Fling (move) (2024)

Fling

Stats

TypeDark
CategoryPhysical
PowerVaries
Accuracy100%
PP10 (max. 16)
The user flings its held item at the target to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by King's Rock
Target
FoeFoe
SelfAlly
May affect anyone but the user

*Fling consumes the item, even if the foe has protected themselves

Fling is an offensive Dark-type move. It is TM56, located outside of the Amatree Gym in versions 1.0.2 and beyond.

Contents

  • 1 Effect
    • 1.1 Base Power of Items
    • 1.2 Items with additional effects
  • 2 Pokémonthat learn Fling
    • 2.1 Via TM

Effect[]

Fling deals damage and consumes the user's held item. The item will be consumed, even if the target has protected themselves with a move like Protect.

The power of Fling is determined by the held item.

Base Power of Items[]

PowerItems
10Any berry, any Choice Item, Air Balloon, Absorb Bulb, Amulet Coin, Big Root, Destiny Knot, Expert Belt, Focus Band, Focus Sash, Lagging Tail, Leftovers, Mental Herb, Muscle Band, Power Herb, Red Card, Shed Shell, Silk Scarf, Silver Powder, Smooth Rock, Soft Sand, Soothe Bell, White Herb, Wide Lens, Wise Glasses, Zoom Lens
30Any medicine, any shard, any valuable, any X-item, Yellow Flute, Amulet Coin, Binding Band, Black Belt, Black Glasses, Black Sludge, Cell Battery, Charcoal, Eject Button, Escape Rope, Everstone, Exp. Share, Flame Orb, Fire Stone, Float Stone, Heart Scale, King's Rock, Leaf Stone, Life Orb, Light Ball, Light Clay, Lucky Egg, Luminous Moss, Magnet, Metal Coat, Metronome, Miracle Seed, Moon Stone, Mystic Water, NeverMeltIce, Pearl, Poké Doll, Razor Fang, Scope Lens, Shell Bell, Smoke Ball, Snowball, Spell Tag, Stardust, Sun Stone, Thunder Stone, Toxic Orb, Twisted Spoon, Water Stone
40Eviolite, Icy Rock
50Sharp Beak
60Damp Rock, Heat Rock, Macho Brace, Rocky Helmet
70All Power items, Dragon Fang, Poison Barb
80Assault Vest, Dawn Stone, Quick Claw, Razor Claw, Sachet, Safety Goggles, Shiny Stone, Sticky Barb, Weakness Policy
90All Plates, Grip Claw
100All fossils, Hard Stone
130Iron Ball

Black Glasses, Dread Plate, Muscle Band and Choice Band will boost the power of Fling.
Expert Belt boosts the power of Fling if the attack is super effective.
Life Orb boosts the power of Fling but does not reduce the user's HP.If the user hits its opponent with a Berry, the effect of the Berry will be activated(even if its usual trigger condition is not satisfied).

Items with additional effects[]

ItemBase Power and effect
Mental HerbMental Herb10, cures the effects of infatuation, Taunt, Encore, Torment, Disable, and Cursed Body from the target
Fling (move) (1)White Herb10, restores lowered stats of the target
Fling (move) (2)Flame Orb30, burns
Fling (move) (3)King's Rock30 causes flinching
Light BallLight Ball30, paralyzes
Fling (move) (4)Razor Fang30, causes flinching
Fling (move) (5)Toxic Orb30, badly poisons
Fling (move) (6)Poison Barb70, causes poison

Fling will fail if the user has no held item or if it is a Mega Stone or other item not on the list. Embargo, Unnerve (if the Pokemon is holding a Berry), and Magic Room all prevent the use of Fling.

Pokémonthat learn Fling[]

Via TM[]

