Mean Look on Wild Pokémon

[Greninjaman]

I am not sure if this thread should go here or the "Other Pokémon Games" Forums (I suppose it could work in both places).

How does this move work, it's a wild Pokémon? What prevents it from just running away? Preventing the Pokémon from being recalled back into it's Pokeball makes sense. What if it's wild? I remember that episode of the anime where Entei appeared (the one where Brock's Pineco evolved) and the Character of the Day has their Midreavous use Mean Look on it. What if the Entei didn't know roar? What's stopping it from just running away?

 

[StormyStinger]

I'd imagine either it's simply a matter of the target being simply to intimidated to run, or some sort of magical forces restricting them.

In Pokemon Unite, Umbreon's Mean Look surrounds the opponent in a circle that they can't move out of until the effect ends.

 

[BeautifulSylveon]

We have seen Mean Look to be used on a Pokémon without a Ball in M19. Alva ordered his Gengar to use it on Magearna, and the latter is unable to move because of it.

 

[Greninjaman]

I suppose the move creating a circle of energy makes sense. Never thought of that.

 

[BigDocFan]

I don't like the latest use of Mean Look in the anime, it prevents Pokemon from moving completely instead of being unable to return to their Poke Ball

 

[Greninjaman]

I don't like the latest use of Mean Look in the anime, it prevents Pokemon from moving completely instead of being unable to return to their Poke Ball

I feel like that makes more sense though...