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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.

PokémonTypeChampionsS/VZ-AGens
VulpixFire✓8–9
NinetalesFire✓✓8–9
DiglettGround✓5–9
Alolan DiglettGround/Steel✓7–9
DugtrioGround✓5–9
Alolan DugtrioGround/Steel✓7–9
GrimerPoison✓3–7, 9
Alolan GrimerPoison/Dark✓7, 9
MukPoison✓3–7, 9
Alolan MukPoison/Dark✓7, 9
KoffingPoison✓3–9
WeezingPoison✓3–9
Galarian WeezingPoison/Fairy✓3–9
Galarian MoltresDark/Flying✓8–9
HoppipGrass/Flying✓4–7, 9
SkiploomGrass/Flying✓4–7, 9
JumpluffGrass/Flying✓4–7, 9
MisdreavusGhost✓4–7, 9
SlugmaFire✓4–7, 9
MagcargoFire/Rock✓4–7, 9
DelibirdIce/Flying✓8–9
RaltsPsychic/Fairy✓3–9
KirliaPsychic/Fairy✓3–9
GardevoirPsychic/Fairy✓✓3–9
DuskullGhost✓3–9
DusclopsGhost✓3–9
LatiosDragon/Psychic✓3–9
ShellosWater✓4–9
GastrodonWater/Ground✓4–9
DrifloonGhost/Flying✓4–9
DrifblimGhost/Flying✓4–9
MismagiusGhost✓4–7, 9
StunkyPoison/Dark✓4–9
SkuntankPoison/Dark✓4–9
SpiritombGhost/Dark✓✓4–9
GalladePsychic/Fighting✓✓3–9
DusknoirGhost✓3–9
UxiePsychic✓4–9
CottoneeGrass/Fairy✓5–9
WhimsicottGrass/Fairy✓✓5–9
YamaskGhost5–8
Galarian YamaskGround/Ghost8
CofagrigusGhost✓5–8
ZoruaDark✓5–9
Hisuian ZoruaNormal/Ghost✓9
ZoroarkDark✓✓5–9
Hisuian ZoroarkNormal/Ghost✓✓9
LitwickGhost/Fire✓5–9
LampentGhost/Fire✓5–9
ChandelureGhost/Fire✓✓5–9
PyukumukuWater7–8
SinisteaGhost✓8–9
PolteageistGhost✓✓8–9
RunerigusGround/Ghost✓8
PincurchinElectric✓✓8–9
TarountulaBug✓9
SpidopsBug✓9
SmolivGrass/Normal✓9
DollivGrass/Normal✓9
ArbolivaGrass/Normal✓✓9
RellorBug✓9
RabscaBug/Psychic✓9
WiglettWater✓9
WugtrioWater✓9
BombirdierFlying/Dark✓9
GlimmetRock/Poison✓9
GlimmoraRock/Poison✓✓9
GreavardGhost✓9
HoundstoneGhost✓✓9
TatsugiriDragon/Water✓9
Tatsugiri-StretchyDragon/Water✓9
Flutter ManeGhost/Fairy✓9
GholdengoSteel/Ghost✓✓9
Ting-LuDark/Ground✓9
Chi-YuDark/Fire✓9
PoltchageistGrass/Ghost✓9
SinistchaGrass/Ghost✓✓9
PecharuntPoison/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.