Ghost · Status move · Gen 2
Spite
Spite is a Ghost-type status move introduced in Generation 2. It has 100% accuracy and has 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 200 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ghost
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
Lowers the PP of the target's last move by 4. Causes the target's last move used to lose 4 PP. Fails if the target has not made a move, if the move has 0 PP, or if it no longer knows the move.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (143 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (55 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Pokémon that learn Spite
200 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Fire | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ice/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 7–9 | |||
| Steel | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dark | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Ghost/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 4–9 | |||
| Ground/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Ground/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Normal | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Flying | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Psychic | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Bug/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Water/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 3–9 | |||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Ground | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Bug/Ground | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Ghost | 3–8 | ||||
| Dark/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Steel/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Steel/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 4–7 | ||||
| Grass | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Water | 4–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Grass/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | 3–7 | ||||
| Ice | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Bug/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 4–9 | ||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | ✓ | 3–9 | ||
| Ground/Rock | 4–7 | ||||
| Ghost | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Ice/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Electric/Fire | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Water | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Ice | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Flying | ✓ | ||||
| Electric/Grass | ✓ | ||||
| Ghost/Dragon | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | |||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | 5–7 | ||||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | 5–9 | |||
| Ground/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–9 | ||
| Dark/Fighting | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark/Fighting | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison | 5–7 | ||||
| Poison | 5–7 | ||||
| Dark | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Normal/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Water/Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Water/Ghost | 5–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Fire | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ground/Electric | ✓ | 5–8 | |||
| Ground/Steel | ✓ | 8 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Flying | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Water | 6–7 | ||||
| Water/Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting | 6–7 | ||||
| Fighting/Dark | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Steel/Ghost | 6–7 | ||||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Poison/Water | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Dragon | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Grass | ✓ | ✓ | 6–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Ghost/Grass | 6–7 | ||||
| Dragon/Ground | 6–7 | ||||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 7–9 | ||
| Poison/Water | 7 | ||||
| Poison/Water | 7 | ||||
| Normal/Psychic | 7 | ||||
| Bug/Water | ✓ | 7–8 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Ghost/Ground | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Water | 7–8 | ||||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | ✓ | 7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Grass | 7 | ||||
| Psychic/Ghost | ✓ | 7, 9 | |||
| Rock/Poison | 7 | ||||
| Fire/Ghost | 7 | ||||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying | ✓ | 8–9 | |||
| Flying/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 8–9 | ||
| Ghost | 8 | ||||
| Electric/Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Normal/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | ||
| Water/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fighting/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark/Poison | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Bug/Dark | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fire/Psychic | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Fire/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Dark | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Fighting/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 4–7, 9 | ||
| Normal | ✓ | 3–7, 9 | |||
| Dark/Steel | ✓ | ✓ | 5–7, 9 | ||
| Ghost/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Grass | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ice | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Ground | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Dark/Fire | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Grass/Ghost | ✓ | ✓ | 9 | ||
| Poison/Fighting | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Psychic | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Fairy | ✓ | 9 | |||
| Poison/Ghost | ✓ | 9 |
Spite FAQ
What does Spite do?
Spite is a Ghost-type status move. Causes the target's last move used to lose 4 PP. Fails if the target has not made a move, if the move has 0 PP, or if it no longer knows the move.
Which Pokémon can learn Spite?
200 Pokémon and forms can learn Spite in at least one game: 143 in Scarlet & Violet, 55 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Ekans, Arbok, Vulpix, Alolan Vulpix, Ninetales and Alolan Ninetales.
Is Spite in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 55 Pokémon can use Spite 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.