Scary Face

Scary Face

こわいかお Scary Face

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	100
PP:	10, max: ?
Affects:	All
Secondary Effect:	Lowers speed by 2.
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	Yes
Magic Bounce:	Yes
Bright Powder:	Yes
Protect/Detect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

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Scary Face is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation II that stats the skill move that decreases the foe's speed. Some Pokémon in the anime are shown using this, but it only carries the effect to scaring the opponent and thus delaying their attack.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	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.
DPPtHGSS	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 SWSH	The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat.

Effects

Scary Face rapidly decreases the opponent's speed when it becomes frightened by the enemy's intimidating appearance.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

In Generation II, III and IV Scary Face had 90% Accuracy.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Scary Face depicted in Generation II.
• Scary Face depicted in Generation III.
• Scary Face depicted in Generation VII.

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Main series

• Scary Face being used by Ash's Totodile.
• Scary Face being used by Harley's Ariados.
• Scary Face being used by Ursula's Flareon.

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