Leer

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Summary

Leer is a Normal-type move with no power and 100% accuracy. It lowers the Defense stat of all adjacent opponents by one stage. Leer can be useful in battle to weaken the defenses of foes, making them more susceptible to physical attacks. It is often learned by Pokémon at early levels and can be a strategic move in the early stages of a battle to pave the way for stronger offensive maneuvers.

Effect

Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.

Short Effect: Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.

Lowers the target's Defense by one stage.

Game Descriptions

Reduces the foe's DEFENSE.

Reduces the foe's DEFENSE.

Frightens the foe with a leer to lower DEFENSE.

Frightens the foe with a leer to lower DEFENSE.

The foe is given an intimidating look that lowers its DEFENSE stat.

The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The target’s Defense stat is reduced.

The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The target’s Defense stat is reduced.

The foe is given an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The target’s Defense stat is reduced.

The opposing team gains an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The opposing team’s Defense stats are reduced.

The user gains an intimidating leer with sharp eyes. The opposing team’s Defense stats are reduced.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers the Defense stat.

The user gives opposing Pokémon an intimidating leer that lowers their Defense stats.

Move Details

Additional Info

  • Stat Change Chance 100%

Pokémon That Learn Leer

charmander
Charmander

Types: Fire

charmeleon
Charmeleon

Types: Fire

charizard
Charizard

Types: Fire, Flying

spearow
Spearow

Types: Normal, Flying

fearow
Fearow

Types: Normal, Flying

ekans
Ekans

Types: Poison

arbok
Arbok

Types: Poison

nidoran-m
Nidoran-M

Types: Poison

nidorino
Nidorino

Types: Poison

nidoking
Nidoking

Types: Poison, Ground

mankey
Mankey

Types: Fighting

primeape
Primeape

Types: Fighting

growlithe
Growlithe

Types: Fire

arcanine
Arcanine

Types: Fire

machop
Machop

Types: Fighting

machoke
Machoke

Types: Fighting

machamp
Machamp

Types: Fighting

farfetchd
Farfetchd

Types: Normal, Flying

doduo
Doduo

Types: Normal, Flying

dodrio
Dodrio

Types: Normal, Flying

shellder
Shellder

Types: Water

cloyster
Cloyster

Types: Water, Ice

krabby
Krabby

Types: Water

kingler
Kingler

Types: Water

cubone
Cubone

Types: Ground

marowak
Marowak

Types: Ground

hitmonchan
Hitmonchan

Types: Fighting

rhyhorn
Rhyhorn

Types: Ground, Rock

rhydon
Rhydon

Types: Ground, Rock

kangaskhan
Kangaskhan

Types: Normal

horsea
Horsea

Types: Water

seadra
Seadra

Types: Water

scyther
Scyther

Types: Bug, Flying

electabuzz
Electabuzz

Types: Electric

magmar
Magmar

Types: Fire

tauros
Tauros

Types: Normal

gyarados
Gyarados

Types: Water, Flying

flareon
Flareon

Types: Fire

omanyte
Omanyte

Types: Rock, Water

omastar
Omastar

Types: Rock, Water

kabuto
Kabuto

Types: Rock, Water

kabutops
Kabutops

Types: Rock, Water

articuno
Articuno

Types: Ice, Flying

zapdos
Zapdos

Types: Electric, Flying

moltres
Moltres

