Dark · Status move · Gen 4
Nasty Plot
Nasty Plot is a Dark-type status move introduced in Generation 4. It never misses and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 197 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Raises the user's Sp. Atk by 2. Raises the user's Special Attack by 2 stages.
- Targets
- The user
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (139 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (64 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (83 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Nasty Plot
197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Electric/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | |
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Poison/Flying | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Electric | 4 | ||||
| Normal/Fairy | ✓ | ||||
| Fairy | 4–8 | ||||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |
| Ice/Psychic | 4–8 | ||||
| Psychic/Grass | 4, 8 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | |
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Electric | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ground/Psychic | 8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | 5, 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Fairy | ✓ | 4–8 | |||
| Normal/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dragon/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Fighting/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | |
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Fairy/Flying | 4–8 | ||||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | |||
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Electric/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 7 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 5–7 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7 | ||
| Psychic/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Flying | 8 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 5–8 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Psychic | 5–8 | ||||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Water | ✓ | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | ||||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Fairy | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–8 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 8 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Grass/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Poison/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | ||||
| Poison | 7–8 | ||||
| Poison/Dragon | 7–8 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Dark | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Dark/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Ice/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 4–8 | ||
| Ground/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 8 | ||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | |
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Flying/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dragon/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | |
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Nasty Plot FAQ
What does Nasty Plot do?
Nasty Plot is a Dark-type status move. Raises the user's Special Attack by 2 stages.
Which Pokémon can learn Nasty Plot?
197 Pokémon and forms can learn Nasty Plot in at least one game: 139 in Scarlet & Violet, 64 in Pokémon Champions and 83 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Pikachu, Pikachu (Alola Cap), Raichu, Alolan Raichu, Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix.
Is Nasty Plot in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 64 Pokémon can use Nasty Plot 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.