Fake Tears (move)

Fake Tears (Japanese: うそなき Fake Crying) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It is TM47 in Generation VIII.

Fake Tears
うそなき Fake Crying

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM47 in Generation VIII

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jam	0
The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes the audience quickly grow bored when an appeal move has little effect.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Fake Tears lowers the target's Special Defense stat by two stages.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Fake Tears, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	Feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Colo.XD	Feigns crying to sharply lower the target's Sp. Def.
FRLG	The user feigns crying to sharply lower the foe's Sp. Def.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered, sharply lowering its Sp. Def stat.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	41	25	28	28	28	24
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						1
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
217		Ursaring		Field		Field	19	1	1	1	1	1^BDSP
238		Smoochum		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	37	25	28	28	28	24
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy	6	6	6	6^XY 5^ORAS	5	44
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy	28	21, 31	21, 35	35^XY
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		31	35	35^XY 25^ORAS	25	25^BDSP
438		Bonsly		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1	1	1	1	1
570		Zorua		Field		Field			9	9	9	28
571		Zoroark		Field		Field						28
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like			10	10	10	28
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like			1, 10	10	10	28
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy				10	10	15
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like						12
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like						12
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						12
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM47
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy						✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy						✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field						✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
133		Eevee		Field		Field						✔
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field						✔
135		Jolteon		Field		Field						✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field						✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
173		Cleffa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy						✔
184		Azumarill		Water 1	Fairy						✔
185		Sudowoodo		Mineral		Mineral						✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field						✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field						✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field						✔
238		Smoochum		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field						✔
293		Whismur		Monster	Field						✔
294		Loudred		Monster	Field						✔
295		Exploud		Monster	Field						✔
298		Azurill		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy						✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral						✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral						✔
403		Shinx		Field		Field						✔
404		Luxio		Field		Field						✔
405		Luxray		Field		Field						✔
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like						✔
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like						✔
438		Bonsly		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field						✔
470		Leafeon		Field		Field						✔
471		Glaceon		Field		Field						✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral						✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field						✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field						✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying						✔
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying						✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy						✔
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy						✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon						✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon						✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field						✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field						✔
572		Minccino		Field		Field						✔
573		Cinccino		Field		Field						✔
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying						✔
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying						✔
677		Espurr		Field		Field						✔
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field						✔
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field						✔
682		Spritzee		Fairy		Fairy						✔
683		Aromatisse		Fairy		Fairy						✔
684		Swirlix		Fairy		Fairy						✔
685		Slurpuff		Fairy		Fairy						✔
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2						✔
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2						✔
700		Sylveon		Field		Field						✔
719		Diancie		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
742		Cutiefly		Bug	Fairy						✔
743		Ribombee		Bug	Fairy						✔
758		Salazzle		Monster	Dragon						✔
821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying						✔
822		Corvisquire		Flying		Flying						✔
823		Corviknight		Flying		Flying						✔
827		Nickit		Field		Field						✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field						✔
859		Impidimp		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
860		Morgrem		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
861		Grimmsnarl		Fairy	Human-Like						✔
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field						✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
869		Alcremie		Fairy	Amorphous						✔
877		Morpeko		Field	Fairy						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
133		Eevee		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1			✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy				✔	✔
216		Teddiursa		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
285		Shroomish		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
293		Whismur		Monster	Field			✔	✔	✔
298		Azurill		Water 1	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy				✔^ORAS	✔
312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy				✔^ORAS	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			✔	✔	✔
403		Shinx		Field		Field				✔	✔
417		Pachirisu		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔
431		Glameow		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying			✔	✔	✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
572		Minccino		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
585		Deerling		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
174	Igglybuff	Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Dream World - Pleasant Forest
314	Illumise	Bug	Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Fake Tears is a move with 22 PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, lowering their Special Defense by two stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat, Taunt and Muzzled status condition.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Lowers the target's Sp. Def by two stat ranks.

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Sharply lowers the target's Sp. Def.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Lowers the target's Special Defense by two levels.
MDTD S	Reduces the target's Special Defense by 2 levels.
BSL	てきポケモンのとくぼうを２だんかいさげる
MDGtI	It sharply lowers the enemy's Special Defense.
SMD MDRTDX	It sharply lowers the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

	Bonsly	Sudowoodo
The user feigns crying to make the foe feel flustered.
User	First Used In		Notes
Bonsly	Bonsly pretends to cry, making actual tears come out of its eyes. It can also cry loudly, distorting the air around it.
A wild Bonsly	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		Debut
A wild Bonsly	Pikachu's Ghost Carnival		None
Brock's Bonsly	From Cradle to Save		None
Sudowoodo	Sudowoodo pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Brock's Sudowoodo	Battling a Cute Drama!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Plusle

The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Plusle	Plusle licks its paws and dabs them around its eyes, making its saliva look like tears. It then pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel bad for it.
Ruby's Plusle	With a Spoink in Your Step II	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

No Dark-type Pokémon could learn the move until Generation V.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	假哭 Gáhūk
Chinese	Mandarin	假哭 Jiǎkū
Dutch		Neptranen
Finnish		Tekokyyneleet
French		Croco Larme
German		Trugträne
Greek		Ψεύτικα Δάκρυα Pséútika Dakrua
Indonesian		Air Mata Buaya
Italian		Falselacrime
Korean		거짓울음 Geojit Ul'eum
Polish		Fałszywe Łzy
Portuguese	Brazil	Lágrimas Falsas (TCG, manga) Choro Falso (anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Choro Falso (anime) Lágrimas Falsas (TCG)
Romanian		Lacrimile False
Serbian		Lažne Suze
Spanish	Latin America	Lágrimas Falsas
Spanish	Spain	Llanto Falso
Vietnamese		Nước Mắt Cá Sấu

Variations of the move Charm

Captivate • Charm • Eerie Impulse • Fake Tears • Feather Dance

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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