Feint
NormalFeint is a Normal-type physical attack. It has 30 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It has +2 priority, so it acts before most moves. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Technical data
- Type
- Normal
- Category
- physical
- Power
- 30
- Accuracy
- 100
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 2
- Target
- adjacent
- Contact
- Yes
- Spread
- No
- Protect blocks
- No
- Wide Guard blocks
- No
Competitive value
Prized for its priority, letting the user act before faster threats or enabling support in key turns.
How to learn it
Pokémon that can learn or be taught this move, by method.
Level-up82 Pokémon
Heracross Mega
Chesnaught Mega
Gallade Mega
Scizor Mega
Goodra Hisui
Sharpedo Mega
Lucario Mega Z
Lucario Mega
Goodra
Infernape
Skarmory Mega
Absol Mega
Raichu Mega Y
Absol Mega Z
Heracross
Raichu Mega X
Raichu Alola
Scizor
Talonflame
Chesnaught
Gallade
Lucario
Sharpedo
Medicham Mega
Raichu
Absol
Skarmory
Pikachu Starter
Medicham
Pikachu
Pikachu Alola Cap
Pikachu Belle
Pikachu Cosplay
Pikachu Gmax
Pikachu Hoenn Cap
Pikachu Kalos Cap
Pikachu Libre
Pikachu Original Cap
Pikachu Partner Cap
Pikachu Phd
Pikachu Pop Star
Pikachu Rock Star
Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
Pikachu Unova Cap
Pikachu World Cap
Egg move (breeding)49 Pokémon
Blaziken Mega
Hawlucha Mega
Heracross Mega
Pinsir Mega
Skarmory Mega
Blaziken
Absol Mega
Absol Mega Z
Heracross
Passimian
Sableye Mega
Pinsir
Hawlucha
Gliscor
Absol
Skarmory
Sableye
Pokémon that use this move
115 Pokémon, sorted by usage
Blaziken Mega
Hawlucha Mega
Heracross Mega
Chesnaught Mega
Gallade Mega
Scizor Mega
Goodra Hisui
Pinsir Mega
Sharpedo Mega
Lucario Mega Z
Lucario Mega
Goodra
Infernape
Skarmory Mega
Blaziken
Absol Mega
Raichu Mega Y
Absol Mega Z
Heracross
Raichu Mega X
Raichu Alola
Scizor
Talonflame
Passimian
Chesnaught
Gallade
Lucario
Sableye Mega
Pinsir
Sharpedo
Hawlucha
Medicham Mega
Gliscor
Raichu
Absol
Skarmory
Pikachu Starter
Medicham
Pikachu
Pikachu Alola Cap
Pikachu Belle
Pikachu Cosplay
Pikachu Gmax
Pikachu Hoenn Cap
Pikachu Kalos Cap
Pikachu Libre
Pikachu Original Cap
Pikachu Partner Cap
Pikachu Phd
Pikachu Pop Star
Pikachu Rock Star
Pikachu Sinnoh Cap
Pikachu Unova Cap
Pikachu World Cap
Sableye
What this move does
Feint is a Normal-type physical attack. It has 30 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It has +2 priority, letting it move before most attacks. It makes contact, which matters for abilities and items that trigger on contact. Feint is a Normal-type physical attack. It has 30 base power, 100% accuracy, 10 PP and targets a single adjacent target. It has +2 priority, so it acts before most moves. It makes contact, which matters for contact-triggering abilities and items.
Prized for its priority, letting the user act before faster threats or enabling support in key turns.
When to consider it
Consider Feint when you need to move before the opponent to secure a knockout, flinch, or utility effect. Priority moves are especially valuable against fast threats and speed-control teams, but they can be blocked by Quick Guard and abilities like Queenly Majesty or Dazzling.
How to evaluate it in team building
In team building, Feint is usually a coverage or primary STAB option. It shines when your team already has speed control or when it patches a matchup hole. Compare it with alternative moves of the same type and category to decide whether the extra power, accuracy or side effect justifies the slot over a more defensive option.
Common mistakes
Common mistakes with Feint include: Using it without a clear plan for the turns it creates. Assuming priority always goes first without accounting for Quick Guard or Psychic Terrain. Spamming it predictably and letting the opponent switch into a resist. Not considering how redirectors like Follow Me and Rage Powder change targeting.
VGC interactions
Protect and Detect do not always block this move. Quick Guard and Psychic Terrain can stop priority versions. These interactions are situational, so test them in the team builder and matchup analyzer before committing to the moveslot.
Related tools and guides
Use the tools below to test Feint in a full team context and compare it with alternative options.
VGC interactions
- Protect / Detect: does not always block (e.g. Unseen Fist).
- Wide Guard: does not block this move.
- Follow Me / Rage Powder: spread moves are not redirected.
- Quick Guard: blocks this priority move.
Frequently asked questions
+Is Feint good in ChampionsVGC?
Prized for its priority, letting the user act before faster threats or enabling support in key turns. It bypasses Protect and Detect.
+Is Feint blocked by Protect?
No, Feint bypasses Protect and Detect.