Mind Reader (move)

Mind Reader こころのめ Mind's Eye

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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 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  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 Mind'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 and Protect, the user's next move will miss. If the target switches out, the effect of Mind Reader wears off. Mind Reader will not make Ghost-type Pokémon able to be hit with Normal- or Fighting-type moves.

Description

Games Description Stad2 It predicts the opponent's movement. The user's next attack will never miss. GSC Ensures the next attack will hit. RSE Senses the foe’s action to ensure the next move’s hit. FRLG The user predicts the foe’s action to ensure its next attack hits. Colo.XD Senses the target’s move so the next attack will hit. DPPtHGSS The user senses the foe’s movements with its mind to ensure its next attack does not miss. BWB2W2 The user senses the target's movements with its mind to ensure its next attack does not miss the target.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	51			51			53				43
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		Fighting	31			51			53				43
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	37			37			22				22
286		Breloom	Grass	Fighting	no			45			37				37
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground	no			19			19				19
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying	no			19			19				19
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	no			19			19				19
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	no			22	25	18				18
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic	no			22	25	18				18
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
060		Poliwag	Water		Water
236		Tyrogue	Fighting		Fighting
283		Surskit	Bug	Water	no
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison	no			no
406		Budew	Grass	Poison	no			no
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting	no			no
540		Sewaddle	Bug	Grass	no			no			no
616		Shelmet	Bug		Bug	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 II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 122 Mr. Mime Psychic New York Pokémon Center 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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Poliwrath
The user reads the opponent's mind so it read its movements.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Hitmonlee	Hitmonlee fires beams from its eyes at the opponent. Hitmonlee can then read its movements.
Chuck's Hitmonlee	Entranced by Entei		Debut
Poliwrath	Poliwrath reads the opponent's mind to see what attack it is going to use next and blocks it.
Red's Poli	Attacking the Entire Island		None

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 心眼 Xīnyǎn French Lire-Esprit German Willensleser Greek Εγκεφαλογράφημα Italian Leggimente Korean 마음의눈 Ma'eum-yi Nun Brazilian Portuguese Leitor de Mentes Serbian Čitanje Misli Spanish Telépata

Variations of the move Lock-On
Lock-On • Mind Reader

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