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.

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

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.

Generation VIII onwards

Never-Ending Nightmare cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

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

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

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