Memento (move)

Memento おきみやげ Memento

Battles 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 Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jamming  0   A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

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

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
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	49	52BW 48B2W2	48	48	48BDSP	48
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					48		48
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	61	65	64BW 57B2W2	57	57	57BDSP	48
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					57		48
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	49	51	55BW 45B2W2	45	45	48
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	58	63	65BW 54B2W2	54XY 57ORAS	57	56
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						56
146		Moltres Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						65	65
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		43	49	49	49	49BDSP	38
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		52	60	60	60	60BDSP	44
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		52	69	69	69	69BDSP	55
381		Latios		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	5	60	85	1, 85XY 1, 61ORAS	1, 61	70
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous						45SwShBDSP	45
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous						53SwShBDSP	53
434		Stunky		Field		Field		37DP 38PtHGSS	43	43	33	33SwShBDSP	33
435		Skuntank		Field		Field		41DP 42PtHGSS	51	51	33	33SwShBDSP	33
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		43	43	43	43	30SwShBDSP	30
480		Uxie		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		76	76	1, 76	1, 76	77SwShBDSP	77
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy						1
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33	33	56
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33	33	64
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous						1
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1					49	60
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous						54	54
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous						54	54
962		Bombirdier		Flying		Flying							1
978		Tatsugiri		Water 2		Water 2							34
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							21
100		Gholdengo		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							70
100		Ting-Lu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							65
100		Chi-Yu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							70
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
037		Vulpix		Field		Field						✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP	✔
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field						✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔BDSP
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous						✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
570		Zorua Hisuian Form		Field		Field							✔
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous						✔	✔
917		Tarountula		Bug		Bug							✔
928		Smoliv		Grass		Grass							✔
953		Rellor		Bug		Bug							✔
960		Wiglett		Water 3		Water 3							✔
969		Glimmet		Mineral		Mineral							✔
971		Greavard		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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Memento is a move with 15PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets all enemies in the room, cutting their Attack and Sp. Atk stats to ¼ of the original value, afterwards warping to somewhere else on the floor (if possible), with only 1HP left. This reduction is separate from the stat stages, and is only shared with Aurora Beam and Charm for the Attack stat. The reduction can be applied multiple times, up to 1/128. In hallways, this move targets Pokémon up two tiles away (or one in one-tile darkness). This move is affected by Taunt.

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

	Weezing
The user causes itself to faint, but lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Weezing	Weezing knocks itself out and an oval aura surrounds the battlefield, lowering the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
James's Weezing	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

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

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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

Trivia

• In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
• Memento is the only stat lowering status move that is not reflected by Magic Bounce.
• This move's name (particularly its German name) is a reference to the Latin phrase memento mori, meaning "remember that you will die".
• A glitch in Generation VII's Battle Spot caused battles to crash when Memento was used as a Z-Move. The same problem occurred with Parting Shot. As a result, both moves were temporarily banned from Battle Spot battles starting in November 2016. The glitch was fixed in the version 1.1 update.

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 Wish • Lunar Dance • Memento

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