184: Scary Face

Essentials

Scary Face

None

Generation 2

Summary

Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 90%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable with Magic Coat
Snatchable
Rolls accuracy
Flinches with King's Rock

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED.

: Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce SPEED.
: 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.

Foreign Names

Japanese: こわいかお (kowaikao)
French: Grimace
German: Grimasse
Spanish: Cara Susto
Italian: Visotruce

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡

Jam

♥

Flavor text

Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.

Use after

Leer
Rage

Use before

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Scary Face.

Move	Type	Class	PP	Power	Acc	Pri	Effect
Cotton Spore			40	0	85%		Lowers the target's Speed by two levels.

Pokémon

					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
25	25	25	19	19	Charmander		Blaze		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
27	27	27	21	21	Charmeleon		Blaze		Monster Dragon	58	64	58	80	65	80	405
27	27	27	21	21	Charizard		Blaze		Monster Dragon	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
20	20	20	20	20	Raticate		Run Away Guts		Ground	55	81	60	50	70	97	413
43	43	43	43	43	Machop		Guts No Guard		Humanshape	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
52	51	51	44	44	Machoke		Guts No Guard		Humanshape	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
52	51	51	44	44	Machamp		Guts No Guard		Humanshape	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
31	24	24	21	21	Rhyhorn		Lightningrod Rock Head		Monster Ground	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
31	24	24	21	21	Rhydon		Lightningrod Rock Head		Monster Ground	105	130	120	45	45	40	485
19	19	13	11	11	Tauros		Intimidate Anger Point		Ground	75	100	95	40	70	110	490
			64	64	Flareon		Flash Fire		Ground	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
36	36	36	—	—	Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
27	27	27	15	15	Totodile		Torrent		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
28	28	28	15	15	Croconaw		Torrent		Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
28	28	28	15	15	Feraligatr		Torrent		Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
6	6	6	5	5	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
—	—	—	—	—	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
—	—	—	—	—	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
—	—	—	—	—	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet		Ground Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
			38	38	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet		Ground	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
			39	39	Donphan		Sturdy		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
36	36	36	19	19	Larvitar		Guts		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
38	38	38	19	19	Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
38	38	38	19	19	Tyranitar		Sand Stream		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
	29	29	33	33	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
	32	32	37	37	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
	33	33	26	26	Masquerain		Intimidate		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	80	82	60	414
	16	16	11	11	Carvanha		Rough Skin		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
	16	16	11	11	Sharpedo		Rough Skin		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
	29	29	19	19	Huntail		Swift Swim		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
	37	37	40	40	Bagon		Rock Head		Dragon	45	75	60	40	30	50	300
	47	47	43	43	Shelgon		Rock Head		Dragon	65	95	100	60	50	50	420
	47	47	43	43	Salamence		Intimidate		Dragon	95	135	80	110	80	100	600
	26	26	24	24	Metang		Clear Body		Mineral	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
	—	—	24	24	Metagross		Clear Body		Mineral	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
	5	5	5	5	Kyogre		Drizzle		No Eggs	100	100	90	150	140	90	670
	5	5	5	5	Groudon		Drought		No Eggs	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
	5	5	5	5	Rayquaza		Air Lock		No Eggs	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
			37	37	Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate		Ground	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
			43	43	Luxio		Rivalry Intimidate		Ground	60	85	49	60	49	60	363
			49	49	Luxray		Rivalry Intimidate		Ground	80	120	79	95	79	70	523
			19	19	Cranidos		Mold Breaker		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
			19	19	Rampardos		Mold Breaker		Monster	97	165	60	65	50	58	495
			28	23	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
			28	23	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
			21	21	Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock		Monster Ground	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
			65	65	Mamoswine		Oblivious Snow Cloak		Ground	110	130	80	70	60	80	530
			—	—	Dialga		Pressure		No Eggs	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
			—	—	Palkia		Pressure		No Eggs	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
			41	41	Heatran		Flash Fire		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
			—	—	Giratina		Pressure		No Eggs	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
				—	Origin Giratina		Levitate		No Eggs	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
					Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
					Spearow		Keen Eye		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
					Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
					Numel		Oblivious Simple		Ground	60	60	40	65	45	35	305
					Seviper		Shed Skin		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
					Shieldon		Sturdy		Monster	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
					Stunky		Stench Aftermath		Ground	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
					Gible		Sand Veil		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300