Nasty Plot (move)

	Nasty Plot; わるだくみ Wiles
Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	20 (max. 32)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
	Does not make contact; Not affected by Protect; Not affected by Magic Coat; Affected by Snatch; Not affected by Mirror Move; Not affected by King's Rock;
	Self: Affects the user
Introduced	Generation IV
	TR68 in Pokémon Sword and Shield; TM63 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl; TM140 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet; TM083 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A;
Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
Jam	0
	Points of next appeal doubles
Condition	Cute
Appeal	0
	Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition	Clever
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
	Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.
	On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV; Generation V; Generation VI; Generation VII; Generation VIII; Generation IX; ;

Nasty Plot (Japanese: わるだくみ Wiles) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation IV.

It is:

TR68 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
TM63 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl.
TM140 in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
TM083 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Effect

Nasty Plot raises the user's Special Attack stat by two stages.

Nasty Plot is a part of Contest Spectacular combination and using it will cause Baton Pass and Stored Power to give an extra three appeal points if used in the next turn.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Nasty Plot, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Nasty Plot raises the user's offensive stats for five turns. It also increases the user's action speed.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

		Agile	Strong
Category	Status
PP	20

Power	—	—	—
Accuracy	—%	—%	—%
Action speed modifier
Self	-3	-4	+5
Target	?	?	?
Additional effect
Turns	5	4	7
		?	?
		?	?
Raises the user's offensive stats

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

	Standard	Plus Move
Category	Status
Accuracy	100%

Power	—
Cooldown	15s
Move wind-up time	25 frames
Effect duration	20s	23s
Additional effect
	—
	—
	—
None

