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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 30 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 15 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: The user attacks the foe while shouting in a startling fashion. It may also make the target flinch.
Move notes:
30% chance of causing flinching.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 2 |
| Counter: | 3 |
Contest description: Startles the Pokemon that appealed before the user.
Contest notes:
Startles the Pokemon that appealed previously.
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
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zubat | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Golbat | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 9 | 8 |
| Crobat | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Aipom | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Murkrow | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Misdreavus | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Girafarig | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Stantler | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Lotad | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Lombre | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Ludicolo | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Whismur | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Loudred | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 11 | 11 |
| Exploud | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Sableye | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Mawile | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Wailmer | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Wailord | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Swablu | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Altaria | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | 5 | 4 |
| Lileep | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Cradily | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Kecleon | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Duskull | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Dusclops | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Chimecho | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Spearow | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Fearow | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gastly | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Haunter | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Gengar | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Poochyena | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Mightyena | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Diglett | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding |
| Dugtrio | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding | 7 or by breeding |
| Rotom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Froslass | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Dusknoir | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Croagunk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Toxicroak | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Skuntank | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Stunky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Chingling | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Honchkrow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Mismagius | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Drifblim | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Drifloon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Ambipom | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 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 |
| Dunsparce | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Qwilfish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 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 |
| Yamask | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Cofagrigus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Pansage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Simisage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Pansear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Simisear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Panpour | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Simipour | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Vanillite | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Vanillish | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Vanilluxe | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Foongus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 |
| Amoonguss | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 8 | 8 |
| Litwick | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Lampent | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Chandelure | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Solosis | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Duosion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Reuniclus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Emolga | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Elgyem | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Beheeyem | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Stunfisk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Deino | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Zweilous | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Hydreigon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Golett | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Golurk | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Tornadus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Thundurus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |