Lucky Chant (move)

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Lucky Chant (Japanese: おまじない Good Luck Charm) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Lucky Chant prevents opponents from landing critical hits on the user's party for five turns.

Generation V onward

Lucky Chant can now be stolen by Snatch.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Lucky Chant, the user's evasion raises one stage.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	28	31BW 37B2W2	37	37
0043		Oddish		Grass		Grass	25	25	25XY 23ORAS	23
0044		Gloom		Grass		Grass	29	29	29XY 24ORAS	24
0177		Natu		Flying		Flying	12	12	12	12
0178		Xatu		Flying		Flying	12	12	12	12
0222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3	28	28BW 23B2W2	23	23
0238		Smoochum		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	28	31	31	31
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	17	17	17XY 14ORAS	14
0281		Kirlia		Amorphous		Amorphous	17	17	17XY 14ORAS	14
0370		Luvdisc		Water 2		Water 2	17	17	17XY 14ORAS	13
0420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass	40	40	40	40
0421		Cherrim		Fairy	Grass	48	48	48	48
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1
0481		Mesprit		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	31	31	31	31
0492		Shaymin		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	91DP
0517		Munna		Field		Field		5	5	5
0518		Musharna		Field		Field		1	1	1
0653		Fennekin		Field		Field			25	25
0654		Braixen		Field		Field			27	28
0655		Delphox		Field		Field			27	28
0669		Flabébé		Fairy		Fairy			10	10
0670		Floette		Fairy		Fairy			10	10
670E		Floette Eternal Flower		Fairy		Fairy			10	10
0671		Florges		Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0801		Florges		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered				9
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	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0102		Exeggcute		Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0172		Pichu		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔
0175		Togepi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0311		Plusle		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0312		Minun		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0325		Spoink		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0519		Pidove		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
0531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0580		Ducklett		Water 1	Flying		✔	✔	✔
0764		Comfey		Grass		Grass				✔
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
0175		Togepi		style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered	style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered	Dream World - Dream Park
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

Description

In the anime

Mismagius controls the tentacles Mismagius recites a spell Mismagius's gems glow
Mysterious tentacles prevent the user from being attacked.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mismagius raises to its forehead one of the extensions hanging from its body and chants repeatedly. Then, the gems on Mismagius's body start to glow pink. Magical crimson tentacles emerge from them, with which Mismagius strikes the opponent.
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Clefairy
The user wags its fingers to prevent critical hits.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy raises its hands into the air and calls out while looking into the air as well, preventing the opponent from landing critical hits.
Rad Rickshaw's Cliff	Cautious Clefairy		Debut
Rad Rickshaw's Cliffette	Cautious Clefairy		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 幸運咒語 Xìngyùn Zhòuyǔ Dutch Bezwering French Air Veinard German Beschwörung Greek Ψαλμός Καλοτυχίας Psalmós Kalotychías Indonesian Mantra Italian Fortuncanto Korean 주술 Jusul Polish Pieśń Szczęścia Brazilian Portuguese Golpe de Sorte Russian Песня Счастья Pesnya Schast'ya Spanish Conjuro

Variations of the move Safeguard
Lucky Chant • Mist • Safeguard

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