Mind Reader (move)

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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 Affected by Mirror Move 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, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

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

Super Contests

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

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Causes the user to move earlier on the next turn.

On Smogon'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

Generations II and III

The next move made by the user of this move against the target will not miss, even if the target uses a move with a semi-invulnerable turn like Fly. If the target switches out, the effect of Mind Reader wears off. This can be Baton Passed.

Mind Reader does not allow the user to bypass protection moves.

Mind Reader's accuracy is 100%.

Generation IV onward

Mind Reader now bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Mind Reader, the user's Special Attack raises one stage.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	It predicts the opponent's movement. The user's next attack will never miss.
GS C	Ensures the next attack will hit.
RS E	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.
ColoXD	Senses the target's move so the next attack will hit.
DP Pt HGSS	The user senses the foe's movements with its mind to ensure its next attack does not miss.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM	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		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0062		Poliwrath		Water 1		Water 1	51	51	53	43	43	43
0106		Hitmonlee		Human-Like		Human-Like	31	51	53	43	33	33
0144		Articuno		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	37	37	22	22	22	22
0286		Breloom		Fairy	Grass		45	37	37	37^XY 33^ORAS	33
0290		Nincada		Bug		Bug		19	19	19	19^XY 25^ORAS	25
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug		19	19	19	19^XY 29^ORAS	29
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral		19	19	19	19^XY 25^ORAS	25
0307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like		22^RSE 25^FRLG	18	18	18^XY 25^ORAS	25
0308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like		22^RSE 25^FRLG	18	18	18^XY 25^ORAS	25
0801		Magearna		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered						33
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0236		Tyrogue		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0406		Budew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0447		Riolu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔
0540		Sewaddle		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0616		Shelmet		Bug		Bug				✔	✔	✔
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1					✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Gives the user Sure Shot status, making all its moves and attacks completely accurate.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Pokémon	Method
Poliwrath
The user reads the opponent's mind so it read its movements.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Poliwrath closes its eyes and memorizes the opponent's movements.
Chuck's Poliwrath	The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon	Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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
Vietnamese		Tâm Nhãn

Variations of the move Lock-On

Lock-On • Mind Reader

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Mind Reader (move)

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Effect

Generations II and III

Generation IV onward

Description

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By leveling up

By breeding

By event

Generation II

In other games

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga

In other generations

In other languages

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