Mean Look (move)

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

Mean Look
くろいまなざし Dark Look

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	5 (max. 8)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce 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	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	Beautiful
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	0
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Generation II

Mean Look prevents the target from switching out or fleeing (including via Teleport). It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. The effect only applies as long as the Pokémon that used it remains in battle.

It will hit the target even if it has used Protect or Detect.

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.

Generations III and IV

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can escape (but not switch out) if the Pokémon has the Ability Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball.

It is now blocked by Protect and Detect.

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can now switch out with U-turn.

Mean Look can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, giving two extra appeal points if Curse was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing Destiny Bond and Perish Song to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Generation V

If a Pokémon traps a target with Mean Look and then switches with Baton Pass the target will no longer be trapped.

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can also switch out with Volt Switch.

Also, Dragon Tail and Circle Throw will force the affected Pokémon to switch out.

Generation VI onward

Mean Look no longer affects Ghost-type Pokémon. It will now hit the target even if it has used Protect, Detect, or Spiky Shield, but will fail if the target is protected by Crafty Shield.

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can also switch out with Parting Shot and Flip Turn.

Mean Look can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Explosion, Memento, Perish Song and Self-Destruct) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Mean Look, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A probing stare that prevents the target from escaping until the attacking Pokémon is gone.
GS C	Prevents fleeing or switching.
RS E	Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
FRLG	The foe is fixed with a mean look that prevents it from escaping.
Colo.XD	Fixes the target with a look that prevents escape.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	36	36	29	29^BW 34^B2W2	34^XY 29^ORAS	29^SMUSUM	10
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	42	42	33	33^BW 38^B2W2	38^XY 32^ORAS	32^SMUSUM	1
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	13	13^RSE 48^FRLG	8	8	8	8^SMUSUM	8
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	13	13^RSE 64^FRLG	8	8	8	8^SMUSUM	1
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	13	13^RSE 64^FRLG	8	8	8	8^SMUSUM	1
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	35	35	21	25	25	25^SMUSUM	46
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying	42	42	33	33^BW 38^B2W2	38^XY 32^ORAS	32	1
197		Umbreon		Field		Field	42	42	57	57^BW 37^B2W2	37	37	50
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	41	48	41	41	41	41	41^BDSP
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	19	23	19	19	19	19	19^BDSP
238		Smoochum		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	33	33	21	25	25	25	40
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		45	57	60	1, 60^XY 46^ORAS	46	36
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		45	38	41	41^XY 46^ORAS	46	28
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous		51	43	49	49^XY 52^ORAS	52	28
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous							1^BDSP
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying							1^BDSP
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous			43	49	49^XY 52^ORAS	52	28
504		Patrat		Field		Field				31	31	36
505		Watchog		Field		Field				36	36	43
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous				45	45	45	28^SwSh
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous							28^SwSh
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				51	51	51	28^SwSh
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field					1	1	1^SwSh
785		Tapu Koko		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						1	50^SwSh
786		Tapu Lele		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						1	50^SwSh
787		Tapu Bulu		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						1	50^SwSh
788		Tapu Fini		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						1	50^SwSh
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous							28^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying						✔^USUM	✔^BDSP
203		Girafarig		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
359		Absol		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
495		Snivy		Field	Grass				✔	✔	✔
551		Sandile		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
701		Hawlucha		Flying	Human-Like							✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
553		Krookodile		Field		Field	Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
235		Smeargle		Field		Field	2013 World Championships Smeargle
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Mean Look is a move with 12PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets enemy in front of them and inflicts Leg/Shadow Hold status condition. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts the Leg Hold status on the target, making it incapable of movement.
MDTD S	Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Shadow Hold status condition. A Pokémon with the Shadow Hold status is incapable of movement.
BSL	てきポケモンをかげふみじょうたいにかえるかげふみじょうたいのポケモンはいどうできない
MDGtI	It causes the Stuck status condition to an enemy. With the Stuck status, the enemy can't move.
SMD	It causes an enemy to get stuck.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Absol	Dusknoir	Watchog	Haunter
The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
User	First Used In		Notes
Haunter	Haunter's eyes glow light-purple, preventing the opponent from escaping.
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		Debut
Misdreavus	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	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	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 is 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	Watchog closes its eyes and its body becomes surrounded in a dark purple aura. It then opens its eyes and they glow bright red. The purple aura then rises into the air and forms an eye with a black pupil. The eye then becomes surrounded in a magenta aura, and multiple smaller eyes with a magenta outline appear around it and spread throughout the battlefield. The opponent's body then becomes surrounded in a magenta aura. Once it does, the eyes disappear and the opponent can no longer be recalled. If the Trainer tries, a purple forcefield appears around the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog	The Battle According to Lenora!		None
Gengar	Gengar's iris's and pupils turn purple, with a light-purple glow around them. The opponent then glows purple, its eyes glow bright red, and a dark-purple, shadowy mist appears around the opponent's body and then opponent turns towards the user.
Alva's Gengar	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
Absol	Absol's eyes glow red and a dark, ghostly aura surrounds it. The aura then extends and surrounds the opponent, making them freeze in fear.
Lusamine's Absol	Rescuing the Unwilling!‎		None
Sableye	Sableye's eyes flash red and then a dark purple and shadowy image of its face is fired at the opponent. After the attack hits, the opponents body becomes outlined in a dark purple aura and struggles to be able to move.
Nanu's Sableye	Guiding an Awakening!		None

