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Mantis
About| Type: |  |
| Power: | 60 |
| Accuracy: | 100 |
| PP: | 15 |
| Number of Pokémon affected: | 1 |
Physical move (uses Attack and Defense)
In-game description: The user attacks by wildly swinging its thorny arms. It may also make the target flinch.
Move notes:
30% chance of flinching.
Contests
| Contest type: |  |
| Appeal: | 1 |
| Counter: | 4 |
Contest description: Badly startles the Pokemon in front.
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
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x2 | x2 | x0.5 | x1 | x0.5 | x0.5 | x2 | x0.5 | x1 | x1 | x1 | x0.5 | x1 | x1 |
| Pokemon | RB | Y | GS | C | RS | FRLG | DP | Pt | HGSS | BW | B2W2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cacnea | -- | -- | -- | -- | 37 | 37 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Cacturne | -- | -- | -- | -- | 41 | 41 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Maractus | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 22 |