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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 0 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 20 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Status move (does not attack)
In-game description: The user lays a trap of poison spikes at the foe's feet. They poison foes that switch into battle.
Move notes:
Poisons Pokemon that switch in; a second layer will cause toxic instead. Pokemon immune to ground moves or immune to poisoning are not affected.
Super Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: No voltage decrease during same turn.
Contest notes:
Following Pokemon cannot increase the voltage meters
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beedrill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Nidoran (F) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Nidorina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Nidoqueen | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution |
| Nidoran (M) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Nidorino | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| Nidoking | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution |
| Venonat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Venomoth | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Spinarak | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ariados | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Skorupi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 34 |
| Drapion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 34 |
| Roserade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution |
| Tentacool | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Tentacruel | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Cloyster | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Omanyte | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Omastar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Pineco | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Forretress | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start or by breeding | Start or by breeding | Start or by breeding | Start or by breeding | Start or by breeding |
| Qwilfish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Roselia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Trubbish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Garbodor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Venipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Whirlipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Scolipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |