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Mean Look (move)

Mean Look
くろいまなざし Dark Look
Mean Look IX.png
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Type  Normal
Category  Status
PP  5 (max. 8)
Power  —
Accuracy  —%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes all Pokémon after the user nervous.
Condition  Beauty
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jamming  0  
Makes the remaining Pokémon nervous.

Mean Look (Japanese: くろいまなざし Dark Look) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Mean Look prevents the target from switching out or fleeing (including via Teleport). It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. The effect only applies as long as the Pokémon that used it remains in battle.

It will hit the target even if it has used Protect or Detect.

The affected Pokémon can still switch out via Baton Pass, but in that case, the Pokémon that switches in will now be affected. Conversely, the Pokémon that used Mean Look can switch out with Baton Pass and the effects of Mean Look will still apply. Also, if the affected Pokémon is Roared at or hit with a Whirlwind, they will still be switched out.

If a wild Pokémon uses Mean Look on the player's Pokémon, the player will be unable to escape.

Generations III and IV

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can escape (but not switch out) if the Pokémon has the Ability Run Away or is holding a Smoke Ball.

It is now blocked by Protect and Detect.

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can now switch out with U-turn.

Mean Look can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Destiny Bond and Perish Song to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn. It can also be used to finish a combination, with the user gaining 2 bonus appeal points if Curse was used in the previous turn.

Generation V

If a Pokémon traps a target with Mean Look and then switches with Baton Pass, the target will no longer be trapped.

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can also switch out with Volt Switch.

Also, Dragon Tail and Circle Throw will force the affected Pokémon to switch out.

Generation VI onwards

Mean Look no longer affects Ghost-type Pokémon. It will now hit the target even if it has used Protect, Detect, or Spiky Shield, but will fail if the target is protected by Crafty Shield.

Pokémon affected by Mean Look can also switch out with Parting Shot and Flip Turn.

Mean Look can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, causing certain moves (Explosion, Memento, Perish Song and Self-Destruct) to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Mean Look, the user's Special Defense stat is raised by one stage.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 A probing stare that prevents the target from escaping until the attacking Pokémon is gone.
GSC Prevents fleeing or switching.
RSE Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.
FRLG The foe is fixed with a mean look that prevents it from escaping.
Colo.XD Fixes the target with a look that prevents escape.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
SV 		The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0041    
  		Flying Flying 36 36 29 29BW
34B2W2 		34XY
29ORAS 		29SMUSUM 10SwShBDSP
0042    
  		Flying Flying 42 42 33 33BW
38B2W2 		38XY
32ORAS 		32SMUSUM 1SwShBDSP
0092    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 13 13RSE
48FRLG 		8 8 8 8SMUSUM 8SwShBDSP 8
0093    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 13 13RSE
64FRLG 		8 8 8 8SMUSUM 1SwShBDSP 1
0094    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 13 13RSE
64FRLG 		8 8 8 8SMUSUM 1SwShBDSP 1
0124    
  		Human-Like Human-Like 35 35 21 25 25 25SMUSUM 46
0169    
  		Flying Flying 42 42 33 33BW
38B2W2 		38XY
32ORAS 		32 1SwShBDSP
0197     Field Field 42 42 57 57BW
37B2W2 		37 37 50SwShBDSP 50
0198    
  		Flying Flying 41 48 41 41 41 41 41BDSP 35
0200     Amorphous Amorphous 19 23 19 19 19 19 19BDSP 19
0238    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 33 33 21 25 25 25 40
0302    
  		Human-Like Human-Like 45 57 60 1, 60XY
46ORAS 		46 36 36
0355     Amorphous Amorphous 45 38 41 41XY
46ORAS 		46 28SwShBDSP 28
0356     Amorphous Amorphous 51 43 49 49XY
52ORAS 		52 28SwShBDSP 28
0429     Amorphous Amorphous 1BDSP
0430    
  		Flying Flying 1BDSP
0477     Amorphous Amorphous 43 49 49XY
52ORAS 		52 28SwShBDSP 28
0504     Field Field 31 31 36
0505     Field Field 36 36 43
0562     Mineral Amorphous 45 45 45 28
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
  
  		Mineral Amorphous 28
0563     Mineral Amorphous 51 51 51 28
0678     Field Field 1 1 1
0785    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 50
0786    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 50
0787    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 50
0788    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 50
0867    
  		Mineral Amorphous 28
0987    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 14
1001    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
1002    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
1003    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
1004    
  		No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups 		Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0088     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
  
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔*
0163    
  		Flying Flying ✔USUM ✔BDSP
0203    
  		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP ✔
0280    
  		Human-Like Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0302    
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
0359     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0495     Field Grass ✔ ✔ ✔
0551    
  		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0574     Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0624    
  		Human-Like Human-Like ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0629    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0701    
  		Flying Human-Like ✔ ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0553    
  		Field Field Dream World - Rugged Mountain
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


By event

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0235     Field Field 2013 World Championships Smeargle
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.


In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Mean Look inflicts the stuck (previously Leg HoldRB/Shadow HoldTDS) status condition which prevents the target from moving (but may attack), or switch places with the team leader. This status lasts for 2-5RBTDS/ 7GtISMDturns. In Super Mystery Dungeon Ghost-type Pokémon cannot become stuck. This move is affected by Magic Coat.

