Leer (move)

Leer にらみつける Glare

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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 Other Side: Affects the opponent's side of the field

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 Glare) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Leer decreases the target's Defense stat by one stage. Leer will do nothing if the target's Defense has reached a stage of -6 or a value of one, and will fail if the target 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0209 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snubbull
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Growlithe, Arcanine
Farfetch'd
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Stantler

|- | colspan="6" | 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 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 7 0022 Fearow Normal Flying -- 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0056 Mankey Fighting -- 0057 Primeape Fighting -- 0058 Growlithe Fire 13 0066 Machop Fighting -- 0067 Machoke Fighting -- 0068 Machamp Fighting -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0090 Shellder Water 33 0090 Shellder Water 36 0098 Krabby Water 5 0099 Kingler Water --,5 0104 Cubone Ground 17 0105 Marowak Ground 17 0115 Kangaskhan Normal -- 0116 Horsea Water 15 0117 Seadra Water -- 0117 Seadra Water 15 0123 Scyther Bug Flying -- 0125 Electabuzz Electric -- 0126 Magmar Fire -- 0126 Magmar Fire -- 0130 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 -- 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 -- 0230 Kingdra Water Dragon 15 0234 Stantler Normal 7 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 -- 0252 Treecko Grass -- 0253 Grovyle Grass -- 0254 Sceptile Grass -- 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost -- 0309 Electrike Electric 9 0310 Manectric Electric -- 0310 Manectric Electric 9 0318 Carvanha Water Dark -- 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark -- 0331 Cacnea Grass -- 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark -- 0335 Zangoose Normal 4 0341 Corphish Water 13 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark -- 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 13 0355 Duskull Ghost -- 0356 Dusclops Ghost -- 0357 Tropius Grass Flying -- 0359 Absol Dark 5 0361 Snorunt Ice -- 0362 Glalie Ice -- 0371 Bagon Dragon 9 0372 Shelgon Dragon -- 0372 Shelgon Dragon 9 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying -- 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying 9 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0261 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poochyena
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Growlithe, Arcanine
Farfetch'd
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sneasel
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Stantler
Electrike, Manectric
Zangoose
Absol

|- | colspan="6" | 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 0021 Spearow Normal Flying 5 0022 Fearow Normal Flying --, 5 0023 Ekans Poison -- 0024 Arbok Poison -- 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison -- 0033 Nidorino Poison -- 0056 Mankey Fighting -- 0057 Primeape Fighting -- 0058 Growlithe Fire 9 0066 Machop Fighting -- 0067 Machoke Fighting -- 0068 Machamp Fighting -- 0083 Farfetch'd Normal Flying -- 0090 Shellder Water 20 0098 Krabby Water 9 0099 Kingler Water 9 0104 Cubone Ground 13 0105 Marowak Ground 13 0115 Kangaskhan Normal -- 0116 Horsea Water 8 0117 Seadra Water -- 0117 Seadra Water 8 0123 Scyther Bug Flying -- 0125 Electabuzz Electric -- 0126 Magmar Fire -- 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 26 0138 Omanyte Rock Water 19 0139 Omastar Rock Water 19 0140 Kabuto Rock Water 11 0141 Kabutops Rock Water -- 0141 Kabutops Rock Water 11 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 --, 8 0234 Stantler Normal 3 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 -- 0252 Treecko Grass -- 0253 Grovyle Grass -- 0254 Sceptile Grass -- 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost -- 0309 Electrike Electric 9 0310 Manectric Electric --, 9 0318 Carvanha Water Dark -- 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark -- 0331 Cacnea Grass -- 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark -- 0335 Zangoose Normal 4 0341 Corphish Water 13 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark --, 13 0355 Duskull Ghost -- 0356 Dusclops Ghost -- 0357 Tropius Grass Flying -- 0359 Absol Dark 4 0361 Snorunt Ice -- 0362 Glalie Ice -- 0371 Bagon Dragon 10 0372 Shelgon Dragon --, 10 0373 Salamence Dragon Flying --, 10 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0386 Deoxys Psychic -- 0390 Chimchar Fire -- 0391 Monferno Fire Fighting -- 0392 Infernape Fire Fighting -- 0403 Shinx Electric 5 0404 Luxio Electric 5 0405 Luxray Electric 5 0408 Cranidos Rock -- 0409 Rampardos Rock -- 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 6 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug -- 0452 Drapion Poison Dark --,6 0452 Drapion Poison Dark -- 0459 Snover Grass Ice -- 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice -- 0461 Weavile Dark Ice -- 0466 Electivire Electric -- 0467 Magmortar Fire -- 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting -- 0477 Dusknoir Ghost -- 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost -- 0485 Heatran Fire Steel 9 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0261 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Poochyena
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Growlithe, Arcanine
Farfetch'd
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Stantler
Electrike, Manectric
Zangoose
Absol
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0434 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Stunky
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#624D4E" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Ekans, Arbok
Nidoran♂, Nidorino, Nidoking
Mankey, Primeape
Growlithe, Arcanine
Farfetch'd
Cyndaquil, Quilava, Typhlosion
Sneasel, Weavile
Teddiursa, Ursaring
Houndour, Houndoom
Stantler
Poochyena, Mightyena
Electrike, Manectric
Zangoose
Absol
Chimchar, Monferno, Infernape
Shinx, Luxio, Luxray

|- | colspan="6" | 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

File:Glalie Leer.jpg Glaile
The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Cubone glares at the opponent.
Giselle's Cubone	The School of Hard Knocks		Debut
	Charmander glares at the opponent.
Ash's Charmander	The Tower of Terror		None
	Flareon glares at the opponent and its eyes glow yellow.
Pokémon League entrance exam instructor's Flareon	The Ultimate Test		None
	Krabby glares at the opponent and its eyes glow light blue.
Ash's Krabby	Round One - Begin!		None
	Heracross glares at the opponent and its eyes glow red.
Ash's Heracross	Wired for Battle		None
	Houndour glares at the opponent and its eyes glow red.
Multiple wild Houndour	Hour of the Houndour		None
	Totodile stares at the opponent.
Ash's Totodile	Playing with Fire!		None
	Glalie stares at the opponent and its eyes glow red. When the opponent sees it, its body slumps over and it loses all of its energy.
A Pokémon Poacher's Glalie	The Drifting Snorunt!		None

Trivia

• Leer's Japanese name is the same as the English name of the move Glare.
• Both Pokémon that have this move as an egg move are Template:Type2.

In other languages

• Dutch: Sluwe Blik
• French: Groz'Yeux
• German: Silberblick
• Italian: Fulmisguardo
• Spanish: Mirada Maliciosa

Variations of the move Leer
Leer • Tail Whip

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