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.

In the anime

Morty's Haunter using Mean Look.

Pokémon

Haunter. A menacing spectral light emits from Haunter's eyes.

• Used by Morty's Haunter in From Ghost to Ghost.

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 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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