Normal · Status move · Gen 2
Scary Face
Scary Face is a Normal-type status move introduced in Generation 2. It has 100% accuracy and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 377 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Normal
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the target's Speed by 2. Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (334 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (115 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Scary Face
377 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fire/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | 3–7 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | 3–8 | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Rock/Ground | 8 | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Rock/Flying | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Ground | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Rock | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Water/Dark | 3–8 | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 3–8 | |||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dragon/Flying | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison/Bug | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dark | 4–8 | ||||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire/Steel | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Fighting | 8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Rock/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Steel | 5–8 | ||||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Steel/Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Rock/Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Rock/Dragon | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–8 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ice/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Bug | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Normal | 7–8 | ||||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Dragon/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | 8 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Rock | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Electric/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Normal | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel | 8 | ||||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic/Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Rock | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ground/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fairy/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ground/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Electric | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Fire/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Electric/Dragon | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Scary Face FAQ
What does Scary Face do?
Scary Face is a Normal-type status move. Lowers the target's Speed by 2 stages.
Which Pokémon can learn Scary Face?
377 Pokémon and forms can learn Scary Face in at least one game: 334 in Scarlet & Violet, 115 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Blastoise and Raticate.
Is Scary Face in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 115 Pokémon can use Scary Face in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.