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Fake Tears

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Power

—

Accuracy

100%

Target

Selected Pokemon

Effect

Lowers the target’s Special Defense by two stages.

"The user feigns crying to fluster the target. This harshly lowers the target's Sp. Def stat."

Where to find it

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

Machine by version

TM47taught in
Sword Shield
Generation I
- R B YVictory Road
Generation II
- G S CRoute 28 · Rock Tunnel
Generation III
- R S EGranite Cave
- FR LGSafari Zone
- ColoMt. Battle
- XDRound 6 of the Orre Colosseum
Generation IV
- D P PtRoute 209
- HG SSRoute 28
Generation V
- B WWellspring Cave
- B2 W2Wellspring Cave
Generation VI
- X YTower of Mastery
- OR ASMauville City Poké Mart($ 10,000)
Generation VII
- S MKonikoni City($ 10,000)
- US UMKonikoni City($ 10,000)
- P ERoute 15
Generation VIII
- Sw ShCirchester
- BD SPRoute 209 · Grand Underground merchant(×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×13 or 15 BD /10 or 13 SP ×10 or 13 BD /13 or 15 SP)
Generation IX
- S VNorth Province (Area One) · South Province (Area One) · West Province (Area One) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Oni Mountain(200 LP Scatterbug Powder ×3)
- ZARouge Plaza (reward for completing Side Mission 088: "The Nervous Novice Cabbie")
TM03taught in
Scarlet Violet
Generation I
- R B YSilph Co.
Generation II
- G S CCeladon Mansion Night
Generation III
- R S EPrize for defeating Wallace R S / Juan E
- FR LGPrize for defeating Misty
- ColoN/A
- XDArea 2 of Mt. Battle
Generation IV
- D P PtRavaged Path
- HG SSPrize for defeating Misty
Generation V
- B WGiant Chasm
- B2 W2Giant Chasm
Generation VI
- X YVictory Road
- OR ASPacifidlog Town
Generation VII
- S MLake of the Sunne or Lake of the Moone
- US UMLake of the Sunne or Lake of the Moone
- P ECeladon Department Store
Generation VIII
- Sw ShWyndon($ 50,000)
- BD SPRavaged Path · Grand Underground merchant(×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×13 or 15 BD /10 or 13 SP ×10 or 13 BD /13 or 15 SP)
Generation IX
- S VGlaseado Mountain · East Province (Area One) · South Province (Area Two) · South Province (Area Five) · TM Machine Crafting Recipe: Defeat Team Star Boss Giacomo Only in The Teal Mask : Kitakami Hall(400 LP Bonsly Tears ×3 Teddiursa Claw ×3)
- ZAReward for attaining research level 14

Introduced in Generation III· Learned by 169 Pokémon