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DarkPhysContact

Foul Play

  • Contact — Moves that touch the target. Hitting a Pokémon with Rough Skin or Iron Barbs (1/8 of max HP) or holding Rocky Helmet (1/6) damages the attacker. Tough Claws boosts them 1.3×. Holding Protective Pads prevents adverse contact effects.

Values in Pokémon Champions

Pow
95
Acc
100
PP
15
Priority
0
Range
Single

Effect

The damage dealt by this move is calculated using the target’s Attack stat instead of the user’s Attack stat.

Effects & flags

Contact

Changes by generation

Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.

GenerationTypeCatPowAccPPPriority
Pokémon ChampionsDarkPhys95100150
Gen 5–9DarkPhys95100150

Pokémon that run this move

Champions Doubles2026-09

GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl10.3%SableyeSableye28.2%LiepardLiepard1.1%OranguruOranguru8.8%SpiritombSpiritomb44.9%SquawkabillySquawkabilly6.4%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Doubles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions VGC reg.MC)

Champions Singles2026-09

MeowscaradaMeowscarada5%UmbreonUmbreon99.7%GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl16.8%Heat RotomHeat Rotom5%SableyeSableye5.1%WeavileWeavile3.2%Persian (Alolan Form)Persian (Alolan Form)94.4%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Champions Singles (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Champions BSS reg.MC)

VGC 20262026-09

AmoongussAmoonguss0%FarigirafFarigiraf74.3%TornadusTornadus2.9%GrimmsnarlGrimmsnarl46.5%Wo-ChienWo-Chien0%UmbreonUmbreon100%MurkrowMurkrow0%Porygon2Porygon294.5%MeowscaradaMeowscarada20.3%Moltres (Galarian Form)Moltres (Galarian Form)11.6%BastiodonBastiodon100%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)

OU (Singles)2026-09

PecharuntPecharunt20.4%SinistchaSinistcha2.3%MandibuzzMandibuzz95.4%KlefkiKlefki0%AmoongussAmoonguss93.4%Porygon2Porygon22%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (OU)

Doubles OU2026-09

SinistchaSinistcha3.7%Wo-ChienWo-Chien79.9%SableyeSableye5.3%MurkrowMurkrow18.2%

Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in Doubles OU (2026-09).

Source: Smogon (Doubles OU)

Type

Super effective (×2)
PsychicGhost
Not very effective (×½)
FightingDarkFairy
No effect (×0)

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Pokémon that learn this move125 Pokémon

Vulpix#0037VulpixNinetales#0038NinetalesDiglett#0050DiglettDugtrio#0051DugtrioMeowth#0052MeowthPersian#0053PersianSlowpoke#0079SlowpokeSlowbro#0080SlowbroGastly#0092GastlyHaunter#0093HaunterGengar#0094GengarDrowzee#0096DrowzeeHypno#0097HypnoVoltorb#0100VoltorbElectrode#0101ElectrodePorygon#0137PorygonMoltres (Galarian Form)#0146Moltres (Galarian Form)Mewtwo#0150MewtwoMew#0151MewSpinarak#0167SpinarakAriados#0168AriadosSudowoodo#0185SudowoodoAipom#0190AipomUmbreon#0197UmbreonMurkrow#0198MurkrowSlowking#0199SlowkingMisdreavus#0200MisdreavusGirafarig#0203GirafarigSneasel#0215SneaselDelibird#0225DelibirdHoundour#0228HoundourHoundoom#0229HoundoomPorygon2#0233Porygon2Tyranitar#0248TyranitarPoochyena#0261PoochyenaMightyena#0262MightyenaSeedot#0273SeedotNuzleaf#0274NuzleafShiftry#0275ShiftryMasquerain#0284MasquerainSableye#0302SableyeCacnea#0331CacneaCacturne#0332CacturneShuppet#0353ShuppetBanette#0354BanetteGlalie#0362GlalieBastiodon#0411BastiodonAmbipom#0424AmbipomMismagius#0429MismagiusHonchkrow#0430HonchkrowStunky#0434StunkySkuntank#0435SkuntankBonsly#0438BonslySpiritomb#0442SpiritombCroagunk#0453CroagunkToxicroak#0454ToxicroakWeavile#0461WeavilePorygon-Z#0474Porygon-ZRotom#0479RotomUxie#0480UxieDarkrai#0491DarkraiArceus#0493ArceusSandile#0551SandileKrokorok#0552KrokorokKrookodile#0553KrookodileScraggy#0559ScraggyScrafty#0560ScraftyZorua#0570ZoruaZoroark#0571ZoroarkGothita#0574GothitaGothorita#0575GothoritaGothitelle#0576GothitelleFoongus#0590FoongusAmoonguss#0591AmoongussPawniard#0624PawniardBisharp#0625BisharpVullaby#0629VullabyMandibuzz#0630MandibuzzTornadus#0641TornadusThundurus#0642ThundurusFennekin#0653FennekinBraixen#0654BraixenDelphox#0655DelphoxInkay#0686InkayMalamar#0687MalamarKlefki#0707KlefkiPhantump#0708PhantumpTrevenant#0709TrevenantHoopa#0720HoopaLycanroc (Midnight Form)#0745Lycanroc (Midnight Form)Salandit#0757SalanditSalazzle#0758SalazzleOranguru#0765OranguruSinistea#0854SinisteaPolteageist#0855PolteageistImpidimp#0859ImpidimpMorgrem#0860MorgremGrimmsnarl#0861GrimmsnarlPerrserker#0863PerrserkerMorpeko#0877MorpekoDuraludon#0884DuraludonUrshifu#0892UrshifuSpectrier#0897SpectrierCalyrex (Shadow Rider)#0898Calyrex (Shadow Rider)Meowscarada#0908MeowscaradaSquawkabilly#0931SquawkabillyShroodle#0944ShroodleGrafaiai#0945GrafaiaiToedscool#0948ToedscoolToedscruel#0949ToedscruelFlittle#0955FlittleEspathra#0956EspathraTinkatink#0957TinkatinkTinkatuff#0958TinkatuffTinkaton#0959TinkatonWiglett#0960WiglettWugtrio#0961WugtrioBombirdier#0962BombirdierFarigiraf#0981FarigirafKingambit#0983KingambitWo-Chien#1001Wo-ChienPoltchageist#1012PoltchageistSinistcha#1013SinistchaArchaludon#1018ArchaludonPecharunt#1025Pecharunt

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FAQ

What type is Foul Play?

Foul Play is a Dark-type Phys move.

What does Foul Play do?

The damage dealt by this move is calculated using the target’s Attack stat instead of the user’s Attack stat.

What are Foul Play's power, accuracy and PP?

Power 95, accuracy 100, PP 15.

Which Pokémon can learn Foul Play?

125 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Vulpix, Ninetales, Diglett, Dugtrio, Meowth, Persian, Slowpoke, Slowbro.

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