Memento (move)

Memento
おきみやげ Memento
Memento IX.png
Memento IX 2.png
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
  • Affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Tough
Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

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

Effect

Generation III

Memento causes the user to faint and in return lowers the Attack and Special Attack stat of the target by two stages each.

Memento bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, even if the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move.

The user will always faint if it is blocked by a protection move. The user will also faint even if Memento fails (such as if it is blocked by substitute) or if it is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or Mist), but the user will not faint if Memento is unable to affect the target's stats due to both stats already being at -6.

Generation IV onward

Memento no longer bypasses accuracy checks, and has an accuracy of 100.

The user will not faint if Memento fails (such as if it has no target or is blocked by substitute), if the target is immune (such as due to being Dark-type and Memento's priority is boosted by the user's Prankster in Generation VII onward), or if it is blocked by a protection move. However, the user will faint even if Memento is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or if both stats are already at -6).

Memento can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if any of the moves Block, Mean Look or Spider Web was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Memento, if a Pokémon is switched in to replace the user the same turn, that Pokémon has its HP fully restored (even if Z-Memento was not used successfully after gaining its Z-Power effect). Due to a glitch, this effect is not applied in version 1.0 of Sun and Moon.

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.
Colo.XD The user faints. Sharply lowers the target's stats.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user faints when using this move. In return, it harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk.
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSPLA
The user faints when using this move. In return, this harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats.
SV The user faints. In return, the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats are harshly lowered.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0088     Amorphous Amorphous 53 49 52BW
48B2W2
48 48 48 48
0088  
Grimer
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 48 48
0089     Amorphous Amorphous 61 65 64BW
57B2W2
57 57 57 48
0089  
Muk
Alolan Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 57 48
0109     Amorphous Amorphous 49 51 55BW
45B2W2
45 45 48 48 48
0110     Amorphous Amorphous 58 63 65BW
54B2W2
54XY
57ORAS
57 56 56 56
0110  
Weezing
Galarian Form
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous 56 56
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65 65
0187    
 
Fairy Grass 43 49 49 49 49 38
0188    
 
Fairy Grass 52 60 60 60 60 44
0189    
 
Fairy Grass 52 69 69 69 69 55
0381    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 5 60 85 1, 85XY
1, 61ORAS
1, 61 70 70 70
0422  
Shellos
All forms
  Water 1 Amorphous 45 45 45
0423  
Gastrodon
All forms
 
 
Water 1 Amorphous 53 53 53
0434    
 
Field Field 37DP
38PtHGSS
43 43 33 33 33 33
0435    
 
Field Field 41DP
42PtHGSS
51 51 33 33 33 33
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 43 43 43 43 30 30 30
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 76 76 1, 76 1, 76 77 77 77
0547    
 
Grass Fairy 1 1
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 33 33 33 56 56
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 33 33 33 64 64
0609    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 1
0771     Water 1 Water 1 49 60
0854  
Sinistea
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous 54 54
0855  
Polteageist
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous 54 54
0962    
 
Flying Flying 1
0978  
Tatsugiri
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 34
0987    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 21
1000    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70
1003    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 65
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 70
1012  
Poltchageist
All forms
 
 
Mineral Amorphous 54
1013  
Sinistcha
All forms
 
 
Mineral Amorphous 54
1025    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 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 Egg Groups Egg Move
0037     Field Field
0050     Field Field
0050  
Diglett
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0218     Amorphous Amorphous
0225    
 
Water 1 Field
0280    
 
Human-Like Amorphous
0355     Amorphous Amorphous
0422  
Shellos
All forms
  Water 1 Amorphous
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0546    
 
Grass Fairy
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0570     Field Field
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0871     Water 1 Amorphous
0917     Bug Bug
0928    
 
Grass Grass
0953     Bug Bug
0960     Water 3 Water 3
0969    
 
Mineral Mineral
0971     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

Memento targets all enemies in the room and reduces their Attack and Sp. Atk. The move then cuts the user's HP to 1 and randomly warps the user to somewhere else on the floor (if possible). In the Rescue Team and Explorers series, the Attack and Sp. Atk ae cut to ¼ of the original value, with this reduction being separate from stat stages. This characteristic is shared with Aurora Beam and Charm. The reduction can be applied multiple times, up to 1/128.

From Gates to Infinity onward, Memento reduces the Attack and Sp. Atk stat by two stages instead.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 15 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes
MDTDS - - 15 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes
BSL - - 15 - 100% - Entire room Enemy Yes
MDGtI - - 13 50 95% 98% Entire room Enemy Yes
SMD - - 13 30 95% 98% Entire room Enemy Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

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.
MDTD Greatly reduces the Attack and Special Attack of all enemies in the room by 2 levels. It also cuts the user's HP to 1, then warps the user to a different tile on the floor.
MDS Greatly reduces the Attack and Special Attack of all enemies in the room. It also cuts the user's HP to 1, then warps the user to a different tile on the floor.
BSL おなじへやの てきポケモンの こうげきと とくこうを おおきくさげるが じぶんの HPが 1になって ワープしてしまう
MDGtI It sharply lowers the Attack and Special Attack of enemies in the same room, but it drops your HP to 1 and warps you somewhere.
SMD It sharply lowers enemies' Attack and Sp. Atk. But it drops your HP to 1 and warps you.*
It sharply lowers the Attack and Sp. Atk of enemies in the same room, but it drops your HP to 1 and warps you to somewhere else.*


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 臨別禮物 Làhmbiht Láihmaht
Mandarin 臨別禮物 / 临别礼物 Línbié Lǐwù
  French Souvenir
  German Memento-Mori
  Greek 'Ενθύμιο
  Italian Memento
  Korean 추억의선물 Chu-eoguiseonmul
Portuguese   Brazil Recordação
  Portugal Sacrifício
  Serbian Uspomena
  Spanish Legado
  Vietnamese Dị Vật


Variations of the move Memento
  Healing WishLunar DanceMemento


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