Leer
にらみつける Glare
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects all adjacent foes, but not allies
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cool
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from growing excited.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Leer (Japanese: にらみつける Glare) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Leer decreases the target's Defense stat by one stage.

Leer hits both opponents in a Double Battle. In a Triple Battle, Leer will only hit opposing adjacent Pokémon.

Description

Games Description
A technique that lowers the target's Defense. Useful against tough, armored Pokémon.
Reduces the foe's Defense.
RSE Frightens the foe with a leer to lower Defense.
FRLG The foe is given an intimidating look that lowers its Defense stat.
PMDRB Lowers the target's Defense by one level.
The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The target's Defense stat is reduced.
PMDTDS Reduces the target's Defense by 1 level.
The opposing team gains an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The opposing team's Defense stats are reduced.
The user gains an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The opposing team's Defense stats are reduced.
The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
004   Charmander Fire Fire 15          
005   Charmeleon Fire Fire 15          
006   Charizard Fire Flying --, 15          
021   Spearow Normal Flying 9 7 7 5 5 5
022   Fearow Normal Flying --, 9 --, 7 --, 7 --, 5 --, 5 --, 5
023   Ekans Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- --
024   Arbok Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- --
032   Nidoran♂ Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- --
033   Nidorino Poison Poison -- -- -- -- -- --
056   Mankey Fighting Fighting -- -- -- -- -- '
057   Primeape Fighting Fighting -- -- -- -- -- '
058   Growlithe Fire Fire 23 18 13 9 9 8 8
059   Arcanine Fire Fire -- --       '
066   Machop Fighting Fighting 25 -- -- -- -- --
067   Machoke Fighting Fighting --, 25 -- -- -- -- --
068   Machamp Fighting Fighting --, 25 -- -- -- -- --
083   Farfetch'd Normal Flying 9 13 -- -- -- --
090   Shellder Water Water 39 33 33 36 20 20 20
098   Krabby Water Water -- 5 5 9 9 9
099   Kingler Water Water -- --, 5 --, 5 9 --, 9 --, 9
104   Cubone Ground Ground 25 17 17 13 13 13
105   Marowak Ground Ground --, 25 17 17 13 13 13
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock 50          
112   Rhydon Ground Rock 55          
115   Kangaskhan Normal Normal 41 7 -- -- -- --
116   Horsea Water Water 24 15 15 8 8 8
117   Seadra Water Water --, 24 --, 15 --, 15 --, 8 --, 8 --, 8
123   Scyther Bug Flying -- 17 -- -- -- -- --
125   Electabuzz Electric Electric -- -- -- -- -- --
126   Magmar Fire Fire 36 --, 7 --, 7 -- -- --
128   Tauros Normal Normal 35          
130   Gyarados Water Flying --, 32 32 30 30 26 26 26
136   Flareon Fire Fire 42 47 47 47      
138   Omanyte Rock Water 39 31 31 19 19 '
139   Omastar Rock Water --, 39 31 31 19 19 '
140   Kabuto Rock Water 44 19 19 11 11 '
141   Kabutops Rock Water 46 19 19 --, 19 11 --, 11 --, 11 '
146   Moltres Fire Flying 51          
147   Dratini Dragon Dragon -- -- -- -- -- --
148   Dragonair Dragon Dragon -- -- -- -- -- --
149   Dragonite Dragon Flying -- -- -- -- -- --
155   Cyndaquil Fire Fire   -- -- -- -- '
156   Quilava Fire Fire   -- -- -- -- '
157   Typhlosion Fire Fire   -- -- -- -- '
158   Totodile Water Water   -- -- -- -- --
159   Croconaw Water Water   -- -- -- -- '
160   Feraligatr Water Water   -- -- -- -- '
177   Natu Psychic Flying   -- -- -- -- --
178   Xatu Psychic Flying   -- -- -- -- --
212   Scizor Bug Steel   -- -- -- -- --
214   Heracross Bug Fighting   -- -- -- -- --
215   Sneasel Dark Ice   -- -- -- -- --
216   Teddiursa Normal Normal   -- -- -- --  
217   Ursaring Normal Normal   -- -- -- -- --
227   Skarmory Steel Flying   -- -- -- -- --
228   Houndour Dark Fire   -- -- -- -- --
229   Houndoom Dark Fire   -- -- -- -- --
230   Kingdra Water Dragon   --, 15 --, 15 --, 8 --, 8 --, 8
234   Stantler Normal Normal   8 7 3 3 '
239   Elekid Electric Electric   -- -- -- -- --
240   Magby Fire Fire   7 7 7 7 -- --
243   Raikou Electric Electric   -- -- -- -- '
244   Entei Fire Fire   -- -- -- -- '
245   Suicune Water Water   -- -- -- -- '
246   Larvitar Rock Ground   -- -- -- -- --
247   Pupitar Rock Ground   -- -- -- -- --
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark   -- -- -- -- --
252   Treecko Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
253   Grovyle Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
254   Sceptile Grass Grass     -- -- -- '
302   Sableye Dark Ghost     -- -- -- --
309   Electrike Electric Electric     9 9 9 9
310   Manectric Electric Electric     --, 9 --, 9 --, 9 --, 9
318   Carvanha Water Dark     -- -- -- --
319   Sharpedo Water Dark     -- -- -- --
331   Cacnea Grass Grass     -- -- -- --
332   Cacturne Grass Dark     -- -- -- --
335   Zangoose Normal Normal     4 4 4 -- --
341   Corphish Water Water     13 13 13 13
342   Crawdaunt Water Dark     --, 13 --, 13 --, 13 --, 13
355   Duskull Ghost Ghost     -- -- -- --
356   Dusclops Ghost Ghost     -- -- -- --
357   Tropius Grass Flying     -- -- -- --
359   Absol Dark Dark     5 4 4 4
361   Snorunt Ice Ice     -- -- -- --
362   Glalie Ice Ice     -- -- -- --
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon     9 10 10 10
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon     --, 9 --, 10 --, 10 --, 10
373   Salamence Dragon Flying     --, 9 --, 10 --, 10 --, 10
386   Deoxys Psychic Psychic     -- -- -- '
390   Chimchar Fire Fire       -- -- '
391   Monferno Fire Fighting       -- -- '
392   Infernape Fire Fighting       -- -- '
403   Shinx Electric Electric       5 5 5
404   Luxio Electric Electric       5 --, 5 --, 5
405   Luxray Electric Electric       --, 5 --, 5 --, 5
408   Cranidos Rock Rock       -- -- '
409   Rampardos Rock Rock       -- -- '
451   Skorupi Poison Bug       6 -- -- --
452   Drapion Poison Dark       --, 6 -- -- --
459   Snover Grass Ice       -- -- --
460   Abomasnow Grass Ice       -- -- --
461   Weavile Dark Ice       -- -- --
466   Electivire Electric Electric       -- -- --
467   Magmortar Fire Fire       -- -- --
475   Gallade Psychic Fighting       -- -- --
477   Dusknoir Ghost Ghost       -- -- --
478   Froslass Ice Ghost       -- -- --
485   Heatran Fire Steel       9 9 '
495   Snivy Grass Grass         -- '
496   Servine Grass Grass         -- '
497   Serperior Grass Grass         -- '
504   Patrat Normal Normal         3 3
505   Watchog Normal Normal         --, 3 --, 3
506   Lillipup Normal Normal         -- --
507   Herdier Normal Normal         -- --
508   Stoutland Normal Normal         -- --
511   Pansage Grass Grass         4 4
512   Simisage Grass Grass         -- --
513   Pansear Fire Fire         4 4
514   Simisear Fire Fire         -- --
515   Panpour Water Water         4 4
516   Simipour Water Water         -- --
519   Pidove Normal Flying         8 '
520   Tranquill Normal Flying         --, 8 '
521   Unfezant Normal Flying         --, 8 '
532   Timburr Fighting Fighting         -- --
533   Gurdurr Fighting Fighting         -- --
534   Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting         -- --
538   Throh Fighting Fighting         -- --
539   Sawk Fighting Fighting         -- --
551   Sandile Ground Dark         -- --
552   Krokorok Ground Dark         -- --
553   Krookodile Ground Dark         -- --
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting         -- --
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting         -- --
566   Archen Rock Flying         -- '
567   Archeops Rock Flying         -- '
570   Zorua Dark Dark         -- --
571   Zoroark Dark Dark         -- --
588   Karrablast Bug Bug         4 4
589   Escavalier Bug Steel         --, 4 --, 4
610   Axew Dragon Dragon         4 4
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon         --, 4 --, 4
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon         --, 4 --, 4
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon         -- --
624   Pawniard Dark Steel         6 6
625   Bisharp Dark Steel         --, 6 --, 6
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal         -- '
627   Rufflet Normal Flying         -- '
628   Braviary Normal Flying         -- '
629   Vullaby Dark Flying         -- --
630   Mandibuzz Dark Flying         -- --
638   Cobalion Steel Fighting         -- '
639   Terrakion Rock Fighting         -- '
640   Virizion Grass Fighting         -- '
647   Keldeo Water Fighting         -- '
659   Bunnelby Normal Normal           --
660   Diggersby Normal Ground           --
667   Litleo Fire Normal           --
668   Pyroar Fire Normal           --
674   Pancham Fighting Fighting           --
675   Pangoro Fighting Dark           --
677   Espurr Psychic Psychic           --
678   Meowstic Psychic Psychic           --
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
209   Snubbull Normal Normal                         
261   Poochyena Dark Dark                                                                                                                                                                   
408   Cranidos Rock Rock                                                            
434   Stunky Poison Dark                                                                                                                                               
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

