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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 90 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 10 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Special move (uses Spec Attack and Spec Defense)
In-game description: The user attacks by hurling filthy sludge at the foe. It may also poison the target.
Move notes:
30% chance of poisoning target.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 2 |
| Counter: | 1 |
Contest description: Startles the Pokemon that has the judge's attention.
Contest notes:
Startles all that have appealed this turn. If it is ready for a combo, is startled for five points instead.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs last in the turn.
Contest notes:
Two additional appeal points if this the last appeal of the round.
TMs, HMs and Move Tutors
| Generation | Identifier |
| 2 | TM36 |
| 3 | TM36 |
| 4 | TM36 |
| 5 | TM36 |
| 6 | TM36 |
Type effectiveness
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x1 | x0.5 | x0 | x1 | x1 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x2 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimer | -- | -- | 50 or from TM | 50 or from TM | 43 or from TM | 43 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM |
| Muk | -- | -- | 60 or from TM | 60 or from TM | 47 or from TM | 47 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM |
| Gulpin | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39 or from TM | 39 or from TM | 39 or from TM | 39 or from TM | 39 or from TM | From TM or 44 | From TM or 44 |
| Swalot | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48 or from TM | 48 or from TM | 45 or from TM | 45 or from TM | 45 or from TM | From TM or 52 | From TM or 52 |
| Bulbasaur | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM |
| Ivysaur | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM |
| Venusaur | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM |
| Beedrill | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ekans | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Arbok | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nidoran (F) | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nidorina | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nidoqueen | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nidoran (M) | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nidorino | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nidoking | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Zubat | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Golbat | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Oddish | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gloom | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Vileplume | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Paras | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Parasect | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Venonat | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Venomoth | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Diglett | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Dugtrio | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Bellsprout | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Weepinbell | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Victreebell | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tentacool | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tentacruel | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gastly | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Haunter | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gengar | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Exeggcute | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Exeggutor | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Koffing | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | 42 or from TM | 42 or from TM | 42 or from TM | 46 or from TM | 34 or from TM |
| Weezing | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | 48 or from TM | 48 or from TM | 48 or from TM | 52 or from TM | 34 or from TM |
| Tangela | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | 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 | From TM | From TM |
| Spinarak | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ariados | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | 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 |
| Bellossom | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Sunkern | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Sunflora | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Wooper | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Quagsire | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | 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 | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Snubbull | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | 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 | From TM | From TM |
| Qwilfish | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Shuckle | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Octillery | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | -- | -- |
| Houndour | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Houndoom | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Dustox | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Shroomish | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 |
| Mawile | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Roselia | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Torkoal | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Seviper | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Corphish | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Crawdaunt | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lileep | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cradily | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Metang | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Metagross | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Darkrai | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gliscor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tangrowth | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Carnivine | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Croagunk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 43 or from TM | 43 or from TM | 43 or from TM | 45 or from TM | 45 or from TM |
| Toxicroak | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM | 54 or from TM | 54 or from TM |
| Skorupi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Drapion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Skuntank | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Stunky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gastrodon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Vespiquen | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Roserade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Budew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Drilbur | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Excadrill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Tympole | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Palpitoad | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Seismitoad | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Venipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Whirlipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Scolipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Sandile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Krokorok | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Krookodile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Scraggy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Scrafty | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Trubbish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 or from TM | 29 or from TM |
| Garbodor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 or from TM | 29 or from TM |
| Foongus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Amoonguss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Frillish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Jellicent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Shelmet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Accelgor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Stunfisk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Druddigon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Tornadus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Thundurus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Landorus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Arceus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |