Has a chance to make the target flinch.
- Flinch 30% chance The target may lose its turn — this only works if it has not moved yet.
- Contact — The user touches the target, so abilities such as Static and Rough Skin and items like Rocky Helmet activate.
- Bite — Boosted by the Strong Jaw ability (+50%).
Some moves had different values in earlier games. Below you can see what changed and from which game the value you see now applies.
| Game | Property | Before |
|---|---|---|
| Gold/ |
Type | Normal |
- Type Dark now
Each row is one change in one game. The Property column says what changed, Before shows the value that applied before that game, and Now is the value today. In Gold/Silver, “Type” was Normal; it is now Dark.
Pokémon that learn this move (283)
page 1 of 8The tiles cover all games at once. “From Lv.” is the level from the latest game in which that species learns this move by level-up — hover over the number to see which game. No number means it never learns the move by level-up.
