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Foul Play

DarkPhysical

Foul Play uses the opponent's Attack stat instead of the user's in damage calculation. In other words, the move acts as if the target is attacking themselves, and thus is more powerful when the opponent has higher Attack.

Move data

Power

95

Accuracy

100%

PP

15

Makes contact

Yes

Introduced

Generation 5

Target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Taught by

TM21TR81TM062

Game descriptions

  • Black, White, Black 2, White 2:The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage.
  • X, Y, O.Ruby, A.Sapphire:The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power.
  • Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, L.G. Pikachu, L.G. Eevee:The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power.
  • Sword, Shield, B.Diamond, S.Pearl:The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage it deals.
  • Scarlet, Violet:The user turns the target’s strength against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage this move inflicts.

Learned by (125)

MurkrowMurkrowLv. 40HoundourHoundourLv. 40HoundoomHoundoomLv. 45SableyeSableyeLv. 48HonchkrowHonchkrowLv. 45SandileSandileLv. 33KrokorokKrokorokLv. 35KrookodileKrookodileLv. 35ZoruaZoruaLv. 48ZoroarkZoroarkLv. 58InkayInkayLv. 33MalamarMalamarLv. 37KlefkiKlefkiLv. 48OranguruOranguruLv. 55ImpidimpImpidimpLv. 44MorgremMorgremLv. 52GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarlLv. 56Wo-ChienWo-ChienLv. 55PoltchageistPoltchageistLv. 18SinistchaSinistchaLv. 18VulpixVulpixTMNinetalesNinetalesTMDiglettDiglettTMDugtrioDugtrioTMMeowthMeowthTMPersianPersianTMSlowpokeSlowpokeTMSlowbroSlowbroTMGastlyGastlyTMHaunterHaunterTMGengarGengarTMDrowzeeDrowzeeTMHypnoHypnoTMVoltorbVoltorbTMElectrodeElectrodeTMPorygonPorygonTMMoltresMoltresTMMewtwoMewtwoTMMewMewTMSpinarakSpinarakTMAriadosAriadosTMSudowoodoSudowoodoTMAipomAipomTMUmbreonUmbreonTMSlowkingSlowkingTMMisdreavusMisdreavusTMGirafarigGirafarigTMSneaselSneaselTMDelibirdDelibirdTMPorygon2Porygon2TMTyranitarTyranitarTMPoochyenaPoochyenaTMMightyenaMightyenaTMSeedotSeedotTMNuzleafNuzleafTMShiftryShiftryTMMasquerainMasquerainTMCacneaCacneaTMCacturneCacturneTMShuppetShuppetTMBanetteBanetteTMGlalieGlalieTMBastiodonBastiodonTMAmbipomAmbipomTMMismagiusMismagiusTMStunkyStunkyTMSkuntankSkuntankTMBonslyBonslyTMSpiritombSpiritombTMCroagunkCroagunkTMToxicroakToxicroakTMWeavileWeavileTMPorygon-ZPorygon-ZTMRotomRotomTMUxieUxieTMDarkraiDarkraiTMArceusArceusTMScraggyScraggyTMScraftyScraftyTMGothitaGothitaTMGothoritaGothoritaTMGothitelleGothitelleTMFoongusFoongusTMAmoongussAmoongussTMPawniardPawniardTMBisharpBisharpTMVullabyVullabyTMMandibuzzMandibuzzTMTornadusTornadusTMThundurusThundurusTMFennekinFennekinTMBraixenBraixenTMDelphoxDelphoxTMPhantumpPhantumpTMTrevenantTrevenantTMHoopaHoopaTMLycanrocLycanrocTMSalanditSalanditTMSalazzleSalazzleTMSinisteaSinisteaTMPolteageistPolteageistTMPerrserkerPerrserkerTMMorpekoMorpekoTMDuraludonDuraludonTMUrshifuUrshifuTMSpectrierSpectrierTMCalyrexCalyrexTMMeowscaradaMeowscaradaTMSquawkabillySquawkabillyTMShroodleShroodleTMGrafaiaiGrafaiaiTMToedscoolToedscoolTMToedscruelToedscruelTMFlittleFlittleTMEspathraEspathraTMTinkatinkTinkatinkTMTinkatuffTinkatuffTMTinkatonTinkatonTMWiglettWiglettTMWugtrioWugtrioTMBombirdierBombirdierTMFarigirafFarigirafTMKingambitKingambitTMArchaludonArchaludonTMPecharuntPecharuntTM