Leer (move)

Leer にらみつける Sudden Glare

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  30 (max. 48) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Leer (Japanese: にらみつける Sudden Glare) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Leer decreases the opponent's Defense by 1 level.

Leer will do nothing if the opponent's defense has reached a level of -6 or a value of 1, and will fail if the opponent has a Substitute or is under the effect of Mist. The effect of Leer is ignored by critical hits.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0004 Charmander Fire 15 0005 Charmeleon Fire 15 0006 Charizard Fire Flying --, 15 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 9 0022 Fearow Normal Flying --, 9 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0056 Mankey Fighting -- 0057 Primeape Fighting -- 0058 Growlithe Fire 23 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0066 Machop Fighting 25 0067 Machoke Fighting --, 25 0068 Machamp Fighting --, 25 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 9 0090 Shellder Water 39 0098 Krabby Water -- 0099 Kingler Water -- 0104 Cubone Ground 25 0105 Marowak Ground --, 25 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 50 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 55 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 41 0116 Horsea Water 24 0117 Seadra Water --, 24 0123 Scyther Bug Flying -- 0123 Scyther Bug Flying 17 0125 Electabuzz Electric -- 0126 Magmar Fire 36 0128 Tauros Normal 35 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 32 0136 Flareon Fire 42 0136 Flareon Fire 47 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 39 0139 Omastar Rock Water --, 39 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 44 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 46 0146 Moltres Fire Flying 51 0147 Dratini Dragon -- 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 7 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 7 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0056 Mankey Fighting -- 0057 Primeape Fighting -- 0058 Growlithe Fire 18 0059 Arcanine Fire -- 0066 Machop Fighting - 0067 Machoke Fighting -- 0068 Machamp Fighting -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying 13 0090 Shellder Water 33 0098 Krabby Water 5 0099 Kingler Water -- 5 0104 Cubone Ground 17 0105 Marowak Ground 17 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 7 0116 Horsea Water 15 0117 Seadra Water -- 15 0123 Scyther Bug Flying -- 0125 Electabuzz Electric -- 0126 Magmar Fire -- 7 0132 Gyarados Gyarados Water Flying 30 0136 Flareon Fire 47 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 31 0139 Omastar Rock Water 31 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 19 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 19 0147 Dratini Dragon -- 0148 Dragonair Dragon -- 0149 Dragonite Dragon Flying -- 0155 Cyndaquil Fire -- 0156 Quilava Fire -- 0157 Typhlosion Fire -- 0158 Totodile Water -- 0159 Croconaw Water -- 0160 Feraligatr Water -- 0177 Natu Psychic Flying -- 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying -- 0212 Scizor Bug Steel -- 0214 Heracross Bug Fighting -- 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice -- 0216 Teddiursa Normal -- 0217 Ursaring Normal -- 0227 Skarmory Steel Flying -- 0228 Houndour Dark Fire -- 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon -- 15 0234 Stantler Normal 8 0239 Elekid Electric -- 0240 Magby Fire 7 0243 Raikou Electric -- 0244 Entei Fire -- 0245 Suicune Water -- 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground -- 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground -- 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark -- 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

• Snubbull

Generation III

By leveling up

• Spearow at Lv.7
• Fearow at Lv.--
• Fearow at Lv.7
• Ekans at Lv.--
• Arbok at Lv.--
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.--
• Nidorino at Lv.--
• Mankey at Lv.--
• Primeape at Lv.--
• Growlithe at Lv.13
• Machop at Lv.--
• Machoke at Lv.--
• Machamp at Lv.--
• Farfetch'd at Lv.11
• Shellder at Lv.33 (R/S/E)
• Shellder at Lv.36 (FR/LG)
• Krabby at Lv.5
• Kingler at Lv.--
• Kingler at Lv.5
• Cubone at Lv.17
• Marowak at Lv.17
• Kangaskhan at Lv.--
• Horsea at Lv.15
• Seadra at Lv.--
• Seadra at Lv.15
• Scyther at Lv.--
• Electabuzz at Lv.--
• Magmar at Lv.--
• Magmar at Lv.7
• Gyarados at Lv.30
• Flareon at Lv.47
• Omanyte at Lv.31
• Omastar at Lv.31
• Kabuto at Lv.19
• Kabutops at Lv.-- (FR/LG)
• Kabutops at Lv.19
• Dratini at Lv.--
• Dragonair at Lv.--
• Dragonite at Lv.--
• Cyndaquil at Lv.--
• Quilava at Lv.--
• Typhlosion at Lv.--
• Totodile at Lv.--
• Croconaw at Lv.--
• Feraligatr at Lv.--
• Natu at Lv.--
• Xatu at Lv.--
• Scizor at Lv.--
• Heracross at Lv.--
• Sneasel at Lv.--
• Teddiursa at Lv.--
• Ursaring at Lv.--
• Skarmory at Lv.--
• Houndour at Lv.--
• Houndoom at Lv.--
• Kingdra at Lv.--
• Kingdra at Lv.15
• Stantler at Lv.7
• Elekid at Lv.--
• Magby at Lv.7
• Raikou at Lv.--
• Entei at Lv.--
• Suicune at Lv.--
• Larvitar at Lv.--
• Pupitar at Lv.--
• Tyranitar at Lv.--
• Treecko at Lv.--
• Grovyle at Lv.--
• Sceptile at Lv.--
• Sableye at Lv.--
• Electrike at Lv.9
• Manectric at Lv.--
• Manectric at Lv.9
• Carvanha at Lv.--
• Sharpedo at Lv.--
• Cacnea at Lv.--
• Cacturne at Lv.--
• Zangoose at Lv.4
• Corphish at Lv.13
• Crawdaunt at Lv.--
• Crawdaunt at Lv.13
• Duskull at Lv.--
• Dusclops at Lv.--
• Tropius at Lv.--
• Absol at Lv.5
• Snorunt at Lv.--
• Glalie at Lv.--
• Bagon at Lv.9
• Shelgon at Lv.--
• Shelgon at Lv.9
• Salamence at Lv.--
• Salamence at Lv.9
• Deoxys at Lv.--

