Memory

This article is about the type of item. For the game mechanic, see Memory (game mechanic).

A memory (Japanese: メモリ memory), also referred to as a memory drive or memory disc, is a type of held item introduced in Generation VII to work with the Ability RKS System to change the types of Silvally and its Multi-Attack.

List of Memories

	Name	Corresponding type
	Bug Memory	Bug
	Dark Memory	Dark
	Dragon Memory	Dragon
	Electric Memory	Electric
	Fairy Memory	Fairy
	Fighting Memory	Fighting
	Fire Memory	Fire
	Flying Memory	Flying
	Ghost Memory	Ghost
	Grass Memory	Grass
	Ground Memory	Ground
	Ice Memory	Ice
	Poison Memory	Poison
	Psychic Memory	Psychic
	Rock Memory	Rock
	Steel Memory	Steel
	Water Memory	Water

Acquisition

Generation VII

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, the player receives all the memory drives from Gladion at Aether Paradise after receiving a Type: Null from him during the post-game. In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, due to Gladion having temporarily left Alola during the post-game, Type: Null and the memories are instead obtained from Wicke at Ancient Poni Path.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the memory drives are obtained from a League Staff member at the Battle Tower lobby, after receiving a Type: Null from her.

Artwork

This is the artwork of the memories on the Pokémon Global Link:

Bug Memory	Dark Memory	Dragon Memory	Electric Memory	Fairy Memory	Fighting Memory
Fire Memory	Flying Memory	Ghost Memory	Grass Memory	Ground Memory	Ice Memory
Poison Memory	Psychic Memory	Rock Memory	Steel Memory	Water Memory

In animation

Pokémon the Series

In Pokémon the Series, memories are regularly used by Gladion in order to give his Silvally a type advantage over its opponents during battles or otherwise give it benefits outside of battles, such as when he turned Silvally into a Steel type to allow it to cross the poison lake Nihilego had created without taking any damage.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Gladion has been shown using the following memories:

• A Dark Memory in Mission: Total Recall!.
• A Fairy Memory in Family Determination!.
• A Fire Memory in 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight! and Getting Down to The Ire!.
• A Steel Memory in 10,000,000 Reasons to Fight!.
• A Rock Memory in Battle Royal 151!.
• A Fighting Memory in Final Rivals!.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon arc

A Rock Memory appeared in Destroy!! Results of the Training!, where Moon chose to insert it into the RKS System of Gladion's Silvally in order to more effectively battle against Ryuki's Turtonator.

In the TCG

Memories in the Pokémon Trading Card Game are depicted as Pokémon Tool cards. The first two were printed in the Crimson Invasion set, and others were printed during the Sun & Moon Series. When a memory is attached to a Pokémon named Silvally-, it changes that Silvally's type to the type that the memory corresponds to. (The Electric Memory makes Silvally a Lightning type.)

This listing is of cards featuring memories in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Memories Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Fighting Memory	I	Crimson Invasion		94/111	Awakened Heroes		049/050
Psychic Memory	I	Crimson Invasion		98/111	Awakened Heroes		048/050
Electric Memory	I	Ultra Prism		121/156	GX Battle Boost		099/114
Fire Memory	I	Ultra Prism		123/156	GX Battle Boost		102/114
Grass Memory	I	Team Up		143/181	GX Ultra Shiny		123/150
Water Memory	I	Team Up		157/181	GX Ultra Shiny		121/150

Trivia

• The Japanese names of all memories are taken from the English names of types, with two having minor alterations: ファイトメモリ Fight Memory and エレクトロメモリ Electro Memory.
• Files found in Aether Paradise mention the existence of 18 memories,^[1] though only 17 have ever been obtainable since there is no memory corresponding to the Normal type.

In other languages

Related articles

Fighting Memory

Flying Memory

Poison Memory

Ground Memory

Rock Memory

Bug Memory

Ghost Memory

Steel Memory

Fire Memory

Water Memory

Grass Memory

Electric Memory

Psychic Memory

Ice Memory

Dragon Memory

Dark Memory

Fairy Memory

References

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