Fake Tears (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

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Fake Tears (Japanese: うそなき Fake Crying) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III. It was TM47 in Pokémon Sword and Shield and is TM003 in Generation IX.

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.
ColoXD	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 PE SwSh BDSP LA	The user feigns crying to fluster the target, harshly lowering its Sp. Def stat.
SV	The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By TM

Special move

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0135				Field		Wild Tera Pokémon - West Province (Area One)SV
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Fake Tears lowers the target's Sp. Defense by two stages. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Muzzled status condition.

In Pokémon Rumble Rush, all status moves including Fake Tears could only be used by opposing Pokémon and could not be obtained on any caught Pokémon. Fake Tears could be seen as a move used by Boss Bonsly.

Fake Tears

Charge time	1.06 seconds
Range type	Arc (wide)
Target	Enemy
Additional effect	Defense ↓

Pokémon Masters EX

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

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Plusle
The user pretends to cry, causing the opponent to feel sorry for it.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	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

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Fake Tears (move) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokmon encyclopedia

Effect

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

By TM

By breeding

Special move

Generation V

Generation IX

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

Description

In the anime

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages