False Swipe (move)

False Swipe

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Stats Type  Normal Category  Physical Power  40 Accuracy  100% PP  40 (max. 64) Priority  {{{priority}}} A restrained attack that prevents the target from fainting. The target is left with at least 1 HP. Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

On Bulbapedia

False Swipe is an offensive Normal-type move. It is TM54, purchasable at the Bealbeach Department Store for 20000.

Effect

It always leaves the target with at least 1 HP, though it is capable of breaking substitutes. If used against a target with 1 HP, False Swipe will strike but do no damage.

Pokémon that learn False Swipe

By TM

Dex #	Pokémon		Type
#001		Orchynx	Grass	Steel
#002		Metalynx	Grass	Steel
#003		Raptorch	Fire	Ground
#004		Archilles	Fire	Ground
#029		Feleng	Normal		Normal
#030		Felunge	Normal		Normal
#031		Feliger	Normal		Normal
#046		Tancoon	Dark	Normal
#047		Tanscure	Dark	Normal
#053		Jerbolta	Electric	Ground
#061		Baaschaf	Dark	Fighting
#062		Baariette	Dark	Fighting
#067		Lunapup	Ground	Fighting
#068		Herolune	Ground	Fighting
#069		Minyan	Dark	Poison
#070		Vilucard	Dark	Poison
#073		Modrille	Ground	Dark
#074		Drilgann	Ground	Dark
#075		Gligar	Ground	Flying
#076		Gliscor	Ground	Flying
#094		Barand	Dragon		Dragon
#101		Flager	Fire		Fire
#102		Inflagetah	Fire		Fire
#105		Tikiki	Grass		Grass
#106		Frikitiki	Grass	Fire
#109		Chicoatl	Grass		Grass
#110		Quetzoral	Grass	Flying
#111		Coatlith	Grass	Dragon
#115		Slothohm	Electric	Rock
#116		Theriamp	Electric	Rock
#118		Frynai	Water	Steel
#119		Saidine	Water	Steel
#120		Daikatuna	Water	Steel
#126		Jackdeary	Fairy	Fighting
#127		Winotinger	Fairy	Fighting
#145		Chupacho	Poison		Poison
#146		Luchabra	Poison	Fighting
#152		Colarva	Bug	Ice
#153		Frosulo	Bug	Ice
#154		Frosthra	Bug	Ice
#160		Swabone	Ghost	Fighting
#161		Skelerogue	Ghost	Fighting
#162		Navighast	Ghost	Fighting
#172		Geigeroach	Bug	Nuclear
#187		Devimp	Fire	Dark
#188		Fallengel	Fire	Dark
#189		Beliaddon	Fire	Dark
#190		Seikamater	Bug	Normal

Tactics

Certain Pokemon can excell more than others at using False Swipe to capture Pokemon:

• Felunge is one of the best users of the move as it can also have Intimidate to lower an opponent's ATK, Normal STAB, an ATK-boosting move in Hone Claws, and the only 100% accurate Sleep move in the game Yawn to further increase catching success.
• Tanscure has all the same benefits of Felunge (minus Intimidate and Hone Claws) but can stil boost its ATK with Howl, Guts, and/or Tough Claws, can be bred with Yawn, and leans Odor Sleuth to hit Ghost-Types without the need for Scrappy.
• Although Metalynx and Saidine/Daikatuna lack some of the pros mentioned previously they have 2 very noteworthy advantages: The first being their ability to learn Swords Dance without needing the post-game TM, and the second is their Steel-typing, which makes them only take neutral damage from Nuclear-type attacks without also being vulnerable to other attacks like Geigeroach. Mega Metalynx's Heatproof ability even reduces damage taken from burns via Radioacid.
• Jerbolta is mostly outclassed by all aforementioned candidates, except when attempting to catch multiple Duplicats because, thanks to its Quick Charge ability, Jerbolta can outrun any Duplicat and hit them before they have the chance to set up a Substitute or confuse Jerbolta. Since Duplicats can't be bred, Jerboltas (along with Level Balls) are seen as the ideal False Swipe users for stat-hunting Duplicats for breeding.