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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 0 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 10 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Status move (does not attack)
In-game description: The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.
Move notes:
Confuses opponent
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 3 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.
Contest notes:
Random order of appeals next turn.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 2 |
Contest description: Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Contest notes:
Each of the judges' voltages is lowered by one.
TMs, HMs and Move Tutors
This move is not represented as a TM, HM or Move Tutor move in any game
Type effectiveness
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x0 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x2 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x1 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulpix | 28 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
| Ninetales | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Zubat | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| Golbat | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 |
| Tentacool | -- | -- | From event | From event | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Tentacruel | -- | -- | From event | From event | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gastly | Start | Start | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Haunter | Start | Start | 31 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Gengar | Start | Start | 31 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Starmie | -- | -- | 37 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Magmar | 39 | 39 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Lapras | 31 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Crobat | -- | -- | 19 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Chinchou | -- | -- | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
| Lanturn | -- | -- | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
| Natu | -- | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Xatu | -- | -- | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Umbreon | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 17 |
| Misdreavus | -- | -- | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Mantine | -- | -- | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
| Stantler | -- | -- | 49 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Magby | -- | -- | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
| Shedinja | -- | -- | -- | -- | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Sableye | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 37 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
| Volbeat | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Spoink | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Grumpig | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Lileep | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Cradily | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Duskull | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Dusclops | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Regigigas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Rotom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Froslass | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Dusknoir | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Gallade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Psyduck | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Golduck | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Magmortar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Mantyke | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 11 |
| Skorupi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Drapion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Mime. Jr | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Honchkrow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Bronzor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 or 14 | 14 or 14 | 14 or 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Bronzong | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 or 14 | 14 or 14 | 14 or 14 | 14 | 11 |
| Mismagius | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution |
| Vespiquen | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Start |
| Mr. Mime | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kabuto | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Kabutops | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Murkrow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Corsola | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 |
| Feebas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Milotic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 |
| Clamperl | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Huntail | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gorebyss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Spiritomb | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Watchog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 |
| Litwick | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Lampent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Chandelure | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 |
| Cryogonal | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 45 | 45 |
| Solosis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Duosion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Reuniclus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Frillish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Jellicent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Illumise | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Mareep | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 |
| Flaaffy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 |
| Ampharos | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 29 |
Anime appearances
TCG cards
- Alakazam (Base #1)
- Drowzee (Base #49)
- Vulpix (Base #68)
- Lapras (Fossil #10)
- Lapras (Fossil #25)
- Alakazam (Base Set 2 #1)
- Drowzee (Base Set 2 #73)
- Vulpix (Base Set 2 #99)
- Xatu (Neo Genesis #52)
- Natu (Neo Discovery #59)
- Starmie (Neo Revelation #25)
- Alakazam (Legendary Collection #1)
- Vulpix (Legendary Collection #98)
- Psyduck (EX: Team Magma Vs Team Aqua #44)
- Team Aqua's Carvanha (EX: Team Magma Vs Team Aqua #47)
- Team Aqua's Chinchou (EX: Team Magma Vs Team Aqua #49)
- Seadra (EX: Team Rocket Returns #48)