Mind Reader (move)

Mind Reader こころのめ Heart's Eye

The user senses the foe's movements with its mind to ensure its next attack does not miss.

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

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

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

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0 Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  1 ♥ Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.

Mind Reader on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Mind Reader on Eevee's Movedex

Mind Reader (Japanese: こころのめ Heart's Eye) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

The next move made by the user of this move will not miss even if the target has used a move similar to Fly. However if the target uses a move such as Detect or has switched out, the user's next move could miss.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 51 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 31 144 Articuno Ice Flying 37 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 060 Poliwag Water Poliwrath 236 Tyrogue Fighting Hitmonlee 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 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 51 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 31 144 Articuno Ice Flying 37 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 45 290 Nincada Bug Ground 19 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 19 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 19 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 22RSE 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 25FRLG 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 22RSE 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 25FRLG 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 060 Poliwag Water Poliwrath 236 Tyrogue Fighting Hitmonlee 283 Surskit Bug Water Nincada, Ninjask 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 062 Poliwrath Water Fighting 53 106 Hitmonlee Fighting 33 144 Articuno Ice Flying 22 286 Breloom Grass Fighting 37 290 Nincada Bug Ground 19 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 19 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 19 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 18 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 18 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 060 Poliwag Water Poliwrath 236 Tyrogue Fighting Hitmonlee 283 Surskit Bug Water Nincada, Ninjask 315 Roselia Grass Poison Breloom 406 Budew Grass Poison Breloom 447 Riolu Fighting Hitmonlee Meditite, Medicham 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.

Trivia

Even though Mind Reader's name implies that it is a Psychic-type move, it is actually a Normal-type move.

In other languages

• French: Lire-esprit
• German: Willensleser
• Italian: Leggimente
• Spanish: Telépata

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.