Fake Tears

Fake Tears

うそなき Fake Crying

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	20, max: ?
Affects:	One target
Secondary Effect:	none
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	Yes
Magic Bounce:	Yes
Bright Powder:	No
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Fake Tears is a Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
FRLG	The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
DPPtHGSS	The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat.
BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA	The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.
SV	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.

Effect

The user pretends to cry, sharply lowering the opponents defense.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like	41	25	28	28	28	24
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral						1SwShBDSP	1
	Teddiursa	normal	Field	19	1	1	1	1	1BDSP
	Ursaring	normal	Field	19	1	1	1	1	1BDSP	1
	Smoochum	ice/psychic	Undiscovered	37	25	28	28	28	24
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy	6	6	6	6XY 5ORAS	5	44
	Plusle	electric	Fairy	28	21, 31	21, 35	35XY
	Minun	electric	Fairy		31	35	35XY 25ORAS	25	25BDSP
	Bonsly	rock	Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1SwShBDSP	1
	Zorua	dark	Field			9	9	9	28	28
	Zoroark	dark	Field						28	28
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like			10	10	10	28	28
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28	28
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28	28
	Swirlix	fairy	Fairy				10	10	15
	Slurpuff	fairy	Fairy				10	10	15
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like						12	12
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like						12	12
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like						12	12
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like						1
	Ursaluna	ground/normal	Field							1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Pikachu	electric	Field/Fairy							TM003
	Clefairy	fairy	Fairy						TM47
	Clefable	fairy	Fairy						TM47
	Ninetales	fire	Field						TM47
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field						TM47
	Jigglypuff	normal/fairy	Fairy						TM47	TM003
	Wigglytuff	normal/fairy	Fairy						TM47	TM003
	Meowth	normal	Field							TM003
	Meowth	dark	Field							TM003
	Meowth	steel	Field							TM003
	Persian	normal	Field							TM003
	Persian	dark	Field						TM47	TM003
	Jynx	ice/psychic	Human-Like						TM47
	Eevee	normal	Field						TM47	TM003
	Vaporeon	water	Field						TM47	TM003
	Jolteon	electric	Field						TM47	TM003
	Flareon	fire	Field						TM47	TM003
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered						TM47	TM003
	Cleffa	fairy	Undiscovered						TM47
	Igglybuff	normal/fairy	Undiscovered						TM47	TM003
	Marill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy						TM47	TM003
	Azumarill	water/fairy	Water 1/Fairy						TM47	TM003
	Sudowoodo	rock	Mineral						TM47	TM003
	Espreon	psychic	Field						TM47	TM003
	Umbreon	dark	Field						TM47	TM003
	Misdreavus	ghost	Amorphous							TM003
	Sneasel	dark/ice	Field						TM47	TM003
	Teddiursa	normal	Field							TM003
	Ursaring	normal	Field							TM003
	Smoochum	ice/psychic	Undiscovered						TM47
	Zigzagoon	dark/normal	Field						TM47
	Linoone	dark/normal	Field						TM47
	Shroomish	grass	Fairy/Grass							TM003
	Breloom	grass/fighting	Fairy/Grass							TM003
	Whismur	normal	Monster/Field						TM47
	Loudred	normal	Monster/Field						TM47
	Exploud	normal	Monster/Field						TM47
	Azurill	normal/fairy	Undiscovered						TM47	TM003
	Mawile	steel/fairy	Field/Fairy						TM47
	Snorunt	ice	Fairy/Mineral						TM47	TM003
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral						TM47	TM003
	Shinx	electric	Field						TM47	TM003
	Luxio	electric	Field						TM47	TM003
