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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 75 |
| Accuracy: | 95 |
| PP: | 10 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: The user slashes the foe with hard and sharp claws. It may also lower the target's Defense.
Move notes:
50% chance to lower opponent's defense by one stage.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 1 |
| Counter: | 4 |
Contest description: Badly startles the Pokemon in front.
Contest notes:
Startles Pokemon that appealed previously.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zangoose | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| Sandshrew | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Sandslash | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | 22 or by breeding | 22 or by breeding | 22 or by breeding | 22 or by breeding | 22 or by breeding |
| Rhyhorn | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Treecko | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Grovyle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Sceptile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Torchic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Combusken | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Blaziken | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Cyndaquil | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Quilava | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Typhlosion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Rhyperior | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Weavile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Rhydon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kangaskhan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Sneasel | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Slakoth | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Vigoroth | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Slaking | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Anorith | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| Armaldo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 |
| Drilbur | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Excadrill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Eelektross | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Druddigon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Rufflet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46 | 46 |
| Braviary | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46 | 46 |