Scary Face (move)

Scary Face こわいかお Scary Face

The user frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed stat.

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  90% 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  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Scary Face on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Scary Face on Eevee's Movedex

Scary Face (Japanese: こわいかお Scary Face) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Scary Face lowers the target's Speed stat by two stages.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 004 Charmander Fire 25 005 Charmeleon Fire 27 006 Charizard Fire Flying 27 020 Raticate Normal 20 066 Machop Fighting 43 067 Machoke Fighting 52 068 Machamp Fighting 52 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 31 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 31 128 Tauros Normal 19 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 36 158 Totodile Water 27 159 Croconaw Water 28 160 Feraligatr Water 28 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 6 168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 6 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 36 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 38 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 38 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Aerodactyl 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 004 Charmander Fire 25 005 Charmeleon Fire 27 006 Charizard Fire Flying 27 020 Raticate Normal 20 066 Machop Fighting 43 067 Machoke Fighting 52 068 Machamp Fighting 52 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 31 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 31 128 Tauros Normal 19RSE 128 Tauros Normal 13FRLG 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying 36 158 Totodile Water 27 159 Croconaw Water 28 160 Feraligatr Water 28 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 6 168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 6 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 36 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 38 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 38 261 Poochyena Dark 29 262 Mightyena Dark 32 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 33 318 Carvanha Water Dark 16 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 16 367 Huntail Water 29 371 Bagon Dragon 37 372 Shelgon Dragon 47 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 47 375 Metang Steel Psychic 26 376 Metagross Steel Psychic --,26 382 Kyogre Water 5 383 Groudon Ground 5 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 5 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Aerodactyl 322 Numel Fire Ground Rhyhorn, Rhydon Raticate Tauros Snubbull, Granbull Poochyena, Mightyena 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 004 Charmander Fire 19 005 Charmeleon Fire 21 006 Charizard Fire Flying 21 020 Raticate Normal 20 066 Machop Fighting 43 067 Machoke Fighting 44 068 Machamp Fighting 44 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 21 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 21 128 Tauros Normal 11 136 Flareon Fire 64 142 Aerodactyl Rock Flying -- 158 Totodile Water 15 159 Croconaw Water 15 160 Feraligatr Water 15 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 5 168 Ariados Bug Poison -- 5 209 Snubbull Normal -- 210 Granbull Normal -- 217 Ursaring Normal 39 232 Donphan Ground 21 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 19 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 19 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 19 261 Poochyena Dark 33 262 Mightyena Dark 37 284 Masquerain Bug Flying 26 318 Carvanha Water Dark 11 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 11 367 Huntail Water 19 371 Bagon Dragon 40 372 Shelgon Dragon 43 373 Salamence Dragon Flying 43 375 Metang Steel Psychic 24 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 24 382 Kyogre Water 5 383 Groudon Ground 5 384 Rayquaza Dragon Flying 5 403 Shinx Electric 37 404 Luxio Electric 43 405 Luxray Electric 49 408 Cranidos Rock 19 409 Rampardos Rock 19 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 28DP 451 Skorupi Poison Bug 23PtHGSS 452 Drapion Poison Dark 28DP 452 Drapion Poison Dark 23PtHGSS 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 21 473 Mamoswine Ice Ground 65 483 Dialga Steel Dragon -- 484 Palkia Water Dragon -- 485 Heatran Fire Steel 41 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon -- 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon -- 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 021 Spearow Normal Flying Aerodactyl 023 Ekans Poison Raticate Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Tauros Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Ursaring Donphan Poochyena, Mightyena Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Mamoswine 322 Numel Fire Ground Raticate Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Tauros Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Ursaring Donphan Poochyena, Mightyena Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Mamoswine 336 Seviper Poison Raticate Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Tauros Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Ursaring Donphan Poochyena, Mightyena Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Mamoswine 410 Shieldon Rock Steel Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Cranidos, Rampardos 434 Stunky Poison Dark Raticate Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Tauros Flareon Snubbull, Granbull Ursaring Donphan Poochyena, Mightyena Shinx, Luxio, Luxray Mamoswine 443 Gible Dragon Ground Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior Totodile, Croconaw, Feraligatr Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence Cranidos, Rampardos 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

The user frightens the foe with a scary face.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Snubbull	Snubbull makes a scary face that frightens the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull	Snubbull Snobbery		Debut
Totodile	Totodile makes a scary face that frightens the opponent.
Duplica's Mini-Dit in the form of Totodile	Imitation Confontation		None
Ash's Totodile	One Trick Phony!		None
Charizard	Charizard makes a scary face that frightens the opponent.
A Charizard Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park	One Trick Phony!		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Cara Susto
• German: Grimasse
• Italian: Visotruce
• Hindi: Daravna Chehra

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