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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 70 |
| Accuracy: | 90 |
| PP: | 25 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: The foe is hit with wings of steel. It may also raise the user's Defense stat.
Move notes:
10% chance of raising the user's defense by one stage.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 2 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Works well if it's the same type as the one before.
Contest notes:
Four appeal points if the appeal is of the same type as that of the previous Pokemon's appeal.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 3 |
Contest description: A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Contest notes:
No side effects
TMs, HMs and Move Tutors
| Generation | Identifier |
| 2 | TM47 |
| 3 | TM47 |
| 4 | TM47 |
| 6 | TM51 |
Type effectiveness
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x1 | x0.5 | x1 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x2 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yanma | -- | -- | From event | From event | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Skarmory | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM | 32 or from TM | 32 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 34 or from TM | 34 or from TM | 34 | 34 |
| Pidgeotto | -- | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | -- | -- |
| Pidgeot | -- | -- | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | -- | -- |
| Charizard | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Pidgey | -- | -- | From TM | From TM or by breeding | From TM or by breeding | From TM or by breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | -- | -- |
| Spearow | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Fearow | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Zubat | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Golbat | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Farfetch'd | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Doduo | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Dodrio | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Scyther | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Aerodactyl | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Articuno | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Zapdos | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Moltres | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Dragonite | -- | -- | 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 | -- | -- |
| Hoothoot | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Noctowl | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Crobat | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Togetic | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Natu | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Xatu | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Murkrow | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Gligar | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Scizor | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Lugia | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Ho-oh | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Taillow | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Swellow | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Wingull | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Pelipper | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Vibrava | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Flygon | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Swablu | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Altaria | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Tropius | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Salamence | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Latias | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Latios | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Giratina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Gliscor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Yanmega | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Togekiss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Chatot | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Honchkrow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Staraptor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Staravia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Starly | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding |
| Empoleon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Pidove | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Tranquill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Unfezant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Sigilyph | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Archen | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Archeops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Vullaby | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
TCG cards
- Skarmory (Neo Genesis #13)
- Skarmory (EX: Delta Species #55)