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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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
VenusaurGrass/Poison✓✓9
CharmanderFire✓3–9
CharmeleonFire✓3–9
CharizardFire/Flying✓✓3–9
BlastoiseWater✓✓9
RaticateNormal3–7
Alolan RaticateDark/Normal7
SpearowNormal/Flying3–7
FearowNormal/Flying3–7
EkansPoison✓4–7, 9
ArbokPoison✓✓4–7, 9
Alolan DiglettGround/Steel✓9
DugtrioGround✓9
Alolan DugtrioGround/Steel✓9
MankeyFighting✓9
PrimeapeFighting✓9
GrowlitheFire✓9
Hisuian GrowlitheFire/Rock✓9
ArcanineFire✓✓8–9
Hisuian ArcanineFire/Rock✓✓9
PoliwrathWater/Fighting✓9
MachopFighting3–8
MachokeFighting3–8
MachampFighting✓3–8
VictreebelGrass/Poison✓✓9
TentacruelWater/Poison✓9
GeodudeRock/Ground✓9
GravelerRock/Ground✓9
Alolan GravelerRock/Electric✓9
GolemRock/Ground✓9
Alolan GolemRock/Electric✓9
Galarian SlowbroPoison/Psychic✓✓9
DodrioNormal/Flying✓9
GrimerPoison✓5–7, 9
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark✓7, 9
MukPoison✓5–7, 9
Alolan MukPoison/Dark✓7, 9
CloysterWater/Ice✓9
GastlyGhost/Poison✓5–9
HaunterGhost/Poison✓5–9
GengarGhost/Poison✓✓5–9
OnixRock/Ground8
HypnoPsychic✓9
ElectrodeElectric✓9
Hisuian ElectrodeElectric/Grass✓9
HitmonleeFighting✓9
HitmonchanFighting✓9
KoffingPoison✓9
WeezingPoison✓9
Galarian WeezingPoison/Fairy✓9
RhyhornGround/Rock✓3–9
RhydonGround/Rock✓3–9
SeadraWater✓9
ScytherBug/Flying✓9
MagmarFire✓8–9
TaurosNormal✓✓3–9
Paldean Tauros (Combat Breed)Fighting✓✓9
Paldean Tauros (Blaze Breed)Fighting/Fire✓✓9
Paldean Tauros (Aqua Breed)Fighting/Water✓✓9
GyaradosWater/Flying✓✓7–9
FlareonFire✓✓4–9
AerodactylRock/Flying✓3–8
Galarian ArticunoPsychic/Flying✓8–9
Galarian ZapdosFighting/Flying✓8–9
Galarian MoltresDark/Flying✓8–9
DragoniteDragon/Flying✓✓9
MewtwoPsychic✓9
MewPsychic✓8–9
TotodileWater✓3–7, 9
CroconawWater✓3–7, 9
FeraligatrWater✓✓3–7, 9
NoctowlNormal/Flying✓9
SpinarakBug/Poison✓3–7, 9
AriadosBug/Poison✓✓3–7, 9
UmbreonDark✓✓9
MurkrowDark/Flying✓9
Galarian SlowkingPoison/Psychic✓✓9
MisdreavusGhost✓9
DunsparceNormal✓9
GligarGround/Flying✓9
SteelixSteel/Ground✓8
SnubbullFairy✓3–7, 9
GranbullFairy✓3–7, 9
QwilfishWater/Poison✓✓8–9
Hisuian QwilfishDark/Poison✓9
ScizorBug/Steel✓✓9
SneaselDark/Ice✓9
UrsaringNormal✓4–7, 9
SwinubIce/Ground✓8–9
PiloswineIce/Ground✓8–9
HoundourDark/Fire✓9
HoundoomDark/Fire✓✓9
KingdraWater/Dragon✓9
DonphanGround✓4–7, 9
StantlerNormal✓9
MagbyFire✓8–9
RaikouElectric✓9
EnteiFire✓8–9
LarvitarRock/Ground✓3–9
PupitarRock/Ground✓3–9
TyranitarRock/Dark✓✓3–9
LugiaPsychic/Flying✓9
SwampertWater/Ground✓✓9
PoochyenaDark✓3–7, 9
MightyenaDark✓3–7, 9
Galarian ZigzagoonDark/Normal8
Galarian LinooneDark/Normal8
NuzleafGrass/Dark✓9
ShiftryGrass/Dark✓9
MasquerainBug/Flying✓3–7, 9
VigorothNormal✓9
SlakingNormal✓9
HariyamaFighting✓9
AggronSteel/Rock✓8
ManectricElectric✓8
CarvanhaWater/Dark3–8
SharpedoWater/Dark✓3–8
NumelFire/Ground✓3–7, 9
CameruptFire/Ground✓✓3–7, 9
CacneaGrass✓9
