Final Gambit (move)

Final Gambit is a Special Fighting-type Move. In the official games, it was introduced in Black and White Versions.

Effect
Final Gambit causes the user to faint, and the target receives damage equal to how much HP the user lost. However, there are a few instances that alter the effect:


 * If Final Gambit doesn't hit the opponent due to missing, type immunity, or a protection move such as Protect or Detect, then Final Gambit will fail and the user will not faint. This differentiates it from Explosion and Self-Destruct.


 * The move's side effect is not considered as inflicting damage to the user, and so if the user is holding a Focus Band, Focus Sash, or has Sturdy, the Item/Ability will not activate and the user will still faint. However, the move inflicts damage to the target, and so the target's Focus Band, Focus Sash, Sturdy, and/or Endure can still trigger if applicable, so that the target will be left with 1 HP.

Trivia

 * Even though Final Gambit is a Fighting-type Move, only Tidude is a Fighting-type, although it won't get STAB from it, so it doesn't matter either way.