Psychic · Status move · Gen 1
Amnesia
Amnesia is a Psychic-type status move introduced in Generation 1. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 159 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Psychic
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Sp. Def by 2. Raises the user's Special Defense by 2 stages.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (107 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (34 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (38 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Amnesia
159 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
| Pokémon | Type | Champions | S/V | Z-A | Gens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Grass/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison | 3–8 | ||||
| Poison/Ground | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water/Fighting | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Electric | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Grass/Flying | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Water/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Water/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Water | 3–8 | ||||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fire/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Rock/Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water | 3–7 | ||||
| Water/Rock | 3–8 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Steel/Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal/Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Water/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | 4–8 | ||||
| Grass | 3–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Ice/Ground | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 5–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Poison | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Normal | 5–8 | ||||
| Fire | 5–8 | ||||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Bug/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fairy | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Rock/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Water/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Grass/Fairy | 7–8 | ||||
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Normal/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Dark/Dragon | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Water | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fairy/Psychic | ✓ | 9 |
Amnesia FAQ
What does Amnesia do?
Amnesia is a Psychic-type status move. Raises the user's Special Defense by 2 stages.
Which Pokémon can learn Amnesia?
159 Pokémon and forms can learn Amnesia in at least one game: 107 in Scarlet & Violet, 34 in Pokémon Champions and 38 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Sandshrew, Alolan Sandshrew and Sandslash.
Is Amnesia in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 34 Pokémon can use Amnesia in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.