Flail (move)

Flail (Japanese: じたばた Flail) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation II.
==Effect==
Flail inflicts damage and has no additional effect. Its power is based on the user's current HP as a percentage of its maximum HP, which is higher the lower the user's HP is.
Power	HP% 	HP%
Power	All other generations	Generation IV
20 	HP ≥ 68.8% 	HP ≥ 67.2%
40 	35.4% ≤ HP < 68.8% 	34.4% ≤ HP < 67.2%
80 	20.8% ≤ HP < 35.4% 	20.3% ≤ HP < 34.4%
100 	10.4% ≤ HP < 20.8% 	9.4% ≤ HP < 20.3%
150 	4.2% ≤ HP < 10.4% 	3.1% ≤ HP < 9.4%
200 	HP < 4.2% 	HP < 3.1%
===Generation II===
Flail cannot cause a critical hit, and its damage is not varied by a random factor during .
===Generation III onwards===
Flail can now cause a critical hit, and its damage is now varied by a random factor during damage calculation.
Flail can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if was used in the previous turn.
Flail is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination and will give an extra three appeal points if the move Endure was used in the prior turn.
==Description==
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==Learnset==
===By leveling up===
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===Special move===
====Generation IV====
====Generation V====
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====Generation II====
====Generation IV====
==In other games==
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series===
Flail deals damage. Its power is higher when the user's HP is lower. In the Rescue Team series, Flail's final damage is multiplied by 2 when at 51-75% HP, 4 when at 26-50% and 8 when at 25% or lower. In the Explorers series, the damage is multiplied by 1.5 at 26-50% HP and by 2 at 25% or lower. In , its damage calculation is approximately proportional to its current HP.
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In Pokémon UNITE, Flail is 's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 5 and upgrading into it instead of . The user buffs themselves for 4 seconds causing their basic attacks to deal increased damage. Damage increase is strengthened for every 20% HP the user is missing. The user also gains a short burst of increased movement speed when Flail is activated. At level 11, the move's damage is increased and now causes the user’s basic attacks to also heal them while they are below 40% of their maximum HP.
===Monopoly: Pokémon Exclusive Kanto Edition===
In the exclusive edition of Monopoly: Pokémon Kanto Edition, Flail is the Power Card belonging to . Once per game, the player using Magikarp may avoid paying rent on a property, instead receiving Pokémon Dollars equal to half the amount they would have paid from the owner of the property.
===Description===
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==In animation==
===Pokémon animated series===
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
* In Pinsir Me, I Must Be Dreaming, a that was renting from the was revealed to know Flail by Emerald's Pokédex.
==In other generations==
===Core series games===
===Side series games===
===Spin-off series games===
==Trivia==
*This move was Magikarp's attack (as じたばた / Wriggling in Japanese and as Flail in English) in the Base Set set of the TCG prior to being introduced in Generation II of the games.
==In other languages==
Category:Moves that have variable power
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Category:Moves usable in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
de:Dreschflegel
es:Azote
fr:Gigotage
it:Flagello
ja:じたばた
zh:抓狂（招式）