In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	Watchog

The user projects an evil eye at the opponent, scaring it and preventing it from running.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Watchog	Watchog projects an evil eye at the opponent, scaring it and preventing it from running.
Monta's Watchog	Let's Master Pokémon Capturing!	Debut

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	Smoochum fires black eye beams at the opponent from her eyes, stunning it and preventing it from escaping.
Crystal's Chumee	Slugging It Out with Slugma	Debut

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Gastly	Gengar

The user looks at the opponent and eyes are targeted at it.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gastly	Gastly makes a scary face at the opponent and at least five eyes are targeting it.
Black's Gastly	Extreme Power!! The Friday Pokémon	Debut
Gengar	Gengar makes a scary face at the opponent and a few eyes are targeting it, causing the opponent to shudder in fear.
Morty's Gengar	A Promise Given to Miltank	None

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Umbreon

Multiple eyes appear which prevents the foe from doing anything.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Umbreon	Umbreon looks at the foe and multiple eyes appear.
Karen's Umbreon	A Challenge to the Elite Four!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

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	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
The eye figures used in the battle animation for Mean Look are non-descript in all games until Generation VII, when they are modeled after the eyes of Espurr.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	黑色目光 Hāaksīk Muhkgwōng * 黑色眼光 Hāaksīk Ngáahngwōng * 黑暗眼光 Hākam Ngáahngwōng * 黑暗視線 Hākam Sihsin *
Chinese	Mandarin	黑色目光 Hēisè Mùguāng * 黑色眼光 Hēisè Yǎnguāng * 黑暗的視線 Hēi'àn-de Shìxiàn *
Czech		Zlý pohled
Danish		Ondt Blik
Dutch		Valse blik
Finnish		Inhonaama
French		Regard Noir
German		Horrorblick
Greek		Άγρια Ματιά
Indonesian		Tatapan Gelap Mata Hitam
Italian		Malosguardo
Korean		검은눈빛 Geom-eun Nunbit
Polish		Ciemne Spojrzenie* Zły Wygląd*
Portuguese	Brazil	Olhar Malvado
Portuguese	Portugal	Olhar Paralisante
Serbian		Zao pogled
Spanish	Latin America	Mirada Maligna (EP182) Cara Mala (EP259) Mirada Mala (AG189, BW015-BW016) Mal de Ojo (DP185)
Spanish	Spain	Mal de Ojo
Vietnamese		Cái Nhìn Ác Ý

Variations of the move Mean Look

Block • Mean Look • Spider Web

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