Amnesia (move)

Amnesia
ドわすれ Memory Lapse
Type  Psychic
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
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Self: Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jam  0  
Ups the user's condition. Helps prevent nervousness.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  0  
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Condition  Cute
Appeal  1
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Amnesia (Japanese: ドわすれ Memory Lapse) is a non-damaging Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I. It was TR17 in Pokémon Sword and Shield, and is TM128 in Generation IX.

Effect

Generation I

Amnesia increases the user's Special by two stages.

Generation II onwards

Amnesia now raises the user's Special Defense by two stages instead.

Amnesia 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 Psychium Z into Z-Amnesia, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Description

Games Description
Stad Sharply raises the user's Special stat. Also increases protection against special attacks.
Stad2 A move that increases the user's Spcl.Def. stat. It is normally used up to three times.
GSC Sharply raises the user's Spcl.Def.
RSEFRLGColoXD Forgets about something and sharply raises Sp. Def.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
XYORAS
SMUSUMPE
SwShBDSPLA
The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply raises the user's Sp. Def stat.
SV The user temporarily empties its mind to forget its concerns. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Def stat.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
0003 Venusaur
Monster Grass 1
0035 Clefairy Fairy Fairy 16
0053 Persian Field Field 1
0053 Persian
Persian
Alolan Form
Field Field 1
0054 Psyduck Water 1 Field 44 48BW
43B2W2
43 37 41 34 34 34
0055 Golduck Water 1 Field 50 56BW
49B2W2
49 41 53 36 36 36
0060 Poliwag Water 1 Water 1 38
0061 Poliwhirl Water 1 Water 1 41
0079 Slowpoke
Monster Water 1 40 43 43RSE
36FRLG
43 41 41 41 48 27 27 27
0079 Slowpoke
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
Monster Water 1 27 27
0080 Slowbro
Monster Water 1 44 46 46RSE
36FRLG
47 43 43 43 62 27 27 27
0080 Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1 27 27
0099 Kingler Water 3 Water 3 1
0114 Tangela Grass Grass 49
0143 Snorlax Monster Monster 1 8 6RSE
5FRLG
9 9 9 9 45 36 36 36
0150 Mewtwo No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 81 77 77RSE
99FRLG
57 50 79 79 44 32 32 32
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 60 60 60 60 22 10 10 10
0161 Sentret Field Field 41 49 36 36 36 36 36 36
0162 Furret Field Field 48 59 42 42 42 42 42 42
0194 Wooper
Water 1 Field 21 21 23 23 23 23 32 32 32
0194 Wooper
Wooper
Paldean Form