Types: Fire, Flying

dratini
Dratini

Types: Dragon

dragonair
Dragonair

Types: Dragon

dragonite
Dragonite

Types: Dragon, Flying

cyndaquil
Cyndaquil

Types: Fire

quilava
Quilava

Types: Fire

typhlosion
Typhlosion

Types: Fire

totodile
Totodile

Types: Water

croconaw
Croconaw

Types: Water

feraligatr
Feraligatr

Types: Water

natu
Natu

Types: Psychic, Flying

xatu
Xatu

Types: Psychic, Flying

snubbull
Snubbull

Types: Fairy

scizor
Scizor

Types: Bug, Steel

heracross
Heracross

Types: Bug, Fighting

sneasel
Sneasel

Types: Dark, Ice

teddiursa
Teddiursa

Types: Normal

ursaring
Ursaring

Types: Normal

skarmory
Skarmory

Types: Steel, Flying

houndour
Houndour

Types: Dark, Fire

houndoom
Houndoom

Types: Dark, Fire

kingdra
Kingdra

Types: Water, Dragon

stantler
Stantler

Types: Normal

elekid
Elekid

Types: Electric

magby
Magby

Types: Fire

raikou
Raikou

Types: Electric

entei
Entei

Types: Fire

suicune
Suicune

Types: Water

larvitar
Larvitar

Types: Rock, Ground

pupitar
Pupitar

Types: Rock, Ground

tyranitar
Tyranitar

Types: Rock, Dark

treecko
Treecko

Types: Grass

grovyle
Grovyle

Types: Grass

sceptile
Sceptile

Types: Grass

poochyena
Poochyena

Types: Dark

mightyena
Mightyena

Types: Dark

sableye
Sableye

Types: Dark, Ghost

electrike
Electrike

Types: Electric

manectric
Manectric

Types: Electric

carvanha
Carvanha

Types: Water, Dark

sharpedo
Sharpedo

Types: Water, Dark

cacnea
Cacnea

Types: Grass

cacturne
Cacturne

Types: Grass, Dark

zangoose
Zangoose

Types: Normal

corphish
Corphish

Types: Water

crawdaunt
Crawdaunt

Types: Water, Dark

duskull
Duskull

Types: Ghost

dusclops
Dusclops

Types: Ghost

tropius
Tropius

Types: Grass, Flying

absol
Absol

Types: Dark

snorunt
Snorunt

Types: Ice

glalie
Glalie

Types: Ice

bagon
Bagon

Types: Dragon

shelgon
Shelgon

Types: Dragon

salamence
Salamence

Types: Dragon, Flying

deoxys-normal
Deoxys-Normal

Types: Psychic

chimchar
Chimchar

Types: Fire

monferno
Monferno

Types: Fire, Fighting

infernape
Infernape

Types: Fire, Fighting

shinx
Shinx

Types: Electric

luxio
Luxio

Types: Electric

luxray
Luxray

Types: Electric

cranidos
Cranidos

Types: Rock

rampardos
Rampardos

Types: Rock

stunky
Stunky

Types: Poison, Dark

skorupi
Skorupi

Types: Poison, Bug

drapion
Drapion

Types: Poison, Dark

snover
Snover

Types: Grass, Ice

abomasnow
Abomasnow

Types: Grass, Ice

weavile
Weavile

Types: Dark, Ice

electivire
Electivire

Types: Electric

magmortar
Magmortar

Types: Fire

gallade
Gallade

Types: Psychic, Fighting

dusknoir
Dusknoir

Types: Ghost

froslass
Froslass

Types: Ice, Ghost

heatran
Heatran

Types: Fire, Steel

snivy
Snivy

Types: Grass

servine
Servine

Types: Grass

serperior
Serperior

Types: Grass

patrat
Patrat

Types: Normal

watchog
Watchog

Types: Normal

lillipup
Lillipup

Types: Normal

herdier
Herdier

Types: Normal

stoutland
Stoutland

Types: Normal

pansage
Pansage

Types: Grass

simisage
Simisage

Types: Grass

pansear
Pansear

Types: Fire

simisear
Simisear

Types: Fire

panpour
Panpour

Types: Water

simipour
Simipour

Types: Water

pidove
Pidove

Types: Normal, Flying

tranquill
Tranquill

Types: Normal, Flying

unfezant
Unfezant

Types: Normal, Flying

timburr
