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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 15 |
| Accuracy: | 90 |
| PP: | 20 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: A long body or vines are used to wrap and squeeze the foe for two to five turns.
Move notes:
Prevents fleeing and damages opponent for 5-6 turns (2-5 prior to generation 5). First generation: Prevented opponent from attacking, even if it were a ghost type.
Prior to generation five, accuracy was 85%
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 3 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.
Contest notes:
Applause meter doesn't rise for the turn.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 0 |
Contest description: Earn a higher score the later the Pok�mon performs.
Contest notes:
Appeal points equal to the position in the round.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekans | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Arbok | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Bellsprout | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Weepinbell | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 11 | 11 |
| Victreebell | 13 | 13 | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution |
| Tentacool | 13 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Tentacruel | Start | Start | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Lickitung | Start | Start | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Dratini | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Dragonair | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Dragonite | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Shuckle | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Seviper | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Milotic | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Chimecho | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Deoxys | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Lickilicky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Chingling | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Snivy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Servine | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Serperior | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Heatmor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Deoxys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start |
| Attack Deoxys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start |
| Defense Deoxys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start |
| Speed Deoxys | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start |
TCG cards
- Ekans (Fossil #46)
- Dratini (Team Rocket #53)
- Shuckle (Neo Genesis #72)
- Dragonair δ (EX: Dragon Frontiers #28)