Game Base
Power 		Max
Power 		Base
PP 		Max
PP 		Base
Accuracy 		Max
Accuracy 		Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 12 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDTDS - - 12 - 100% - Front Enemy No
BSL - - 12 - 100% - Front Enemy No
MDGtI - - 16 50 100% - Front Enemy No
SMD - - 16 40 100% - Front Enemy No
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Mean Look is Umbreon's first move. It is obtained by evolving into Umbreon at level 4 and upgrading Swift into it instead of Foul Play. The user pins an opposing Pokémon. For a short time, the opposing Pokémon becomes surrounded by a black zone, which it cannot leave. While the user is in the black zone, its basic attacks become boosted attacks, and it deals increased damage. At level 10, the black zone's duration is increased.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts the Leg Hold status on the target, making it incapable of movement.
MDTDS Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Shadow Hold status condition. A Pokémon with the Shadow Hold status is incapable of movement.
BSL てきポケモンを かげふみじょうたいにかえる かげふみじょうたいの ポケモンは いどうできない
MDGtI It causes the Stuck status condition to an enemy. With the Stuck status, the enemy can't move.
SMD It causes an enemy to get stuck.


In the anime

 
Absol
 
Dusknoir
 
Watchog
 
Haunter
The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look, causing the target to become trapped in the battle.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Haunter's eyes glow light-purple, preventing the opponent from escaping.
Morty's Haunter From Ghost to Ghost Debut
  Misdreavus opens its eyes wide and its body flashes black. The opponent can no longer run away from the battle.
Nelson's Misdreavus Entei at Your Own Risk None
  Dusclops's iris glows purple and it releases a black ring of energy from its eye at the opponent. When the ring hits the opponent, the opponent becomes surrounded by a purple aura, causing the opponent to no longer be able to be recalled into its Poké Ball.
Brandon's Dusclops Gathering the Gang of Four! None
  Dusknoir's iris glows purple and it releases a black ring of energy from its eye at the opponent. When the ring hits the opponent, it flips around so it is above the opponent, and it falls down onto it. The ring then disappears and the opponent's body flashes black, preventing it from escaping.
Conway's Dusknoir Working on a Right Move! None
  Watchog closes its eyes and its body becomes surrounded in a dark purple aura. It then opens its eyes and they glow bright red. The purple aura then rises into the air and forms an eye with a black pupil. The eye then becomes surrounded in a magenta aura, and multiple smaller eyes with a magenta outline appear around it and spread throughout the battlefield. The opponent's body then becomes surrounded in a magenta aura. Once it does, the eyes disappear and the opponent can no longer be recalled. If the Trainer tries, a purple force field appears around the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog The Battle According to Lenora! None
  Gengar's irises and pupils turn purple, with a light-purple glow around them. The opponent then glows purple, with its eyes glowing bright red, and a dark-purple, shadowy mist appears around the opponent's body as the opponent turns towards Gengar.
Alva's Gengar Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel None
  Absol's eyes glow red and a dark, ghostly aura surrounds it. The aura then extends and surrounds the opponent, making them freeze in fear.
Lusamine's Absol Rescuing the Unwilling!‎ None
  Sableye's eyes flash red and then a dark purple and shadowy aura shaped like its face is fired at the opponent. After the attack hits, the opponent's body becomes outlined in a dark purple aura and struggles to be able to move.
Nanu's Sableye Guiding an Awakening! None


In the manga

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W


Pokémon Adventures


Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys


Pokémon Pocket Monsters


In other generations

Core series games

       
Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V
     
Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII

Side series games

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution

Spin-off series games

     
MD: Red and Blue MD: GTI SMD

Trivia

  • In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
  • The stock image used in the battle animation of Mean Look from Generation VII onwards appears to be based on Espurr's eyes, which can't itself learn the move. This trait is shared with Tearful Look and Baby-Doll EyesVII+.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 黑色目光 Hāaksīk Muhkgwōng *
黑色眼光 Hāaksīk Ngáahngwōng *
黑暗眼光 Hākam Ngáahngwōng *
黑暗視線 Hākam Sihsin *
Mandarin 黑色目光 Hēisè Mùguāng *
黑色眼光 Hēisè Yǎnguāng *
黑暗的視線 Hēi'àn-de Shìxiàn *
  Czech Zlý pohled
  Danish Ondt Blik
  Dutch Valse blik
  Finnish Inhonaama
  French Regard Noir
  German Horrorblick
  Greek Άγρια Ματιά
  Indonesian Tatapan Gelap
Mata Hitam
  Italian Malosguardo
  Korean 검은눈빛 Geom-eun Nunbit
  Polish Ciemne Spojrzenie
Portuguese   Brazil Olhar Malvado
  Portugal Olhar Paralisante
  Serbian Zao pogled
Spanish   Latin America Mirada Maligna (EP182)
Cara Mala (EP259)
Mirada Mala (AG189, BW015-BW016)
Mal de Ojo (DP185)
  Spain Mal de Ojo
  Vietnamese Cái Nhìn Ác Ý



Variations of the move Mean Look
  Block • Mean Look • Spider Web


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