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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 0 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 15 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Status move (does not attack)
In-game description: Sand is hurled in the foe's face, reducing its accuracy.
Move notes:
Lowers accuracy by one stage.
Was normal type in first generation.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 2 |
| Counter: | 1 |
Contest description: Startles the Pokemon that has the judge's attention.
Contest notes:
Attempts to startle all Pokemon that have already appealed. Those who are ready for a combo get jammed for five points instead.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Contest notes:
Voltage will not go down in this turn.
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 | x0 | x2 | x1 | x2 | x0.5 | x1 | x2 | x2 | x1 | x0.5 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pidgey | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Pidgeotto | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Pidgeot | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Sandshrew | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| Sandslash | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 7 | 3 |
| Diglett | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | Start | Start | Start or Start | Start or Start | Start or Start | Start | Start |
| Dugtrio | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Farfetch'd | Start | Start | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Eevee | Start | Start | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Vaporeon | Start | Start | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Jolteon | Start | Start | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Flareon | Start | Start | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Kabuto | -- | -- | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Kabutops | -- | -- | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Aipom | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Espeon | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Umbreon | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Gligar | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Skarmory | -- | -- | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Stantler | -- | -- | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Torchic | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 19 |
| Combusken | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Blaziken | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 21 | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 28 or from TM | 21 | 21 |
| Poochyena | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Mightyena | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Zigzagoon | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Linoone | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Nincada | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ninjask | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Shedinja | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 9 | 9 |
| Makuhita | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hariyama | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Trapinch | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Vibrava | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 9 | 4 |
| Flygon | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 9 | 4 |
| Cacnea | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Cacturne | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Gliscor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Glaceon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Leafeon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Skorupi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Drapion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Hippopotas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Hippowdon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Gible | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Gabite | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Garchomp | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Purugly | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Glameow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ambipom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Staraptor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Staravia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Starly | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Mareep | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Flaaffy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ampharos | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Anorith | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Armaldo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Patrat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 |
| Watchog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 |
| Purrloin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Liepard | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Roggenrola | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Boldore | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Gigalith | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Sandile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Krokorok | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Krookodile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Dwebble | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 |
| Crustle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 |
| Scraggy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 |
| Scrafty | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 |
| Lillipup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Herdier | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Stoutland | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Blitzle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Zebstrika | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Deerling | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Sawsbuck | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Trubbish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Garbodor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Durant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
Anime appearances
TCG cards
- Sandshrew (Base #62)
- Sandshrew (Base Set 2 #91)
- Eevee (Team Rocket #55)
- Koga's Pidgey (Gym Challenge #80)
- Sandshrew (Legendary Collection #91)
- Torchic (EX: Crystal Guardians #66)