Dex #PokémonType
#014Fling (move) (7)Nimflora
BugFairy
#026Fling (move) (8)Blubelrog
WaterPoison
#030Fling (move) (9)Felunge
Normal
#031Fling (move) (10)Feliger
Normal
#032Fling (move) (11)Mankey
Fighting
#033Fling (move) (12)Primeape
Fighting
#034Fling (move) (13)Empirilla
Fighting
#037Fling (move) (14)Lotad
WaterGrass
#038Fling (move) (15)Lombre
WaterGrass
#039Fling (move) (16)Ludicolo
WaterGrass
#046Fling (move) (17)Tancoon
DarkNormal
#047Fling (move) (18)Tanscure
DarkNormal
#053Fling (move) (19)Jerbolta
ElectricGround
#058Fling (move) (20)Flaaffy
Electric
#059Fling (move) (21)Ampharos
Electric
#061Fling (move) (22)Baaschaf
DarkFighting
#062Fling (move) (23)Baariette
DarkFighting
#068Fling (move) (24)Herolune
GroundFighting
#069Fling (move) (25)Minyan
DarkPoison
#070Fling (move) (26)Vilucard
DarkPoison
#073Fling (move) (27)Modrille
GroundDark
#074Fling (move) (28)Drilgann
GroundDark
#075Fling (move) (29)Gligar
GroundFlying
#076Fling (move) (30)Gliscor
GroundFlying
#077Fling (move) (31)Sableye
DarkGhost
#083Fling (move) (32)Tubjaw
WaterDark
#084Fling (move) (33)Tubareel
WaterDark
#091Fling (move) (34)Whimsicott
GrassFairy
#094Fling (move) (35)Barand
Dragon
#099Fling (move) (36)Paraudio
NormalPsychic
#100Fling (move) (37)Paraboom
NormalPsychic
#105Fling (move) (38)Tikiki
Grass
#106Fling (move) (39)Frikitiki
GrassFire
#107Fling (move) (40)Unymph
Bug
#108Fling (move) (41)Harptera
BugFlying
#112Fling (move) (42)Tracton
DragonSteel
#114Fling (move) (43)Dermafrost
IceRock
#115Fling (move) (44)Slothohm
ElectricRock
#116Fling (move) (45)Theriamp
ElectricRock
#118Fling (move) (46)Frynai
WaterSteel
#119Fling (move) (47)Saidine
WaterSteel
#120Fling (move) (48)Daikatuna
WaterSteel
#126Fling (move) (49)Jackdeary
FairyFighting
#127Fling (move) (50)Winotinger
FairyFighting
#145Fling (move) (51)Chupacho
Poison
#146Fling (move) (52)Luchabra
PoisonFighting
#147Fling (move) (53)Linkite
Ghost
#148Fling (move) (54)Chainite
GhostDark
#149Fling (move) (55)Pufluff
IceFairy
#150Fling (move) (56)Alpico
IceFairy
#151Fling (move) (57)Anderind
IceGround
#160Fling (move) (58)Swabone
GhostFighting
#161Fling (move) (59)Skelerogue
GhostFighting
#162Fling (move) (60)Navighast
GhostFighting
#164Fling (move) (61)Jungore
FightingRock
#165Fling (move) (62)Majungold
FightingRock
#187Fling (move) (63)Devimp
FireDark
#188Fling (move) (64)Fallengel
FireDark
#189Fling (move) (65)Beliaddon
FireDark
#191Fling (move) (66)Garlikid
GrassFighting
#195Fling (move) (67)Lanthan
GroundSteel
#196Fling (move) (68)Actan
DarkSteel
#197Fling (move) (69)Urayne
Nuclear
TMs and HMs
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4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
HM01HM02HM03HM04HM06HM07HM08
Fling (move) (2024)

FAQs

What is the best item for the Fling move? ›

Black Glasses, Dread Plate, Muscle Band and Choice Band will boost the power of Fling. Expert Belt boosts the power of Fling if the attack is super effective.

How to use Fling move in Pokemon? ›

The user flings its held item at the foe to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item. The user flings its held item at the target to attack. Its power and effects depend on the item.

What does the most Fling damage? ›

The most Fling damage is Iron Ball.

Is Fling a one time move? ›

Yes, once you Fling the held item at a Pokemon it's a dead move because that Pokemon no longer has any held items to throw for the remained of that battle.

Does the move Fling get rid of your item? ›

If Fling is used in a Player vs Wild Pokemon/Trainer then the item is lost permanently. However, if Fling is used in competition battles i.e. with other human players or the NPC controller Battle Frontier areas, then the item is lost only for that battle and still held by the Pokemon once the battle is finished.

Does unburden work with Fling? ›

Does Fling activate Unburden? Yes it does.

What is the best item for Fling in Pokémon Violet? ›

Top Voted Answer

The strongest one'd be Iron Ball with 130 BP.

Is Fling a good move for frogadiers? ›

Yes; it's a relatively useless move unless you like throwing your items at the opponent.

What Pokémon move has the highest chance to flinch? ›

Moves
MoveTypeProbability
Fake OutNormal100%
Fiery WrathDark20%
Fire FangFire10%
FlingDark100%
31 more rows

Is Fling any good Pokémon? ›

Fling Turns Pokémon's Items Into Weapons

Unlike those moves, Fling lets the user directly attack the opponent with its item. To be fair, Fling is not a very good move in most cases, since most items do very little damage.

Can you use Fling more than once? ›

If you mean you use Fling at the end of the battle, you lose the item. If you use Fling and THEN recycle, you get the item back. In the Battle Tower you will get the item back after every battle (Unless recycle is used).

Which Pokemon move does the most damage? ›

Explosion has to be the highest base power move. 250 power, normal type move and most bulky physical attackers get it. It gets even better with Pokemon that have abilities like pixilate, galvanize, Aerilate etc.

What does Fling do with toxic orb? ›

Fling
NameEffectFling Effect
Razor FangAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It may cause the foe to flinch when the holder inflicts damage.If hits before Opponent moves, the opponent flinches
Toxic OrbAn item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a bizarre orb that badly poisons the holder in battle.Badly Poisons opponent
27 more rows

How does a Fling work? ›

First, let's DTR: a fling is generally a short-term romance or hook up or two people enjoying each other without the pressure of a long-term relationship. You may be exclusively seeing each other, or be dating other people.

What is the rule of Fling? ›

Spell out your intentions: A fling is a fling and that's all it's going to be. And this is something your partner needs to understand right from the very beginning. So, if you want a no-strings-attached deal then tell him that's what your intention is. Go ahead with things only if both of you are okay with this.

What item boosts super effective moves? ›

Expert Belt boosts the damage of all of a Pokémon's supereffective attacks, but it doesn't boost the damage of other attacks. It's rarely used, but Trainers occasionally give it to Pokémon with many different types of attacks if Life Orb is already being used by another Pokémon in their party.

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