	Luxray	electric	Field						TM47	TM003
	Pachirisu	electric	Field/Fairy							TM003
	Buneary	normal	Field/Human-Like						TM47
	Lopunny	normal	Field/Human-Like						TM47
	Mismagius	ghost	Amorphous							TM003
	Bonsly	rock	Undiscovered						TM47	TM003
	Weavile	dark/ice	Field						TM47	TM003
	Leafeon	grass	Field						TM47	TM003
	Glaceon	ice	Field						TM47	TM003
	Froslass	ice/ghost	Fairy/Mineral						TM47	TM003
	Purrloin	dark	Field						TM47
	Liepard	dark	Field						TM47
	Woobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TM47
	Swoobat	psychic/flying	Field/Flying						TM47
	Cottonee	grass/fairy	Grass/Fairy						TM47
	Whimsicott	grass/fairy	Grass/Fairy						TM47
	Scraggy	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon						TM47
	Scrafty	dark/fighting	Field/Dragon						TM47
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM47
	Yamask	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM47
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM47
	Zorua	dark	Field						TM47	TM003
	Zorua	normal/ghost	Field							TM003
	Zoroark	dark	Field						TM47	TM003
	Zoroark	normal/ghost	Field							TM003
	Minccino	normal	Field						TM47
	Cinccino	normal	Field						TM47
	Gothita	psychic	Human-Like						TM47	TM003
	Gothorita	psychic	Human-Like						TM47	TM003
	Gothitelle	psychic	Human-Like						TM47	TM003
	Deerling	normal/grass	Field							TM003
	Sawsbuck	normal/grass	Field							TM003
	Vullaby	dark/flying	Flying						TM47
	Mandibuzz	dark/flying	Flying						TM47
	Meloetta	normal/psychic	Undiscovered							TM003
	Espurr	psychic	Field						TM47
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TM47
	Meowstic	psychic	Field						TM47
	Spritzee	fairy	Fairy						TM47
	Aromatisse	fairy	Fairy						TM47
	Swirlix	fairy	Fairy						TM47
	Slurpuff	fairy	Fairy						TM47
	Inkay	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2						TM47
	Malamar	dark/psychic	Water 1/Water 2						TM47
	Sylveon	fairy	Field						TM47	TM003
	Diancie	rock/fairy	Undiscovered						TM47	TM003
	Cutiefly	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM47
	Ribombee	bug/fairy	Bug/Fairy						TM47
	Salazzle	poison/fire	Monster/Dragon						TM47	TM003
	Rookidee	flying	Flying						TM47	TM003
	Corvisquire	flying	Flying						TM47	TM003
	Corviknight	flying/steel	Flying						TM47	TM003
	Nickit	dark	Field						TM47
	Thievul	dark	Field						TM47
	Impidimp	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like						TM47	TM003
	Morgrem	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like						TM47	TM003
	Grimmsnarl	dark/fairy	Fairy/Human-Like						TM47	TM003
	Obstagoon	dark/normal	Field						TM47
	Perrserker	steel	Field							TM003
	Mr. Rime	ice/psychic	Human-Like						TM47
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous						TM47
	Alcremie	fairy	Fairy/Amorphous						TM47
	Morpeko	electric/dark	Field/Fairy						TM47
	Ursaluna	ground/normal	Field							TM003
	Sprigatito	grass	Field/Grass							TM003
	Floragato	grass	Field/Grass							TM003
	Meowscarada	grass/dark	Field/Grass							TM003
	Tandemaus	normal	Field/Fairy							TM003
	Maushold	normal	Field/Fairy							TM003
	Squawkabilly	normal/flying	Flying							TM003
	Maschiff	dark	Field							TM003
	Mabosstiff	dark	Field							TM003
	Tinkatink	fairy/steel	Fairy							TM003
	Tinkatuff	fairy/steel	Fairy							TM003
	Tinkaton	fairy/steel	Fairy							TM003
	Scream Tail	fairy/psychic	Undiscovered							TM003
	Flutter Mane	ghost/fairy	Undiscovered							TM003
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

Fake Tears depicted in Generation III

Fake Tears depicted in Generation VII

Main series

Fake Tears being used by a wild Bonsly.

Fake Tears being used by Brock's Bonsly.

Fake Tears being used by Brock's Sudowoodo.

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