Scary Face

Essentials

Scary Face

non-damaging

Generation 2

Summary

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable

This move may be reflected back at the user with Magic Coat or Magic Bounce.
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

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

Effect

Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

History

Before: Has 90% accuracy.

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.

: The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly reduce its Speed stat.

Foreign Names

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

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	—	100%		Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.

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	19	Charmander		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	39	52	43	60	50	65	309
27	27	27	21	21	21	Charmeleon		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	58	64	58	80	65	80	405
27	27	27	21	21	21	Charizard		Blaze Solar Power		Monster Dragon	78	84	78	109	85	100	534
20	20	20	20	20	20	Raticate		Run Away Guts Hustle		Ground	55	81	60	50	70	97	413
43	43	43	43	43	46	Machop		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	70	80	50	35	35	35	305
52	51	51	44	44	51	Machoke		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	80	100	70	50	60	45	405
52	51	51	44	44	51	Machamp		Guts No Guard Steadfast		Humanshape	90	130	80	65	85	55	505
31	24	24	21	21	19	Rhyhorn		Lightningrod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Ground	80	85	95	30	30	25	345
31	24	24	21	21	19	Rhydon		Lightningrod Rock Head Reckless		Monster Ground	105	130	120	45	45	40	485
			21	21	19	Rhyperior		Lightningrod Solid Rock Reckless		Monster Ground	115	140	130	55	55	40	535
19	19	13	11	11	11	Tauros		Intimidate Anger Point Sheer Force		Ground	75	100	95	40	70	110	490
			64	64	64	Flareon		Flash Fire Guts		Ground	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
36	36	36	—	—	—	Aerodactyl		Rock Head Pressure Unnerve		Flying	80	105	65	60	75	130	515
27	27	27	15	15	15	Totodile		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	50	65	64	44	48	43	314
28	28	28	15	15	15	Croconaw		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	65	80	80	59	63	58	405
28	28	28	15	15	15	Feraligatr		Torrent Sheer Force		Monster Water 1	85	105	100	79	83	78	530
6	6	6	5	5	5	Spinarak		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	40	60	40	40	40	30	250
—	—	—	—	—	—	Ariados		Swarm Insomnia Sniper		Bug	70	90	70	60	60	40	390
—	—	—	—	—	—	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away Rattled		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
—	—	—	—	—	—	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet Rattled		Ground Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
			38	38	38	Ursaring		Guts Quick Feet Unnerve		Ground	90	130	75	75	75	55	500
			65	65	65	Mamoswine		Oblivious Snow Cloak Thick Fat		Ground	110	130	80	70	60	80	530
			39	39	39	Donphan		Sturdy Sand Veil		Ground	90	120	120	60	60	50	500
36	36	36	19	19	23	Larvitar		Guts Sand Veil		Monster	50	64	50	45	50	41	300
38	38	38	19	19	23	Pupitar		Shed Skin		Monster	70	84	70	65	70	51	410
38	38	38	19	19	23	Tyranitar		Sand Stream Unnerve		Monster	100	134	110	95	100	61	600
	29	29	33	33	33	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet Rattled		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
	32	32	37	37	37	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet Moxie		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
	33	33	26	26	26	Masquerain		Intimidate Unnerve		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	80	82	60	414
	16	16	11	11	11	Carvanha		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	45	90	20	65	20	65	305
	16	16	11	11	11	Sharpedo		Rough Skin Speed Boost		Water 2	70	120	40	95	40	95	460
	29	29	19	19	19	Huntail		Swift Swim Water Veil		Water 1	55	104	105	94	75	52	485
	37	37	40	40	40	Bagon		Rock Head Sheer Force		Dragon	45	75	60	40	30	50	300
	47	47	43	43	43	Shelgon		Rock Head Overcoat		Dragon	65	95	100	60	50	50	420
	47	47	43	43	43	Salamence		Intimidate Moxie		Dragon	95	135	80	110	80	100	600
	26	26	24	24	24	Metang		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
	—	—	24	24	24	Metagross		Clear Body Light Metal		Mineral	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
	5	5	5	5	5	Kyogre		Drizzle		No Eggs	100	100	90	150	140	90	670
	5	5	5	5	5	Groudon		Drought		No Eggs	100	150	140	100	90	90	670
