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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: A frenetic dance to uplift the fighting spirit. It sharply raises the user's Attack stat.
Move notes:
Attack is raised by two stages.
30 PP until generation 5
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 1 |
| Counter: | 0 |
Contest description: Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Contest notes:
User gains a star.
Super Contests
| Contest type: | |
| Appeal: | 0 |
Contest description: Earn double the score in the next turn.
Contest notes:
Next round's appeal points are doubled.
TMs, HMs and Move Tutors
| Generation | Identifier |
| 1 | TM03 |
| 3 | Move Tutor |
| 4 | TM75 |
| 5 | TM75 |
| 6 | TM75 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farfetch'd | 23 or from TM | 23 or from TM | 25 | 25 | 31 or from TM | 31 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM |
| Goldeen | -- | -- | From event | From event | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Seaking | -- | -- | From event | From event | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Scyther | 35 or from TM | 35 or from TM | 42 | 42 | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM |
| Pinsir | 54 or from TM | 54 or from TM | 43 | 43 | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 40 or from TM |
| Scizor | -- | -- | 42 | 42 | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM |
| Ninjask | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | From TM or 25 | From TM or 25 |
| Shedinja | -- | -- | -- | -- | From previous evolution or from TM | From previous evolution or from TM | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution | From previous evolution |
| Zangoose | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 or from TM | 10 or from TM | 9 or from TM | 9 or from TM | 9 or from TM | 9 or from TM | 43 or from TM |
| Corphish | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38 or from TM | 37 or from TM | 44 or from TM | 44 or from TM | 44 or from TM | From TM or 44 | From TM or 44 |
| Crawdaunt | -- | -- | -- | -- | 44 or from TM | 43 or from TM | 52 or from TM | 52 or from TM | 52 or from TM | From TM or 52 | From TM or 52 |
| Absol | -- | -- | -- | -- | 26 or from TM | 26 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 33 or from TM |
| Charmeleon | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Sandshrew | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | 38 or from TM |
| Sandslash | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | 38 or from TM |
| Oddish | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gloom | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Vileplume | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Bellsprout | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or unknown | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Weepinbell | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Victreebell | From TM | From TM | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cubone | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Marowak | -- | -- | By breeding | By breeding | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Rhyhorn | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Bulbasaur | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ivysaur | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Venusaur | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Charmander | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM or by breeding | From TM or by breeding | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Charizard | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Beedrill | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Paras | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Parasect | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Poliwag | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poliwhirl | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Poliwrath | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Tentacool | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tentacruel | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Krabby | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Kingler | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lickitung | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Rhydon | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tangela | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Kabuto | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Kabutops | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Mew | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Chikorita | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Bayleef | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Meganium | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Totodile | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Croconaw | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Feraligatr | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ledyba | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ledian | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Bellossom | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Hoppip | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Skiploom | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Jumpluff | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Sunkern | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Sunflora | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gligar | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | 34 or from TM | 34 or from TM | 34 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 50 or from TM |
| Qwilfish | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Sneasel | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Teddiursa | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ursaring | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ho-oh | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Celebi | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Treecko | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Grovyle | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Sceptile | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Torchic | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Combusken | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Blaziken | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lotad | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lombre | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Ludicolo | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Seedot | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Nuzleaf | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Shiftry | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Shroomish | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Breloom | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Mawile | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Roselia | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cacnea | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cacturne | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Anorith | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Armaldo | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Tropius | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Groudon | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Raticate | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | Start or from TM | Start or from TM |
| Arceus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Shaymin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Darkrai | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Turtwig | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Grotle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Torterra | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Gallade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 25 or from TM | 31 or from TM | 31 or from TM |
| Gliscor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 34 or from TM | 34 or from TM | 34 or from TM | 38 or from TM | 50 or from TM |
| Leafeon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | 78 or from TM | 78 or from TM | 78 or from TM | 29 or from TM |
| Tangrowth | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Rhyperior | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | By breeding or from TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lickilicky | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Weavile | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Snover | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Abomasnow | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Carnivine | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Toxicroak | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Skorupi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Drapion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lucario | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 33 or from TM | 33 or from TM | 33 or from TM | 37 or from TM | 37 or from TM |
| Riolu | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Garchomp | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cherrim | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cherubi | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Rampardos | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cranidos | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Roserade | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Budew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Kricketune | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Empoleon | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Infernape | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Monferno | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Chimchar | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Exeggcute | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Exeggutor | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Heracross | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Skarmory | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Lileep | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Cradily | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Rayquaza | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM | From TM |
| Oshawott | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 or from TM | 41 or from TM |
| Dewott | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM |
| Samurott | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM |
| Snivy | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Servine | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Serperior | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Patrat | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Watchog | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Drilbur | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 36 or from TM | 36 or from TM |
| Excadrill | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 42 or from TM | 42 or from TM |
| Leavanny | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46 or from TM | 46 or from TM |
| Scolipede | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Lilligant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Dwebble | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Crustle | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Zorua | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Zoroark | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Sawsbuck | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Keldeo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM |
| Karrablast | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52 or from TM | 52 or from TM |
| Escavalier | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 52 or from TM | 52 or from TM |
| Axew | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 46 or from TM | 46 or from TM |
| Fraxure | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 48 or from TM | 48 or from TM |
| Haxorus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 50 or from TM | 50 or from TM |
| Ferrothorn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Beartic | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Mienfoo | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Mienshao | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Pawniard | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 57 or from TM | 57 or from TM |
| Bisharp | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 63 or from TM | 63 or from TM |
| Bouffalant | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 56 or from TM | 56 or from TM |
| Cobalion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM |
| Terrakion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM |
| Virizion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 49 or from TM | 49 or from TM |
| Landorus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 or from TM | 37 or from TM |
| Typhlosion | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land Shaymin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
| Sky Shaymin | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | From TM | From TM |
Anime appearances
- In Showdown at Dark City by Scyther
TCG cards
- Scyther (Jungle #10)
- Scyther (Jungle #26)
- Scyther (Base Set 2 #17)
- Ninjask (EX: Deoxys #13)