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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 0 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 20 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Status move (does not attack)
In-game description: The user tenses its muscles to bulk up its body, boosting both its Attack and Defense stats.
Move notes:
Increases user's attack and defense by one stage.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 1 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Contest notes:
User gains a star.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 0 |
Contest description: Earn double the score in the next turn.
Contest notes:
Double appeal points in the next round.
TMs, HMs and Move Tutors
| Generation | Identifier |
| 3 | TM08 |
| 4 | TM08 |
| 5 | TM08 |
| 6 | TM08 |
Type effectiveness
 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x2 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x1 | x2 | x0.5 | x0 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x2 | x1 | x2 | x0.5 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combusken | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | From TM or 28 | From TM or 28 |
| Blaziken | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | From TM or 28 | From TM or 28 |
| Groudon | -- | -- | -- | -- | 30 or from TM | 30 or from TM | 30 or from TM | 30 or from TM | 60 or from TM | From TM or 60 | From TM or 60 |
| Mankey | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Primeape | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Poliwrath | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Machop | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Machoke | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Machamp | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Hitmonlee | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Hitmonchan | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Pinsir | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Mewtwo | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Mew | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Snubbull | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Granbull | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Heracross | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Teddiursa | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ursaring | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tyrogue | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Hitmontop | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Breloom | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Slakoth | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Vigoroth | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Slaking | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Makuhita | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Hariyama | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Meditite | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Medicham | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Rayquaza | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Palkia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Dialga | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gallade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Croagunk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Toxicroak | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Riolu | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lucario | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Floatzel | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Buizel | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Infernape | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Monferno | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Chimchar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Emboar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Timburr | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM |
| Gurdurr | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 or from TM | 29 or from TM |
| Conkeldurr | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 or from TM | 29 or from TM |
| Throh | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 or from TM | 33 or from TM |
| Sawk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 or from TM | 33 or from TM |
| Krookodile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Darmanitan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Scraggy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Scrafty | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Beartic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Mienfoo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Mienshao | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Rufflet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Braviary | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Tornadus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Thundurus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Landorus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Bagon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |