Spite (move)

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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

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 (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		21^RS ^E
206	Dunsparce	Normal		24^FRLG
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

#	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	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.