normal
Scary Face
| Category | status |
|---|---|
| Power | - |
| Accuracy | 100% |
| PP | 10 (max 16) |
| Priority | 0 |
| Introduced | Generation II |
Machines
| Sword / Shield | TM26  |
|---|
Descriptions
| Gold / Silver Crystal | Sharply reduces the foe's SPEED. |
|---|---|
| Ruby / Sapphire Emerald | Frightens with a scary face to sharply reduce SPEED. |
| Fire Red / Leaf Green | Frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its SPEED. |
| Diamond / Pearl Platinum Heart Gold / Soul Silver | The user frightens the foe with a scary face to sharply reduce its Speed stat. |
| Black / White Black 2 / White 2 | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly reduce its Speed stat. |
| X / Y Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Sun / Moon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Let's Go Pikachu / Let's Go Eevee | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
| Sword / Shield | The user frightens the target with a scary face to harshly lower its Speed stat. |
Target
This move targets one other Pokémon on the field, selected by the trainer.
Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally
Stat Changes
| Speed | -2 |
|---|
Effect Entries
Lowers the target's Speed by two stages.
Version Changes
Prior to Generation V, Scary Face has accuracy of 90%.
Contests
Scary Face has the Tough contest type.
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|---|
| Jam | 1 |
Startles the Pokémon that has the judge's attention.
Combo: If Leer or Rage is used before Scary Face, the user gains 4 appeal points instead of 2.
Combo: If Scary Face is used before Leer, Bite, Super Fang or Crunch causes the second move to score double the normal appeal.
Super Contests
| Appeal | 2 |
|---|
Enables the user to perform last in the next turn.