Tail Slap

Hits 2-5 times per use.

Tail Slap deals damage and hits 2-5 times per turn used. Averages to 3.1 hits per use with an average power of 65.9 (including the 15% miss chance). The probability of each interval is shown in the table below, with the total power after each hit.

Hits	Chance	Power
2	35%	30
3	35%	45
4	15%	60
5	15%	75

Each strike of Tail Slap is treated like a separate attack:

• Each strike can get a critical hit independently.
• Abilities that activate on contact (Static, Weak Armor, Iron Barbs etc.) activate for each strike.
• If the Sturdy ability, Focus Sash , or Focus Band activates before the final hit, the subsequent hit will still deal damage and therefore cause the target to faint.
• If the first hit breaks a Substitute, the second hit will deal damage to the target Pokémon.
• The move Counter only counters the final hit, but Bide counters the complete damage.
• If the user is holding a King's Rock each individual hit has an equal chance to make the target flinch

The Skill Link ability will cause Tail Slap to always hit the maximum number of times.

• In Brilliant DiamondShining Pearl this move can not be selected in battle.