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk.
XY ORAS	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk.
SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk stat.
LA	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts, raising the user's offensive stats.
SV	The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.
ZA	The user boosts its Sp. Atk stat for a while by thinking bad thoughts to stimulate its brain.
Champs	Boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat by 2 stages.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups	Level
			IV	V	VI	VII		VIII			IX
						SM USUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	LA	SV	ZA
0025	Pikachu	Field Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	−	1	−
0026	Raichu	Field Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	−	1	−
0026	Raichu Alolan Form	Field Fairy				−	−	1			1	−
0037	Vulpix	Field	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	9	−
0037	Vulpix Alolan Form	Field				−	−	−		9	−
0038	Ninetales	Field	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	−
0038	Ninetales Alolan Form	Field				1	1	1		9	−
0052	Meowth	Field	38	38	38	38	31	40	40		40	27
0052	Meowth Alolan Form	Field				38	31	40			40	27
0052	Meowth Galarian Form	Field						−			−	27
0053	Persian	Field	44	44	44	44	37	48	48		48	27
0053	Persian Alolan Form	Field				44	37	48			48	27
0096	Drowzee	Human-Like	43	53	53	53	36		53		41
0097	Hypno	Human-Like	55	53	1, 53	1, 53	46		1, 53		47
0146	Moltres Galarian Form	No Eggs Discovered						50			50
0151	Mew	No Eggs Discovered	90	90	90	90	88	50	50		50
0172	Pichu	No Eggs Discovered	18	18	18^XY 13^ORAS	13		16	16	−	16	−
0190	Aipom	Field	39	39	39	39			39	6	39
0198	Murkrow	Flying	−	−	−	−			−	34	−
0199	Slowking	Monster Water 1	39	36	36	36		1	1		1	1
0199	Slowking Galarian Form	Monster Water 1						1			1	1
0203	Girafarig	Field	−	−	46^ORAS	46			46		46
0228	Houndour	Field	53	52	52	52			52		52	52
0229	Houndoom	Field	60	60	1, 60	1, 60			1, 60		1	1
0275	Shiftry	Field Grass	1	1	1	1		−	−		−
0311	Plusle	Fairy	51	56	1, 56^XY 46^ORAS	46			46		46
0312	Minun	Fairy	51	56	1, 56^XY 46^ORAS	46			46		46
0390	Chimchar	Field Human-Like	23	23	23	23			23	25	23
0391	Monferno	Field Human-Like	−	−	−	−			1	25	−
0392	Infernape	Field Human-Like	−	−	−	−			1	25	−
0424	Ambipom	Field	39	39	39	39			39	6	39
0430	Honchkrow	Flying	35	35	35	35			35	34	35
0431	Glameow	Field	−	−	−	−			−	10
0432	Purugly	Field	−	−	−	−			−	10
0441	Chatot	Flying	−	−	−	−			−	34
0442	Spiritomb	Amorphous	37	37	37	37		20	20	18	20
0447	Riolu	No Eggs Discovered	−	47	47	47		24	24	−	−	−
0448	Lucario	Field Human-Like	−	−	−	−		1	1	−	−	−
0453	Croagunk	Human-Like	36	38	38	38		40	40	21	40
0454	Toxicroak	Human-Like	36	41	41	41		42	42	21	42
0461	Weavile	Field	24	24^BW 20^B2W2	20	20		48	48	−	48
0474	Porygon-Z	Mineral	1	1	1	1		1	1	−	1	−
0482	Azelf	No Eggs Discovered	46	46	46	46		42	42	36	42
0491	Darkrai	No Eggs Discovered	75^PtHGSS	75	75	75			75	19	75	75
0504	Patrat	Field		−	−	33						33
0505	Watchog	Field		−	−	39						33
0509	Purrloin	Field		42	42	42		32				32
0510	Liepard	Field		50	50	50		40				32
0570	Zorua	Field		49	49	49		44			44
0570	Zorua Hisuian Form	Field								43	44
0571	Zoroark	Field		54	54	54		52			52
0571	Zoroark Hisuian Form	Field								43	52
0629	Vullaby	Flying		14	14	14		54			54
0630	Mandibuzz	Flying		14	14	14		57			57
0633	Deino	Dragon		−	−	−		56			56
0634	Zweilous	Dragon		−	−	−		60			60
0635	Hydreigon	Dragon		−	−	−		60			60
0641	Tornadus All forms	No Eggs Discovered		−	−	−		−		22	−
0642	Thundurus All available forms	No Eggs Discovered		61	1, 61	1, 55		−		22	−
0720	Hoopa Confined	No Eggs Discovered			68^ORAS	68					68	45
0720	Hoopa Unbound	No Eggs Discovered			–	–					–	45
0722	Rowlet	Flying				46		24			24
0723	Dartrix	Flying				55		30			30
0724	Decidueye	Flying				60		30			30
0757	Salandit	Monster Dragon				32		25			25
0758	Salazzle	Monster Dragon				32		25			25
0765	Oranguru	Field				25		30			30
0803	Poipole	No Eggs Discovered				31^USUM		42
0804	Naganadel	No Eggs Discovered				31^USUM		42
0827	Nickit	Field						20				22
0828	Thievul	Field						22				22
0854	Sinistea All forms	Mineral Amorphous						42			42
0855	Polteageist All forms	Mineral Amorphous						42			42
0859	Impidimp	Fairy Human-Like						36			36
0860	Morgrem	Fairy Human-Like						40			40
0861	Grimmsnarl	Fairy Human-Like						40			40
0863	Perrserker	Field						–			–	27
0897	Spectrier	No Eggs Discovered						72			72
0898	Calyrex Shadow Rider	No Eggs Discovered						1			1
0978	Tatsugiri All forms	Water 2									43	43
0981	Farigiraf	Field									46
1000	Gholdengo	No Eggs Discovered									63	63
1004	Chi-Yu	No Eggs Discovered									35
1015	Munkidori	No Eggs Discovered									56
1025	Pecharunt	No Eggs Discovered									64
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM/TR

