Scary Face (move)

Scary Face こわいかお Scary Face

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Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact 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  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jamming  0   Brings down the energy of any Pokémon that have already used a move this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

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

Effect

Generations II to IV

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

Scary Face can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if either Leer or Rage was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, causing any of the moves Bite, Crunch and Leer to have their base appeal points doubled.

Generation V onward

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

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Scary Face, the user's Speed stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description Stad2 A horrific look that scares the victim, sharply reducing the target's Speed. GSC Sharply reduces the foe's Speed. RSEColoXD Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce Speed. FRLG Frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed. DPPtHGSSPBR The user frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed stat. BWB2W2 The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly reduce its Speed stat. XYORAS SMUSUM The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon	25	25	19	19	19	19
0005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon	27	27	21	21	21	21
0006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon	27	27	21	21	21	21
0020		Raticate		Field		Field	20	20	20	20	20	1, Evo.
020A		Raticate Alola Form		Field		Field						1, Evo.
0066		Machop		Human-Like		Human-Like	43	43	43	46	46XY 43ORAS	43
0067		Machoke		Human-Like		Human-Like	52	51	44	51	51XY 53ORAS	53
0068		Machamp		Human-Like		Human-Like	52	51	44	51	51XY 53ORAS	53
0111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	31	24	21	19	19XY 9ORAS	9
0112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	31	24	21	19	19XY 1, 9ORAS	1, 9
0128		Tauros		Field		Field	19	19RSE 13FRLG	11	11	11	11
0130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon						33
0136		Flareon		Field		Field			64	64BW 29B2W2	29	29
0142		Aerodactyl		Flying		Flying	36	36	1	1	1	1
0158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	27	27	15	15	15	15
0159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	28	28	15	15	15	15
0160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	28	28	15	15	15	15
0167		Spinarak		Bug		Bug	6	6	5	5	5	12
0168		Ariados		Bug		Bug	1, 6	1, 6	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	12
0209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
0210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	1	1	1	1	1	1
0217		Ursaring		Field		Field			38	38	38	38
0232		Donphan		Field		Field			39	39	39XY 37ORAS	37
0246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	36	36	19	23	23	23
0247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	38	38	19	23	23	23
0248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	38	38	19	23	23	23
0261		Poochyena		Field		Field		29	33	33	33XY 25ORAS	25
0262		Mightyena		Field		Field		32	37	37	37XY 28ORAS	28
0284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug		33	26	26	26XY 22ORAS	22
0318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2		16	11	11	11XY 29ORAS	29
0319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2		16	11	11	11XY 29ORAS	29
0367		Huntail		Water 1		Water 1		29	19	19	19XY 9ORAS	9
0371		Bagon		Dragon		Dragon		37	40	40	40XY 39ORAS	39
0372		Shelgon		Dragon		Dragon		47	43	43	43XY 42ORAS	42
0373		Salamence		Dragon		Dragon		47	43	43	43XY 42ORAS	42
0375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral		26	24	24BW 35B2W2	35	35
0376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral		1, 26	24	24BW 35B2W2	35	35
0382		Kyogre		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		5	5	5	5	5
0383		Groudon		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		5	5	5	5	5
0384		Rayquaza		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		5	5	5	5	5
0403		Shinx		Field		Field			37	37	37	37
0404		Luxio		Field		Field			43	43	43	43
0405		Luxray		Field		Field			49	49	49	49
0408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster			19	19	19	19
0409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster			19	19	19	19
0451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			28DP 23PtHGSS	23BW 41B2W2	41	41
0452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			28DP 23PtHGSS	23BW 43B2W2	43	43
0464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field			21	19	19XY 1, 9ORAS	1, 9
0473		Mamoswine		Field		Field			65	65BW 58B2W2	1, 58	1, 58
0483		Dialga		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0484		Palkia		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0485		Heatran		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			41	41	41	41
0487		Giratina		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered			1	1	1	1
0532		Timburr		Human-Like		Human-Like				37	37	37
0533		Gurdurr		Human-Like		Human-Like				41	41	41
0534		Conkeldurr		Human-Like		Human-Like				41	41	41
0550		Basculin		Water 2		Water 2				41	41	30
0551		Sandile		Field		Field				34	34	34
0552		Krokorok		Field		Field				36	36	36
0553		Krookodile		Field		Field				36	36	36
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				34	34	34
0560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon				34	34	34
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				34	34	1, Evo.
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3				11	11	11
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3				11	11	11
0570		Zorua		Field		Field				21	21	21
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field				21	21	21
0588		Karrablast		Bug		Bug				40	40	40
0610		Axew		Monster	Dragon				16	16	16
0611		Fraxure		Monster	Dragon				16	16	16
0612		Haxorus		Monster	Dragon				16	16	16
0621		Druddigon		Dragon	Monster				13	13	13
0624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like				22	22	22
0625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like				22	22	22
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field				21	21	21
0627		Rufflet		Flying		Flying				19	19	19
0628		Braviary		Flying		Flying				19	19	19
0633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon				52	50	50
0634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon				55	55	55
0635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon				55	55	55
0646		Kyurem Normal Kyurem		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				43	43	43
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					4	4
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					4	1, 4
0725		Litten		Field		Field						39
0726		Torracat		Field		Field						46
0727		Incineroar		Field		Field						49
0734		Yungoos		Field		Field						31
0735		Gumshoos		Field		Field						35
0744		Rockruff		Field		Field						37
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field						37
745Mn		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field						37
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field						37USUM
0766		Passimian		Field		Field						18
0772		Type: Null		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						30
0773		Silvally		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						30
0782		Jangmo-o		Dragon		Dragon						21
0783		Hakamo-o		Dragon		Dragon						21
0784		Kommo-o		Dragon		Dragon						21
0787		Tapu Bulu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered						20
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0021		Spearow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0023		Ekans		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔
0322		Numel		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0336		Seviper		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0410		Shieldon		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0443		Gible		Monster	Dragon			✔	✔	✔	✔
0629		Vullaby		Flying		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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0172		Pichu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	New York Pokémon Center
0173		Cleffa		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	New York Pokémon Center
0174		Igglybuff		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	New York Pokémon Center
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	New York Pokémon Center
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field	New York Pokémon Center
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 other games

