Foul Play (Pokémon Move)

Foul Play Effect

Effect

The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage it deals.

In-Depth Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Damage is calculated using the target's attacking stat rather than the user's.

Foul Play Move Data

Type	Dark
Category	Physical
Introduced in	Generation 5
Power Points (PP)	15
Base Power	95
Accuracy	100
Speed Priority	0
Target	Selected Pokémon One other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.

Machine/Record

Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	tm21
Sword Shield	tr81

Game Descriptions

Black White	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage.
Black 2 White 2	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage.
X Y	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power.
Sun Moon	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power.
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the move’s power.
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage it deals.
Sword Shield	The user turns the target’s power against it. The higher the target’s Attack stat, the greater the damage it deals.

Pokémon that Learn Foul Play by Leveling Up

No.	Name	Type	Egg Group	Level
#293	Murkrow	Dark Flying	Flying	45
#329	Houndour	Dark Fire	Field	40
#330	Houndoom	Dark Fire	Field	45
#405	Sableye	Dark Ghost	Human-Like	48
#294	Honchkrow	Dark Flying	Flying	45
#668	Sandile	Ground Dark	Field	33
#669	Krokorok	Ground Dark	Field	35
#670	Krookodile	Ground Dark	Field	35
#692	Zorua	Dark	Field	48
#693	Zoroark	Dark	Field	58
#821	Inkay	Dark Psychic	Water 1Water 2	33
#822	Malamar	Dark Psychic	Water 1Water 2	37
#841	Klefki	Steel Fairy	Mineral	48
#857	Yveltal	Dark Flying	No Eggs Discovered	60
#924	Oranguru	Normal Psychic	Field	55
#1008	Nickit	Dark	Field	36
#1009	Thievul	Dark	Field	46
#1043	Impidimp	Dark Fairy	FairyHuman-Like	44
#1044	Morgrem	Dark Fairy	FairyHuman-Like	52
#1045	Grimmsnarl	Dark Fairy	FairyHuman-Like	56
#331	Houndoom Mega	Dark Fire	Field	45
#406	Sableye Mega	Dark Ghost	Human-Like	41

