Never-Ending Nightmare (move)

Never-Ending Nightmare 無限暗夜への誘い Invitation to the Endless Dark Night

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Varies PP  — (max. —) Power  Varies Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VII Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

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Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Never-Ending Nightmare (Japanese: 無限暗夜への誘い Invitation to the Endless Dark Night) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type Z-Move introduced in Generation VII.

Effect

Generation VII

Never-Ending Nightmare inflicts damage. Its power and whether it is a special or physical move depends on the move it is based on.

Base move Power Category Astonish 100 Physical Hex 160 Special Lick 100 Physical Moongeist Beam 180 Special Night Shade 100 Special Ominous Wind 120 Special Phantom Force 175 Physical Shadow Ball 160 Special Shadow Bone 160 Physical Shadow Claw 140 Physical Shadow Force 190 Physical Shadow Punch 120 Physical Shadow Sneak 100 Physical Spectral Thief 175 Physical Spirit Shackle 160 Physical

Generation VIII onwards

Never-Ending Nightmare cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games Description SMUSUMPE Deep-seated grudges summoned by the user's Z-Power trap the target. The power varies, depending on the original move. SwShBDSPLA SV This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

Any non-Mega Evolved, non-Primal Pokémon can use Never-Ending Nightmare if it knows a damaging Ghost-type move, holds a Ghostium Z, and if its Trainer wears a Z-Ring^SM or Z-Power Ring^USUM.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	State	Base power	Max power	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair
Sync move
Never-Ending Royal Nightmare	Physical	Default 6★ EX	200 300	240 360	An opponent	—	The more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this attack.	Acerola & Palossand

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Gladion Preparing Zoroark The hands
The user gathers Z-Power to summon deep-seated grudges that entrap the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Zoroark strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. It then engulfs the surrounding area with an illusionary dark scenery and creates a large shadow around its feet. Multiple shadowy hands then reach out from the shadow and attack the opponent. When the hands reach the opponent, they explode.
Gladion's Zoroark	Enter the Champion!		Debut Base move is Shadow Claw

Appearance

Pose

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 無盡暗夜之誘惑 Mòuhjeuhn Amyeh-jī Yáuhwaahk Mandarin 無盡暗夜之誘惑 / 无尽暗夜之诱惑 Wújìn Ànyè-zhī Yòuhuò French Appel des Ombres Éternelles German Ewige Nacht Italian Abbraccio Spettrale Korean 무한암야로의유인 Muhan Amyaro-ui Yu-in Polish Nieskończony Koszmar Portuguese Brazil Pesadelo Eterno Portugal Pesadelo Interminável Spanish Presa Espectral

Type-based Z-Moves
Breakneck Blitz • All-Out Pummeling • Supersonic Skystrike • Acid Downpour • Tectonic Rage Continental Crush • Savage Spin-Out • Never-Ending Nightmare • Corkscrew Crash Inferno Overdrive • Hydro Vortex • Bloom Doom • Gigavolt Havoc • Shattered Psyche Subzero Slammer • Devastating Drake • Black Hole Eclipse • Twinkle Tackle
Species-based Z-Moves
Catastropika • 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt • Stoked Sparksurfer • Extreme Evoboost Pulverizing Pancake • Genesis Supernova • Sinister Arrow Raid • Malicious Moonsault Oceanic Operetta • Splintered Stormshards • Let's Snuggle Forever • Clangorous Soulblaze Guardian of Alola • Searing Sunraze Smash • Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom Light That Burns the Sky • Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike

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