Memento (move)

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Memento おきみやげ Memento

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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

Memento causes the user to faint and in return lowers the Attack and Special Attack stat of the target by two stages each.

The user will not faint if Memento fails, such as when blocked by Protect or Substitute or if it has no target. However, the user will faint even if the target does not have its stats lowered, such as if the target has the Ability Clear Body or is protected by Mist.

Memento can also be used as part of a Contest Spectaculars combination, with the user gaining 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, the Pokémon sent out to replace the user has its HP fully restored. Due to a glitch, this effect is not applied in version 1.0 of Sun and Moon.

Description

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	49	52BW 48B2W2	48	48
088A		Grimer Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					48
0089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	61	65	64BW 57B2W2	57	57
089A		Muk Alola Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					57
0109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	49	51	55BW 45B2W2	45	45
0110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	58	63	65BW 54B2W2	54XY 57ORAS	57
0187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		43	49	49	49
0188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		52	60	60	60
0189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		52	69	69	69
0381		Latios		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	5	60	85	1, 85XY 1, 61ORAS	1, 61
0434		Stunky		Field		Field		37DP 38PtHGSS	43	43	33
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field		41DP 42PtHGSS	51	51	33
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		43	43	43	43
0480		Uxie		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		76	76	1, 76	1, 76
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33	33
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33	33
0771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1					49
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
0050		Diglett		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔
050A		Diglett Alola Form		Field		Field					✔
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0280		Ralts		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
0422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔
0546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔
0570		Zorua		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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

The user sharply lowers Attack and Special Attack for all opposing Pokémon in the room, then the user warps to a different location in the floor and is left with 1 HP instead of fainting.

Description

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

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 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

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

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

• Memento is the only stat lowering status move that is not reflected by Magic Bounce.
• This move's name (particularly its name in German language) 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 Mandarin Chinese 臨別禮物 Línbíe Lǐwù French Souvenir German Memento-Mori Greek 'Ενθύμιο Italian Memento Korean 추억의선물 Chueok-yi Seonmul Portuguese Sacrifício Serbian Uspomena Spanish Legado Vietnamese Dị Vật

Variations of the move Destiny Bond
Destiny Bond • Grudge

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