Timburr

Types: Fighting

gurdurr
Gurdurr

Types: Fighting

conkeldurr
Conkeldurr

Types: Fighting

throh
Throh

Types: Fighting

sawk
Sawk

Types: Fighting

sandile
Sandile

Types: Ground, Dark

krokorok
Krokorok

Types: Ground, Dark

krookodile
Krookodile

Types: Ground, Dark

scraggy
Scraggy

Types: Dark, Fighting

scrafty
Scrafty

Types: Dark, Fighting

archen
Archen

Types: Rock, Flying

archeops
Archeops

Types: Rock, Flying

zorua
Zorua

Types: Dark

zoroark
Zoroark

Types: Dark

karrablast
Karrablast

Types: Bug

escavalier
Escavalier

Types: Bug, Steel

axew
Axew

Types: Dragon

fraxure
Fraxure

Types: Dragon

haxorus
Haxorus

Types: Dragon

druddigon
Druddigon

Types: Dragon

pawniard
Pawniard

Types: Dark, Steel

bisharp
Bisharp

Types: Dark, Steel

bouffalant
Bouffalant

Types: Normal

rufflet
Rufflet

Types: Normal, Flying

braviary
Braviary

Types: Normal, Flying

vullaby
Vullaby

Types: Dark, Flying

mandibuzz
Mandibuzz

Types: Dark, Flying

cobalion
Cobalion

Types: Steel, Fighting

terrakion
Terrakion

Types: Rock, Fighting

virizion
Virizion

Types: Grass, Fighting

tornadus-incarnate
Tornadus-Incarnate

Types: Flying

thundurus-incarnate
Thundurus-Incarnate

Types: Electric, Flying

landorus-incarnate
Landorus-Incarnate

Types: Ground, Flying

keldeo-ordinary
Keldeo-Ordinary

Types: Water, Fighting

bunnelby
Bunnelby

Types: Normal

diggersby
Diggersby

Types: Normal, Ground

litleo
Litleo

Types: Fire, Normal

pyroar
Pyroar

Types: Fire, Normal

pancham
Pancham

Types: Fighting

pangoro
Pangoro

Types: Fighting, Dark

espurr
Espurr

Types: Psychic

meowstic-male
Meowstic-Male

Types: Psychic

volcanion
Volcanion

Types: Fire, Water

litten
Litten

Types: Fire

torracat
Torracat

Types: Fire

incineroar
Incineroar

Types: Fire, Dark

yungoos
Yungoos

Types: Normal

gumshoos
Gumshoos

Types: Normal

crabrawler
Crabrawler

Types: Fighting

crabominable
Crabominable

Types: Fighting, Ice

rockruff
Rockruff

Types: Rock

lycanroc-midday
Lycanroc-Midday

Types: Rock

stufful
Stufful

Types: Normal, Fighting

bewear
Bewear

Types: Normal, Fighting

passimian
Passimian

Types: Fighting

jangmo-o
Jangmo-O

Types: Dragon

hakamo-o
Hakamo-O

Types: Dragon, Fighting

kommo-o
Kommo-O

Types: Dragon, Fighting

pheromosa
Pheromosa

Types: Bug, Fighting

rookidee
Rookidee

Types: Flying

corvisquire
Corvisquire

Types: Flying

corviknight
Corviknight

Types: Flying, Steel

toxtricity-amped
Toxtricity-Amped

Types: Electric, Poison

clobbopus
Clobbopus

Types: Fighting

grapploct
Grapploct

Types: Fighting

obstagoon
Obstagoon

Types: Dark, Normal

sirfetchd
Sirfetchd

Types: Fighting

morpeko-full-belly
Morpeko-Full-Belly

Types: Electric, Dark

duraludon
Duraludon

Types: Steel, Dragon

kubfu
Kubfu

Types: Fighting

urshifu-single-strike
Urshifu-Single-Strike

Types: Fighting, Dark

zarude
Zarude

Types: Dark, Grass

wyrdeer
Wyrdeer

Types: Normal, Psychic

kleavor
Kleavor

Types: Bug, Rock

ursaluna
Ursaluna

Types: Ground, Normal

sneasler
Sneasler

Types: Fighting, Poison

fuecoco
Fuecoco

Types: Fire

crocalor
Crocalor

Types: Fire

skeledirge
Skeledirge

Types: Fire, Ghost

nymble
Nymble

Types: Bug

lokix
Lokix

Types: Bug, Dark

charcadet
Charcadet

Types: Fire