Water 1 Field 32
0195 Quagsire
Water 1 Field 23 23 24 24 24 24 40 40 40
0199 Slowking
Monster Water 1 27 27 27
0199 Slowking
Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1 27 27
0202 Wobbuffet Amorphous Amorphous 1 1
0218 Slugma Amorphous Amorphous 29 29 31 32 32XY
36ORAS
36 36 36
0219 Magcargo
Amorphous Amorphous 29 29 31 32 32XY
36ORAS
36 36 36
0220 Swinub
Field Field 55C 55 49 49BW
48B2W2
48 48 35 35 35
0221 Piloswine
Field Field 70C 70 65 65BW
58B2W2
58 58 37 37 37
0258 Mudkip Monster Water 1 27 27 27
0259 Marshtomp
Monster Water 1 35 35 35
0260 Swampert
Monster Water 1 35 35 35
0287 Slakoth Field Field 25 25 25 25XY
17ORAS
17 17 17
0288 Vigoroth Field Field 1
0289 Slaking Field Field 25 25 25 25XY
17ORAS
17 17 17
0316 Gulpin Amorphous Amorphous 17 17 17 17XY
12ORAS
12 12 12
0317 Swalot Amorphous Amorphous 17 17 17 17XY
12ORAS
12 12 12
0320 Wailmer Field Water 2 46 37 37 37 37 42 42
0321 Wailord Field Water 2 52 37 37 37 37 44 44
0322 Numel
Field Field 31 25 31BW
19B2W2
19 19 19 19
0323 Camerupt
Field Field 31 25 31BW
19B2W2
19 19 19 19
0324 Torkoal Field Field 40 49 49 49XY
40ORAS
40 62 52 52
0339 Barboach
Water 2 Water 2 21 18 18 18XY
15ORAS
15 18 18 18
0340 Whiscash
Water 2 Water 2 21 18 18 18XY
15ORAS
15 18 18 18
0345 Lileep
Water 3 Water 3 36 29 29 29XY
36ORAS
36 28 28
0346 Cradily
Water 3 Water 3 36 29 29 29XY
36ORAS
36 28 28
0360 Wynaut No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 1 1
0368 Gorebyss Water 1 Water 1 29 19 19 19XY
16ORAS
16 16
0378 Regice No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 36 36 36
0379 Registeel No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 41 41 41 41XY
37ORAS
37 36 36 36
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
Defense Forme
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 35 73 73 73XY
55ORAS
55 55 55
0399 Bidoof Water 1 Field 29 29 29 41 41
0400 Bibarel
Water 1 Field 33 33 33 48 48
0425 Drifloon
Amorphous Amorphous 40B2W2 40 40
0426 Drifblim
Amorphous Amorphous 46B2W2 46 46
0446 Munchlax No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 9 9 9 9 36 36 36
0473 Mamoswine
Field Field 37 37 37
0480 Uxie No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered 46 46 46 46 42 42 42
0513 Pansear Field Field 25 25 25
0527 Woobat
Field Flying 29 29 29 30
0528 Swoobat
Field Flying 29 29 29 30
0568 Trubbish Mineral Mineral 40 40 40 9
0569 Garbodor Mineral Mineral 46 46 46 9
0631 Heatmor Field Field 46 44 47 45
0636 Larvesta
Bug Bug 80 80 80 54 54
0637 Volcarona
Bug Bug 1 1 54 54
0845 Cramorant
Water 1 Flying 42 42
0875 Eiscue Water 1 Field 30 30
0974 Cetoddle Field Field 40
0975 Cetitan Field Field 40
0980 Clodsire
Water 1 Field Evo.
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Compatibility
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass
0002 Ivysaur
Monster Grass
0003 Venusaur
Monster Grass
0027 Sandshrew Field Field
0027 Sandshrew
Sandshrew
Alolan Form

Field Field
0028 Sandslash Field Field
0028 Sandslash
Sandslash
Alolan Form

Field Field
0032 Nidoran♂ Monster Field
0033 Nidorino Monster Field
0034 Nidoking
Monster Field
0035 Clefairy Fairy Fairy
0036 Clefable Fairy Fairy
0039 Jigglypuff
Fairy Fairy
0040 Wigglytuff
Fairy Fairy
0052 Meowth Field Field
0052 Meowth
Meowth
Alolan Form
Field Field
0052 Meowth
Meowth
Galarian Form
Field Field
0053 Persian Field Field
0053 Persian
Persian
Alolan Form
Field Field
0054 Psyduck Water 1 Field
0055 Golduck Water 1 Field
0060 Poliwag Water 1 Water 1
0061 Poliwhirl Water 1 Water 1
0062 Poliwrath
Water 1 Water 1
0079 Slowpoke
Monster Water 1
0079 Slowpoke
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
Monster Water 1
0080 Slowbro
Monster Water 1
0080 Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0098 Krabby Water 3 Water 3
0099 Kingler Water 3 Water 3
0108 Lickitung Monster Monster
0114 Tangela Grass Grass
0143 Snorlax Monster Monster
0150 Mewtwo No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0151 Mew No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0161 Sentret Field Field
0162 Furret Field Field
0163 Hoothoot
Flying Flying
0164 Noctowl
Flying Flying
0170 Chinchou
Water 2 Water 2
0171 Lanturn
Water 2 Water 2
0173 Cleffa No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0183 Marill
Water 1 Fairy
0184 Azumarill
Water 1 Fairy
0186 Politoed Water 1 Water 1
0194 Wooper
Water 1 Field
0194 Wooper
Wooper
Paldean Form

