Dark · Status move · Gen 3
Memento
Memento is a Dark-type status move introduced in Generation 3. It has 100% accuracy and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 78 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers target's Attack, Sp. Atk by 2. User faints. Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages. The user faints unless this move misses or there is no target. Fails entirely if this move hits a substitute, but does not fail if the target's stats cannot be changed.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (73 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (17 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Memento
78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Ground | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Rock | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dragon/Psychic | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Water/Ground | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Psychic/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Grass/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Ghost | 5–8 | ||||
| Ground/Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Memento FAQ
What does Memento do?
Memento is a Dark-type status move. Lowers the target's Attack and Special Attack by 2 stages. The user faints unless this move misses or there is no target. Fails entirely if this move hits a substitute, but does not fail if the target's stats cannot be changed.
Which Pokémon can learn Memento?
78 Pokémon and forms can learn Memento in at least one game: 73 in Scarlet & Violet, 17 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Vulpix, Ninetales, Diglett, Alolan Diglett, Dugtrio and Alolan Dugtrio.
Is Memento in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 17 Pokémon can use Memento 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.