Memento (move)

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Memento おきみやげ Memento

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Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Memento (Japanese: おきみやげ Memento) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Memento causes the user to faint and in return lowers the Attack and Special Attack stat of the target by two stages each. It bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the opponent is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

The user will not faint if Memento fails, such as when blocked by Protect or Substitute or if it has no target. However, the user will faint even if the target does not have its stats lowered, such as if the target has the Ability Clear Body or is protected by Mist.

Description

Games Description RSE The user faints and lowers the foe's abilities. FRLG The user faints, but sharply lowers the foe's Attack and Sp. Atk. ColoXD The user faints. Sharply lowers the target's stats. DPPtHGSS The user faints upon using this move. In return, it sharply lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk. BWB2W2 The user faints when using this move. In return, it harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk. XYORAS The user faints when using this move. In return, this harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	49	52BW 48B2W2	48
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	61	65	64BW 57B2W2	57
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	49	51	55BW 45B2W2	45
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	58	63	65BW 54B2W2	54XY 57ORAS
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		43	49	49
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		52	60	60
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		52	69	69
0381		Latios		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	5	60	85	1, 85XY 1, 61ORAS
0434		Stunky		Field		Field		37DP 38PtHGSS	43	43
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field		41DP 42PtHGSS	51	51
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		43	43	43
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		76	76	1, 76
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33
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
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0050		Diglett		Field		Field			✔	✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field			✔	✔
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 Mystery Dungeon series

The user sharply lowers Attack and Special Attack for all opposing Pokémon in the room, then the user warps to a different location in the floor and is left with 1 HP instead of fainting.

Description

Games Description MDRB Sharply reduces the Attack and Special Attack of all foes in the room. It also cuts the user's HP to one and warps the user to a different place on the floor.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Weezing
The user causes itself to faint, but lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weezing knocks itself out and an oval aura surrounds the battlefield, lowering the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
James's Weezing	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• Memento is the only stat lowering status move that is not reflected by Magic Bounce.
• This move's name (particularly its name in German language) is a reference to the Latin phrase memento mori, meaning "remember that you will die".

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 臨別禮物 Línbíe Lǐwù French Souvenir German Memento-Mori Greek 'Ενθύμιο Italian Memento Korean 추억의선물 Chueok-yi Seonmul Portuguese Sacrifício Serbian Uspomena Spanish Legado

Variations of the move Destiny Bond
Destiny Bond • Grudge

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