Water 1 Field
0195 Quagsire
Water 1 Field
0199 Slowking
Monster Water 1
0199 Slowking
Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0202 Wobbuffet Amorphous Amorphous
0203 Girafarig
Field Field
0206 Dunsparce Field Field
0218 Slugma Amorphous Amorphous
0219 Magcargo
Amorphous Amorphous
0220 Swinub
Field Field
0221 Piloswine
Field Field
0222 Corsola
Water 1 Water 3
0222 Corsola
Corsola
Galarian Form
Water 1 Water 3
0226 Mantine
Water 1 Water 1
0258 Mudkip Monster Water 1
0259 Marshtomp
Monster Water 1
0260 Swampert
Monster Water 1
0272 Ludicolo
Water 1 Grass
0273 Seedot Field Grass
0274 Nuzleaf
Field Grass
0275 Shiftry
Field Grass
0287 Slakoth Field Field
0288 Vigoroth Field Field
0289 Slaking Field Field
0316 Gulpin Amorphous Amorphous
0317 Swalot Amorphous Amorphous
0320 Wailmer Field Water 2
0321 Wailord Field Water 2
0322 Numel
Field Field
0323 Camerupt
Field Field
0324 Torkoal Field Field
0325 Spoink Field Field
0326 Grumpig Field Field
0339 Barboach
Water 2 Water 2
0340 Whiscash
Water 2 Water 2
0345 Lileep
Water 3 Water 3
0346 Cradily
Water 3 Water 3
0360 Wynaut No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0369 Relicanth
Water 1 Water 2
0378 Regice No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0379 Registeel No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0385 Jirachi
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0386 Deoxys
Deoxys
Defense Forme
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0387 Turtwig Monster Grass
0388 Grotle Monster Grass
0389 Torterra
Monster Grass
0422 Shellos
Shellos
All forms
Water 1 Amorphous
0423 Gastrodon
Gastrodon
All forms

Water 1 Amorphous
0425 Drifloon
Amorphous Amorphous
0426 Drifblim
Amorphous Amorphous
0446 Munchlax No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0449 Hippopotas Field Field
0450 Hippowdon Field Field
0458 Mantyke
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0463 Lickilicky Monster Monster
0465 Tangrowth Grass Grass
0468 Togekiss
Flying Fairy
0473 Mamoswine
Field Field
0480 Uxie No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0517 Munna Field Field
0518 Musharna Field Field
0527 Woobat
Field Flying
0528 Swoobat
Field Flying
0531 Audino Fairy Fairy
0559 Scraggy
Field Dragon
0560 Scrafty
Field Dragon
0568 Trubbish Mineral Mineral
0569 Garbodor Mineral Mineral
0631 Heatmor Field Field
0636 Larvesta
Bug Bug
0637 Volcarona
Bug Bug
0684 Swirlix Fairy Fairy
0685 Slurpuff Fairy Fairy
0719 Diancie
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0728 Popplio Water 1 Field
0729 Brionne Water 1 Field
0730 Primarina
Water 1 Field
0739 Crabrawler Water 3 Water 3
0740 Crabominable
Water 3 Water 3
0755 Morelull
Grass Grass
0756 Shiinotic
Grass Grass
0764 Comfey Grass Grass
0769 Sandygast
Amorphous Amorphous
0770 Palossand
Amorphous Amorphous
0780 Drampa
Monster Dragon
0799 Guzzlord
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered
0819 Skwovet Field Field
0820 Greedent Field Field
0842 Appletun
Grass Dragon
0845 Cramorant
Water 1 Flying
0863 Perrserker Field Field
0864 Cursola Water 1 Water 3
0867 Runerigus
Mineral Amorphous
0875 Eiscue Water 1 Field
0974 Cetoddle Field Field
0975 Cetitan Field Field
0980 Clodsire
Water 1 Field
0981 Farigiraf
Field Field
0982 Dudunsparce
Dudunsparce
All forms
Field Field
0985 Scream Tail
No Eggs Discovered 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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Egg Move
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass
0027 Sandshrew
Sandshrew
Alolan Form

