Scary Face (move)

Scary Face
こわいかお Scary Face
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  —
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Scary Face (Japanese: こわいかお Scary Face) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Scary Face lowers the target's Speed stat by two stages.

Generation V

Scary Face's accuracy changed from 90% to 100%.

Description

Games Description
A horrific look that scares the victim, sharply reducing the target's Speed.
Sharply reduces the foe's Speed.
RSE Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed.
FRLG Frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed.
The user frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed stat.
The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly reduce its speed stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Type Level
I II III IV V VI
004   Charmander Fire Fire 25 25 19 19 '
005   Charmeleon Fire Fire 27 27 21 21 '
006   Charizard Fire Flying 27 27 21 21 '
020   Raticate Normal Normal 20 20 20 20 '
066   Machop Fighting Fighting 43 43 43 46 '
067   Machoke Fighting Fighting 52 52 44 51 '
068   Machamp Fighting Fighting 52 52 44 51 '
111   Rhyhorn Ground Rock 31 31 21 19 '
112   Rhydon Ground Rock 31 31 21 19 '
128   Tauros Normal Normal 19 19 13 11 11 '
136   Flareon Fire Fire     64 64 29 '
142   Aerodactyl Rock Flying 36 36 -- -- '
158   Totodile Water Water 27 27 15 15 '
159   Croconaw Water Water 28 28 15 15 '
160   Feraligatr Water Water 28 28 15 15 '
167   Spinarak Bug Poison 6 6 5 5 '
168   Ariados Bug Poison --, 6 --, 6 --, 5 --, 5 '
209   Snubbull Normal Normal -- -- -- -- '
210   Granbull Normal Normal -- -- -- -- '
217   Ursaring Normal Normal     39 38 '
232   Donphan Ground Ground     21 39 '
246   Larvitar Rock Ground 36 36 19 23 '
247   Pupitar Rock Ground 38 38 19 23 '
248   Tyranitar Rock Dark 38 38 19 23 '
261   Poochyena Dark Dark   29 33 33 '
262   Mightyena Dark Dark   32 37 37 '
284   Masquerain Bug Flying   33 26 26 '
318   Carvanha Water Dark   16 11 11 '
319   Sharpedo Water Dark   16 11 11 '
367   Huntail Water Water   29 19 19 '
371   Bagon Dragon Dragon   37 40 40 '
372   Shelgon Dragon Dragon   47 43 43 '
373   Salamence Dragon Flying   47 43 43 '
375   Metang Steel Psychic   26 24 24 35 '
376   Metagross Steel Psychic   --, 26 24 24 35 '
382   Kyogre Water Water   5 5 5 '
383   Groudon Ground Ground   5 5 5 '
384   Rayquaza Dragon Flying   5 5 5 '
403   Shinx Electric Electric     37 37 '
404   Luxio Electric Electric     43 43 '
405   Luxray Electric Electric     49 49 '
408   Cranidos Rock Rock     19 19 '
409   Rampardos Rock Rock     19 19 '
451   Skorupi Poison Bug     28 23 23 41 '
452   Drapion Poison Dark     28 23 23 43 '
464   Rhyperior Ground Rock     21 19 '
473   Mamoswine Ice Ground     65 65 58 '
483   Dialga Steel Dragon     -- -- '
484   Palkia Water Dragon     -- -- '
485   Heatran Fire Steel     41 41 '
487   Giratina Ghost Dragon     -- -- '
532   Timburr Fighting Fighting       37 '
533   Gurdurr Fighting Fighting       41 '
534   Conkeldurr Fighting Fighting       41 '
550   Basculin Water Water       41 '
551   Sandile Ground Dark       34 '
552   Krokorok Ground Dark       36 '
553   Krookodile Ground Dark       36 '
559   Scraggy Dark Fighting       34 '
560   Scrafty Dark Fighting       34 '
563   Cofagrigus Ghost Ghost       34 '
566   Archen Rock Flying       11 '
567   Archeops Rock Flying       11 '
570   Zorua Dark Dark       21 '
571   Zoroark Dark Dark       21 '
588   Karrablast Bug Bug       40 '
610   Axew Dragon Dragon       16 '
611   Fraxure Dragon Dragon       16 '
612   Haxorus Dragon Dragon       16 '
621   Druddigon Dragon Dragon       13 '
624   Pawniard Dark Steel       22 '
625   Bisharp Dark Steel       22 '
626   Bouffalant Normal Normal       21 '
627   Rufflet Normal Flying       19 '
628   Braviary Normal Flying       19 '
633   Deino Dark Dragon       52 '
634   Zweilous Dark Dragon       55 '
635   Hydreigon Dark Dragon       55 '
646   Kyurem Dragon Ice       43 '
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
021   Spearow Normal Flying            
023   Ekans Poison Poison                                                           
088   Grimer Poison Poison        
092   Gastly Ghost Poison        
322   Numel Fire Ground                                                     
336   Seviper Poison Poison                                                           
410   Shieldon Rock Steel                                      
434   Stunky Poison Dark                                              
443   Gible Dragon Ground                                                    
629   Vullaby Dark Flying            
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 event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0172   Pichu Electric New York Pokémon Center
0173   Cleffa Normal New York Pokémon Center
0174   Igglybuff Normal New York Pokémon Center
0183   Marill Normal New York Pokémon Center
0194   Wooper Water Ground New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In the anime

 
Ariados
 
Snubbull
 
Flareon
 
Totodile
The user frightens the foe with a scary face.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Snubbull makes a scary face that frightens the opponent.
Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull Snubbull Snobbery Debut
  Totodile makes a scary face that frightens the opponent.
Duplica's Mini-Dit in the form of Totodile Imitation Confrontation Used via Transform
Ash's Totodile One Trick Phony! None
  Charizard makes a scary face that frightens the opponent.
A Charizard Jessie borrowed from the Battle Park One Trick Phony! None
  Ariados makes a scary face, frightening the opponent, or Ariados covers itself with string, making only the eyes on its abdomen showing.
Harley's Ariados A Hurdle for Squirtle None
  Flareon's eyes glow red. Then, a large illusion of its face appears and fires at the opponent.
Ursula's Flareon Opposites Interact! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga


In other generations

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 鬼臉 Guǐliǎn
  French Grimace
  German Grimasse
  Greek Γκριμάτσα Οργασμού
  Hindi डरावना चेहरा Daravna Chehra
  Indonesian Wajah Menakutkan
  Italian Visotruce
  Korean 겁나는얼굴 Geopna-neun Eolgul
  Polish Maszkaron
  Brazilian Portuguese Cara Assustadora
  Serbian Zastrašujuća Grimasa
  Spanish Cara Susto


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