Mean Look (move)

Mean Look くろいまなざし Dark Look

File:Mean Look.png

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  5 (max. 8) Power  — Accuracy  —% 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 Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.

Super Contests Condition  Beauty Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Beauty Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Mean Look (Japanese: くろいまなざし Dark Look) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II to IV

Mean Look prevents the foe from switching out. The effect only applies as long as the Pokémon that used it remains in battle. The affected Pokémon can still switch out via Baton Pass, but in that case, the Pokémon that switches in will now be affected. Conversely, the Pokémon that used Mean Look can switch out with Baton Pass and the effects of Mean Look will still apply. Also, if the affected Pokémon is Roared at or hit with a Whirlwind, they will still be switched out.

If a wild Pokémon uses Mean Look on the player's Pokémon, the player will be unable to escape, unless the player's Pokémon has Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball.

Generation V

If a Pokémon traps a target with Mean Look and then switches with Baton Pass the target will no longer be trapped. Also, Dragon Tail and Circle Throw will force the affected Pokémon to switch out.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	36			36			29				29			'
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	42			42			33				33			'
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	13			13	48	8				8			'
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	13			13	64	8				8			'
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	13			13	64	8				8			'
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	35			35			21				25			'
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	42			42			33				33			'
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	42			42			57				57			'
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	41			48			41				41			'
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	19			23			19				19			'
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	35			33			21				25			'
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost				45			57				60			'
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost				45			38				41			'
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				51			43				49			'
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost							43				49			'
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											31			'
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											36			'
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											45			'
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											51			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
359		Absol	Dark		Dark
495		Snivy	Grass		Grass
551		Sandile	Ground	Dark
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic
624		Pawniard	Dark	Steel
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying
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 the anime

Haunter File:Dusknoir Mean Look.png Dusknoir Watchog Dusclops
The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Haunter's eyes glow light purple, preventing the opponent from escaping.
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		Debut
	Misdreavus opens its eyes wide and its body flashes black. The opponent can no longer run away from the battle.
Nelson's Misdreavus	Entei at Your Own Risk		None
	Dusclops's iris glows purple and it releases a black ring from its eye at the opponent. When the ring hits the opponent, the opponent becomes surrounded by a purple aura, causing the opponent to no longer be able to be recalled into its Poké Ball.
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
	Dusknoir's iris glows purple and it releases a black ring from its eye at the opponent. When the ring hits the opponent, it flips around so it's above the opponent, and it falls down onto it. The ring then disappears and the opponent's body flashes black, preventing it from escaping.
Conway's Dusknoir	Working on a Right Move!		None
	Watchog closes its eyes and its body becomes surrounded in a dark purple aura. It then opens its eyes and they start glowing bright red. The purple aura then rises into the air and forms together into an oval shape. The aura then solidifies and forms into a black oval. The top part of the oval then opens, forming itself into an eye with a pure black pupil. The eye itself and the pupil then becomes surrounded in a magenta aura and multiple smaller eyes, each with a magenta aura around it, form and appear around it and spread throughout the battlefield. The opponent's body then becomes surrounded in a magenta colored aura. Once it does, the eyes disappear. The opponent can then no longer go back into its Poké Ball. If the Trainer tries, a purple forcefield appears around the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog	The Battle According to Lenora!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Smoochum
The user fires black eye beams at the opponent, preventing them from escaping.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Smoochum fires black eye beams at the opponent from its eyes, stunning it and preventing it from escaping.
Crys's Chumee	Slugging it Out with Slugma		Debut

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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 黑色眼光 Hēi​sè​ Yǎn​guāng Dutch Boze Oog French Regard Noir German Horrorblick Greek Άγρια Ματιά Indonesian Tatapan Gelap Italian Malosguardo Korean 검은눈빛 Geom-eun Nunbit Portuguese Olhar Paralisante Olhar Malvado Serbian Zao Pogled Spanish Mal de Ojo

Variations of the move Mean Look
Block • Mean Look • Spider Web

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