Amnesia (move)
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| Amnesia ドわすれ Memory Lapse | ||||||||||||
| The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat. | ||||||||||||
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Amnesia (Japanese: ドわすれ Memory Lapse) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.
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Effect
Generation I
Amnesia increases the user's Special by two stages. Amnesia will do nothing if the user's special has reached a stage 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 060 | 
| Poliwag | Water | 38 | |
| 061 | 
| Poliwhirl | Water | 41 | |
| 079 | 
| Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | 40 |
| 080 | 
| Slowbro | Water | Psychic | 44 |
| 143 | 
| Snorlax | Normal | -- | |
| 150 | 
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 079 |
| Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | 43 |
| 080 |
| Slowbro | Water | Psychic | 46 |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 8 | |
| 150 |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | 77 | |
| 161 | 
| Sentret | Normal | 41 | |
| 162 | 
| Furret | Normal | 48 | |
| 194 | 
| Wooper | Water | Ground | 21 |
| 195 | 
| Quagsire | Water | Ground | 23 |
| 218 | 
| Slugma | Fire | 29 | |
| 219 | 
| Magcargo | Fire | Rock | 29 |
| 220 | 
| Swinub | Ice | Ground | 55C |
| 221 | 
| Piloswine | Ice | Ground | 70C |
| 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 | Father | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 032 | 
| Nidoran♂ | Poison | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine | |
| 035 | 
| Clefairy* | Normal | Marill, Azumarill Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff | |
| 052 | 
| Meowth | Normal | Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine | |
| 098 | 
| Krabby* | Water | Corsola | |
| 114 | 
| Tangela* | Grass | Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff | |
| 183 | 
| Marill | Water | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Wooper, Quagsire | |
| 187 | 
| Hoppip* | Grass | Flying | Tangela Clefairy, Clefable Marill, Azumarill |
| 203 | 
| Girafarig | Normal | Psychic | Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine |
| 222 | 
| Corsola | Water | Rock | Wooper, Quagsire Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |
| Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. | |||||
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 079 |
| Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | 43RSE |
| 079 |
| Slowpoke | Water | Psychic | 36FRLG |
| 080 |
| Slowbro | Water | Psychic | 46RSE |
| 080 |
| Slowbro | Water | Psychic | 36FRLG |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 6RSE | |
| 143 |
| Snorlax | Normal | 5FRLG | |
| 150 |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | 77RSE | |
| 150 |
| Mewtwo | Psychic | 99FRLG | |
| 161 |
| Sentret | Normal | 49 | |
| 162 |
| Furret | Normal | 59 | |
| 194 |
| Wooper | Water | Ground | 21 |
| 195 |
| Quagsire | Water | Ground | 23 |
| 218 |
| Slugma | Fire | 29 | |
| 219 |
| Magcargo | Fire | Rock | 29 |
| 220 |
| Swinub | Ice | Ground | 55 |
| 221 |
| Piloswine | Ice | Ground | 70 |
| 287 | 
| Slakoth | Normal | 25 | |
| 289 | 
| Slaking | Normal | 25 | |
| 316 | 
| Gulpin | Poison | 17 | |
| 317 | 
| Swalot | Poison | 17 | |
| 320 | 
| Wailmer | Water | 46 | |
| 321 | 
| Wailord | Water | 52 | |
| 322 | 
| Numel | Fire | Ground | 31 |
| 323 | 
| Camerupt | Fire | Ground | 31 |
| 324 | 
| Torkoal | Fire | 40 | |
| 339 | 
| Barboach | Water | Ground | 21 |
| 340 | 
| Whiscash | Water | Ground | 21 |
| 345 | 
| Lileep | Rock | Grass | 36 |
| 346 | 
| Cradily | Rock | Grass | 36 |
| 368 | 
| Gorebyss | Water | 26 | |
| 378 | 
| Regice | Ice | 41 | |
| 379 | 
| Registeel | Steel | 41 | |
| 386 | 
| Deoxys Defense Forme | Psychic | 35 | |
| 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
Generation IV
By leveling up
By breeding
In the anime
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| The user makes the foe forget how to use a move. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
| Slowbro
| The user forgets how to use a move. | ||
| Professor Westwood V's Slowbro | The Evolution Solution | Debut | |
In other languages
- Spanish: Amnesia
- French: Amnésie
- German: Amnesie
- Italian: Amnesia
| Variations on the move Acid Armor | |
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| Acid Armor | Agility | Amnesia | Barrier Swords Dance | Iron Defense | Tail Glow Acupressure | Nasty Plot | Rock Polish |
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