Dark · Physical move · Gen 4
Fling
Fling is a Dark-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has variable or fixed damage and 100% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 411 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Physical
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Flings the user's item at the target. Power varies. The power of this move is based on the user's held item. The held item is lost and it activates for the target if applicable. If there is no target or the target avoids this move by protecting itself, the user's held item is still lost. The user can regain a thrown item with Recycle or the Harvest Ability. Fails if the user has no held item, if the held item cannot be thrown, if the user is under the effect of Embargo or Magic Room, or if the user has the Klutz Ability.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (314 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (114 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Fling
411 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Poison | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fighting | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Water | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground | 4–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Bug/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Steel/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Grass | 4–8 | ||||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic/Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 5–7 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Grass | 5–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | 5–7 | ||||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | 5–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Ice | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 6–8 | ||||
| Normal/Ground | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting | 6–8 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Rock/Water | 6–8 | ||||
| Rock/Water | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Electric/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 6–9 | ||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Water | ✓ | 6–9 | |||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric/Steel | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fighting | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Dark/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7–8 | ||||
| Electric | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Fairy | 8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 |
Fling FAQ
What does Fling do?
Fling is a Dark-type physical move. The power of this move is based on the user's held item. The held item is lost and it activates for the target if applicable. If there is no target or the target avoids this move by protecting itself, the user's held item is still lost. The user can regain a thrown item with Recycle or the Harvest Ability. Fails if the user has no held item, if the held item cannot be thrown, if the user is under the effect of Embargo or Magic Room, or if the user has the Klutz Ability.
Which Pokémon can learn Fling?
411 Pokémon and forms can learn Fling in at least one game: 314 in Scarlet & Violet, 114 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle and Blastoise.
Is Fling in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 114 Pokémon can use Fling in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
What is Fling super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Fling 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.