Description

Games Description MDRB Lowers the target's Movement Speed by one level. MDTDS Reduces the target's Movement Speed by 1 level. BSL てきポケモンの いどうそくどを １だんかいさげる MDGtI SMD It reduces the enemy's Travel Speed.

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!		Revealed to know in Imitation Confrontation
	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

Snubbull
The user stares at the opponent in a scary way.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snubbull's pupils disappear and it stares at the opponent in a scary way. The opponent then becomes afraid to move.
Green's Snubbull	The Last Battle VII		Debut

In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga

Larvitar
The user stares at the opponent in a scary way.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Larvitar stares at the opponent in a scary-looking way.
Nagi's Larvitar	GDZ53		Debut

In the Pokémon Pocket Monsters manga

Snubbull
The user makes a face that scares the foe.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Snubbull makes a face that is very scary towards the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Snubbull	A Finger Lickin' Battle!		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

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Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• In Generation V games, Scary Face and Glare are identical in appearance.
• If a Kyurem that knows Scary Face fuses with either Reshiram or Zekrom via the DNA Splicers, the move will be replaced by Fusion Flare or Fusion Bolt.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 鬼面 Gwáimihn * 鬼臉 Gwáilíhm * Mandarin 鬼面 Guǐmiàn * 鬼臉 / 鬼脸 Guǐliǎn * 可怕的臉孔 Kěpà-de Liǎnkǒng * 奇怪的脸 Qíguài-de Liǎn * Dutch Lonk Finnish Rumanaama (original series) Irvistys (Advanced Generation) French Grimace German Grimasse Greek Τρομακτικός Μορφασμός Tromaktikos Morfasmos Hindi डरावना चेहरा Daravna Chehra Indonesian Wajah Menakutkan Italian Visotruce Korean 겁나는얼굴 Geopna-neun Eolgul Polish Maszkaron* Przerażająca Twarz* Straszna Mina* Dzika Mina* Portuguese Brazil Cara Assustadora Portugal Cara Medonha Cara Assustadora Serbian Zastrašujuća grimasa Spanish Cara Susto Swedish Hämsk min-attack Vietnamese Khuôn Mặt Đáng Sợ

Variations of the move Eerie Impulse
Eerie Impulse • Feather Dance • Scary Face

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