#		Egg Groups	Compatibility
			VIII		IX
			SwSh TR68	BDSP TM63	SV TM140	ZA TM083
0025	Pikachu	Field Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0026	Raichu	Field Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0026	Raichu Alolan Form	Field Fairy	✔		✔	✔
0037	Vulpix	Field	−	−	✔
0037	Vulpix Alolan Form	Field	−		✔
0038	Ninetales	Field	✔	✔	✔
0038	Ninetales Alolan Form	Field	✔		✔
0039	Jigglypuff	Fairy	−	−	✔	✔
0040	Wigglytuff	Fairy	−	−	✔	✔
0041	Zubat	Flying	✔	✔		✔
0042	Golbat	Flying	✔	✔		✔
0052	Meowth	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0052	Meowth Alolan Form	Field	✔		✔	✔
0052	Meowth Galarian Form	Field	✔		✔	✔
0053	Persian	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0053	Persian Alolan Form	Field	✔		✔	✔
0054	Psyduck	Water 1 Field	−	−	✔
0055	Golduck	Water 1 Field	−	−	✔
0065	Alakazam	Human-Like	✔	✔		✔
0080	Slowbro	Monster Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0080	Slowbro Galarian Form	Monster Water 1	✔		✔	✔
0092	Gastly	Amorphous	−	−	✔	✔
0093	Haunter	Amorphous	−	−	✔	✔
0094	Gengar	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0096	Drowzee	Human-Like		✔	✔
0097	Hypno	Human-Like		✔	✔
0122	Mr. Mime	Human-Like	✔	✔		✔
0122	Mr. Mime Galarian Form	Human-Like	✔			✔
0124	Jynx	Human-Like	✔	✔
0146	Moltres	No Eggs Discovered	✔		✔
0150	Mewtwo	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0151	Mew	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0163	Hoothoot	Flying	✔	✔	✔
0164	Noctowl	Flying	✔	✔	✔
0169	Crobat	Flying	✔	✔		✔
0172	Pichu	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0174	Igglybuff	No Eggs Discovered	−	−	−	✔
0175	Togepi	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0176	Togetic	Flying Fairy	✔	✔
0190	Aipom	Field		✔	✔
0198	Murkrow	Flying		−	✔
0199	Slowking	Monster Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔
0199	Slowking Galarian Form	Monster Water 1	✔		✔	✔
0200	Misdreavus	Amorphous		✔	✔
0203	Girafarig	Field		✔	✔
0215	Sneasel	Field	−	−	✔
0215	Sneasel Hisuian Form	Field			✔
0228	Houndour	Field		✔	✔	✔
0229	Houndoom	Field		✔	✔	✔
0238	Smoochum	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0251	Celebi	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔
0261	Poochyena	Field		✔	✔
0262	Mightyena	Field		✔	✔
0273	Seedot	Field Grass	✔	✔	✔
0274	Nuzleaf	Field Grass	✔	✔	✔
0275	Shiftry	Field Grass	✔	✔	✔
0300	Skitty	Field Fairy		✔
0301	Delcatty	Field Fairy		✔
0302	Sableye	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0311	Plusle	Fairy		✔	✔
0312	Minun	Fairy		✔	✔
0326	Grumpig	Field		✔	✔	✔
0331	Cacnea	Grass Human-Like		✔	✔
0332	Cacturne	Grass Human-Like		✔	✔
0337	Lunatone	Mineral	✔	✔
0342	Crawdaunt	Water 1 Water 3	✔	✔	✔
0344	Claydol	Mineral	✔	✔
0352	Kecleon	Field		✔		✔
0353	Shuppet	Amorphous		−	✔	✔
0354	Banette	Amorphous		−	✔	✔
0386	Deoxys Normal Forme	No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔
0386	Deoxys Attack Forme	No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔
0386	Deoxys Defense Forme	No Eggs Discovered		✔	−
