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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 0 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 40 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Status move (does not attack)
In-game description: The user withdraws its body into its hard shell, raising its Defense stat.
Move notes:
User's defense is raised by one stage.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 1 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Can avoid being startled by others.
Contest notes:
Cannot be startled in this turn.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Contest notes:
Judges' voltages cannot be raised for the remainder of 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 | x2 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x2 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x1 | x1 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirtle | 28 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Wartortle | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Blastoise | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Slowbro | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
| Shellder | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Cloyster | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Omanyte | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Omastar | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Shuckle | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Turtwig | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Grotle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Torterra | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Torkoal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Dwebble | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Crustle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Tirtouga | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Carracosta | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
Anime appearances
- In A Home For Dwebble by Dwebble
TCG cards
- Wartortle (Base #42)
- Squirtle (Base #63)
- Wartortle (Base Set 2 #63)
- Squirtle (Base Set 2 #93)
- Shuckle (Neo Genesis #72)
- Squirtle (Legendary Collection #95)