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:

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.