Flail

Type
Gen.
2
Power
???
Accuracy
100%
PP
15
Priority
0
Category
Physicalcategory img

Effect Summary

Deals more damage when the user has less HP stat img remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.

Detailed Effect

Flail deals damage. The power is increased when the user's HP stat img is lower.
On a technical level, the damage calculation works by multiplying the current HP% with a base multiplier and grouping the result in ranges, but for practical purposes this can be ignored.
The following table shows the power and HP stat img thresholds:
Power % of maximum HP stat img
20 above 68.75%
40 between 68.75% and 35.42%
80 between 35.42% and 20.83%
100 between 20.83% and 10.42%
150 between 10.42% and 4.17%
200 below 4.17%
  • In Gen 3 Flail can not cause critical hit stat img and is not varied by a random factor during damage calculation.
  • In Gen 4 the HP stat img calculation is slightly different:
    The table below shows the exact amounts:
    Power % of maximum HP stat img
    20 above 67.19%
    40 between 67.19% and 34.38%
    80 between 34.38% and 20.31%
    100 between 20.31% and 9.38%
    150 between 9.38% and 3.13%
    200 below 3.13%

Description

GS
C
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
RS
E
Inflicts more damage when the user’s HP is down.
FRLG
A desperate attack that becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
DP
HGSS
PL
COL
B2W2
The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
XY
ORAS
SM
USUM
LGPLGE
SWSH
The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power.

Meta Information

Move Target
move target imgNormal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
means that the Pokémon can not be selected.
means that the Pokémon can be selected.
means that the Pokémon will be selected.
Effect Type
DamageDeals damage.
Interactions
Makes contactUser touches the target. This triggers some abilities (e.g., Static) and items (e.g., Sticky Barb item img).
Blocked by Detect and ProtectThis move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror MoveA Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Other Languages
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Flail
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じたばた (Jitabata)
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Dreschflegel
france flag
Gigotage
italy flag
Flagello
spain flag
Azote
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바둥바둥 (Badungbadung)
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抓狂 (Zhuākuáng / Jáaukwòhng)

Level Up

Egg Breeding

Contest Information

Contest

Contest ConditionCute
ColorPink
FlavorSweet

Contest Effect

EffectIf user appeals first this turn, earns one point; if second, two points; if third, four points; if last, six points.
DescriptionThe appeal works better the later it is performed.
Jam-
Appeal❤️

Super Contest Effect

DescriptionEarns double the score on the final performance.
Appeal❤️❤️