Flail
Normal
Effect Summary
Deals more damage when the user has less HP
remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.
remaining, with a maximum of 200 power.Detailed Effect
Flail deals damage. The power is increased when the user's HP 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 thresholds:
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
thresholds:
| Power | % of maximum HP |
|---|---|
| 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
and is not varied by a random factor during damage calculation. - In Gen 4 the HP calculation is slightly different:
The table below shows the exact amounts:Power % of maximum HP 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
C
GS
Stronger if the user's HP is low.
E
RS
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
B2W2
BW
The user flails about aimlessly to attack. It becomes more powerful the less HP the user has.
ORAS
XY
LGPLGE
SM
USUM
SWSH
The user flails about aimlessly to attack. The less HP the user has, the greater the move’s power.
Additional Information
Move Target
Normal
Affects a selected adjacent target.
Cannot selectCan selectWill select
Effect Type
Damage
Deals damage.
Interactions3
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.
Other Languages
Level Up
Egg Breeding
Contest Information
Contest
Cute
Pink
Sweet FlavorContest Effect
If user appeals first this turn, earns one point; if second, two points; if third, four points; if last, six points.
The appeal works better the later it is performed.
Appeal❤️
Jam
Super Contest
Earns double the score on the final performance.
Appeal❤️❤️