Confusion (move)

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This article is about the Pokémon move. For status ailment, see Status ailment.

Confusion
ねんりき
The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the foe confused.
Battles
Type Psychic
Category Special
PP 25 (max. 40)
Power 50
Accuracy 100%
Introduced Generation I
Availability
  • Does not make contact
  • Affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Affected by BrightPowder
  • Not affected by King's Rock
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Contests
Category Smart
Appeal 2 ♥♥
Jam 3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.
Super Contests
Category Smart
Appeal 3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Confusion (Japanese: ねんりき Mindpower) is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage.

Contents

Effect

Generation I

Confusion does damage and has a 9.8% chance of confusing the opponent.

Confusion can't confuse an opponent that is already confused.

In Stadium, Confusion can't confuse an opponent that has a Substitute.

In the anime

Pokémon

Noctowl. Its eyebrow tufts turn blue and release a blue light

Venomoth. Its eyes turn blue and it uses psychic powers to move objects.

Baltoy. Its eyes turn blue and it uses psychic powers to move objects.

Dustox. Its eyes turn blue and it uses psychic powers to move something.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 12RGB
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10Y
048 048 Venonat Bug Poison 19Y
049 049 Venomoth Bug Poison --Y
054 054 Psyduck Water 36
055 055 Golduck Water 39
064 064 Kadabra Psychic 16
065 065 Alakazam Psychic 16
079 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic --
080 080 Slowbro Water Psychic --
096 096 Drowzee Psychic 17
097 097 Hypno Psychic --
097 097 Hypno Psychic 17
122 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 15
150 150 Mewtwo Psychic --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying --
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10
048 048 Venonat Bug Poison 17
049 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 17
054 054 Psyduck Water 16
055 055 Golduck Water --
055 055 Golduck Water 16
064 064 Kadabra Psychic --
064 064 Kadabra Psychic 16
065 065 Alakazam Psychic --
065 065 Alakazam Psychic 16
079 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 20
080 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 20
096 096 Drowzee Psychic 18
097 097 Hypno Psychic --
097 097 Hypno Psychic 18
102 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 19
103 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic --
122 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 6
150 150 Mewtwo Psychic --
163 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 34
164 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 41
196 196 Espeon Psychic 16
199 199 Slowking Water Psychic 20
203 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic --
203 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 7
238 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 21
251 251 Celebi Grass Psychic --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
032 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig
114 114 Tangela Grass Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
187 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Exeggcute, Exeggutor
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
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying --
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10
048 048 Venonat Bug Poison 17
049 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 17
054 054 Psyduck Water 16
055 055 Golduck Water 16
064 064 Kadabra Psychic --
064 064 Kadabra Psychic 16
065 065 Alakazam Psychic --
065 065 Alakazam Psychic 16
079 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 20RSE
079 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 17FRLG
080 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 20RSE
080 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 17FRLG
096 096 Drowzee Psychic 18RSE
096 096 Drowzee Psychic 11FRLG
097 097 Hypno Psychic 18RSE
097 097 Hypno Psychic --
097 097 Hypno Psychic 11FRLG
102 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 19
103 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic --
122 122 Mr. Mime Psychic 5
150 150 Mewtwo Psychic --
163 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 34
164 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 41
196 196 Espeon Psychic 16
199 199 Slowking Water Psychic 20RSE
199 199 Slowking Water Psychic 17FRLG
203 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 13
238 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 21
251 251 Celebi Grass Psychic --
269 269 Dustox Bug Poison --
269 269 Dustox Bug Poison 10
280 280 Ralts Psychic 6
281 281 Kirlia Psychic --
281 281 Kirlia Psychic 6
282 282 Gardevoir Psychic --
282 282 Gardevoir Psychic 6
307 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 9
308 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic --
308 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 9
337 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 7
338 338 Solrock Rock Psychic 7
343 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic --
344 344 Claydol Ground Psychic --
358 358 Chimecho Psychic 14
368 368 Gorebyss Water 8
375 375 Metang Steel Psychic 20
376 376 Metagross Steel Psychic --
376 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 20
385 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
032 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig
114 114 Tangela Grass Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
187 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Exeggcute, Exeggutor
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
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying --
012 012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10
048 048 Venonat Bug Poison 11
049 049 Venomoth Bug Poison 11
054 054 Psyduck Water 18
055 055 Golduck Water 18
064 064 Kadabra Psychic --
064 064 Kadabra Psychic 16
065 065 Alakazam Psychic --
065 065 Alakazam Psychic 16
079 079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 15
080 080 Slowbro Water Psychic 15
096 096 Drowzee Psychic 9
097 097 Hypno Psychic --
097 097 Hypno Psychic 9
102 102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 27
103 103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic --
122 122 Mr. Mime Psychic --
150 150 Mewtwo Psychic --
163 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 21
164 164 Noctowl Normal Flying 22
196 196 Espeon Psychic 15
199 199 Slowking Water Psychic 15
203 203 Girafarig Normal Psychic --
238 238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 15
251 251 Celebi Grass Psychic --
269 269 Dustox Bug Poison --
269 269 Dustox Bug Poison 10
280 280 Ralts Psychic 6
281 281 Kirlia Psychic --
281 281 Kirlia Psychic 6
282 282 Gardevoir Psychic --
282 282 Gardevoir Psychic 6
307 307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 8
308 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic --
308 308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 8
337 337 Lunatone Rock Psychic --
338 338 Solrock Rock Psychic --
343 343 Baltoy Ground Psychic --
344 344 Claydol Ground Psychic --
358 358 Chimecho Psychic 14
368 368 Gorebyss Water 6
375 375 Metang Steel Psychic 20
376 376 Metagross Steel Psychic --
376 376 Metagross Steel Psychic 20
385 385 Jirachi Steel Psychic --
413 413 Wormadam
Plant Cloak
Bug Grass 23
413 413G Wormadam
Sandy Cloak
Bug Ground 23
413 413S Wormadam
Trash Cloak
Bug Steel 23
414 414 Mothim Bug Flying 23
433 433 Chingling Psychic 14
436 436 Bronzor Steel Psychic --
437 437 Bronzong Steel Psychic --
439 439 Mime Jr. Psychic --
475 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting --
475 475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 6
480 480 Uxie Psychic 21
481 481 Mesprit Psychic 21
482 482 Azelf Psychic 21
488 488 Cresselia Psychic --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#   Pokémon Type Father
032 032 Nidoran♂ Poison Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig
114 114 Tangela Grass Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff
187 187 Hoppip Grass Flying Exeggcute, Exeggutor
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 other languages

  • Spanish: Confusión
  • Italian: Confusione
  • French: Choc Mental
  • German: Konfusion
  • Dutch: Verwarring


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