	5	5	5	5	5	Rayquaza		Air Lock		No Eggs	105	150	90	150	90	95	680
			37	37	37	Shinx		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	45	65	34	40	34	45	263
			43	43	43	Luxio		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	60	85	49	60	49	60	363
			49	49	49	Luxray		Rivalry Intimidate Guts		Ground	80	120	79	95	79	70	523
			19	19	19	Cranidos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	67	125	40	30	30	58	350
			19	19	19	Rampardos		Mold Breaker Sheer Force		Monster	97	165	60	65	50	58	495
			28	23	23	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
			28	23	23	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper Keen Eye		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
			—	—	—	Dialga		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	100	120	120	150	100	90	680
			—	—	—	Palkia		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	90	120	100	150	120	100	680
			41	41	41	Heatran		Flash Fire Flame Body		No Eggs	91	90	106	130	106	77	600
			—	—	—	Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		No Eggs	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
				—	—	Origin Giratina		Levitate		No Eggs	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
					37	Timburr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	75	80	55	25	35	35	305
					41	Gurdurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	85	105	85	40	50	40	405
					41	Conkeldurr		Guts Sheer Force Iron Fist		Humanshape	105	140	95	55	65	45	505
					41	Red-Striped Basculin		Reckless Adaptability Mold Breaker		Water 2	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
					41	Blue-Striped Basculin		Rock Head Adaptability Mold Breaker		Water 2	70	92	65	80	55	98	460
					34	Sandile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	50	72	35	35	35	65	292
					36	Krokorok		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	60	82	45	45	45	74	351
					36	Krookodile		Intimidate Moxie Anger Point		Ground	95	117	70	65	70	92	509
					34	Scraggy		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	50	75	70	35	70	48	348
					34	Scrafty		Shed Skin Moxie Intimidate		Ground Dragon	65	90	115	45	115	58	488
					34	Cofagrigus		Mummy		Mineral Indeterminate	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
					11	Archen		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	55	112	45	74	45	70	401
					11	Archeops		Defeatist		Flying Water 3	75	140	65	112	65	110	567
					21	Zorua		Illusion		Ground	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
					21	Zoroark		Illusion		Ground	60	105	60	120	60	105	510
					40	Karrablast		Swarm Shed Skin No Guard		Bug	50	75	45	40	45	60	315
					16	Axew		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	46	87	60	30	40	57	320
					16	Fraxure		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	66	117	70	40	50	67	410
					16	Haxorus		Rivalry Mold Breaker Unnerve		Monster Dragon	76	147	90	60	70	97	540
					13	Druddigon		Rough Skin Sheer Force Mold Breaker		Monster Dragon	77	120	90	60	90	48	485
					22	Pawniard		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	45	85	70	40	40	60	340
					22	Bisharp		Defiant Inner Focus Pressure		Humanshape	65	125	100	60	70	70	490
					21	Bouffalant		Reckless Sap Sipper Soundproof		Ground	95	110	95	40	95	55	490
					19	Rufflet		Keen Eye Sheer Force Hustle		Flying	70	83	50	37	50	60	350
					19	Braviary		Keen Eye Sheer Force Defiant		Flying	100	123	75	57	75	80	510
					52	Deino		Hustle		Dragon	52	65	50	45	50	38	300
					55	Zweilous		Hustle		Dragon	72	85	70	65	70	58	420
					55	Hydreigon		Levitate		Dragon	92	105	90	125	90	98	600
					43	Kyurem		Pressure		No Eggs	125	130	90	130	90	95	660
						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 Sniper		Flying	40	60	30	31	31	70	262
						Ekans		Intimidate Shed Skin Unnerve		Ground Dragon	35	60	44	40	54	55	288
						Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold Poison Touch		Indeterminate	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
						Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
						Numel		Oblivious Simple Own Tempo		Ground	60	60	40	65	45	35	305
						Seviper		Shed Skin Infiltrator		Ground Dragon	73	100	60	100	60	65	458
						Shieldon		Sturdy Soundproof		Monster	30	42	118	42	88	30	350
						Stunky		Stench Aftermath Keen Eye		Ground	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
						Gible		Sand Veil Rough Skin		Monster Dragon	58	70	45	40	45	42	300
						Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370