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Mean Look

くろいまなざし Dark Look

Generation:	II

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	N/A
Accuracy:	N/A
PP:	5, max: ?
Affects:	Selected target
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	0

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Mean Look is a Normal-type move where a Pokémon gives the opponent the evil eye and keeps them from escaping the battle. Its effect is identical to the move Block, which is to prevent the opposing Pokémon from escaping. It is a Normal-type move that was introduced in Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
^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.
^DPPt^HGSS	The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
^BW^B2W2 ^XY^ORAS	The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.
^SM^USUM	The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.

Gallery

Main games

Mean Look depicted in Generation II.
Mean Look depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen
Mean Look depicted in Black, White, Black 2 and White 2.

Main series

Mean Look being used by Morty's Haunter.
Mean Look being used by Brandon's Dusclops.
Mean Look being used by Conway's Dusknoir.
Mean Look being used by Lenora's Watchog.
Mean Look being used by Alva's Mega Gengar.
Mean Look being used by Lusamine's Absol.
Mean Look being used by Nanu's Sableye.

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 {{Move Infobox
+|image        =Lusamine Absol Mean Look.png
-|japanese = くろいまなざし
+|ja_name      = くろいまなざし
-Dark Look
+|ja_trans     = Dark Look
-|type = Normal
+|type         =Normal
-|name = Mean Look
-|category = Status
+|category     =Status
-|pp = 5
+|pp           =5
-|generation = II
+|generation   =II
-|power = -
+|power        =N/A
-|accuracy = -
+|accuracy     =N/A
-|contesttype = Beauty
+|contesttype  = Beauty
-|appeal = 2
+|appeal       = 2
 |jam = 0
-|appeal2 = 2}}
+|appeal2 = 2
+|contact = 0
+|detect = 0
+|magiccoat = 1
+|magicbounce = 1
+|brightpowder = 0
+|snatch = 0
+|mirrormove = 1
+|kingsrock = 0
+}}
+'''Mean Look''' is a {{Type|Normal}}-[[Types|type]] [[move]] where a [[Pokémon (creature)|Pokémon]] gives the opponent the evil eye and keeps them from escaping the battle. Its effect is identical to the move [[Block]], which is to prevent the opposing Pokémon from escaping. It is a {{Type|Normal}}-type move that was introduced in [[Generation II]].
+==Description==
-'''Mean Look''' is an attack where a [[Pokémon]] gives the opponent the evil eye and keeps them from escaping the battle. Mean Look is a move learned by [[Pokémon]] such as [[Zubat]], [[Golbat]], [[Gastly]], [[Haunter]], [[Gengar]], [[Duskull]], or [[Dusclops]]. Its effect is identical to the move [[Block]], which is to prevent the opposing Pokémon from escaping. It is a {{Type|Normal}}- type move. Mean Look has proved most useful to players striving to catch [[Pokémon]] that run away immediately upon discovery such as [[Cresselia]], [[Mesprit]], and [[Abra]].
+{{Movedesctop|Normal}}
+{{Movedescmid|{{G|GSC}}|Prevents fleeing or switching.}}
+{{Movedescmid|{{G|RSE}}|Fixes the foe with a mean look that prevents escape.}}
+{{Movedescmid|{{G|FRLG}}|The foe is fixed with a mean look that prevents it from escaping.}}
+{{Movedescmid|{{G|DPPt}}{{G|HGSS}}|The user affixes the foe with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.}}
+{{Movedescmid|{{G|BW}}{{G|B2W2}}<br/>{{G|XY}}{{G|ORAS}}|The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.}}
+{{Movedescmid|{{G|SM}}{{G|USUM}}|The user pins the target with a dark, arresting look. The target becomes unable to flee.}}
+{{Movedescend}}
+{{Clear}}
 ==Gallery==
+{{MoveGallery
+|games =
+Mean Look II.png {{!}} Mean Look depicted in [[Generation II]].
+Mean Look III.png {{!}} Mean Look depicted in [[Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version|Ruby, Sapphire]], [[Pokémon Emerald Version|Emerald]], [[Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version|FireRed and LeafGreen]]
+Mean Look V.png {{!}} Mean Look depicted in [[Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version|Black, White]], [[Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2|Black 2 and White 2]].
+|anime =
+Morty Haunter Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Morty's Haunter]].
+Brandon Dusclops Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Brandon's Dusclops]].
+Conway Dusknoir Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Conway's Dusknoir]].
+Lenora Watchog Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Lenora's Watchog]].
+Alva Mega Gengar Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Alva's Gengar|Alva's Mega Gengar]].
+Lusamine Absol Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Lusamine's Absol]].
+Nanu Sableye Mean Look.png {{!}} Mean Look being used by [[Nanu's Sableye]].
+}}
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+{{List of Normal-type moves}}
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+[[pl:Mean Look]]

