Spite (move)

Spite うらみ Spite

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

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect any foe, but not allies

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Spite (Japanese: うらみ Spite) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Spite will lower the PP of the last move the target used. The number of PP lost is selected randomly between one and five.

Generation III

The effect is the same as the previous generation, however, the number of PP lost now varies between two and five.

Generation IV

Spite will deduct 4 PP from the last move that the target used.

Generation V

Spite can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	8			8			5				5			'
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--, 8			--, 8			--, 5				--, 5			'
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--, 8			--, 8			--, 5				--, 5			'
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	6			6			5				5			'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	18			21	24	21				20			'
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				25			25				25			'
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				25			16				16			'
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				25			16				16			'
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost							--				--			'
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark							--				--			'
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		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric
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 III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0359 Absol Dark Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 0023 Ekans Poison 0024 Arbok Poison 0037 Vulpix Fire 0038 Ninetales Fire 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0056 Mankey Fighting 0057 Primeape Fighting 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 0112 Rhydon Ground Rock 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0128 Tauros Normal 0130 Gyarados Water Flying 0151 Mew Psychic 0158 Totodile Water 0159 Croconaw Water 0160 Feraligatr Water 0190 Aipom Normal 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0234 Stantler Normal 0246 Larvitar Rock Ground 0247 Pupitar Rock Ground 0248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0304 Aron Steel Rock 0305 Lairon Steel Rock 0306 Aggron Steel Rock 0318 Carvanha Water Dark 0319 Sharpedo Water Dark 0331 Cacnea Grass 0332 Cacturne Grass Dark 0341 Corphish Water 0342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0408 Cranidos Rock 0409 Rampardos Rock 0424 Ambipom Normal 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0491 Darkrai Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 痛恨 Tònghèn French Depit German Groll Greek Φθόνος Italian Dispetto Korean 원한 Weonhan Serbian Prkos European Spanish Rencor

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