Nasty Plot (move)

Nasty Plot
わるだくみ Wiles
Nasty Plot IX.png
Nasty Plot IX 2.png
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 Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Points of next appeal doubles
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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

It is:

Effect

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

Nasty Plot 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 Darkinium Z into Z-Nasty Plot, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Nasty Plot raises the user's offensive stats for five turns. It also increases the user's action speed.

Category  Status
PP  20
Agile Strong
Power  —  —  —
Accuracy  —%  —%  —%
Action speed modifier
Self  -3  -4  +5
Target  ?  ?  ?
Additional effect
Turns  5  4  7
   ?  ?
   ?  ?
Raises the user's offensive stats

Description

Games Description
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk.
XYORAS The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk.
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk stat.
SV The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0025     Field Fairy 1 1 1
0026     Field Fairy 1 1 1
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy 1 1
0037     Field Field 9
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field 9
0038     Field Field 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field 1 1 1 9
0052     Field Field 38 38 38 38 31 40 40 40
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field 38 31 40 40
0053     Field Field 44 44 44 44 37 48 48 48
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field 44 37 48 48
0096     Human-Like Human-Like 43 53 53 53 36 53 41
0097     Human-Like Human-Like 55 53 1, 53 1, 53 46 1, 53 47
0146  
Moltres
Galarian Form
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 50 50
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 90 90 90 90 88 50 50 50
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 18 18 18XY
13ORAS
13 16 16 16
0190     Field Field 39 39 39 39 39 6 39
0198    
 
Flying Flying 34
0199    
 
Monster Water 1 39 36 36 36 1 1 1
0199  
Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1 1 1
0203    
 
Field Field 46ORAS 46 46 46
0228    
 
Field Field 53 52 52 52 52 52
0229    
 
Field Field 60 60 1, 60 1, 60 1, 60 1
0275    
 
Field Grass 1 1 1 1
0311     Fairy Fairy 51 56 1, 56XY
46ORAS
46 46 46
0312     Fairy Fairy 51 56 1, 56XY
46ORAS
46 46 46
0390     Field Human-Like 23 23 23 23 23 25 23
0391    
 
Field Human-Like 1 25
0392    
 
Field Human-Like 1 25
0424     Field Field 39 39 39 39 39 6 39
0430    
 
Flying Flying 35 35 35 35 35 34 35
0431     Field Field 10
0432     Field Field 10
0441    
 
Flying Flying 34
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 37 37 37 37 20 20 18 20
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 47 47 47 24 24
0448    
 
Field Human-Like 1 1
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 36 38 38 38 40 40 21 40
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 36 41 41 41 42 42 21 42
0461    
 
Field Field 24 24BW
20B2W2
20 20 48 48 48
0474     Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 46 46 46 46 42 42 36 42
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 75PtHGSS 75 75 75 75 19 75
0504     Field Field 33
0505     Field Field 39
0509     Field Field 42 42 42 32
0510     Field Field 50 50 50 40
0570     Field Field 49 49 49 44 44
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 43 44
0571     Field Field 54 54 54 52 52
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field 43 52
0629    
 
Flying Flying 14 14 14 54 54
0630    
 
Flying Flying 14 14 14 57 57
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon 56 56
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon 60 60
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon 60 60
0641  
Tornadus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 22
0642  
Thundurus
All available forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 61 1, 61 1, 55 22
0720  
Hoopa
Confined
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 68ORAS 68 68
0722    
 
Flying Flying 46 24 24
0723    
 
Flying Flying 55 30 30
0724    
 
Flying Flying 60 30 30
0757    
 
Monster Dragon 32 25 25
0758    
 
Monster Dragon 32 25 25
0765    
 
Field Field 25 30 30
0803     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31USUM 42
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 31USUM 42
0827     Field Field 20
0828     Field Field 22
0854  
Sinistea
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous 42 42
0855  
Polteageist
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous 42 42
0859    
 
Fairy Human-Like 36 36
0860    
 
Fairy Human-Like 40 40
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like 40 40
0897     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 72 72
0898  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0978  
Tatsugiri
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2 43
0981    
 
Field Field 46
1000    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 63
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 35
1015    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 56
1025    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 64
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 TM/TR

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0025     Field Fairy
0026     Field Fairy
0026  
Raichu
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Fairy
0037     Field Field
0037  
Vulpix
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0038     Field Field
0038  
Ninetales
Alolan Form
 
 
Field Field
0039    
 
Fairy Fairy
0040    
 
Fairy Fairy
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0042    
 
Flying Flying
0052     Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0052  
Meowth
Galarian Form
  Field Field
0053     Field Field
0053  
Persian
Alolan Form
  Field Field
0054     Water 1 Field
0055     Water 1 Field
0065     Human-Like Human-Like
0080    
 
Monster Water 1
0080  
Slowbro
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0097     Human-Like Human-Like
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0122  
Mr. Mime
Galarian Form
 
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0124    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0146    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0150     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0164    
 
Flying Flying
0169    
 
Flying Flying
0172     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0175     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0176    
 
Flying Fairy
0190     Field Field
0198    
 
Flying Flying
0199    
 
Monster Water 1
0199  
Slowking
Galarian Form
 
 
Monster Water 1
0200     Amorphous Amorphous
0203    
 
Field Field
0215    
 
Field Field
0215  
Sneasel
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0228    
 
Field Field
0229    
 
Field Field
0238    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0261     Field Field
0262     Field Field
0273     Field Grass
0274    
 