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A	Acupressure After You Assist Attract

B	Barrage Baton Pass Belly Drum Bestow Bide Bind Bite Block Blood Moon Body Slam Boomburst

C	Camouflage Captivate Celebrate Charm Chip Away Comet Punch Confide Constrict Conversion Conversion 2 Copycat Court Change Covet Crush Claw Crush Grip Cut

D	Defense Curl Disable Dizzy Punch Doodle Double Hit Double Slap Double Team Double-Edge

E	Echoed Voice Egg Bomb Encore Endeavor Endure Entrainment Explosion Extreme Speed

F	Facade Fake Out False Swipe Feint Fillet Away Flail Flash Focus Energy Follow Me Foresight Frustration Fury Attack Fury Swipes

G	Giga Impact Glare Growl Growth Guillotine Gust

H	Happy Hour Harden Head Charge Headbutt Heal Bell Helping Hand Hidden Power Hold Back Hold Hands Horn Attack Horn Drill Howl Hyper Beam Hyper Drill Hyper Fang Hyper Voice

J	Judgment

K	Karate Chop

L	Laser Focus Last Resort Leer Lock-On Lovely Kiss Lucky Chant

M	Me First Mean Look Mega Kick Mega Punch Metronome Milk Drink Mimic Mind Reader Minimize Moonlight Morning Sun Multi-Attack

N	Natural Gift Nature Power Noble Roar

O	Odor Sleuth

P	Pain Split Pay Day Perish Song Play Nice Population Bomb Pound Power Shift Present Protect Psych Up

Q	Quick Attack

R	Rage Raging Bull Rapid Spin Razor Wind Recover Recycle Reflect Type Refresh Relic Song Retaliate Return Revelation Dance Revival Blessing Roar Rock Climb Round

S	Safeguard Sand Attack Scary Face Scratch Screech Secret Power Self-Destruct Sharpen Shed Tail Shell Smash Simple Beam Sing Sketch Skull Bash Slack Off Slam Slash Sleep Talk Smelling Salts Smokescreen Snore Soft-Boiled Sonic Boom Spike Cannon Spit Up Splash Spotlight Stockpile Stomp Strength Struggle Stuff Cheeks Substitute Super Fang Supersonic Swagger Swallow Sweet Kiss Sweet Scent Swift Swords Dance

T	Tackle Tail Slap Tail Whip Take Down Tearful Look Teatime Techno Blast Teeter Dance Tera Blast Tera Starstorm Terrain Pulse Thrash Tickle Tidy Up Transform Tri Attack Trump Card

U	Uproar

V	Vise Grip

W	Weather Ball Whirlwind Wish Work Up Wrap Wring Out

Y	Yawn

See also	Bug-type Dark-type Dragon-type Electric-type Fairy-type Fighting-type Fire-type Flying-type Ghost-type Grass-type Ground-type Ice-type Poison-type Psychic-type Rock-type Steel-type Water-type

Moves