False Swipe

False Swipe

Categories Element Normal Type Physical

Statistical Attributes Base Power 40 Accuracy 100 PP 40

Obtainability Natural methods Level-up/instinctual TM104 Celadon Department Store for 4,000 Goldenrod Department Store for 4,000 Lilycove Department Store for 4,000 Veilstone Department Store for 4,000 Route 48 for 4,000 Potential reward from Celadon Task Master One-time free item from speaking with Max in Rustboro City Pokémart

False Swipe is a Normal-type damage-dealing move.

It is also known as TM104—the encapsulating TM of this move technique.

Functionality

False Swipe inflicts damage; if the damage output thereof were to faint them otherwise, False Swipe would leave 1 HP remaining. If the opponent already has 1 HP, False Swipe will be damageless.

Since False Swipe near-maximally damages the opponent without any incurrence of potentially fainting them, it is considered agentive for capturing Pokémon, as it helps maximize their catchability probability.

Learnability

Level-Up/Instinctual

No.		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2	Level
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying	45
104		Cubone	Ground		27
105		Marowak	Ground		27
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	13
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel	13
253		Grovyle	Grass		53
254		Sceptile	Grass		59
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground	25
335		Zangoose	Normal		44
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting	50
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass	—
588		Karrablast	Bug		25
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel	25
610		Axew	Dragon		24
611		Fraxure	Dragon		24
612		Haxorus	Dragon		24
Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.

TM

No.		Pokémon	Type 1	Type 2
015		Beedrill	Bug	Poison
021		Spearow	Normal	Flying
022		Fearow	Normal	Flying
046		Paras	Bug	Grass
047		Parasect	Bug	Grass
083		Farfetch'd	Normal	Flying
098		Krabby	Water
099		Kingler	Water
104		Cubone	Ground
105		Marowak	Ground
105A		Alolan Marowak	Fire	Ghost
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying
127		Pinsir	Bug
151		Mew	Psychic
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
253		Grovyle	Grass
254		Sceptile	Grass
273		Seedot	Grass
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark
285		Shroomish	Grass
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy
335		Zangoose	Normal
341		Corphish	Water
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark
347		Anorith	Rock	Bug
348		Armaldo	Rock	Bug
359		Absol	Dark
402		Kricketune	Bug
445		Garchomp	Dragon	Ground
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice
472		Gliscor	Ground	Flying
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting
501		Oshawott	Water
502		Dewott	Water
503		Samurott	Water
542		Leavanny	Bug	Grass
588		Karrablast	Bug
589		Escavalier	Bug	Steel
610		Axew	Dragon
611		Fraxure	Dragon
612		Haxorus	Dragon
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel
625		Bisharp	Dark	Steel
638		Cobalion	Steel	Fighting
639		Terrakion	Rock	Fighting
640		Virizion	Grass	Fighting
647		Keldeo	Water	Fighting
674		Pancham	Fighting
675		Pangoro	Fighting	Dark
679		Honedge	Steel	Ghost
680		Doublade	Steel	Ghost
681		Aegislash	Steel	Ghost
688		Binacle	Rock	Water
689		Barbaracle	Rock	Water
701		Hawlucha	Fighting	Flying
Emboldened Pokémon avail from a STAB bonus for this move.