0386	Deoxys Speed Forme	No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔
0390	Chimchar	Field Human-Like		✔	✔
0391	Monferno	Field Human-Like		✔	✔
0392	Infernape	Field Human-Like		✔	✔
0424	Ambipom	Field		✔	✔
0429	Mismagius	Amorphous		✔	✔
0430	Honchkrow	Flying		✔	✔
0434	Stunky	Field	✔	✔	✔
0435	Skuntank	Field	✔	✔	✔
0439	Mime Jr.	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔		✔
0441	Chatot	Flying		✔
0442	Spiritomb	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0445	Garchomp	Monster Dragon	−	−	−	✔^2.0.0+
0447	Riolu	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔	✔
0448	Lucario	Field Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0453	Croagunk	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0454	Toxicroak	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔
0461	Weavile	Field	✔	✔	✔
0468	Togekiss	Flying Fairy	✔	✔
0474	Porygon-Z	Mineral	✔	✔	✔	✔
0478	Froslass	Fairy Mineral	–	–	–	✔
0479	Rotom All forms	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0480	Uxie	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0481	Mesprit	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0482	Azelf	No Eggs Discovered	✔	✔	✔
0491	Darkrai	No Eggs Discovered		✔	✔	✔
0504	Patrat	Field				✔
0505	Watchog	Field				✔
0509	Purrloin	Field	✔			✔
0510	Liepard	Field	✔			✔
0511	Pansage	Field				✔
0512	Simisage	Field				✔
0513	Pansear	Field				✔
0514	Simisear	Field				✔
0515	Panpour	Field				✔
0516	Simipour	Field				✔
0527	Woobat	Field Flying	✔
0528	Swoobat	Field Flying	✔
0562	Yamask	Mineral Amorphous	✔			✔
0562	Yamask Galarian Form	Mineral Amorphous	✔			✔
0563	Cofagrigus	Mineral Amorphous	✔			✔
0570	Zorua	Field	✔		✔
0570	Zorua Hisuian Form	Field			✔
0571	Zoroark	Field	✔		✔
0571	Zoroark Hisuian Form	Field			✔
0574	Gothita	Human-Like	✔		✔
0575	Gothorita	Human-Like	✔		✔
0576	Gothitelle	Human-Like	✔		✔
0605	Elgyem	Human-Like	✔
0606	Beheeyem	Human-Like	✔
0629	Vullaby	Flying	✔		✔
0630	Mandibuzz	Flying	✔		✔
0633	Deino	Dragon	✔		✔
0634	Zweilous	Dragon	✔		✔
0635	Hydreigon	Dragon	✔		✔
0641	Tornadus All forms	No Eggs Discovered	✔		✔
0642	Thundurus All forms	No Eggs Discovered	✔		✔
0645	Landorus All forms	No Eggs Discovered	−		✔
0655	Delphox	Field			✔	✔
0657	Frogadier	Water 1			–	✔
0658	Greninja All available forms	Water 1			–	✔
0677	Espurr	Field	✔		✔	✔
0678	Meowstic All forms	Field	✔		✔	✔
0682	Spritzee	Fairy	✔			✔
0683	Aromatisse	Fairy	✔			✔
0686	Inkay	Water 1 Water 2	✔		✔	✔
0687	Malamar	Water 1 Water 2	✔		✔	✔
0711	Gourgeist All forms	Amorphous	✔			✔
0720	Hoopa All forms	No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
0722	Rowlet	Flying	✔		✔
0723	Dartrix	Flying	✔		✔
0724	Decidueye	Flying	✔		✔
0724	Decidueye Hisuian Form	Flying			✔
0725	Litten	Field	✔		✔
0726	Torracat	Field	✔		✔
0727	Incineroar	Field	✔		✔
0757	Salandit	Monster Dragon	✔		✔
0758	Salazzle	Monster Dragon	✔		✔
0765	Oranguru	Field	✔		✔
0769	Sandygast	Amorphous	−		−	✔
0770	Palossand	Amorphous	−		−	✔
0803	Poipole	No Eggs Discovered	✔