Pokémon that Learn Foul Play by Move Tutor

No.	Name	Type	Egg Group
#66	Vulpix	Fire	Field
#68	Ninetales	Fire	Field
#88	Meowth	Normal	Field
#91	Persian	Normal	Field
#103	Abra	Psychic	Human-Like
#104	Kadabra	Psychic	Human-Like
#105	Alakazam	Psychic	Human-Like
#127	Slowbro	Water Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#147	Gastly	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#148	Haunter	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#149	Gengar	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#154	Drowzee	Psychic	Human-Like
#155	Hypno	Psychic	Human-Like
#158	Voltorb	Electric	Mineral
#159	Electrode	Electric	Mineral
#194	Mr Mime	Psychic Fairy	Human-Like
#225	Porygon	Normal	Mineral
#245	Mewtwo	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#248	Mew	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#264	Spinarak	Bug Poison	Bug
#265	Ariados	Bug Poison	Bug
#272	Xatu	Psychic Flying	Flying
#281	Sudowoodo	Rock	Mineral
#285	Aipom	Normal	Field
#221	Umbreon	Dark	Field
#293	Murkrow	Dark Flying	Flying
#130	Slowking	Water Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#295	Misdreavus	Ghost	Amorphous
#300	Girafarig	Normal Psychic	Field
#312	Sneasel	Dark Ice	Field
#329	Houndour	Dark Fire	Field
#330	Houndoom	Dark Fire	Field
#226	Porygon2	Normal	Mineral
#342	Tyranitar	Rock Dark	Monster
#359	Poochyena	Dark	Field
#360	Mightyena	Dark	Field
#373	Seedot	Grass	FieldGrass
#374	Nuzleaf	Grass Dark	FieldGrass
#375	Shiftry	Grass Dark	FieldGrass
#405	Sableye	Dark Ghost	Human-Like
#407	Mawile	Steel Fairy	FieldFairy
#444	Cacturne	Grass Dark	GrassHuman-Like
#468	Kecleon	Normal	Field
#469	Shuppet	Ghost	Amorphous
#470	Banette	Ghost	Amorphous
#478	Absol	Dark	Field
#286	Ambipom	Normal	Field
#296	Mismagius	Ghost	Amorphous
#294	Honchkrow	Dark Flying	Flying
#560	Glameow	Normal	Field
#561	Purugly	Normal	Field
#562	Stunky	Poison Dark	Field
#563	Skuntank	Poison Dark	Field
#280	Bonsly	Rock	No Eggs Discovered
#567	Spiritomb	Ghost Dark	Amorphous
#579	Croagunk	Poison Fighting	Human-Like
#580	Toxicroak	Poison Fighting	Human-Like
#313	Weavile	Dark Ice	Field
#227	Porygon Z	Normal	Mineral
#587	Rotom	Electric Ghost	Amorphous
#593	Uxie	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#605	Darkrai	Dark	No Eggs Discovered
#624	Purrloin	Dark	Field
#625	Liepard	Dark	Field
#668	Sandile	Ground Dark	Field
#669	Krokorok	Ground Dark	Field
#670	Krookodile	Ground Dark	Field
#680	Scraggy	Dark Fighting	FieldDragon
#681	Scrafty	Dark Fighting	FieldDragon
#692	Zorua	Dark	Field
#693	Zoroark	Dark	Field
#696	Gothita	Psychic	Human-Like
#697	Gothorita	Psychic	Human-Like
#698	Gothitelle	Psychic	Human-Like
#712	Foongus	Grass Poison	Grass
#713	Amoonguss	Grass Poison	Grass
#740	Stunfisk	Ground Electric	Water 1Amorphous
#747	Pawniard	Dark Steel	Human-Like
#748	Bisharp	Dark Steel	Human-Like
#752	Vullaby	Dark Flying	Flying
#753	Mandibuzz	Dark Flying	Flying
#764	Tornadus Incarnate	Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#766	Thundurus Incarnate	Electric Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#783	Fennekin	Fire	Field
#784	Braixen	Fire	Field
#785	Delphox	Fire Psychic	Field
#792	Diggersby	Normal Ground	Field
#807	Pancham	Fighting	FieldHuman-Like
#808	Pangoro	Fighting Dark	FieldHuman-Like
#821	Inkay	Dark Psychic	Water 1Water 2
#822	Malamar	Dark Psychic	Water 1Water 2
#841	Klefki	Steel Fairy	Mineral
#842	Phantump	Ghost Grass	GrassAmorphous
#843	Trevenant	Ghost Grass	GrassAmorphous
#844	Pumpkaboo Average	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#848	Gourgeist Average	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#857	Yveltal	Dark Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#865	Hoopa	Psychic Ghost	No Eggs Discovered
#915	Salandit	Poison Fire	MonsterDragon
#916	Salazzle	Poison Fire	MonsterDragon
#924	Oranguru	Normal Psychic	Field
#970	Nihilego	Rock Poison	No Eggs Discovered
#972	Pheromosa	Bug Fighting	No Eggs Discovered
#983	Marshadow	Fighting Ghost	No Eggs Discovered
#987	Blacephalon	Fire Ghost	No Eggs Discovered
#588	Rotom Heat	Electric Fire	Amorphous
#589	Rotom Wash	Electric Water	Amorphous
#590	Rotom Frost	Electric Ice	Amorphous
#591	Rotom Fan	Electric Flying	Amorphous
#592	Rotom Mow	Electric Grass	Amorphous
#765	Tornadus Therian	Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#767	Thundurus Therian	Electric Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#845	Pumpkaboo Small	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#846	Pumpkaboo Large	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#847	Pumpkaboo Super	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#849	Gourgeist Small	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#850	Gourgeist Large	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#851	Gourgeist Super	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#106	Alakazam Mega	Psychic	Human-Like
#150	Gengar Mega	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#246	Mewtwo Mega X	Psychic Fighting	No Eggs Discovered
#247	Mewtwo Mega Y	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#331	Houndoom Mega	Dark Fire	Field
#343	Tyranitar Mega	Rock Dark	Monster
#408	Mawile Mega	Steel Fairy	FieldFairy
#471	Banette Mega	Ghost	Amorphous
#479	Absol Mega	Dark	Field
#406	Sableye Mega	Dark Ghost	Human-Like
#128	Slowbro Mega	Water Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#866	Hoopa Unbound	Psychic Dark	No Eggs Discovered
#67	Vulpix Alola	Ice	Field
#69	Ninetales Alola	Ice Fairy	Field
#89	Meowth Alola	Dark	Field
#92	Persian Alola	Dark	Field
#899	Lycanroc Midnight	Rock	Field
#917	Salazzle Totem	Poison Fire	MonsterDragon