Field Grass
0275    
 
Field Grass
0300     Field Fairy
0301     Field Fairy
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0311     Fairy Fairy
0312     Fairy Fairy
0326     Field Field
0331     Grass Human-Like
0332    
 
Grass Human-Like
0337    
 
Mineral Mineral
0342    
 
Water 1 Water 3
0344    
 
Mineral Mineral
0352     Field Field
0353     Amorphous Amorphous
0354     Amorphous Amorphous
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0390     Field Human-Like
0391    
 
Field Human-Like
0392    
 
Field Human-Like
0424     Field Field
0429     Amorphous Amorphous
0430    
 
Flying Flying
0434    
 
Field Field
0435    
 
Field Field
0439    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0442    
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0447     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0448    
 
Field Human-Like
0453    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0454    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0461    
 
Field Field
0468    
 
Flying Fairy
0474     Mineral Mineral
0479  
Rotom
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0480     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0481     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0482     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0491     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0509     Field Field
0510     Field Field
0527    
 
Field Flying
0528    
 
Field Flying
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0562  
Yamask
Galarian Form
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
0563     Mineral Amorphous
0570     Field Field
0570  
Zorua
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0571     Field Field
0571  
Zoroark
Hisuian Form
 
 
Field Field
0574     Human-Like Human-Like
0575     Human-Like Human-Like
0576     Human-Like Human-Like
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0606     Human-Like Human-Like
0629    
 
Flying Flying
0630    
 
Flying Flying
0633    
 
Dragon Dragon
0634    
 
Dragon Dragon
0635    
 
Dragon Dragon
0641  
Tornadus
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0642  
Thundurus
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0645  
Landorus
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0655    
 
Field Field
0677     Field Field
0678  
Meowstic
All forms
  Field Field
0682     Fairy Fairy
0683     Fairy Fairy
0686    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0687    
 
Water 1 Water 2
0711  
Gourgeist
All forms
 
 
Amorphous Amorphous
0720  
Hoopa
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0722    
 
Flying Flying
0723    
 
Flying Flying
0724    
 
Flying Flying
0724  
Decidueye
Hisuian Form
 
 
Flying Flying
0725     Field Field
0726     Field Field
0727    
 
Field Field
0757    
 
Monster Dragon
0758    
 
Monster Dragon
0765    
 
Field Field
0803     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0804    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0821     Flying Flying
0822     Flying Flying
0823    
 
Flying Flying
0827     Field Field
0828     Field Field
0854  
Sinistea
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0855  
Polteageist
All forms
  Mineral Amorphous
0859    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0860    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0861    
 
Fairy Human-Like
0863     Field Field
0866    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0867    
 
Mineral Amorphous
0877    
 
Field Fairy
0893  
Zarude
All forms
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0897     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0898  
Calyrex
Shadow Rider
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0903    
 
Field Field
0906     Field Grass
0907     Field Grass
0908    
 
Field Grass
0944    
 
Field Field
0945    
 
Field Field
0962    
 
Flying Flying
0978  
Tatsugiri
All forms
 
 
Water 2 Water 2
0981    
 
Field Field
0999  
Gimmighoul
All forms
  No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1000    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1004    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1012  
Poltchageist
All forms
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
1013  
Sinistcha
All forms
 
 
Mineral Amorphous
1015    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1016    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
1019    
 
Grass Dragon
1025    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
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
0041    
 
Flying Flying
0096     Human-Like Human-Like
0122    
 
Human-Like Human-Like HGSS
0175     Flying Fairy
0200     Amorphous Amorphous HGSS
0228    
 
Field Field
0238    
 
Human-Like Human-Like HGSS
0273     Field Grass
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like
0331     Grass Human-Like HGSS
0352     Field Field
0439    
 
Human-Like Human-Like HGSS
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0511     Field Field
0513     Field Field
0515     Field Field
0562     Mineral Amorphous
0605     Human-Like Human-Like
0682     Fairy Fairy USUM
0725     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.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0441    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
0605     Human-Like Human-Like Dream World - Spooky Manor
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 IX

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0757    
 
Monster Dragon Wild Tera Pokémon - East Province (Area One)SV
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 Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0251    
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Cinema Celebi
Winter 2011 Celebi
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
0052  
MeowthLv. 15
  Field Field Team Rocket Meowth
0386     No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Masuda Deoxys
Team Plasma Deoxys
Plasma Deoxys
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
0571  
ZoroarkLv. 45
  Field Field Pokémon EXPO Gym Zoroark
0720  
HoopaLv. 50
Confined
 
 
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Cinema Hoopa
Manesh Hoopa
Harry Hoopa
Mighty Hoopa
Mac Hoopa
Korean Hoopa
Alexander Hoopa
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

Nasty Plot raises the user's Sp. Atk by two stages.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDTDS - - 20 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 20 - —% - User User -
MDGtI - - 13 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 13 30 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Description

Games Description
MDTDS Boosts the user's Special Attack by 2 levels.
BSL じぶんの とくこうを 2だんかいあげる
MDGtI It sharply boosts your Special Attack. (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. Atk. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a  Wonder Tile.


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 詭計 Gwáigai
Mandarin 詭計 / 诡计 Guǐjì
  French Machination
  German Ränkeschmied
  Greek Μηχανορραφία Michanorrafía
  Italian Congiura
  Korean 나쁜음모 Nappeun Eummo
  Polish Podły Spisek*
Portuguese   Brazil Trama Maldosa
  Portugal Maquinação
  Spanish Maquinación
  Vietnamese Âm Mưu


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


Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229


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