Surprise Attack

LightPhysical60 Power100% Accuracy

Getting the jump on the enemy, it causes flinch. Only usable on the user's first turn.

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Surprise Attack move data

Secondary effects

• flinchChance: 100

What Surprise Attack hits hard

The Light multiplier depends on the target's element. For two-element targets, multiply both values. See the full type chart.

Damage	Target elements
2×	DarkFairy
1×	FireWaterLightFlyingFightingPoisonGhostIce
½×	GrassElectricDragon

Which Dokimon learn Surprise Attack?

16 Dokimon learn this move by level-up. The level is the first listed level in this build; wild areas show recorded encounters only.

Dokimon	Element	Learns at	Recorded wild areas
Felt	Fire	Lv. 21	No wild encounter in this data
Scytherin	Grass	Lv. 21	No wild encounter in this data
Loctorus	Water	Lv. 15	No wild encounter in this data
Furreal	Light	Lv. 24	Twindle Forest, Route 01, Route 02, Route 03, Route 07
Jolleek	Light	Lv. 21	Route 01, Passaway Caves, Which-way Caves
Excalifurr	Fairy	Lv. 21	Route 01
Lloudious	Light	Lv. 21	Koi Cove
Mudslip	WaterFlying	Lv. 18	Route 14, The Deep Sea · more areas unresolved
Hareate	Fighting	Lv. 30	Koi Cove Cave
Loomleak	Water	Lv. 15	Route 02, Route 03, Route 11, Route 12, Scarlet Sea, Route 07, Pirate Ship, Route 14, The Deep Sea · more areas unresolved
Kitsu	Light	Lv. 13	Route 04, Route 15 · more areas unresolved
Umbralancer	GhostLight	Lv. 11	Tenshou Tower
Winzzle	Poison	Lv. 15	Route 15 · more areas unresolved
Toppa	Water	Lv. 21	Route 11, Route 12, Scarlet Sea, Pirate Ship, Route 14, The Deep Sea · more areas unresolved
Kamiokami	Dark	Lv. 18	Windy Woods
Riley	Fire	Lv. 15	No wild encounter in this data

Surprise Attack and nearby Light Physical moves

Up to six moves with the nearest base power are shown for comparison. This is not a damage or overall strength ranking; effects, accuracy, type multipliers and user stats also matter.

Data and related pages

Move values, level-up lists and wild encounters are extracted from Steam build 2026-10-02. Browse all moves, compare elements on the type chart, or follow a learner above to its Dokimon entry and recorded areas.