Fling is a rather unique attack in the manner that the Base Power is not determined at the start, but is rather calculated based upon the hold item that you are using
The premise of Fling, the Dark Type Move, is that the Pokémon literally throws their current hold item at the opponent, thus losing the item. This does however mean that Fling is a one-time use attack, unless your have a Pokémon that knows Recycle as well in which you can get multiple uses out of it. However, in-game if you use this. The item is lost for good so be careful if you're using it else you may wind up losing that rare Lucky Egg
As the Base Power can get up to 130, it adds major strategy possibilities, especially on Dark Type Pokémon which get the Same Type Attack Bonus from this move. Causing 195 Base Power maximum
There are several Base Power possibilities for the items. As every item is capable of being thrown, the lists are quite extensive so use this table to navigate to see what item corresponds to the power:
However, that is not the only thing that Fling can do. Several items have got added effects. Below are those items, their effects and their Base Power.
| Picture | Name | Effect | Fling Damage | Fling Effect |
| Flame Orb | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a bizarre orb that inflicts a burn on the holder in battle. | 30 | Burns opponent |
| King's Rock | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It may cause the foe to flinch when the holder inflicts damage. | 30 | If hits before Opponent moves, the opponent flinches |
| Light Ball | An item to be held by PIKACHU. It is a puzzling orb that raises the Attack and Sp. Atk stat. | 30 | Paralyses opponent |
| Mental Herb | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It snaps the holder out of infatuation. It can be used only once. | 10 | Cures Infatuation on opponent |
| Poison Barb | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a small, poisonous barb that ups the power of Poison-type moves. | 70 | Poisons opponent |
| Razor Fang | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It may cause the foe to flinch when the holder inflicts damage. | 30 | If hits before Opponent moves, the opponent flinches |
| Toxic Orb | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a bizarre orb that badly poisons the holder in battle. | 30 | Badly Poisons opponent |
| White Herb | An item to be held by a Pokémon. It restores any lowered stat in battle. It can be used only once. | 10 | Restores Stat Changes on opponent |
| Cheri Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from paralysis. | 10 | Opponent recovers from Paralysis |
| Chesto Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from sleep. | 10 | Opponent recovers from Sleep |
| Pecha Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from poison. | 10 | Opponent recovers from Poison |
| Rawst Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from a burn. | 10 | Opponent recovers from Burn |
| Aspear Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to defrost it. | 10 | Opponent recovers from being Frozen |
| Leppa Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to restore a move's PP by 10. | 10 | Restores PP of a random move of the opponent by 10 |
| Oran Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to heal the user by just 10 HP. | 10 | Heals Opponent by 10HP |
| Persim Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from confusion. | 10 | Opponent recovers from Confusion |
| Lum Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to recover from any status problem. | 10 | Opponent recovers from any status problem |
| Sitrus Berry | It may be used or held by a Pokémon to heal the user's HP a little. | 10 | Opponent recovers 25% of target's HP |
| Figy Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but will cause confusion if it hates spicy food. | 10 | Opponent recovers HP but Confuses |
| Wiki Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but will cause confusion if it hates dry food. | 10 | Opponent recovers HP but Confuses |
| Mago Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but will cause confusion if it hates sweet food. | 10 | Opponent recovers HP but Confuses |
| Aguav Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but will cause confusion if it hates bitter food. | 10 | Opponent recovers HP but Confuses |
| Iapapa Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it restores the user's HP in a pinch, but may cause confusion if it hates sour food. | 10 | Opponent recovers HP but Confuses |
| Liechi Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Attack stat in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Attack one stage |
| Ganlon Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Defense stat in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Defense one stage |
| Salac Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Speed stat in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Speed one stage |
| Petaya Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Sp. Atk stat in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Special Attack one stage |
| Apicot Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises its Sp. Def stat in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Special Defense one stage |
| Lansat Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises its critical-hit ratio in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Critical Hit Ratio one stage |
| Starf Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it sharply raises one of its stats in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises a random stat one stage |
| Micle Berry | If held by a Pokémon, it raises the accuracy of a move just once in a pinch. | 10 | Opponent raises Accuracy one stage |
