Amnesia (move)

Amnesia (Japanese: ドわすれ Memory Lapse) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Amnesia increases the user's Special by 2 levels.

Amnesia will do nothing if the user's special has reached a level of +6 or a value of 999. The effect of Amnesia is ignored by critical hits.

Generation II and on

Raises the user's Special Defense instead.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0060 Poliwag Water 38 0061 Poliwhirl Water 41 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 40 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 44 0143 Snorlax Normal -- 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 81 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 43 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 46 0143 Snorlax Normal 8 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 77 0161 Sentret Normal 41 0162 Furret Normal 48 0194 Wooper Water Ground 21 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 23 0218 Slugma Fire 29 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 29 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 55 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 70 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0098 Krabby Water 0114 Tangela Grass 0183 Marril Marril Water 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0222 Corsola Water Rock 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 III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 43(R/S/E) 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 36(FR/LG) 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 46(R/S/E) 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 36(FR/LG) 0143 Snorlax Normal 6(R/S/E) 0143 Snorlax Normal 5(FR/LG) 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 77(R/S/E) 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 99(FR/LG) 0161 Sentret Normal 49 0162 Furret Normal 59 0194 Wooper Water Ground 21 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 23 0218 Slugma Fire 29 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 29 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 55 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 70 0287 Slakoth Normal 25 0289 Slaking Normal 25 0316 Gulpin Poison 17 0317 Swalot Poison 17 0320 Wailmer Water 46 0321 Wailord Water 52 0322 Numel Fire Ground 31 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 31 0324 Torkoal Fire 40 0339 Barboach Water Ground 21 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 21 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 36 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 36 0368 Gorebyss Water 26 0378 Regice Ice 41 0379 Registeel Steel 41 0386 Deoxys Psychic 35(LG) Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0098 Krabby Water 0114 Tangela Grass 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0183 Marril Marril Water 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0273 Seedot Grass 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0054 Psyduck Water 44 0055 Golduck Water 50 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 43 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 47 0143 Snorlax Normal 9 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 57 0151 Mew Psychic 60 0161 Sentret Normal 36 0162 Furret Normal 42 0194 Wooper Water Ground 23 0195 Quagsire Water Ground 24 0218 Slugma Fire 31 0219 Magcargo Fire Rock 31 0220 Swinub Ice Ground 49 0221 Piloswine Ice Ground 65 0287 Slakoth Normal 25 0289 Slaking Normal 25 0316 Gulpin Poison 17 0317 Swalot Poison 17 0320 Wailmer Water 37 0321 Wailord Water 37 0322 Numel Fire Ground 25 0323 Camerupt Fire Ground 25 0324 Torkoal Fire 49 0339 Barboach Water Ground 18 0340 Whiscash Water Ground 18 0345 Lileep Rock Grass 29 0346 Cradily Rock Grass 29 0368 Gorebyss Water 19 0378 Regice Ice 41 0379 Registeel Steel 41 0386 Deoxys Psychic 73 0399 Bidoof Normal 29 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 33 0446 Munchlax Normal 9 0480 Uxie Psychic 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type 0001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison 0032 Nidoran♂ Poison 0035 Clefairy Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0098 Krabby Water 0114 Tangela Grass 0170 Chinchou Water Electric 0173 Cleffa Normal 0183 Marril Marril Water 0187 Hoppip Grass Flying 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0273 Seedot Grass 0325 Spoink Psychic 0351 Castform Normal 0369 Relicanth Water Rock 0387 Turtwig Grass 0422 Shellos Water 0422 Shellos Water 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 other languages

• Spanish: Amnesia
• French: Amnésie
• German: Amnesie

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