0804	Naganadel	No Eggs Discovered	✔
0821	Rookidee	Flying	✔		✔	✔
0822	Corvisquire	Flying	✔		✔	✔
0823	Corviknight	Flying	✔		✔	✔
0827	Nickit	Field	✔			✔
0828	Thievul	Field	✔			✔
0854	Sinistea All forms	Mineral Amorphous	✔		✔
0855	Polteageist All forms	Mineral Amorphous	✔		✔
0859	Impidimp	Fairy Human-Like	✔		✔
0860	Morgrem	Fairy Human-Like	✔		✔
0861	Grimmsnarl	Fairy Human-Like	✔		✔
0863	Perrserker	Field	✔		✔	✔
0866	Mr. Rime	Human-Like	✔			✔
0867	Runerigus	Mineral Amorphous	✔			✔
0877	Morpeko	Field Fairy	✔		✔	✔
0893	Zarude All forms	No Eggs Discovered	✔		✔
0897	Spectrier	No Eggs Discovered	✔		✔
0898	Calyrex Shadow Rider	No Eggs Discovered	✔		✔
0903	Sneasler	Field			✔
0906	Sprigatito	Field Grass			✔
0907	Floragato	Field Grass			✔
0908	Meowscarada	Field Grass			✔
0944	Shroodle	Field			✔	✔
0945	Grafaiai	Field			✔	✔
0952	Scovillain	Grass			−	✔
0962	Bombirdier	Flying			✔
0978	Tatsugiri All forms	Water 2			✔	✔
0981	Farigiraf	Field			✔
0999	Gimmighoul All forms	No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
1000	Gholdengo	No Eggs Discovered			✔	✔
1004	Chi-Yu	No Eggs Discovered			✔
1012	Poltchageist All forms	Mineral Amorphous			✔
1013	Sinistcha All forms	Mineral Amorphous			✔
1015	Munkidori	No Eggs Discovered			✔
1016	Fezandipiti	No Eggs Discovered			✔
1019	Hydrapple	Grass Dragon			✔
1025	Pecharunt	No Eggs Discovered			✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#		Egg Groups	Egg Move
			IV	V	VI	VII
						SM USUM
0041	Zubat	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0096	Drowzee	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0122	Mr. Mime	Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0175	Togepi	Flying Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0200	Misdreavus	Amorphous	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0228	Houndour	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0238	Smoochum	Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0273	Seedot	Field Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0302	Sableye	Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔
0331	Cacnea	Grass Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0352	Kecleon	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔
0439	Mime Jr.	Human-Like	✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔
0441	Chatot	Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔
0511	Pansage	Field		✔	✔	✔
0513	Pansear	Field		✔	✔	✔
0515	Panpour	Field		✔	✔	✔
0562	Yamask	Mineral Amorphous		✔	✔	✔
0605	Elgyem	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔
0682	Spritzee	Fairy			−	✔^USUM
0725	Litten	Field				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
0441	Chatot	Flying	Dream World - Windswept Sky
0605	Elgyem	Human-Like	Dream World - Spooky Manor
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Obtained with
0757		Salandit		Monster Dragon	Wild Tera Pokémon - East Province (Area One)^SV
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By event

