Amnesia (move)

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Amnesia
ドわすれ Memory Lapse

File:Amnesia.png

Battles

Type	Psychic
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
Affects the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Amnesia (Japanese: ドわすれ Memory Lapse) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Amnesia increases the user's Special by two stages.

Generation II onwards

Amnesia now raises the user's Special Defense by two stages instead.

Amnesia is a part of Contest Spectacular combination and using it will cause Baton Pass and Stored Power to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Psychium Z into Z-Amnesia, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	Sharply raises the user's Special stat. Also increases protection against special attacks.
Stad2	A move that increases the user's Spcl.Def. stat. It is normally used up to three times.
GS C	Sharply raises the user's Spcl.Def.
RS E FRLGColoXD	Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
XY ORAS SM	The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field				44	48^BW 43^B2W2	43	37
0055		Golduck		Water 1	Field				50	56^BW 49^B2W2	49	41
0060		Poliwag		Water 1		Water 1	38
0061		Poliwhirl		Water 1		Water 1	41
0079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	40	43	43^RSE 36^FRLG	43	41	41	41
0080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	44	46	46^RSE 36^FRLG	47	43	43	43
0143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	1	8	6^RSE 5^FRLG	9	9	9	9
0150		Mewtwo		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	81	77	77^RSE 99^FRLG	57	50	79	79
0151		Mew		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				60	60	60	60
0161		Sentret		Field		Field		41	49	36	36	36	36
0162		Furret		Field		Field		48	59	42	42	42	42
0194		Wooper		Water 1	Field		21	21	23	23	23	23
0195		Quagsire		Water 1	Field		23	23	24	24	24	24
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		29	29	31	32	32^XY 36^ORAS	36
0219		Magcargo		Amorphous		Amorphous		29	29	31	32	32^XY 36^ORAS	36
0220		Swinub		Field		Field		55^C	55	49	49^BW 48^B2W2	48	48
0221		Piloswine		Field		Field		70^C	70	65	65^BW 58^B2W2	58	58
0287		Slakoth		Field		Field			25	25	25	25^XY 17^ORAS	17
0289		Slaking		Field		Field			25	25	25	25^XY 17^ORAS	17
0316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous			17	17	17	17^XY 12^ORAS	12
0317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous			17	17	17	17^XY 12^ORAS	12
0320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2			46	37	37	37	37
0321		Wailord		Field	Water 2			52	37	37	37	37
0322		Numel		Field		Field			31	25	31^BW 19^B2W2	19	19
0323		Camerupt		Field		Field			31	25	31^BW 19^B2W2	19	19
0324		Torkoal		Field		Field			40	49	49	49^XY 40^ORAS	40
0339		Barboach		Water 2		Water 2			21	18	18	18^XY 15^ORAS	15
0340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2			21	18	18	18^XY 15^ORAS	15
0345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3			36	29	29	29^XY 36^ORAS	36
0346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3			36	29	29	29^XY 36^ORAS	36
0368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1			26	19	19	19^XY 16^ORAS	16
0378		Regice		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			41	41	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	37
0379		Registeel		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			41	41	41	41^XY 37^ORAS	37
386D		Deoxys Defense Forme		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered			35	73	73	73^XY 55^ORAS	55
0399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field				29	29	29	41
0400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field				33	33	33	48
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous					40^B2W2	40	40
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous					46^B2W2	46	46
0446		Munchlax		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				9	9	9	9
0480		Uxie		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered				46	46	46	46
0513		Pansear		Field		Field					25	25	25
0527		Woobat		Field	Flying					29	29	29
0528		Swoobat		Field	Flying					29	29	29
0568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral					40	40	40
0569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral					46	46	46
0631		Heatmor		Field		Field					46	44	47
0636		Larvesta		Bug		Bug					80	80	80
0637		Volcarona		Bug		Bug						1	1
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
027A		Sandshrew Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0032		Nidoran♂		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0052		Meowth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
052A		Meowth Alola Form		Field		Field						✔
0098		Krabby		Water 3		Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔
0114		Tangela		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0173		Cleffa		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0183		Marill		Water 1	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔
0273		Seedot		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0325		Spoink		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0369		Relicanth		Water 1	Water 2		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0387		Turtwig		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
0458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔	✔
0559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon				✔	✔	✔
0626		Bouffalant		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
0728		Popplio		Water 1	Field						✔
0739		Crabrawler		Water 3		Water 3						✔
0755		Morelull		Grass		Grass						✔
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass						✔
0769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation I

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	Amnesia Psyduck^Stad
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
0098	Krabby	Water 3	Water 3	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0170	Chinchou	Water 2	Water 2	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation II

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
0096	Drowzee	Human-Like		Human-Like	New York Pokémon Center
0223	Remoraid	Water 1	Water 2	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0151		Mew^Lv. 50		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" \| Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" \| Undiscovered	Sapporo PalCity Mew
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Rumble Blast

The user's Defense rises.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Boosts the user's Special Defense by two levels.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Slowbro
The user makes the foe or itself forget how to use a move.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Slowbro temporarily forgets how to use a move.
Professor Westwood V's Slowbro	The Evolution Solution	Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Slowbro File:Dwarf Amnesia.png Slakoth
The user forgets all about the pain it took from an attack.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Slowbro forgets all about the pain it took from the previous attack.
Lorelei's Slowbro	Bang the Drum, Slowbro	Debut
	Slakoth scratches its head and looks around blankly, forgetting what it was doing.
Mr. Dutch's Dwarf	Tripped Up by Torkoal	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	瞬間失憶 Seungāan Sātyīk * 突然失憶 Dahtyìhn Sātyīk *
Chinese	Mandarin	瞬間失憶 / 瞬间失忆 Shùnjiān Shīyì
Danish		Hukommelsestab
Dutch		Amnesie
Finnish		Muistinmenetys
French		Amnésie
German		Amnesie
Greek		Αμνησία Amnisía
Italian		Amnesia
Korean		망각술 Manggaksul
Norwegian		Amnesi Hukommelsestap
Polish		Amnezja
Portuguese	Brazil	Amnésia
Portuguese	Portugal	Amnésia
Serbian		Amnezija
Spanish		Amnesia
Turkish		Unutkanlık
Vietnamese		Mất Trí

Variations of the move Acid Armor

Formerly a variation
	Acid Armor • Amnesia • Autotomize • Barrier • Iron Defense • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish • Swords Dance
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