27 27
0819     Field Field 40 40
0820     Field Field 48 48
0882    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49
0883    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 49
0924     Field Fairy 11
0925  
Maushold
All forms
  Field Fairy 11
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/Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
Tutor
0019     Field Field
0019  
Rattata
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0020     Field Field
0020  
Raticate
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0027     Field Field
0027  
Sandshrew
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0028     Field Field
0028  
Sandslash
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0029     Monster Field
0030     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0031    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0032     Monster Field
0033     Monster Field
0034    
 
Monster Field
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0042    
 
Flying Flying
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0161     Field Field
0162     Field Field
0169    
 
Flying Flying
0209     Field Fairy
0210     Field Fairy
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0261     Field Field
0262     Field Field
0263     Field Field
0264     Field Field
0303    
 
Field Fairy
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0318    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0319    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0362     Fairy Mineral
0363    
 
Water 1 Field
0364    
 
Water 1 Field
0365    
 
Water 1 Field
0367     Water 1 Water 1
0399     Water 1 Field
0400    
 
Water 1 Field
0417     Field Fairy
0431     Field Field
0432     Field Field
0435    
 
Field Field
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0504     Field Field
0505     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0572     Field Field
0573     Field Field
0603     Amorphous Amorphous
0604     Amorphous Amorphous
0650     Field Field
0651     Field Field
0652    
 
Field Field
0659     Field Field
0660    
 
Field Field
0702    
 
Field Fairy
0714    
 
Flying Dragon
0715    
 
Flying Dragon
0734     Field Field
0735     Field Field
0775     Field Field
0777    
 
Field Fairy
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0813     Field Human-Like
0814     Field Human-Like
0815     Field Human-Like
0819     Field Field
0820     Field Field
0834    
 
Monster Water 1
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0915     Field Field
0916  
Oinkologne
All forms
  Field Field
0921     Field Field
0922    
 
Field Field
0923    
 
Field Field
0924     Field Fairy
0925  
Maushold
All forms
  Field Fairy
0944    
 
Field Field
0945    
 
Field Field
0951     Grass Grass
0952    
 
Grass Grass
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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0650     Field Human-Like
0779    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0813     Field Human-Like
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0944    
 
Field Field
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
0027     Field Field Dream World - Icy Cave
0029     Monster Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0032     Monster Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0041    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
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 event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0169    
 
Flying Flying 2010 World Championships CrobatDPPt
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

Super Fang targets an enemy in front and halves their HP. Unlike in main series, it is unable to KO target that is at 1 HP, and will instead fail to work. This move is affected by the Muzzled status condition.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 17 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 1 99 65% 98% Front Enemy No
SMD - - 15 30 65% 98% Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Rush

  Super Fang
Attack power 20.77957
Charge time 0.54 seconds
Range type Arc (melee)
Number of hits 1
Number of projectiles 1
Critical hit rate 1.5%
Additional effect None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Halves the target's HP.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target by halving its existing HP.
BSL てきポケモンの げんざいの HPの はんぶんの ダメージを あたえる
MDGtI It cuts the enemy's HP to half.*
It damages an enemy by halving its existing HP.*
SMD It cuts the enemy's HP in half.*
It damages an enemy by halving its existing HP.*


In the anime

 
Raticate
 
Bibarel
 
Diggersby
 
Noivern
The user chomps hard on the foe with its sharp front fangs. This cuts the target's current stamina in half.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Raticate shows its teeth and bites down on the opponent; or, Raticate's teeth glow gold and grow longer. Raticate then hits the opponent with its teeth.
A Gentleman's Raticate Battle Aboard the St. Anne Debut
A wild Raticate Dreams Are Made of These! None
  Bibarel's front teeth glow white and it bites down on the opponent.
Reggie's Bibarel Lost Leader Strategy! None
  Pachirisu's two front teeth glow white and grow longer. Pachirisu then hits the opponent with its teeth.
Dawn's Pachirisu Another One Gabites the Dust! None
  Diggersby's two front teeth glow white and it bites the opponent with them.
A wild Diggersby A Trip Down Memory Train! None
  Noivern's teeth glow gold and it bites the opponent with them, cutting the opponent's current stamina in half.
Drasna's Noivern Taking Two For The Team! None


In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 憤怒門牙 Fáhnnouh Mùhnngàh *
憤怒咬噬 Fáhnnouh Ngáauhsaih *
Mandarin 憤怒門牙 / 愤怒门牙 Fènnù Ményá *
憤怒之牙 / 愤怒之牙 Fènnù-zhī Yá *
  Czech Zubový útok
  Danish Superhugtand
  Dutch Supertand
  Finnish Superhammas
  French Croc Fatal
  German Superzahn
  Greek Θανατηφόρα Δόντια
  Indonesian Taring Keras
  Italian Superzanna
  Korean 분노의앞니 Bunno-ui-amni
  Polish Superkieł
  Portuguese Superpresa
  Romanian Super Colț
  Serbian Super čeljust
Spanish   Latin America Ataque de Colmillos (EP015)
Súper Colmillo (DP066)
Súper Diente (DP114)
  Spain Superdiente*
Súper Diente*
Super Diente*
  Swedish Supergaddattack
  Vietnamese Nanh Vuốt Thịnh Nộ


Variations of the move Super Fang
  Super Fang
  Nature's MadnessRuination


Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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