Confusion (move)

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This article is about the Pokémon move. For the status condition, see Status condition.

Confusion
ねんりき Mindpower
Confusion.png
Type  Psychic
Category  Special
PP  25 (max. 40)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
  • 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
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Quite an appealing move.

Confusion (Japanese: ねんりき Mindpower) is a damage-dealing Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Confusion does damage and has a 10% chance of confusing the target.

Description

Games Description
StadStad2 A Psychic-type attack. Has a one-in-ten chance of leaving the target confused.
GSC An attack that may cause confusion.
RSEColoXD A psychic attack that may cause confusion.
FRLG A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused.
DPPtHGSS The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the foe confused.
BWB2W2 The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the target confused.
XYORAS
SM
The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. This may also confuse the target.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0012     Bug Bug 1, 12RGB
1, 10Y
1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 11
0048     Bug Bug 19Y 17 17 11 11 11 11
0049     Bug Bug 1Y 17 17 11 11 11 11
0054     Water 1 Field 36 16 16 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
11ORAS
10
0055     Water 1 Field 39 1, 16 16 18 18BW
15B2W2
15XY
11ORAS
10
0064     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 16RGB
16Y
1, 16 1, 16 1, 16 1, 16 1, 16 1, 16
0065     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 16RGB
16Y
1, 16 1, 16 1, 16 1, 16 1, 16 1, 16
0079     Monster Water 1 1 20 20RSE
17FRLG
15 14 14 14
0080     Monster Water 1 1 20 20RSE
17FRLG
15 14 14 14
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 17 18 18RSE
11FRLG
9 9 9 9
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 17 1, 18 1, 18RSE
1, 11FRLG
1, 9 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0102     Grass Grass 19 19 27 27 27 27
0103     Grass Grass 1 1 1 1 1 1
103A  
Exeggutor
Alola Form
  Grass Grass 1
0122     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 15 6 5 1 1 1 1
0150     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 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0163     Flying Flying 34 34 21 21 21 10
0164     Flying Flying 41 41 22 22 22 10
0196     Field Field 16 16 15 15BW
9B2W2
9 1
0199     Monster Water 1 20 20RSE
17FRLG
15 14 14 14
0203     Field Field 1, 7 13 1 1 1 1
0238     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 21 21 15 15 15 15
0251     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 1 1 1 1 1 1
0269     Bug Bug 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10 1, 10XY
12ORAS
12
0280     Amorphous Amorphous 6 6 6 6XY
4ORAS
4
0281     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6XY
1, 4ORAS
1, 4
0282     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6XY
1, 4ORAS
1, 4
0307     Human-Like Human-Like 9 8 8 8XY
7ORAS
7
0308     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 9 1, 8 1, 8 1, 8XY
1, 7ORAS
1, 7
0337     Mineral Mineral 7 1 1 1 1
0338     Mineral Mineral 7 1 1 1 1
0343     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1
0344     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1
0358     Amorphous Amorphous 14 14 14 14XY
1, 10ORAS
1, 10
0368     Water 1 Water 1 8 6 6 6XY
1ORAS
1
0375     Mineral Mineral 20 1, 20 1, 20 1, 20 1
0376     Mineral Mineral 1, 20 1, 20 1, 20 1, 20 1
0385     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 1 1 1 1 1
0413     Bug Bug 23 23 23 23
0414     Bug Bug 23 23 23 23
0433     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 14 14 14XY
10ORAS
10
0436     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1
0437     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1
0439     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 1 1 1 1
0475     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 6 1, 6 1, 6XY
1, 4ORAS
1, 4
0480     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 21DP
1PtHGSS
1 1 1
0481     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 21DP
1PtHGSS
1 1 1
0482     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 21DP
1PtHGSS
1 1 1
0488     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 1 1 1 1
0494     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 1 1 1
0527     Field Flying 1 1 1
0528     Field Flying 1 1 1
0574     Human-Like Human-Like 3 3 3
0575     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 3 1, 3 1, 3
0576     Human-Like Human-Like 1, 3 1, 3 1, 3
0605     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1
0606     Human-Like Human-Like 1 1 1
0648     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 11 11 1, 11
0677     Field Field 9 9
0678     Field Field 9 1, 9
678F  
Meowstic
Female
  Field Field 9 1, 9
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
  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 1 1
720U  
Hoopa
Unbound
  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 1 1
0765     Field Field 1
0779     Water 2 Water 2 9
0786     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 1
0792     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 1
0800     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 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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0007     Monster Water 1 }
0032     Monster Field
0114     Grass Grass
0187     Fairy Grass
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 Conquest

 
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Stars: ★★
Power: 29
Accuracy: 100%
Effect: 10% chance to confuse the target
Users:          
Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Super Smash Bros. series

Mewtwo uses Confusion as its side special move. The move acts as a grab, ignoring shields while flipping the opponent in midair. Additionally, the move is capable of reflecting projectiles, although they would not damage the initial user of the projectile in Super Smash Bros. Melee. This was fixed in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

Pokémon GO

  Confusion
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 15
Energy boost 14
Duration 1.51 seconds
Damage window ? seconds
Trainer Battles
Power ?
Energy boost ?
Turns ?
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
      
      
  
By Elite Fast TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, Confusion had a power of 12 and an energy gain of 7%.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target. It may also leave the target confused.
Conq. The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the target confused.


In the anime

In the main series


Pokédex entries

Episode Subject Source Entry
EP182 Confusion Ash's Pokédex Confusion. This powerful Psychic attack confuses an opponent and weakens it as well.

In Pokémon Origins


In the manga

In the Ash & Pikachu manga


In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Colosseum Snatcher Leo manga


In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In other generations

Trivia

  • The English name of this move is semantically dissimilar to its Japanese name, ねんりき Nenriki, which can be translated to mean mindpower. This has been known to cause some confusion when depicted in the English dub of the anime.
  • In the anime, Confusion seems to have exactly the same effect as the move Psychic.
  • A majority of the time when Confusion is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, it causes the Defending Pokémon to be Paralyzed rather than Confused.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 念力 Niànlì
  Czech Zmatení
  Danish Forvirring
  Dutch Verwarring
  Finnish Sekaannus (Original Series)
Hämmennys (Advanced Generation)
  French Choc Mental
  German Konfusion
  Greek Σύγχυση Sýgchysi
  Hindi चक्रादों Chakraado, Uljhan me daalna
  Italian Confusione
  Korean 염동력 Yeomdongryeok
  Norwegian Forvirring
  Polish Zamęt
Konfuzja*
Portuguese   Brazil Confusão
  Portugal Confusão (Pokémon Chronicles)
  Romanian Confuzie
  Serbian Zbunjivanje
  Spanish Confusión
  Swedish Förvirring
  Turkish Karmaşa
  Vietnamese Gây Rối


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