Pokémon that Learn Foul Play by Breeding

No.	Name	Type	Egg Group
#88	Meowth	Normal	Field
#373	Seedot	Grass	FieldGrass
#468	Kecleon	Normal	Field
#562	Stunky	Poison Dark	Field
#567	Spiritomb	Ghost Dark	Amorphous
#624	Purrloin	Dark	Field
#752	Vullaby	Dark Flying	Flying
#807	Pancham	Fighting	FieldHuman-Like
#89	Meowth Alola	Dark	Field

Pokémon that Learn Foul Play by Machine

No.	Name	Type	Egg Group
#66	Vulpix	Fire	Field
#68	Ninetales	Fire	Field
#88	Meowth	Normal	Field
#91	Persian	Normal	Field
#103	Abra	Psychic	Human-Like
#104	Kadabra	Psychic	Human-Like
#105	Alakazam	Psychic	Human-Like
#127	Slowbro	Water Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#147	Gastly	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#148	Haunter	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#149	Gengar	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#154	Drowzee	Psychic	Human-Like
#155	Hypno	Psychic	Human-Like
#158	Voltorb	Electric	Mineral
#159	Electrode	Electric	Mineral
#194	Mr Mime	Psychic Fairy	Human-Like
#225	Porygon	Normal	Mineral
#245	Mewtwo	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#248	Mew	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#272	Xatu	Psychic Flying	Flying
#281	Sudowoodo	Rock	Mineral
#221	Umbreon	Dark	Field
#130	Slowking	Water Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#312	Sneasel	Dark Ice	Field
#226	Porygon2	Normal	Mineral
#342	Tyranitar	Rock Dark	Monster
#373	Seedot	Grass	FieldGrass
#374	Nuzleaf	Grass Dark	FieldGrass
#375	Shiftry	Grass Dark	FieldGrass
#405	Sableye	Dark Ghost	Human-Like
#407	Mawile	Steel Fairy	FieldFairy
#478	Absol	Dark	Field
#562	Stunky	Poison Dark	Field
#563	Skuntank	Poison Dark	Field
#280	Bonsly	Rock	No Eggs Discovered
#567	Spiritomb	Ghost Dark	Amorphous
#579	Croagunk	Poison Fighting	Human-Like
#580	Toxicroak	Poison Fighting	Human-Like
#313	Weavile	Dark Ice	Field
#227	Porygon Z	Normal	Mineral
#587	Rotom	Electric Ghost	Amorphous
#593	Uxie	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#624	Purrloin	Dark	Field
#625	Liepard	Dark	Field
#668	Sandile	Ground Dark	Field
#669	Krokorok	Ground Dark	Field
#670	Krookodile	Ground Dark	Field
#680	Scraggy	Dark Fighting	FieldDragon
#681	Scrafty	Dark Fighting	FieldDragon
#692	Zorua	Dark	Field
#693	Zoroark	Dark	Field
#696	Gothita	Psychic	Human-Like
#697	Gothorita	Psychic	Human-Like
#698	Gothitelle	Psychic	Human-Like
#712	Foongus	Grass Poison	Grass
#713	Amoonguss	Grass Poison	Grass
#740	Stunfisk	Ground Electric	Water 1Amorphous
#747	Pawniard	Dark Steel	Human-Like
#748	Bisharp	Dark Steel	Human-Like
#752	Vullaby	Dark Flying	Flying
#753	Mandibuzz	Dark Flying	Flying
#764	Tornadus Incarnate	Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#766	Thundurus Incarnate	Electric Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#792	Diggersby	Normal Ground	Field
#807	Pancham	Fighting	FieldHuman-Like
#808	Pangoro	Fighting Dark	FieldHuman-Like
#821	Inkay	Dark Psychic	Water 1Water 2
#822	Malamar	Dark Psychic	Water 1Water 2
#841	Klefki	Steel Fairy	Mineral
#842	Phantump	Ghost Grass	GrassAmorphous
