Spite (move)

Spite
うらみ Spite

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce 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 II
Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Move Tutor in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Move Tutor in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Move Tutor in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	1 ♥
Jam	0
The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Spite (Japanese: うらみ Spite) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

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Spite decreases the PP of the last move the target used. Spite fails if that move has no PP remaining.

Generation II

Spite decreases the move's PP by 2 to 5 (selected at random). If the amount that would be lost is greater than the amount remaining, the move loses all of its PP.

If the Pokémon's most recent move is Metronome, it's considered to be the move Metronome turned into; as Metronome is incapable of calling moves the user already knows in this generation, Spite will always fail against Metronome.

Generation III

Spite fails if that move has exactly 1 PP remaining.

If the Pokémon's most recent move is Metronome or another move that calls other moves, Spite will now correctly deduct PP from the base move instead of failing.

Spite can be used as the second move of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining 1 bonus appeal point if Curse was used in the previous turn.

Generation IV

Spite decreases the move's PP by exactly 4 (unless the move has fewer than 4 PP remaining, in which case the number left to deduct is correctly shown).

Spite no longer fails if the targeted move has exactly 1 PP remaining.

Generation V onwards

Spite can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Spite can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining extra three appeal points if any of the moves Encore, Taunt or Torment was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Ghostium Z into Z-Spite, the user regains all of its HP.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A vengeful move that slightly reduces the PP of the opponent's last move.
GS C	Cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
RS E	Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe's last move.
FRLG	A move that cuts 2 to 5 PP from the move last used by the foe.
Colo.XD	Spitefully cuts the PP of the target's last move.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user looses its grudge on the move last used by the foe by cutting 4 PP from it.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP LA SV	The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
037		Vulpix		Field		Field							12^SwShBDSP
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field							12^SwSh
038		Ninetales		Field		Field							1^SwShBDSP
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field							1^SwSh
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	8	8	5	5	5	5	16^SwShBDSP	16
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 8	1, 8	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	16^SwShBDSP	16
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 8	1, 8	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	1, 5	16^SwShBDSP	16
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	6	6	5	5	5	5	5^BDSP
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	18	21^RSE 24^FRLG	21	20^BW 7^B2W2	7	6
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3							15
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral		25	25	25	25^XY 17^ORAS	17	57
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		25	16	16^BW 10^B2W2	10	10	10^BDSP	10
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		25	16	16^BW 10^B2W2	10^XY 1, 10^ORAS	1, 10	1, 10^BDSP	1
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1^BDSP	1
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			1	1	1	1	10^SwShBDSP	10
570		Zorua Hisuian Form		Field		Field								28
571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field		Field								28
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying							1	1
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3						13	1
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3							15
987		Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
100		Wo-Chien		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
100		Chien-Pao		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
100		Ting-Lu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
100		Chi-Yu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered								1
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
052		Meowth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔	✔
056		Mankey		Field		Field								✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP	✔
551		Sandile		Field		Field							✔	✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
618		Stunfisk Galarian Form		Water 1	Amorphous							✔
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1						✔^USUM	✔
821		Rookidee		Flying		Flying							✔	✔
935		Charcadet		Human-Like		Human-Like								✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By Move Tutor

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Game
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		DP	Pt	HGSS	BW	B2W2	XY	ORAS	SM	USUM	PE
023		Ekans		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
024		Arbok		Field	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
052		Meowth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
053		Persian		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔
056		Mankey		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
057		Primeape		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster					✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
112		Rhydon		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
128		Tauros		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
130		Gyarados		Water 2	Dragon	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
158		Totodile		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
159		Croconaw		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
160		Feraligatr		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
234		Stantler		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
246		Larvitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
247		Pupitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
248		Tyranitar		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
261		Poochyena		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
262		Mightyena		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
273		Seedot		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
304		Aron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
305		Lairon		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
306		Aggron		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
318		Carvanha		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
319		Sharpedo		Water 2		Water 2	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
331		Cacnea		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
332		Cacturne		Grass	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
341		Corphish		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt		Water 1	Water 3	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
408		Cranidos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
409		Rampardos		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
424		Ambipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
464		Rhyperior		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina Altered Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina Origin Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
551		Sandile		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
552		Krokorok		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
553		Krookodile		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
559		Scraggy		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
560		Scrafty		Field	Dragon			✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
568		Trubbish		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔
569		Garbodor		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
618		Stunfisk		Water 1	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
624		Pawniard		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
625		Bisharp		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔
633		Deino		Dragon		Dragon			✔	✔	✔
634		Zweilous		Dragon		Dragon			✔	✔	✔
635		Hydreigon		Dragon		Dragon			✔	✔	✔
656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔
657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔
658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1				✔	✔
674		Pancham		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔
675		Pangoro		Field	Human-Like				✔	✔
679		Honedge		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔
680		Doublade		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔
681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔
686		Inkay		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔
687		Malamar		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔
718		Zygarde		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔	✔
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying					✔
747		Mareanie		Water 1		Water 1					✔
748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1					✔
765		Oranguru		Field		Field					✔
768		Golisopod		Bug	Water 3					✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1					✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral					✔
792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered					✔
806		Blacephalon		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.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
302		Sableye		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.

By event

Generation III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
359		Absol		Field		Field	Pokémon Center 5th Anniversary
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

This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: DX Rescue Team info

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Spite is a move with 15PP and 100% accuracy. It targets enemy in the front, reducing the PP of the last move they used to 0. This move is affected by Taunt.

Spite deducts 4PP from the target's last move in Gates to Infinity and 20 in Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Zeroes the PP of the move last used by the target, making it unusable.
MDTD S	Zeroes the PP of the move last used by the target.
BSL	てきポケモンがさいごにくりだしたわざのＰＰを０にしてつかえなくしてしまう
MDGtI	It sharply lowers the PP of the move last used by the enemy.
SMD MDRTDX	It sharply lowers the PP of the move last used by the enemy. It fails if the enemy had not used a move or if the enemy's PP is already 0.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	The effect

The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by reducing the number of times it can be used.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gastly	Gastly's opponent becomes unable to use the move it last used for a few moments.
Morty's Gastly	Magnificent Magnemite	Debut

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Misdreavus

The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by reducing the number of times it can be used.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus unleashes its grudge on the opponent, limiting the move it last used.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Win with Teamwork!!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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
Chinese	Cantonese	怨恨 Yunhahn * 痛恨 Tunghahn *
Chinese	Mandarin	怨恨 Yuànhèn * 痛恨 Tònghèn *
French		Dépit
German		Groll
Greek		Φθόνος
Italian		Dispetto
Korean		원한 Weonhan
Brazilian Portuguese		Ataque Rancoroso
Serbian		Prkos
Spanish		Rencor
Vietnamese		Thù Hận

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