By breeding

• Poochyena

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Spearow at Lv.5
• Fearow at Lv.--
• Fearow at Lv.5
• Ekans at Lv.--
• Arbok at Lv.--
• Nidoran♂ at Lv.--
• Nidorino at Lv.--
• Mankey at Lv.--
• Primeape at Lv.--
• Growlithe at Lv.9
• Machop at Lv.--
• Machoke at Lv.--
• Machamp at Lv.--
• Farfetch'd at Lv.--
• Shellder at Lv.20
• Krabby at Lv.9
• Kingler at Lv.9
• Cubone at Lv.13
• Marowak at Lv.13
• Kangaskhan at Lv.--
• Horsea at Lv.8
• Seadra at Lv.--
• Seadra at Lv.8
• Scyther at Lv.--
• Electabuzz at Lv.--
• Magmar at Lv.--
• Gyarados at Lv.26
• Omanyte at Lv.19
• Omastar at Lv.19
• Kabuto at Lv.11
• Kabutops at Lv.11
• Dratini at Lv.--
• Dragonair at Lv.--
• Dragonite at Lv.--
• Cyndaquil at Lv.--
• Quilava at Lv.--
• Typhlosion at Lv.--
• Totodile at Lv.--
• Croconaw at Lv.--
• Feraligatr at Lv.--
• Natu at Lv.--
• Xatu at Lv.--
• Scizor at Lv.--
• Heracross at Lv.--
• Sneasel at Lv.--
• Teddiursa at Lv.--
• Ursaring at Lv.--
• Skarmory at Lv.--
• Houndour at Lv.--
• Houndoom at Lv.--
• Kingdra at Lv.--
• Kingdra at Lv.8
• Stantler at Lv.3
• Elekid at Lv.--
• Magby at Lv.--
• Raikou at Lv.--
• Entei at Lv.--
• Suicune at Lv.--
• Larvitar at Lv.--
• Pupitar at Lv.--
• Tyranitar at Lv.--
• Treecko at Lv.--
• Grovyle at Lv.--
• Sceptile at Lv.--
• Sableye at Lv.--
• Electrike at Lv.9
• Manectric at Lv.--
• Manectric at Lv.9
• Carvanha at Lv.--
• Sharpedo at Lv.--
• Cacnea at Lv.--
• Cacturne at Lv.--
• Zangoose at Lv.--
• Corphish at Lv.13
• Crawdaunt at Lv.--
• Crawdaunt at Lv.13
• Duskull at Lv.--
• Dusclops at Lv.--
• Tropius at Lv.--
• Absol at Lv.4
• Snorunt at Lv.--
• Glalie at Lv.--
• Bagon at Lv.10
• Shelgon at Lv.--
• Shelgon at Lv.10
• Salamence at Lv.--
• Salamence at Lv.10
• Deoxys at Lv.--
• Chimchar at Lv.--
• Monferno at Lv.--
• Infernape at Lv.--
• Shinx at Lv.5
• Luxio at Lv.--
• Luxio at Lv.5
• Luxray at Lv.--
• Luxray at Lv.5
• Cranidos at Lv.--
• Rampardos at Lv.--
• Skorupi at Lv.6
• Drapion at Lv.--
• Drapion at Lv.6
• Snover at Lv.--
• Abomasnow at Lv.--
• Weavile at Lv.--
• Electivire at Lv.--
• Magmortar at Lv.--
• Gallade at Lv.--
• Dusknoir at Lv.--
• Froslass at Lv.--
• Heatran at Lv.9
• Deoxys (attack) at Lv.--
• Deoxys (defense) at Lv.--
• Deoxys (speed) at Lv.--

By breeding

• Poochyena
• Cranidos
• Stunky

In other languages

• Spanish: Malicioso
• French: Groz'Yeux
• German: Silberblick
• Italian: Fulmisguardo