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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 0 |
| Accuracy: | 55 |
| PP: | 20 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Status move (does not attack)
In-game description: The user generates odd sound waves from its body. It may confuse the target.
Move notes:
Always confuses target when it connects.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 3 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.
Contest notes:
Order of appeal is random next turn.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Contest notes:
Voltage cannot be lowered for the remainder of the turn.
TMs, HMs and Move Tutors
This move is not represented as a TM, HM or Move Tutor move in any game
Type effectiveness
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x1 | x0 | x0.5 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butterfree | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Zubat | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Golbat | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 5 | 4 |
| Venonat | -- | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Venomoth | -- | Start | Start | Start | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tentacool | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Tentacruel | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 5 | 5 |
| Magnemite | 29 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Magneton | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 11 | 4 |
| Shellder | 18 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloyster | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Lickitung | Start | Start | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Goldeen | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Seaking | 19 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Aerodactyl | 33 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Ledyba | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ledian | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Crobat | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Chinchou | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Lanturn | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Yanma | -- | -- | 31 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Mantine | -- | -- | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Wingull | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Pelipper | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 6 | 6 |
| Whismur | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Loudred | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Exploud | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Nidoran (F) | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidoran (M) | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidorino | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidoking | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Doduo | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Dodrio | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Manaphy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Phione | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Hoothoot | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Noctowl | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Yanmega | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Lickilicky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Dratini | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Dragonair | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Dragonite | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Magnezone | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Mantyke | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Chatot | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Empoleon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Prinplup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Piplup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Omanyte | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Omastar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Marill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Azumarill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Qwilfish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Remoraid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Octillery | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Taillow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Swellow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Vibrava | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| Flygon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 29 |
| Clamperl | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Huntail | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gorebyss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Luvdisc | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Tympole | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 |
| Palpitoad | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 |
| Seismitoad | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 |
| Woobat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Swoobat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidorina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidoqueen | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
Anime appearances
- In Clefairy and the Moon Stone by Zubat
- In Tentacool & Tentacruel by Zubat
- In Emolga the Irresistible! by Swoobat
- In Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! by Tympole
- In Facing Fear with Eyes Wide Open! by Palpitoad
- In Reunion Battles In Nimbasa! by Palpitoad
TCG cards
- Lickitung (Jungle #38)
- Nidorina (Jungle #40)
- Tentacruel (Fossil #44)
- Shellder (Fossil #54)
- Zubat (Fossil #57)
- Lickitung (Base Set 2 #48)
- Nidorina (Base Set 2 #53)
- Chinchou (Neo Genesis #55)
- Ledyba (Neo Genesis #63)
- Nidorina (Legendary Collection #55)
- Tentacruel (Legendary Collection #66)
- Ninjask (EX: Dragon #38)
- Aerodactyl ex (EX: Sandstorm #94)
- Misty's Goldeen (Gym Heroes #85)
- Magnemite (EX: FireRed & LeafGreen #68)
- Magneton (EX: Delta Species #48)
- Electrode (EX: Legend Maker #32)
- Vibrava (EX: Legend Maker #46)