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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: For several turns, this move prevents the foe from using the move it last used.
Move notes:
Disabling a move lasts from 1 to 8 turns. You cannot disable more than one move at one time.
In first generation, disabled a random move.
Prior to DP, accuracy was 55%. During fourth generation, accuracy was 80%
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 2 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Makes all Pokemon after the user nervous.
Contest notes:
Attempts to prevent Pokemon that still have to appeal from appealing.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Contest notes:
Judges' voltages cannot be lowered for the remainder of this 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jigglypuff | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Wigglytuff | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Venonat | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Venomoth | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Psyduck | 31 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Golduck | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 14 | 11 |
| Kadabra | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Alakazam | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Slowpoke | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Slowbro | 18 | 18 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Grimer | Start | Start | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Muk | Start | Start | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Drowzee | 12 | Start | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Hypno | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Lickitung | 15 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Mewtwo | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Slowking | -- | -- | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Duskull | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 or by breeding | 6 or by breeding |
| Dusclops | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 or by breeding | 6 or by breeding |
| Nidoran (F) | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidoran (M) | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidorino | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidoking | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Vulpix | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ninetales | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Seel | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Dewgong | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ekans | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Arbok | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Darkrai | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Spinarak | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ariados | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Froslass | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | -- | -- |
| Dusknoir | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Gallade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Lickilicky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Chingling | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Drifblim | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Drifloon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kangaskhan | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Horsea | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Seadra | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kingdra | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Stantler | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Ralts | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kirlia | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gardevoir | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Spinda | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Castform | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kecleon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Shuppet | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Banette | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Chimecho | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Snorunt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Glalie | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gastly | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Haunter | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gengar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Zangoose | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Yamask | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 or by breeding | 5 or by breeding |
| Cofagrigus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 or by breeding | 5 or by breeding |
| Joltik | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Galvantula | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Elgyem | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Beheeyem | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidorina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Nidoqueen | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Cacnea | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Cacturne | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
Anime appearances
TCG cards
- Psyduck δ (EX: Holon Phantoms #81)