#843	Trevenant	Ghost Grass	GrassAmorphous
#844	Pumpkaboo Average	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#848	Gourgeist Average	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#857	Yveltal	Dark Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#915	Salandit	Poison Fire	MonsterDragon
#916	Salazzle	Poison Fire	MonsterDragon
#924	Oranguru	Normal Psychic	Field
#970	Nihilego	Rock Poison	No Eggs Discovered
#972	Pheromosa	Bug Fighting	No Eggs Discovered
#983	Marshadow	Fighting Ghost	No Eggs Discovered
#987	Blacephalon	Fire Ghost	No Eggs Discovered
#1008	Nickit	Dark	Field
#1009	Thievul	Dark	Field
#1038	Sinistea	Ghost	MineralAmorphous
#1039	Polteageist	Ghost	MineralAmorphous
#1043	Impidimp	Dark Fairy	FairyHuman-Like
#1044	Morgrem	Dark Fairy	FairyHuman-Like
#1045	Grimmsnarl	Dark Fairy	FairyHuman-Like
#1047	Perrserker	Steel	Field
#1050	Mr Rime	Ice Psychic	Human-Like
#1063	Morpeko Full Belly	Electric Dark	FieldFairy
#1071	Duraludon	Steel Dragon	MineralDragon
#1082	Urshifu Single Strike	Fighting Dark	No Eggs Discovered
#1089	Spectrier	Ghost	No Eggs Discovered
#588	Rotom Heat	Electric Fire	Amorphous
#589	Rotom Wash	Electric Water	Amorphous
#590	Rotom Frost	Electric Ice	Amorphous
#591	Rotom Fan	Electric Flying	Amorphous
#592	Rotom Mow	Electric Grass	Amorphous
#765	Tornadus Therian	Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#767	Thundurus Therian	Electric Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#845	Pumpkaboo Small	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#846	Pumpkaboo Large	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#847	Pumpkaboo Super	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#849	Gourgeist Small	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#850	Gourgeist Large	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#851	Gourgeist Super	Ghost Grass	Amorphous
#106	Alakazam Mega	Psychic	Human-Like
#150	Gengar Mega	Ghost Poison	Amorphous
#246	Mewtwo Mega X	Psychic Fighting	No Eggs Discovered
#247	Mewtwo Mega Y	Psychic	No Eggs Discovered
#128	Slowbro Mega	Water Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#67	Vulpix Alola	Ice	Field
#69	Ninetales Alola	Ice Fairy	Field
#89	Meowth Alola	Dark	Field
#92	Persian Alola	Dark	Field
#144	Muk Alola	Poison Dark	Amorphous
#899	Lycanroc Midnight	Rock	Field
#90	Meowth Galar	Steel	Field
#126	Slowpoke Galar	Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#129	Slowbro Galar	Poison Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#195	Mr Mime Galar	Ice Psychic	Human-Like
#241	Moltres Galar	Dark Flying	No Eggs Discovered
#131	Slowking Galar	Poison Psychic	MonsterWater 1
#741	Stunfisk Galar	Ground Steel	Water 1Amorphous
#1064	Morpeko Hangry	Electric Dark	FieldFairy
#1092	Calyrex Shadow	Psychic Ghost	No Eggs Discovered

Available

Red Blue	No
Yellow	No
Ruby Sapphire	No
Emerald	No
FireRed LeafGreen	No
Diamond Pearl	No
Platinum	No
HeartGold SoulSilver	No
Black White	Yes
Black 2 White 2	Yes
X Y	Yes
Sun Moon	Yes
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon	Yes
Let's Go Pikachu Let's Go Eevee	Yes
Sword Shield	Yes