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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 50 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 25 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: The foe is attacked with a sharp chop. It has a high critical-hit ratio.
Move notes:
Critical hit chances are raised by one stage.
This is a contact move.
In generation 1, this attack is a normal type.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 3 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Affected by how well the appeal in front goes.
Contest notes:
If the previous appeal gained more than three points, user gains six. If it gained less, user gains one. If it gained three, the user gains three.
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
 | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x2 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x1 | x2 | x0.5 | x0 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x2 | x1 | x2 | x0.5 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mankey | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Primeape | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Machop | Start | Start | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Machoke | Start | Start | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Machamp | Start | Start | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Magmortar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Electivire | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Electabuzz | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Magmar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Elekid | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Magby | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Sawk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 |
TCG cards
- Machoke (Base #34)
- Machoke (Base Set 2 #49)
- Machoke (Legendary Collection #51)
- Brock's Mankey (Gym Heroes #68)