Amnesia (move)

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.

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Cute Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 The user gains a star if their condition is good, and they receive the number of stars in appeal points next round. Every star they have (up to three) lessens the chance of the Pokémon becoming nervous.

Super Contests Category  Cute Appeal  0 Earn double the score in the next turn.

Amnesia on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Amnesia on Eevee's Movedex

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

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.

By Nintendo Event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 054 Psyduck Water Pokémon Stadium 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 052 Meowth Normal Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine 098 Krabby* Water Corsola 114 Tangela* Grass Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff 173 Cleffa* Normal Marill, Azumarill 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

#   Pokémon Type Father 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine Wailmer, Wailord Numel, Camerupt Torkoal 052 Meowth Normal Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine Slakoth, Slaking Wailmer, Wailord Numel, Camerupt Torkoal 098 Krabby Water Lileep, Cradily 114 Tangela* Grass Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry 170 Chinchou Water Electric Surskit, Masquerain 173 Cleffa* Normal Marill, Azumarill Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Castform 183 Marill Water Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Wooper, Quagsire Barboach, Whiscash Castform Gorebyss Relicanth 187 Hoppip* Grass Flying Tangela Clefairy, Clefable Marill, Azumarill Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Wailmer,Wailord Numel ,Camerupt Torkoal 222 Corsola Water Rock Wooper, Quagsire Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Gorebyss 273 Seedot Grass Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Wailmer,Wailord Numel ,Camerupt Torkoal 369 Relicanth Water Rock Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Wooper, Quagsire Barboach, Whiscash Gorebyss 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 IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 054 Psyduck Water 44 055 Golduck Water 50 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 43 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 47 143 Snorlax Normal 9 150 Mewtwo Psychic 57 151 Mew Psychic 60 161 Sentret Normal 36 162 Furret Normal 42 194 Wooper Water Ground 23 195 Quagsire Water Ground 24 218 Slugma Fire 31 219 Magcargo Fire Rock 31 220 Swinub Ice Ground 49 221 Piloswine Ice Ground 65 287 Slakoth Normal 25 289 Slaking Normal 25 316 Gulpin Poison 17 317 Swalot Poison 17 320 Wailmer Water 37 321 Wailord Water 37 322 Numel Fire Ground 25 323 Camerupt Fire Ground 25 324 Torkoal Fire 49 339 Barboach Water Ground 18 340 Whiscash Water Ground 18 345 Lileep Rock Grass 29 346 Cradily Rock Grass 29 368 Gorebyss Water 19 378 Regice Ice 41 379 Registeel Steel 41 386 Deoxys Defense Forme Psychic 73 399 Bidoof Normal 29 400 Bibarel Normal Water 33 446 Munchlax Normal 9 480 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 Father 001 Bulbasaur Grass Poison Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Wailmer, Wailord Numel, Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof, Bibarel 052 Meowth Normal Psyduck, Golduck Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine Slakoth, Slaking Wailmer, Wailord Numel, Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof, Bibarel 098 Krabby Water Lileep, Cradily 108 Lickitung Normal Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Snorlax 114 Tangela* Grass Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra 170 Chinchou Water Electric Wailmer, Wailord Barboach, Whiscash 173 Cleffa Normal Marill, Azumarill Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Castform 183 Marill Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Wooper, Quagsire Barboach, Whiscash Castform Gorebyss Relicanth Bidoof, Bibarel Shellos, Gastrodon 187 Hoppip* Grass Flying Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Tangela, Tangrowth Clefairy, Clefable Marill, Azumarill Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry Castform Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic Psyduck, Golduck Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Wailmer,Wailord Numel ,Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof, Bibarel 222 Corsola Water Rock Psyduck, Golduck Wooper, Quagsire Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Gorebyss Bidoof, Bibarel 273 Seedot Grass Psyduck, Golduck Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Wailmer,Wailord Numel ,Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof, Bibarel 325 Spoink Psychic Psyduck, Golduck Sentret, Furret Wooper, Quagsire Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking Wailmer,Wailord Numel ,Camerupt Torkoal Bidoof, Bibarel 351 Castform Normal Slugma, Magcargo Gulpin, Swalot 351 Castform Fire Slugma, Magcargo Gulpin, Swalot 351 Castform Water Slugma, Magcargo Gulpin, Swalot 351 Castform Ice Slugma, Magcargo Gulpin, Swalot 369 Relicanth Water Rock Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Wooper, Quagsire Barboach, Whiscash Gorebyss Bidoof, Bibarel Shellos, Gastrodon 387 Turtwig Grass Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Lickitung, Lickilicky Tangela, Tangrowth Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff Seedot, Nuzleaf, Shiftry 422 Shellos West Sea Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Wooper, Quagsire Slugma, Magcargo Gulpin, Swalot Castform Gorebyss Relicanth Bidoof, Bibarel 422 Shellos East Sea Water Psyduck, Golduck Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking Wooper, Quagsire Slugma, Magcargo Gulpin, Swalot Castform Gorebyss Relicanth Bidoof, Bibarel 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.

In the anime

	Slowbro
The user makes the foe or itself forget how to use a move.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Slowbro	The user temporarily forgets how to use a move.
Professor Westwood V's Slowbro	The Evolution Solution		Debut

Trivia

• Although Poliwag and Poliwhirl were able to learn Amnesia in Generation I, they were not able to learn the move in any other Generation.

In other languages

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

Variations on the move Acid Armor
	Acid Armor | Agility | Amnesia | Barrier Swords Dance | Iron Defense | Tail Glow Acupressure | Nasty Plot | Rock Polish

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