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Obtained with
0251		Celebi		No Eggs Discovered	Cinema Celebi Winter 2011 Celebi
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
0052	Meowth^Lv. 15	Field	Team Rocket Meowth
0386	Deoxys	No Eggs Discovered	Masuda Deoxys Team Plasma Deoxys Plasma Deoxys
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Generation VI

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
0571	Zoroark^Lv. 45	Field	Pokémon EXPO Gym Zoroark
0720	Hoopa^Lv. 50 Confined	No Eggs Discovered	Cinema Hoopa Manesh Hoopa Harry Hoopa Mighty Hoopa Mac Hoopa Korean Hoopa Alexander Hoopa
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose Evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Nasty Plot raises the user's Sp. Atk by two stages.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDTD S	-	-	20	-	—%	-	User	User	-
BSL	-	-	20	-	—%	-	User	User	-
MDGtI	-	-	13	50	—%	-	User	User	-
SMD	-	-	13	30	—%	-	User	User	-
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon UNITE

Nasty Plot

Pokémon	Move Icon	Image	Level Learned	Cooldown	Description
Darkrai			7	4s	Has the user gain 1 Nasty Plot counter while moving in the designated direction. A maximum of 2 Nasty Plot counters can be stored. When the user uses its next basic attack or boosted attack, the user consumes all Nasty Plot counters and deals additional damage based on the number of counters consumed. A maximum of 2 uses can be kept in reserve for this move. Upgraded to Nasty Plot+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13. Upgrade: Stores 1 use of this move in reserve when an opposing Pokémon falls asleep.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD S	Boosts the user's Special Attack by 2 levels.
BSL	じぶんのとくこうを２だんかいあげる
MDGtI	It sharply boosts your Special Attack. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.)
SMD	It sharply boosts your Sp. Atk. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Houndoom Alolan Persian
The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's special attack power.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Houndoom howls loudly when the battle begins, powering up its moves.
A Team Galactic Grunt's Houndoom	Showdown with Houndoom	Debut
	Alolan Persian glares at the opponent, boosting its special attack power.
Nanu's Persian	Pokémon Move Specialist Professor Kukui	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	詭計 Gwáigai
Chinese	Mandarin	詭計 / 诡计 Guǐjì
Dutch		Gemeen complot
French		Machination
German		Ränkeschmied
Greek		Μηχανορραφία Michanorrafía
Italian		Congiura
Korean		나쁜음모 Nappeun Eummo
Polish		Podły Spisek*
Portuguese	Brazil	Trama Maldosa
Portuguese	Portugal	Maquinação
Spanish		Maquinación
Vietnamese		Âm Mưu

Variations of the move Acid Armor

Formerly a variation
	Acid Armor • Amnesia • Autotomize • Barrier • Iron Defense • Nasty Plot • Rock Polish • Swords Dance
	Minimize • Tail Glow

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

Generation IX TMs
SV
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107 • 108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 • 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 • 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160 • 161 • 162 • 163 • 164 • 165 • 166 • 167 • 168 • 169 • 170 • 171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172 • 173 • 174 • 175 • 176 • 177 • 178 • 179 • 180 • 181 • 182 • 183 • 184 • 185 • 186 187 • 188 • 189 • 190 • 191 • 192 • 193 • 194 • 195 • 196 • 197 • 198 • 199 • 200 • 201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215 216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229
ZA
001 • 002 • 003 • 004 • 005 • 006 • 007 • 008 • 009 • 010 • 011 • 012 • 013 • 014 • 015 • 016 • 017 • 018 • 019 020 • 021 • 022 • 023 • 024 • 025 • 026 • 027 • 028 • 029 • 030 • 031 • 032 • 033 • 034 • 035 • 036 • 037 • 038 039 • 040 • 041 • 042 • 043 • 044 • 045 • 046 • 047 • 048 • 049 • 050 • 051 • 052 • 053 • 054 • 055 • 056 • 057 058 • 059 • 060 • 061 • 062 • 063 • 064 • 065 • 066 • 067 • 068 • 069 • 070 • 071 • 072 • 073 • 074 • 075 • 076 077 • 078 • 079 • 080 • 081 • 082 • 083 • 084 • 085 • 086 • 087 • 088 • 089 • 090 • 091 • 092 • 093 • 094 • 095 096 • 097 • 098 • 099 • 100 • 101 • 102 • 103 • 104 • 105 • 106 • 107
Added in ZA 2.0.0
108 • 109 • 110 • 111 • 112 • 113 • 114 • 115 • 116 • 117 • 118 • 119 • 120 • 121 • 122 • 123 • 124 • 125 • 126 127 • 128 • 129 • 130 • 131 • 132 • 133 • 134 • 135 • 136 • 137 • 138 • 139 • 140 • 141 • 142 • 143 • 144 • 145 146 • 147 • 148 • 149 • 150 • 151 • 152 • 153 • 154 • 155 • 156 • 157 • 158 • 159 • 160

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