Mean Look (move)

Mean Look くろいまなざし Dark Look

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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

Generation II to IV

Mean Look prevents the target from switching out or fleeing (including via Teleport). 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. Affected Pokémon can also switch out with U-turn. 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 or is holding a Smoke Ball.

Generation V

If a Pokémon traps a target with Mean Look and then switches with Baton Pass the target will no longer be trapped. Pokémon affected by Mean Look can switch out with Volt Switch. Also, Dragon Tail and Circle Throw will force the affected Pokémon to switch out.

Description

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Games Description Stad2 A probing stare that prevents the target from escaping until the attacking Pokémon is gone. GSC Prevents fleeing or switching. RSE Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape. FRLG The foe is fixed with a mean look that prevents it from escaping. Colo. Fixes the target with a look that prevents escape. DPPtHGSS The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee. BWB2W2 The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	36			36			29				29	34
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	42			42			33				33	38
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	13			13	48	8				8
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	13			13	64	8				8
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	13			13	64	8				8
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	35			35			21				25
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	42			42			33				33	38
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	42			42			57				57	37
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	41			48			41				41
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	19			23			19				19
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	35			33			21				25
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no			45			57				60
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	no			45			38				41
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	no			51			43				49
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			43				49
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				31
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal	no			no			no				36
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			no				45
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			no				51
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	no			no			no
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	no
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no			no			no
359		Absol	Dark		Dark	no			no
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass	no			no			no
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark	no			no			no
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			no
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel	no			no			no
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying	no			no			no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 553 Krookodile Ground Dark Dream World - Rugged Mountain Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Haunter	Dusknoir	Watchog	Oshawott failing to return due to Mean Look
The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Haunter	Haunter's eyes glow light purple, preventing the opponent from escaping.
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		Debut
Misdreavus	Misdreavus opens its eyes wide and its body flashes black. The opponent can no longer run away from the battle.
Nelson's Misdreavus	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
Dusclops	Dusclops's iris glows purple and it releases a black ring from its eye at the opponent. When the ring hits the opponent, the opponent becomes surrounded by a purple aura, causing the opponent to no longer be able to be recalled into its Poké Ball.
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
Dusknoir	Dusknoir's iris glows purple and it releases a black ring from its eye at the opponent. When the ring hits the opponent, it flips around so it's above the opponent, and it falls down onto it. The ring then disappears and the opponent's body flashes black, preventing it from escaping.
Conway's Dusknoir	Working on a Right Move!		None
Watchog	Watchog closes its eyes and its body becomes surrounded in a dark purple aura. It then opens its eyes and they start glowing bright red. The purple aura then rises into the air and forms together into an oval shape. The aura then solidifies and forms into a black oval. The top part of the oval then opens, forming itself into an eye with a pure black pupil. The eye itself and the pupil then becomes surrounded in a magenta aura and multiple smaller eyes, each with a magenta aura around it, form and appear around it and spread throughout the battlefield. The opponent's body then becomes surrounded in a magenta colored aura. Once it does, the eyes disappear. The opponent can then no longer go back into its Poké Ball. If the Trainer tries, a purple forcefield appears around the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog	The Battle According to Lenora!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Smoochum
The user fires black eye beams at the opponent, preventing them from escaping.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Smoochum	Smoochum fires black eye beams at the opponent from its eyes, stunning it and preventing it from escaping.
Crys's Chumee	Slugging it Out with Slugma		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

	Gastly
The user looks at the opponent and eyes are targeted at it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Gastly	Gastly makes a scary face at the opponent and five eyes are targeting it.
Black's Gastly	Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

	Umbreon
Multiple eyes appear which prevents the foe from doing anything.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Umbreon	Umbreon looks at the foe and multiple eyes appear.
Karen's Umbreon	A Challenge to the Elite Four!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 黑色眼光 Hēi​sè​ Yǎn​guāng Danish Ondt Blik Dutch Boze Oog Finnish Inhonaama French Regard Noir German Horrorblick Greek Άγρια Ματιά Indonesian Tatapan Gelap Italian Malosguardo Korean 검은눈빛 Geom-eun Nunbit Portuguese Brazil Olhar Malvado Portugal Olhar Paralisante Serbian Zao Pogled Spanish Latin America Mirada Maligna Spain Mal de Ojo

Variations of the move Mean Look
Block • Mean Look • Spider Web

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