armarouge
Armarouge

Types: Fire, Psychic

ceruledge
Ceruledge

Types: Fire, Ghost

maschiff
Maschiff

Types: Dark

mabosstiff
Mabosstiff

Types: Dark

shroodle
Shroodle

Types: Poison, Normal

grafaiai
Grafaiai

Types: Poison, Normal

capsakid
Capsakid

Types: Grass

scovillain
Scovillain

Types: Grass, Fire

bombirdier
Bombirdier

Types: Flying, Dark

annihilape
Annihilape

Types: Fighting, Ghost

kingambit
Kingambit

Types: Dark, Steel

frigibax
Frigibax

Types: Dragon, Ice

arctibax
Arctibax

Types: Dragon, Ice

baxcalibur
Baxcalibur

Types: Dragon, Ice

roaring-moon
Roaring-Moon

Types: Dragon, Dark

walking-wake
Walking-Wake

Types: Water, Dragon

iron-leaves
Iron-Leaves

Types: Grass, Psychic

archaludon
Archaludon

Types: Steel, Dragon

gouging-fire
Gouging-Fire

Types: Fire, Dragon

iron-boulder
Iron-Boulder

Types: Rock, Psychic

iron-crown
Iron-Crown

Types: Steel, Psychic

deoxys-attack
Deoxys-Attack

Types: Psychic

deoxys-defense
Deoxys-Defense

Types: Psychic

deoxys-speed
Deoxys-Speed

Types: Psychic

tornadus-therian
Tornadus-Therian

Types: Flying

thundurus-therian
Thundurus-Therian

Types: Electric, Flying

landorus-therian
Landorus-Therian

Types: Ground, Flying

keldeo-resolute
Keldeo-Resolute

Types: Water, Fighting

meowstic-female
Meowstic-Female

Types: Psychic

kangaskhan-mega
Kangaskhan-Mega

Types: Normal

gyarados-mega
Gyarados-Mega

Types: Water, Dark

scizor-mega
Scizor-Mega

Types: Bug, Steel

heracross-mega
Heracross-Mega

Types: Bug, Fighting

houndoom-mega
Houndoom-Mega

Types: Dark, Fire

tyranitar-mega
Tyranitar-Mega

Types: Rock, Dark

manectric-mega
Manectric-Mega

Types: Electric

absol-mega
Absol-Mega

Types: Dark

abomasnow-mega
Abomasnow-Mega

Types: Grass, Ice

sceptile-mega
Sceptile-Mega

Types: Grass, Dragon

sableye-mega
Sableye-Mega

Types: Dark, Ghost

gallade-mega
Gallade-Mega

Types: Psychic, Fighting

sharpedo-mega
Sharpedo-Mega

Types: Water, Dark

glalie-mega
Glalie-Mega

Types: Ice

salamence-mega
Salamence-Mega

Types: Dragon, Flying

marowak-alola
Marowak-Alola

Types: Fire, Ghost

gumshoos-totem
Gumshoos-Totem

Types: Normal

lycanroc-midnight
Lycanroc-Midnight

Types: Rock

kommo-o-totem
Kommo-O-Totem

Types: Dragon, Fighting

marowak-totem
Marowak-Totem

Types: Fire, Ghost

rockruff-own-tempo
Rockruff-Own-Tempo

Types: Rock

lycanroc-dusk
Lycanroc-Dusk

Types: Rock

farfetchd-galar
Farfetchd-Galar

Types: Fighting

moltres-galar
Moltres-Galar

Types: Dark, Flying

zigzagoon-galar
Zigzagoon-Galar

Types: Dark, Normal

linoone-galar
Linoone-Galar

Types: Dark, Normal

toxtricity-low-key
Toxtricity-Low-Key

Types: Electric, Poison

morpeko-hangry
Morpeko-Hangry

Types: Electric, Dark

urshifu-rapid-strike
Urshifu-Rapid-Strike

Types: Fighting, Water

zarude-dada
Zarude-Dada

Types: Dark, Grass

growlithe-hisui
Growlithe-Hisui

Types: Fire, Rock

arcanine-hisui
Arcanine-Hisui

Types: Fire, Rock

typhlosion-hisui
Typhlosion-Hisui

Types: Fire, Ghost

sneasel-hisui
Sneasel-Hisui

Types: Fighting, Poison

zorua-hisui
Zorua-Hisui

Types: Normal, Ghost

zoroark-hisui
Zoroark-Hisui

Types: Normal, Ghost

braviary-hisui
Braviary-Hisui

Types: Psychic, Flying

ursaluna-bloodmoon
Ursaluna-Bloodmoon

Types: Ground, Normal