Fake Tears

Effect

Lowers the target's Sp. Def by 2. Lowers the target's Special Defense by 2 stages.

Targets

One adjacent Pokémon

Scarlet & Violet

Usable (116 Pokémon)

Pokémon Champions

Usable (53 Pokémon)

Legends: Z-A

Usable (37 Pokémon)

Pokémon that learn Fake Tears

147 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.

All (147)Champions (53)S/V (116)Z-A (37)

Pokémon	Type	Champions	S/V	Z-A	Gens
Pikachu	Electric	✓	✓		9
Pikachu (Alola Cap)	Electric		✓		9
Raichu	Electric	✓	✓		9
Alolan Raichu	Electric/Psychic	✓	✓		9
Clefairy	Fairy		✓		4–9
Clefable	Fairy	✓	✓		4–9
Alolan Vulpix	Ice		✓		9
Ninetales	Fire	✓	✓		8–9
Alolan Ninetales	Ice/Fairy	✓	✓		8–9
Jigglypuff	Normal/Fairy		✓	✓	3–9
Wigglytuff	Normal/Fairy	✓	✓	✓	3–9
Meowth	Normal		✓	✓	9
Alolan Meowth	Dark		✓	✓	9
Galarian Meowth	Steel		✓		9
Persian	Normal	✓	✓	✓	9
Alolan Persian	Dark	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Jynx	Ice/Psychic				3–8
Eevee	Normal		✓		4–9
Vaporeon	Water	✓	✓		4–9
Jolteon	Electric	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Flareon	Fire	✓	✓		4–9
Mew	Psychic		✓		8–9
Chikorita	Grass		✓		9
Bayleef	Grass		✓		9
Meganium	Grass	✓	✓		9
Totodile	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Croconaw	Water		✓		5–7, 9
Feraligatr	Water	✓	✓		5–7, 9
Cleffa	Fairy		✓		4–9
Igglybuff	Normal/Fairy		✓	✓	3–9
Marill	Water/Fairy		✓		4–9
Azumarill	Water/Fairy	✓	✓		4–9
Sudowoodo	Rock		✓		4–9
Espeon	Psychic	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Umbreon	Dark	✓	✓		4–9
Misdreavus	Ghost		✓		9
Snubbull	Fairy		✓		6–7, 9
Granbull	Fairy		✓		6–7, 9
Sneasel	Dark/Ice		✓		8–9
Teddiursa	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Ursaring	Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Smoochum	Ice/Psychic				3–8
Galarian Zigzagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Galarian Linoone	Dark/Normal				8
Shroomish	Grass		✓		3–7, 9
Breloom	Grass/Fighting		✓		3–7, 9
Whismur	Normal				5–8
Loudred	Normal				5–8
Exploud	Normal				5–8
Azurill	Normal/Fairy		✓		4–9
Skitty	Normal				3–7
Delcatty	Normal				3–7
Mawile	Steel/Fairy	✓		✓	3–8
Plusle	Electric		✓		3–7, 9
Minun	Electric		✓		4–7, 9
Illumise	Bug		✓		5–7, 9
Spinda	Normal				5–7
Chimecho	Psychic	✓	✓		9
Snorunt	Ice		✓	✓	5–9
Glalie	Ice	✓	✓	✓	5–9
Jirachi	Steel/Psychic		✓		9
Chimchar	Fire		✓		9
Monferno	Fire/Fighting		✓		9
Infernape	Fire/Fighting	✓	✓		9
Shinx	Electric		✓		6–9
Luxio	Electric		✓		6–9
Luxray	Electric	✓	✓		6–9
Pachirisu	Electric		✓		4–7, 9
Buneary	Normal				4–8
Lopunny	Normal	✓			4–8
Mismagius	Ghost		✓		9
Glameow	Normal				4–7
Purugly	Normal				4–7
Bonsly	Rock		✓		4–9
Weavile	Dark/Ice	✓	✓		8–9
Leafeon	Grass	✓	✓		4–9
Glaceon	Ice	✓	✓		4–9
Froslass	Ice/Ghost	✓	✓	✓	5–9
Manaphy	Water		✓		9
Purrloin	Dark			✓	5–8
Liepard	Dark	✓		✓	5–8
Woobat	Psychic/Flying				5–8
Swoobat	Psychic/Flying				5–8
Cottonee	Grass/Fairy		✓		5–9
Whimsicott	Grass/Fairy	✓	✓		5–9
Scraggy	Dark/Fighting		✓		8–9
Scrafty	Dark/Fighting	✓	✓		8–9
Yamask	Ghost			✓	5–8
Galarian Yamask	Ground/Ghost			✓	8
Cofagrigus	Ghost	✓		✓	5–8
Zorua	Dark		✓		5–9
Hisuian Zorua	Normal/Ghost		✓		9
Zoroark	Dark	✓	✓		5–9
Hisuian Zoroark	Normal/Ghost	✓	✓		9
Minccino	Normal		✓		5–9
Cinccino	Normal		✓		5–9
Gothita	Psychic		✓		5–9
Gothorita	Psychic		✓		5–9
Gothitelle	Psychic		✓		5–9
Deerling	Normal/Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Sawsbuck	Normal/Grass		✓		5–7, 9
Vullaby	Dark/Flying		✓		5–9
Mandibuzz	Dark/Flying		✓		5–9
Meloetta	Normal/Psychic		✓	✓	9
Espurr	Psychic		✓	✓	8–9
Meowstic	Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Meowstic-F	Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Spritzee	Fairy			✓	8
Aromatisse	Fairy	✓		✓	8
Swirlix	Fairy			✓	6–8
Slurpuff	Fairy	✓		✓	6–8
Inkay	Dark/Psychic		✓	✓	8–9
Malamar	Dark/Psychic	✓	✓	✓	8–9
Sylveon	Fairy	✓	✓	✓	4–9
Diancie	Rock/Fairy		✓	✓	8–9
Cutiefly	Bug/Fairy		✓		8–9
Ribombee	Bug/Fairy		✓		8–9
Salazzle	Poison/Fire	✓	✓		8–9
Rookidee	Flying		✓		8–9
Corvisquire	Flying		✓		8–9
Corviknight	Flying/Steel	✓	✓		8–9
Nickit	Dark			✓	8
Thievul	Dark	✓		✓	8
Impidimp	Dark/Fairy		✓		8–9
Morgrem	Dark/Fairy		✓		8–9
Grimmsnarl	Dark/Fairy	✓	✓		8–9
Obstagoon	Dark/Normal				8
Perrserker	Steel	✓	✓		9
Mr. Rime	Ice/Psychic	✓		✓	8
Runerigus	Ground/Ghost	✓		✓	8
Alcremie	Fairy	✓	✓		8–9
Morpeko	Electric/Dark	✓	✓		8–9
Ursaluna	Ground/Normal		✓		3–7, 9
Sprigatito	Grass		✓		9
Floragato	Grass		✓		9
Meowscarada	Grass/Dark	✓	✓		9
Tandemaus	Normal		✓		9
Maushold	Normal	✓	✓		9
Squawkabilly	Normal/Flying	✓	✓		9
Maschiff	Dark		✓		9
Mabosstiff	Dark	✓	✓		9
Tinkatink	Fairy/Steel		✓	✓	9
Tinkatuff	Fairy/Steel		✓	✓	9
Tinkaton	Fairy/Steel	✓	✓	✓	9
Scream Tail	Fairy/Psychic		✓		9
Flutter Mane	Ghost/Fairy		✓		9
Pecharunt	Poison/Ghost		✓		9