Amnesia (move)

Amnesia
ドわすれ Memory Lapse
Amnesia PE.png
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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
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

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.
GSC Sharply raises the user's Spcl.Def.
RSEFRLGColoXD Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwSh
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
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0003    
 
Monster Grass 1PE
0035     Fairy Fairy 16PE
0053     Field Field 1PE
053A  
Persian
Alola Form
  Field Field 1PE
0054     Water 1 Field 44 48BW
43B2W2
43 37SMUSUM
41PE
0055     Water 1 Field 50 56BW
49B2W2
49 41SMUSUM
53PE
0060     Water 1 Water 1 38
0061     Water 1 Water 1 41
0079    
 
Monster Water 1 40 43 43RSE
36FRLG
43 41 41 41SMUSUM
48PE
0080    
 
Monster Water 1 44 46 46RSE
36FRLG
47 43 43 43SMUSUM
62PE
0099     Water 3 Water 3 1PE
0114     Grass Grass 49PE
0143     Monster Monster 1 8 6RSE
5FRLG
9 9 9 9SMUSUM
45PE
36
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 81 77 77RSE
99FRLG
57 50 79 79SMUSUM
44PE
32
0151     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 60SMUSUM
22PE
10
0161     Field Field 41 49 36 36 36 36
0162     Field Field 48 59 42 42 42 42
0194    
 
Water 1 Field 21 21 23 23 23 23 32
0195    
 
Water 1 Field 23 23 24 24 24 24 40
0202     Amorphous Amorphous 1
0218     Amorphous Amorphous 29 29 31 32 32XY
36ORAS
36
0219    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 29 29 31 32 32XY
36ORAS
36
0220    
 
Field Field 55C 55 49 49BW
48B2W2
48 48 35
0221    
 
Field Field 70C 70 65 65BW
58B2W2
58 58 37
0287     Field Field 25 25 25 25XY
17ORAS
17
0289     Field Field 25 25 25 25XY
17ORAS
17
0316     Amorphous Amorphous 17 17 17 17XY
12ORAS
12
0317     Amorphous Amorphous 17 17 17 17XY
12ORAS
12
0320     Field Water 2 46 37 37 37 37 42
0321     Field Water 2 52 37 37 37 37 44
0322    
 
Field Field 31 25 31BW
19B2W2
19 19
0323    
 
Field Field 31 25 31BW
19B2W2
19 19
0324     Field Field 40 49 49 49XY
40ORAS
40 52
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2 21 18 18 18XY
15ORAS
15 18
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2 21 18 18 18XY
15ORAS
15 18
0345    
 
Water 3 Water 3 36 29 29 29XY
36ORAS
36
0346    
 
Water 3 Water 3 36 29 29 29XY
36ORAS
36
0360     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
0368     Water 1 Water 1 29 19 19 19XY
16ORAS
16
0378     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 41XY
37ORAS
37
0379     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 41XY
37ORAS
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 73XY
55ORAS
55
0399     Water 1 Field 29 29 29 41
0400    
 
Water 1 Field 33 33 33 48
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 40B2W2 40 40
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 46B2W2 46 46
0446     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 36
0473    
 
Field Field 37
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 46 46 46 46
0513     Field Field 25 25 25
0527    
 
Field Flying 29 29 29 30
0528    
 
Field Flying 29 29 29 30
0568     Mineral Mineral 40 40 40 9
0569     Mineral Mineral 46 46 46 9
0631     Field Field 46 44 47 45
0636    
 
Bug Bug 80 80 80
0637    
 
Bug Bug 1 1
0845    
 
Water 1 Flying 42
0875     Water 1 Field 30
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 TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TR17
IX
--
0001    
 
Monster Grass
0002    
 
Monster Grass
0003    
 
Monster Grass
0035     Fairy Fairy
0036     Fairy Fairy
0052     Field Field
052A  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
052G  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
053A  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0099     Water 3 Water 3
0143     Monster Monster
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
0151     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
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0171    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0173     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
0194    
 
Water 1 Field
0195    
 
Water 1 Field
0202     Amorphous Amorphous
0220    
 
Field Field
0221    
 
Field Field
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
222G  
Corsola
Galarian Form
  Water 1 Water 3
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0272    
 
Water 1 Grass
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0320     Field Water 2
0321     Field Water 2
0324     Field Field
0339    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0340    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0360     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
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
0422     Water 1 Amorphous
0423    
 
Water 1 Amorphous
0425    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0426    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0446     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
0449     Field Field
0450     Field Field
0458    
 
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
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0473    
 
Field Field
0517     Field Field
0518     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0560    
 
Field Dragon
0568     Mineral Mineral
0569     Mineral Mineral
0631     Field Field
0684     Fairy Fairy
0685     Fairy Fairy
0728     Water 1 Field
0729     Water 1 Field
0730    
 
Water 1 Field
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0756    
 
Grass Grass
0780    
 
Monster Dragon
0819     Field Field
0820     Field Field
0842    
 
Grass Dragon
0845    
 
Water 1 Flying
0863     Field Field
0864     Water 1 Water 3
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous
0875     Water 1 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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001    
 
Monster Grass
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
 
 
Field Field
0032     Monster Field
0052     Field Field
052A  
Meowth
Alola Form
  Field Field
0098     Water 3 Water 3
0108     Monster Monster
0114     Grass Grass
0170    
 
Water 2 Water 2
0173     Fairy Fairy
0183    
 
Water 1 Fairy
0187    
 
Fairy Grass
0203    
 
Field Field
0222    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0226    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0273     Field Grass
0325     Field Field
0351     Fairy Amorphous
0369    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0387     Monster Grass
0422     Water 1 Amorphous
0458    
 
Water 1 Water 1
0531     Fairy Fairy
0559    
 
Field Dragon
0626     Field Field
0728     Water 1 Field
0739     Water 3 Water 3
0755    
 
Grass Grass
0764     Grass Grass
0769    
 
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     Water 1 Field Amnesia PsyduckStad
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0098     Water 3 Water 3 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0170    
 
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0096     Human-Like Human-Like New York Pokémon Center
0223     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  
MewLv. 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.


Generation VI

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0054  
PsyduckLv. 20
  Water 1 Field Junichi Masuda's Psyduck
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.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Special Defense by 2 levels.
BSL じぶんの とくぼうを 2だんかいあげる
MDGtI It sharply boosts your Special Defense. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.)
SMD It sharply boosts your Sp. Def. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In the anime

 
Slowbro


The user makes the foe or itself forget how to use a move.
Pokémon Method
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


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 瞬間失憶 Seungāan Sātyīk *
突然失憶 Dahtyìhn Sātyīk *
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 Amnésia
  Russian Амнезия Amneziya
  Serbian Amnezija
  Spanish Amnesia
  Swedish Minnesförlust
  Turkish Unutkanlık
  Vietnamese Mất Trí



Variations of the move Acid Armor
  Acid ArmorAmnesiaAutotomizeBarrierIron DefenseNasty PlotRock PolishSwords Dance
Formerly a variation
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