Keen Eye (Ability)

Keen Eye するどいめ
Keen Eye
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Generation III
Prevents loss of accuracy.
Generation IV
Prevents the Pokémon from losing accuracy.
Generation V
Prevents other Pokémon from lowering accuracy.
Generation VI
Prevents other Pokémon from lowering accuracy.
Generation VII
Keen eyes prevent other Pokémon from lowering this Pokémon's accuracy.
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Keen Eye (Japanese: するどいめ Keen Eye) is an Ability introduced in Generation III.

Effect

In battle

Generation III

Keen Eye prevents other Pokémon from lowering the accuracy stat stage of the Pokémon with this Ability.

Effects that decrease accuracy without using stat stages, such as Wonder Skin, are unaffected by Keen Eye.

This Ability can be ignored with Mold Breaker, Teravolt, and Turboblaze.

Generation VI

Keen Eye now also ignores any increases in its target's evasion stages.

Outside of battle

From Pokémon Emerald onward, if a Pokémon with Keen Eye is leading the party, there is a 50% chance that a Pokémon that would be encountered will not appear if its level would be 5 levels or more below the leading Pokémon's. It shares this effect with Intimidate.

Pokémon with Keen Eye

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0016   Pidgey
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks
0017   Pidgeotto
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks
0018   Pidgeot
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks
0021   Spearow
Normal Flying Keen Eye None Sniper
0022   Fearow
Normal Flying Keen Eye None Sniper
0083   Farfetch'd
Normal Flying Keen Eye Inner Focus Defiant
0107   Hitmonchan
Fighting Fighting Keen Eye Iron Fist Inner Focus
0161   Sentret
Normal Normal Run Away Keen Eye Frisk
0162   Furret
Normal Normal Run Away Keen Eye Frisk
0163   Hoothoot
Normal Flying Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens
0164   Noctowl
Normal Flying Insomnia Keen Eye Tinted Lens
0215   Sneasel
Dark Ice Inner Focus Keen Eye Pickpocket
0227   Skarmory
Steel Flying Keen Eye Sturdy Weak Armor
0278   Wingull
Water Flying Keen Eye Hydration Rain Dish
0279   Pelipper
Water Flying Keen Eye Drizzle Rain Dish
0302   Sableye
Dark Ghost Keen Eye Stall Prankster
0396   Starly
Normal Flying Keen Eye None Reckless
0431   Glameow
Normal Normal Limber Own Tempo Keen Eye
0434   Stunky
Poison Dark Stench Aftermath Keen Eye
0435   Skuntank
Poison Dark Stench Aftermath Keen Eye
0441   Chatot
Normal Flying Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks
0451   Skorupi
Poison Bug Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye
0452   Drapion
Poison Dark Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye
0504   Patrat
Normal Normal Run Away Keen Eye Analytic
0505   Watchog
Normal Normal Illuminate Keen Eye Analytic
0580   Ducklett
Water Flying Keen Eye Big Pecks Hydration
0581   Swanna
Water Flying Keen Eye Big Pecks Hydration
0627   Rufflet
Normal Flying Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle
0628   Braviary
Normal Flying Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant
0677   Espurr
Psychic Psychic Keen Eye Infiltrator Own Tempo
0678   Meowstic
Psychic Psychic Keen Eye Infiltrator Prankster
678F Meowstic Meowstic
Psychic Psychic Keen Eye Infiltrator Competitive
0731   Pikipek
Normal Flying Keen Eye Skill Link Pickup
0732   Trumbeak
Normal Flying Keen Eye Skill Link Pickup
0733   Toucannon
Normal Flying Keen Eye Skill Link Sheer Force
0744   Rockruff
Rock Rock Keen Eye Vital Spirit Steadfast
0745   Lycanroc
Rock Rock Keen Eye Sand Rush Steadfast
745Mn Lycanroc Lycanroc
Rock Rock Keen Eye Vital Spirit No Guard
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

 
Meowstic


The Pokémon's accuracy cannot be lowered.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Meowstic can redirect its attacks, making them extremely difficult to evade.
Olympia's Meowstic All Eyes on the Future! Debut


In the manga

In the Pocket Monsters BW: The Heroes of Fire and Thunder manga


In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 銳利目光 Yeuihleih Muhkgwōng
Mandarin 銳利目光 / 锐利目光 Ruìlì Mùguāng
  Finnish Tarkka silmä
  French Regard Vif
  German Adlerauge
  Italian Sguardofermo
  Korean 날카로운 눈 Nalkaroun Nun
  Polish Bystre oko
Portuguese   Brazil Olhar Aguçado
  Portugal Olhar Afiado
  Russian Острое Зрение Ostroye Zreniye
  Spanish Vista Lince


Variations of the Ability Keen Eye
Keen EyeHyper CutterBig Pecks


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