Spite (move)

Spite うらみ Spite

The user looses its grudge on the move last used by the foe by cutting 4 PP from it.

Battles Type  Ghost 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 BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect either foe, but not the ally

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Category  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0 The appeal works better the later it is performed.

Super Contests Category  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Spite on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Spite on Eevee's Movedex

Spite (Japanese: うらみ Spite) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Spite will lower the PP of the last move the target used. The number of PP lost is selected randomly between one and five.

Generation III

The effect is the same as the previous generation, however, the number of PP lost now varies between two and five.

Generation IV

Spite will deduct 4 PP from the last move that the target used.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 8 093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 8 094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 8 200 Misdreavus Ghost 6 206 Dunsparce Normal 18 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 023 Ekans Poison Dunsparce 037 Vulpix Fire Dunsparce 052 Meowth Normal Dunsparce 190 Aipom Normal Dunsparce 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Dunsparce 228 Houndour Dark Fire Dunsparce 234 Stantler Normal Dunsparce 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 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 8 093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 8 094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 8 200 Misdreavus Ghost 6 206 Dunsparce Normal 21RSE 206 Dunsparce Normal 24FRLG 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 25 353 Shuppet Ghost 25 354 Banette Ghost 25 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 023 Ekans Poison Dunsparce 037 Vulpix Fire Dunsparce 052 Meowth Normal Dunsparce 190 Aipom Normal Dunsparce 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Dunsparce 228 Houndour Dark Fire Dunsparce 234 Stantler Normal Dunsparce 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 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 5 093 Haunter Ghost Poison -- 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 5 094 Gengar Ghost Poison -- 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 5 200 Misdreavus Ghost 5 206 Dunsparce Normal 21 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 25 353 Shuppet Ghost 16 354 Banette Ghost 16 429 Mismagius Ghost -- 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark -- 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 023 Ekans Poison Dunsparce 037 Vulpix Fire Dunsparce 052 Meowth Normal Dunsparce 109 Koffing Poison Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus, Mismagius Shuppet, Banette Spiritomb 190 Aipom Normal Dunsparce 200 Misdreavus Ghost Gastly, Haunter, Gengar Misdreavus, Mismagius Shuppet, Banette Spiritomb 215 Sneasel Dark Ice Dunsparce 228 Houndour Dark Fire Dunsparce 234 Stantler Normal Dunsparce 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.

By move tutor

In Pokémon Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver

#   Pokémon Type 023 Ekans Poison 024 Arbok Poison 037 Vulpix Fire 038 Ninetales Fire 052 Meowth Normal 053 Persian Normal 056 Mankey Fighting 057 Primeape Fighting 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 109 Koffing Poison 110 Weezing Poison 111 Rhyhorn Ground Rock 112 Rhydon Ground Rock 115 Kangaskhan Normal 128 Tauros Normal 130 Gyarados Water Flying 151 Mew Psychic 158 Totodile Water 159 Croconaw Water 160 Feraligatr Water 190 Aipom Normal 197 Umbreon Dark 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 200 Misdreavus Ghost 206 Dunsparce Normal 215 Sneasel Dark Ice 228 Houndour Dark Fire 229 Houndoom Dark Fire 234 Stantler Normal 246 Larvitar Rock Ground 247 Pupitar Rock Ground 248 Tyranitar Rock Dark 261 Poochyena Dark 262 Mightyena Dark 273 Seedot Grass 274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 275 Shiftry Grass Dark 290 Nincada Bug Ground 291 Ninjask Bug Flying 292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 304 Aron Steel Rock 305 Lairon Steel Rock 306 Aggron Steel Rock 318 Carvanha Water Dark 319 Sharpedo Water Dark 331 Cacnea Grass 332 Cacturne Grass Dark 341 Corphish Water 342 Crawdaunt Water Dark 353 Shuppet Ghost 354 Banette Ghost 355 Duskull Ghost 356 Dusclops Ghost 359 Absol Dark 361 Snorunt Ice 362 Glalie Ice 408 Cranidos Rock 409 Rampardos Rock 424 Ambipom Normal 425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 429 Mismagius Ghost 430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 461 Weavile Dark Ice 464 Rhyperior Ground Rock 477 Dusknoir Ghost 478 Froslass Ice Ghost 479 Rotom Normal Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Ghost 479 Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Ghost 487 Giratina Altered Forme Ghost Dragon 487 Giratina Origin Forme Ghost Dragon 491 Darkrai Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In other languages

• Spanish: Rencor
• Italian: Dispetto
• French: Depit
• German: Groll

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.