Field Field
0032 Nidoran♂ Monster Field
0052 Meowth Field Field
0052 Meowth
Meowth
Alolan Form
Field Field
0098 Krabby Water 3 Water 3
0108 Lickitung Monster Monster
0114 Tangela Grass Grass
0170 Chinchou
Water 2 Water 2
0173 Cleffa Fairy Fairy
0183 Marill
Water 1 Fairy
0187 Hoppip
Fairy Grass
0203 Girafarig
Field Field
0222 Corsola
Water 1 Water 3
0226 Mantine
Water 1 Water 1
0273 Seedot Field Grass
0325 Spoink Field Field
0351 Castform Fairy Amorphous
0369 Relicanth
Water 1 Water 2
0387 Turtwig Monster Grass
0422 Shellos
Shellos
All forms
Water 1 Amorphous
0458 Mantyke
Water 1 Water 1
0531 Audino Fairy Fairy
0559 Scraggy
Field Dragon
0626 Bouffalant Field Field
0728 Popplio Water 1 Field
0739 Crabrawler Water 3 Water 3
0755 Morelull
Grass Grass
0764 Comfey Grass Grass
0769 Sandygast
Amorphous Amorphous
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 I

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0054 Psyduck Water 1 Field Amnesia PsyduckStad
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0098 Krabby Water 3 Water 3 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
0170 Chinchou
Water 2 Water 2 Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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 II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0096 Drowzee Human-Like Human-Like New York Pokémon Center
0223 Remoraid Water 1 Water 2 New York Pokémon Center
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 IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0151 Mew
MewLv. 50
No Eggs Discovered No Eggs Discovered Sapporo PalCity Mew
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

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0054 Psyduck
PsyduckLv. 20
Water 1 Field Junichi Masuda's Psyduck
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

Amnesia raises the user's Sp. Defense by two stages.

Game Base
Power
Max
Power
Base
PP
Max
PP
Base
Accuracy
Max
Accuracy
Range Target Cuts
corners
MDRB - - 22 - —% - User User -
MDTDS - - 22 - —% - User User -
BSL - - 22 - —% - User User -
MDGtI - - 17 50 —% - User User -
SMD - - 17 40 —% - User User -
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games:

Pokémon Rumble Blast

The user's Defense rises.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Amnesia is Slowbro's second move. It is obtained by reaching level 6 and upgrading Slack Off into it instead of Telekinesis. The user becomes briefly unstoppable, gains increased defenses, restores a portion of their Oblivious health, and gains bonus damage on the next Surf or Scald used. At level 13, the move also increases the user's Special Attack.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Special Defense by two levels.
MDTDS Boosts the user's Special Defense by 2 levels.
BSL じぶんの とくぼうを 2だんかいあげる
MDGtI It sharply boosts your Special Defense. (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. Def. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.


In animation

Pokémon animated series


Slowbro


The user makes the foe or itself forget how to use a move.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Slowbro Slowbro temporarily forgets how to use a move.
Professor Westwood V's Slowbro The Evolution Solution Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 瞬間失憶 Seungāan Sātyīk *
突然失憶 Dahtyìhn Sātyīk *
Mandarin 瞬間失憶 / 瞬间失忆 Shùnjiān Shīyì
Czech Amnézie
Danish Hukommelsestab
Dutch Amnesie
Finnish Muistinmenetys
French Amnésie
German Amnesie
Greek Αμνησία Amnisía
Italian Amnesia
Korean 망각술 Manggaksul
Norwegian Amnesi
Hukommelsestap
Polish Amnezja
Portuguese Amnésia
Russian Амнезия Amneziya
Serbian Amnezija
Spanish Amnesia
Swedish Minnesförlust
Turkish Unutkanlık
Vietnamese Mất Trí
Variations of the move Acid Armor
Acid Armor • • AutotomizeBarrierIron DefenseNasty PlotRock PolishSwords Dance
Formerly a variation
Minimize
Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516 • • 1819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
Generation IX TMs
SV
001002003004005006007008009010011012013014015016017018019
020021022023024025026027028029030031032033034035036037038
039040041042043044045046047048049050051052053054055056057
058059060061062063064065066067068069070071072073074075076
077078079080081082083084085086087088089090091092093094095
096097098099100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114
115116117118119120121122123124125126127 • • 129130131132133
134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152
153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171
Added in SV 2.0.1
172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186
187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201
Added in SV 3.0.0
202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216
217218219220221222223224225226227228229
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