 
Krabby
 
Houndour
 
Serperior
 
Glalie
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
  Pikachu glares at the opponent and yellow electric sparks come out of its cheeks.
Ash's Pikachu Hour of the Houndour Pikachu cannot legally learn Leer
  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
  Scraggy looks at the opponent and glares at it with an intimidating look on its face.
Ash's Scraggy Scraggy-Hatched to be Wild! None
  Scrafty glares at the opponent and stares at it with an intimidating look on its face.
A wild Scrafty Meowth's Scrafty Tactics! None
  Serperior's eyes glow red. Its red outline heads towards the opponent, and when it hits, the eye outline disappears and the same red outline surrounds the opponent, dropping its defenses.
Trip's Serperior Jostling for the Junior Cup! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pocket Monsters HGSS Jou's Big Adventure


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • Leer's Japanese name can be translated to mean glare, which is the English name of another move.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 瞪眼 Dèngyǎn
  Danish Skule
  Dutch Sluwe Blik
Lonk
  Finnish Tuijotus
Virnuilu**
  French Groz'Yeux
  German Silberblick
  Greek Λοξοκοίταγμα
  Indonesian Mata Marah
  Italian Fulmisguardo
  Korean 째려보기 Jjaeryeobogi
  Polish Spojrzenie
  Brazilian Portuguese Encarar
  Romanian Privirea
  Serbian Oštar Pogled
  Spanish Malicioso


Variations of the move Leer
  LeerTail Whip


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