CacturneGrass/Dark✓9
SeviperPoison✓4–7, 9
WhiscashWater/Ground✓9
CrawdauntWater/Dark✓9
ShuppetGhost✓9
BanetteGhost✓✓9
GlalieIce✓✓8–9
HuntailWater3–7
BagonDragon✓3–9
ShelgonDragon✓3–9
SalamenceDragon/Flying✓✓3–9
MetangSteel/Psychic✓3–9
MetagrossSteel/Psychic✓✓3–9
KyogreWater✓3–9
GroudonGround✓3–9
RayquazaDragon/Flying✓3–9
DeoxysPsychic✓9
TorterraGrass/Ground✓✓9
InfernapeFire/Fighting✓✓9
EmpoleonWater/Steel✓✓9
ShinxElectric✓4–9
LuxioElectric✓4–9
LuxrayElectric✓✓4–9
CranidosRock✓4–7, 9
RampardosRock✓✓4–7, 9
ShieldonRock/Steel✓4–7, 9
BastiodonRock/Steel✓✓4–7, 9
VespiquenBug/Flying✓9
FloatzelWater✓9
MismagiusGhost✓9
HonchkrowDark/Flying✓9
StunkyPoison/Dark✓4–9
SkuntankPoison/Dark✓4–9
SpiritombGhost/Dark✓✓9
GibleDragon/Ground✓4–9
GabiteDragon/Ground✓4–9
GarchompDragon/Ground✓✓4–9
LucarioFighting/Steel✓✓8–9
SkorupiPoison/Bug4–8
DrapionPoison/Dark4–8
CroagunkPoison/Fighting✓9
ToxicroakPoison/Fighting✓✓9
AbomasnowGrass/Ice✓✓9
WeavileDark/Ice✓✓9
RhyperiorGround/Rock✓✓3–9
MagmortarFire✓8–9
YanmegaBug/Flying✓9
GliscorGround/Flying✓✓9
MamoswineIce/Ground✓✓4–9
FroslassIce/Ghost✓✓9
DialgaSteel/Dragon✓4–9
PalkiaWater/Dragon✓4–9
HeatranFire/Steel✓4–9
GiratinaGhost/Dragon✓4–9
CresseliaPsychic✓9
DarkraiDark✓9
ArceusNormal✓9
SerperiorGrass✓✓9
PigniteFire/Fighting✓9
EmboarFire/Fighting✓✓9
SamurottWater✓✓9
Hisuian SamurottWater/Dark✓✓9
ExcadrillGround/Steel✓✓9
TimburrFighting✓5–9
GurdurrFighting✓5–9
ConkeldurrFighting✓✓5–9
ThrohFighting8
SawkFighting8
BasculinWater✓5–9
Basculin-White-StripedWater✓9
SandileGround/Dark✓5–9
KrokorokGround/Dark✓5–9
KrookodileGround/Dark✓✓5–9
ScraggyDark/Fighting✓5–9
ScraftyDark/Fighting✓✓5–9
CofagrigusGhost✓5–8
ArchenRock/Flying5–8
ArcheopsRock/Flying5–8
ZoruaDark✓5–9
ZoroarkDark✓✓5–9
Hisuian ZoroarkNormal/Ghost✓✓9
KarrablastBug5–8
EscavalierBug/Steel5–8
AmoongussGrass/Poison✓9
EelektrikElectric✓9
EelektrossElectric✓✓9
AxewDragon✓5–9
FraxureDragon✓5–9
HaxorusDragon✓5–9
BearticIce✓✓8–9
CryogonalIce✓9
DruddigonDragon5–8
PawniardDark/Steel✓5–9
BisharpDark/Steel✓5–9
BouffalantNormal5–8
RuffletNormal/Flying✓5–9
BraviaryNormal/Flying✓5–9
Hisuian BraviaryPsychic/Flying✓5–9
VullabyDark/Flying✓5–9
MandibuzzDark/Flying✓5–9
DeinoDark/Dragon✓5–9
ZweilousDark/Dragon✓5–9
HydreigonDark/Dragon✓✓5–9
CobalionSteel/Fighting✓8–9
TerrakionRock/Fighting✓8–9
VirizionGrass/Fighting✓9
TornadusFlying✓8–9
ThundurusElectric/Flying✓8–9
ReshiramDragon/Fire✓9
ZekromDragon/Electric✓9
LandorusGround/Flying✓8–9
KyuremDragon/Ice✓5–9
Kyurem-BlackDragon/Ice✓8–9
Kyurem-WhiteDragon/Ice✓8–9
ChesnaughtGrass/Fighting✓✓9
PangoroFighting/Dark✓8
MalamarDark/Psychic✓✓8–9
SkrelpPoison/Water✓9
DragalgePoison/Dragon✓✓9
ClawitzerWater✓✓9
TyruntRock/Dragon8
TyrantrumRock/Dragon✓8
Hisuian GoodraSteel/Dragon✓✓9
TrevenantGhost/Grass✓✓9
PumpkabooGhost/Grass6–8
Pumpkaboo-SuperGhost/Grass6–8
GourgeistGhost/Grass✓6–8
Gourgeist-SuperGhost/Grass6–8
AvaluggIce✓✓9
Hisuian AvaluggIce/Rock✓✓9
NoivernFlying/Dragon✓✓9
HoopaPsychic/Ghost✓9
