Dark · Physical move · Gen 2
Feint Attack
Feint Attack is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 2. It has 60 base power and never misses, with 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 126 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Physical
Power
60
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
This move does not check accuracy.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Not usable — it was removed in Scarlet & Violet
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Feint Attack
126 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.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice | 7 | ||||
| Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Steel | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 3 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Rock | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Steel/Fairy | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dragon | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Psychic | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Bug | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark/Ice | 3–7 | ||||
| Fire | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Rock | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal/Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Electric | 5–7 | ||||
| Dragon | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Poison/Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Water | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | 7 | ||||
| Ground/Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | 5–7 |
Feint Attack FAQ
What does Feint Attack do?
Feint Attack is a Dark-type physical move with 60 power. This move does not check accuracy.
Which Pokémon can learn Feint Attack?
126 Pokémon and forms can learn Feint Attack in at least one game: 0 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, Spearow, Fearow and Vulpix.
Is Feint Attack in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Feint Attack in Pokémon Champions.
What is Feint Attack super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Feint Attack is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark and Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.