Nasty Plot (move)

Nasty Plot わるだくみ Sinister Plot

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Battles Type  Dark 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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally Affects the user

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

Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jam  0   Points of next appeal doubles

Super Contests Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Earn double the score in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cute Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Nasty Plot (Japanese: わるだくみ Sinister Plot) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Nasty Plot raises the user's Special Attack stat by two stages.

Description

Games Description The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	--				--			'
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	38				38			'
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	44				44			'
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	43				53			'
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	55				53			'
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	90				90			'
172		Pichu	Electric		Electric	18				18			'
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	39				39			'
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	39				36			'
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	53				52			'
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	60				60			'
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark	--				--			'
311		Plusle	Electric		Electric	51				56			'
312		Minun	Electric		Electric	51				56			'
390		Chimchar	Fire		Fire	23				23			'
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal	39				39			'
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying	35				35			'
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	37				37			'
447		Riolu	Fighting		Fighting					47			'
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting	36				38			'
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting	36				41			'
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice	24				24	20	'
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal	--				--			'
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic	46				46			'
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark			75	75			'
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark					42			'
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark					50			'
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark					49			'
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark					54			'
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying					14			'
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying					14			'
642		Thundurus	Electric	Flying					61			'
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
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic
175		Togepi	Normal		Normal
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying
511		Pansage	Grass		Grass	no
513		Pansear	Fire		Fire	no
515		Panpour	Water		Water	no
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost	no
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic	no
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0251 Celebi Psychic Grass 13th Movie Premiere Event Winter 2011 Celebi Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0052 MeowthLv.15 Normal Team Rocket Meowth 0386 Deoxys Psychic Masuda Deoxys 0441 Chatot Normal Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 0605 Elgyem Psychic Dream World - Spooky Manor 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 the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Houndoom Nasty Plot Adventures.png Houndoom
The user powers up its moves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Houndoom howls loudly when the battle begins, powering up its moves.
Team Galactic's Houndoom	Showdown with Houndoom		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

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 詭計 Guǐjì French Machination German Ränkeschmied Greek Μηχανορραφία Italian Congiura Korean 나쁜음모 Nappeun Eummo Spanish Maquinación

Variations of the move Acid Armor
Acid Armor • Amnesia • Autotomize • Barrier • Iron Defense • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish • Swords Dance Formerly a variation Minimize

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