Mean Look (move)

Mean Look くろいまなざし Dark Look

The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Category  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Mean Look on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Mean Look on Eevee's Movedex

Mean Look (Japanese: くろいまなざし Dark Look) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Mean Look prevents the foe from switching out. The effect only applies as long as the Pokémon that used it remains in battle. The affected Pokémon can still switch out via Baton Pass, but in that case, the Pokémon that switches in will now be affected. Conversely, the Pokémon that used Mean Look can switch out with Baton Pass and the effects of Mean Look will still apply. Also, if the affected Pokémon is Roared at or hit with a Whirlwind, they will still be switched out.

If a wild Pokémon uses Mean Look on the player's Pokémon, the player will be unable to escape, unless the player's Pokémon has Run Away.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 041 Zubat Poison Flying 36 042 Golbat Poison Flying 42 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 13 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 13 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 13 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 35 169 Crobat Poison Flying 42 197 Umbreon Dark 42 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 41 200 Misdreavus Ghost 19 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 35 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 088 Grimer Poison Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 041 Zubat Poison Flying 36 042 Golbat Poison Flying 42 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 13RSE 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 48FRLG 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 13RSE 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 64FRLG 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 13RSE 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 64FRLG 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 35 169 Crobat Poison Flying 42 197 Umbreon Dark 42 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 48 200 Misdreavus Ghost 23 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 33 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 45 355 Duskull Ghost 45 356 Dusclops Ghost 51 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 088 Grimer Poison Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus Duskull, Dusclops 280 Ralts Psychic Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus Duskull, Dusclops Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 041 Zubat Poison Flying 29 042 Golbat Poison Flying 33 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 8 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 8 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 8 124 Jynx Ice Psychic 21 169 Crobat Poison Flying 33 197 Umbreon Dark 57 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 41 200 Misdreavus Ghost 19 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 21 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 57 355 Duskull Ghost 38 356 Dusclops Ghost 43 477 Dusknoir Ghost 43 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father 088 Grimer Poison Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 280 Ralts Psychic Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir 359 Absol Dark Umbreon Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In the anime

	Haunter
The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Haunter	A menacing spectral light of purple emits from Haunter's eyes.
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		Debut
Misdreavus	Misdreavus opens its eyes wide and glows black for a second.
Nelson's Misdreavus	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
Murkrow	Murkrow look mean at its opponent which causes the opponent to be scared.
Michiru's Murkrow	DP148		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Mal de Ojo
• German: Horrorblick
• Italian: Malosguardo

Variations on the move Mean Look
	Mean Look | Spider Web | Block

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