VolcanionFire/Water✓8–9
Hisuian DecidueyeGrass/Fighting✓✓9
LittenFire✓7–9
TorracatFire✓7–9
IncineroarFire/Dark✓✓7–9
ToucannonNormal/Flying✓✓9
YungoosNormal✓7, 9
GumshoosNormal✓7, 9
CrabominableFighting/Ice✓✓9
RockruffRock✓7–9
Rockruff-DuskRock✓7–9
LycanrocRock✓✓7–9
Lycanroc-MidnightRock✓✓7–9
Lycanroc-DuskRock✓✓7–9
ToxapexPoison/Water✓✓9
MudsdaleGround✓✓8–9
AraquanidWater/Bug✓✓9
LurantisGrass✓9
SalanditPoison/Fire✓9
SalazzlePoison/Fire✓✓9
OranguruNormal/Psychic✓✓9
PassimianFighting✓✓7–9
SandygastGhost/Ground✓9
PalossandGhost/Ground✓9
Type: NullNormal7–8
SilvallyNormal7–8
BruxishWater/Psychic✓9
Jangmo-oDragon✓7–9
Hakamo-oDragon/Fighting✓7–9
Kommo-oDragon/Fighting✓✓7–9
Tapu BuluGrass/Fairy7–8
SolgaleoPsychic/Steel✓8–9
LunalaPsychic/Ghost✓8–9
NecrozmaPsychic✓8–9
ZeraoraElectric8
ThwackeyGrass✓9
RillaboomGrass✓✓8–9
RookideeFlying✓8–9
CorvisquireFlying✓8–9
CorviknightFlying/Steel✓✓8–9
ChewtleWater✓9
DrednawWater/Rock✓8–9
FlappleGrass/Dragon✓✓8–9
SilicobraGround✓9
SandacondaGround✓✓9
BarraskewdaWater✓8–9
ToxtricityElectric/Poison✓✓8–9
Toxtricity-Low-KeyElectric/Poison✓✓8–9
GrapploctFighting✓8
ImpidimpDark/Fairy✓9
MorgremDark/Fairy✓9
GrimmsnarlDark/Fairy✓✓8–9
ObstagoonDark/Normal8
RunerigusGround/Ghost✓8
MorpekoElectric/Dark✓✓8–9
CopperajahSteel8
DuraludonSteel/Dragon✓8–9
ZacianFairy✓8–9
ZamazentaFighting✓8–9
EternatusPoison/Dragon✓8–9
KubfuFighting✓8–9
UrshifuFighting/Dark✓8–9
Urshifu-Rapid-StrikeFighting/Water✓8–9
ZarudeDark/Grass✓8–9
GlastrierIce✓8–9
SpectrierGhost✓8–9
CalyrexPsychic/Grass✓9
Calyrex-IcePsychic/Ice✓8–9
Calyrex-ShadowPsychic/Ghost✓8–9
WyrdeerNormal/Psychic✓✓9
KleavorBug/Rock✓✓9
UrsalunaGround/Normal✓4–7, 9
Ursaluna-BloodmoonGround/Normal✓9
BasculegionWater/Ghost✓✓9
OverqwilDark/Poison✓✓9
EnamorusFairy/Flying✓9
SkeledirgeFire/Ghost✓✓9
SpidopsBug✓9
LokixBug/Dark✓9
DachsbunFairy✓9
SquawkabillyNormal/Flying✓✓9
KilowattrelElectric/Flying✓9
MaschiffDark✓9
MabosstiffDark✓✓9
GrafaiaiPoison/Normal✓9
BramblinGrass/Ghost✓9
BrambleghastGrass/Ghost✓9
ToedscoolGround/Grass✓9
ToedscruelGround/Grass✓9
KlawfRock✓9
ScovillainGrass/Fire✓✓9
BombirdierFlying/Dark✓9
VaroomSteel/Poison✓9
RevavroomSteel/Poison✓9
GreavardGhost✓9
HoundstoneGhost✓✓9
DondozoWater✓9
AnnihilapeFighting/Ghost✓✓9
DudunsparceNormal✓9
KingambitDark/Steel✓✓5–9
Great TuskGround/Fighting✓9
Scream TailFairy/Psychic✓9
Brute BonnetGrass/Dark✓9
Iron TreadsGround/Steel✓9
Iron HandsFighting/Electric✓9
Iron JugulisDark/Flying✓9
Iron ThornsRock/Electric✓9
ArctibaxDragon/Ice✓9
BaxcaliburDragon/Ice✓✓9
Wo-ChienDark/Grass✓9
Chien-PaoDark/Ice✓9
Ting-LuDark/Ground✓9
Chi-YuDark/Fire✓9
Roaring MoonDragon/Dark✓9
KoraidonFighting/Dragon✓9
MiraidonElectric/Dragon✓9
Walking WakeWater/Dragon✓9
Iron LeavesGrass/Psychic✓9
OkidogiPoison/Fighting✓9
OgerponGrass✓9
ArchaludonSteel/Dragon✓✓8–9
Gouging FireFire/Dragon✓9
Raging BoltElectric/Dragon✓9
Iron BoulderRock/Psychic✓9
Iron CrownSteel/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.