Fake Out (move)

Fake Out (Japanese: ねこだまし ) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation III.
==Effect==
===Generation III===
Fake Out inflicts damage and always makes the target flinch, unless it has the Ability or . It has a priority of +1, so is used before all moves that do not have increased priority.
Fake Out will fail if not used on the first turn the user is out. In wild battles, it won't fail if the 's Pokémon tries to escape, but fails to do so due to the difference. Fake Out does not make contact.
Fake Out can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing , , , , and to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.
===Generation IV===
Fake Out now makes contact.
===Generation V onwards===
Fake Out now has +3 priority. In a Rotation Battle, Fake Out can be used on the first turn the Pokémon is rotated in—being out of its Poké Ball but currently rotated out does not affect a Pokémon's ability to use Fake Out. Fake Out will fail if called by , even if it is the first turn the user is on the field.
When used on a Dynamax or Gigantamax Pokémon successfully, Fake Out deals damage but will not make the target flinch.
A Pokémon holding a Covert Cloak cannot be made to flinch by Fake Out, as the item blocks the secondary effects of moves, which, in the case of Fake Out, is flinching.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
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==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Fake Out inflicts damage and may the enemy.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Fake Out is 's first starting move. The user claps; damaging, knocking back, and stunning enemies in a cone for .4s. At level 4, this move is replaced by either or .
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!===
===Pokémon Adventures===
*In Noibat Stands in the Way, told her , Neko, to use Fake Out, but it was unable to hear her and did not perform the move.
==In other generations==
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==Trivia==
*This move is the first Generation III move in index number order.
*The move's Japanese name, ねこだまし Nekodamashi (Slap Hands), refers to where a sumo wrestler, at the start of the bout, claps their hands in front of the opponent's face, causing the opponent to close their eyes. Its wide distribution among catlike Pokémon is likely a play on this name, as it literally translates to fool the cat.
*Fake Out is tied with for the highest priority of all damage-dealing moves, excluding used against a target being switched out and an used by a Pokémon with .
*Excluding with a King's Rock or Razor Fang, Fake Out and Upper Hand are the only moves with a 100% chance of causing the target to flinch.
==In other languages==
Category:Increased priority moves
Category:Moves that can cause flinching
Category:Moves that can fail
Category:Moves that can jam
Category:Moves in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
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es:Sorpresa
fr:Bluff
it:Bruciapelo
ja:ねこだまし
zh:击掌奇袭（招式）