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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 30 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 30 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: The foe is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. It may also paralyze the target.
Move notes:
30% chance of paralysis
Power 20 until generation 5
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 1 |
| Counter: | 4 |
Contest description: Badly startles the Pokemon in front.
Contest notes:
Startles Pokemon that appealed before the user.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 0 |
Contest description: Raises the score if the Voltage is low.
Contest notes:
Gain appeal points equal to four minus the judge's voltage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastly | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Haunter | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Gengar | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Lickitung | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Jynx | 18 | 18 | Start | Start | Start | Start | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Snubbull | -- | -- | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Granbull | -- | -- | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Teddiursa | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Ursaring | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Smoochum | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Seviper | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Start |
| Kecleon | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| 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 |
| Grimer | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Muk | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding |
| Lickilicky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start | Start | Start | Start |
| Snorlax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From previous evolution or by breeding | From previous evolution or by breeding | From previous evolution or by breeding | 12 or by breeding | 12 or by breeding |
| Munchlax | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 or by breeding | 12 or by breeding | 12 or by breeding | 12 or by breeding | 12 or by breeding |
| Pansage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Simisage | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Pansear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Simisear | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Panpour | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 |
| Simipour | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
| Lillipup | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Herdier | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Stoutland | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding |
| Heatmor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | Start | Start |
Anime appearances
- In The Tower of Terror by Haunter
- In Haunter versus Kadabra by Haunter
TCG cards
- Gastly (Fossil #33)
- Sabrina's Gastly (Gym Challenge #96)
- Snubbull (Neo Genesis #74)
- Gastly (Legendary Collection #76)
- Cloyster (Expedition #8)
- Cloyster (Expedition #42)