Mind Reader
こころのめ Heart's Eye
Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  0
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Temporarily stops the crowd from getting excited.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  1
Earn +3 if two Pokémon raise the Voltage in a row.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Mind Reader (Japanese: こころのめ Heart's Eye) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

The next move made by the user of this move will not miss even if the target has used a move similar to Fly. However, if the target uses a move such as Detect, Protect, or has switched out, the user's next move will miss.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting 51
0106   Hitmonlee
Fighting 31
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying 37
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwrath |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonlee

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0122   Mr. Mime Psychic New York City 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.


Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting 51
0106   Hitmonlee
Fighting 31
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying 37
0286   Breloom
Grass Fighting 45
0290   Nincada
Bug Ground 19
0291   Ninjask
Bug Flying 19
0292   Shedinja
Bug Ghost 19
0307   Meditite
Fighting Psychic 22
0307   Meditite
Fighting Psychic 25
0308   Medicham
Fighting Psychic 22
0308   Medicham
Fighting Psychic 25
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwrath |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonlee |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada, Ninjask

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0062   Poliwrath
Water Fighting 53
0106   Hitmonlee
Fighting 33
0144   Articuno
Ice Flying 22
0286   Breloom
Grass Fighting 37
0290   Nincada
Bug Ground 19
0291   Ninjask
Bug Flying 19
0292   Shedinja
Bug Ghost 19
0307   Meditite
Fighting Psychic 18
0308   Medicham
Fighting Psychic 18
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.



By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0060 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwag
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Poliwrath |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0236 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Tyrogue
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonlee |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0283 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Surskit
| colspan="1" style="background:#91A119; text-align: center;" | Bug || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Nincada, Ninjask |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0315 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Roselia
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Breloom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0406 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Budew
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Breloom |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0447 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" |   | style="background: #FFF" | Riolu
| colspan="2" style="background:#FF8000; text-align: center;" | Fighting | style="background: #FFF" | Hitmonlee
Meditite, Medicham

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.
|} |}

Trivia

Even though Mind Reader's name implies that it is a Template:Type2 move, it is actually a Template:Type2 move.

In other languages

  • French: Lire-esprit
  • German: Willensleser
  • Italian: Leggimente
  • Spanish: Telépata

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