Bite
Dark
Effect Summary
Deals damage and has a 30% chance to make the target flinch
.
.Detailed Effect
Bite deals damage and has a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch (if the target has not yet moved).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.
(if the target has not yet moved).
Pokémon with the ability Inner Focus or those behind a Substitute cannot be made to flinch.
- In Gen 1 Bite is a
Normal-type move
- In Gen 2-3 Bite is categorized as Special
Description
C
GS
An attack that may cause flinching.
E
RS
Bites with vicious fangs. May cause flinching.
FRLG
The user bites with vicious fangs. It may make the foe flinch.
DP
HGSS
PL
The foe is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.
B2W2
BW
The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. It may make the target flinch.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The target is bitten with viciously sharp fangs. This may also make the target flinch.
Additional Information
Move Target
Normal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Flinch
Makes the target flinch.
Interactions4
Makes contact
User touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb
).
).Blocked by Detect and Protect
Copied by Mirror Move
A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Jaw-based
This move has 1.5x its usual power when used by a Pokémon with Strong Jaw.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Contest Information
Contest
Tough
Yellow
Sour FlavorContest Effect
Attempts to jam all Pokémon that have appealed this turn.
Badly startles those that have made appeals.
Appeal❤️
Jam🖤🖤🖤
Super Contest
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Appeal❤️❤️❤️