Spite (move)

Spite うらみ Spite

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation II Move Tutor in Pokémon Platinum Move Tutor in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  1 ♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed last.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  2 ♥♥ Prevents the Voltage from going down in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Spite (Japanese: うらみ Spite) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II.

Effect

Generation II

Spite will lower the PP of the last move the target used. The number of PP lost is selected randomly between one and five.

Generation III

The effect is the same as the previous generation, however, the number of PP lost now varies between two and five.

Generation IV

Spite will deduct 4 PP from the last move that the target used.

Generation V

Spite can now be reflected with Magic Coat.

Mystery Dungeon

Spite deducts all PP from the target's last used move, instead of just 4.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	8			8			5				5			'
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--, 8			--, 8			--, 5				--, 5			'
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--, 8			--, 8			--, 5				--, 5			'
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	6			6			5				5			'
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal	18			21	24	21				20			'
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				25			25				25			'
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				25			16				16			'
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				25			16				16			'
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost							--				--			'
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark							--				--			'
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					II		III		IV		V		VI
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal
618		Stunfisk	Ground	Electric
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By move tutor

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					DP	Pt	HGSS
023		Ekans	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
024		Arbok	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire								✔	✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
056		Mankey	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
057		Primeape	Fighting		Fighting								✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison								✔	✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison								✔	✔
111		Rhyhorn	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
112		Rhydon	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
128		Tauros	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
130		Gyarados	Water	Flying								✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic								✔	✔
158		Totodile	Water		Water								✔	✔
159		Croconaw	Water		Water								✔	✔
160		Feraligatr	Water		Water								✔	✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice								✔	✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire								✔	✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire								✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
246		Larvitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
247		Pupitar	Rock	Ground								✔	✔
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark								✔	✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground								✔	✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying								✔	✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost								✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost								✔	✔
304		Aron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
305		Lairon	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
306		Aggron	Steel	Rock								✔	✔
318		Carvanha	Water	Dark								✔	✔
319		Sharpedo	Water	Dark								✔	✔
331		Cacnea	Grass		Grass								✔	✔
332		Cacturne	Grass	Dark								✔	✔
341		Corphish	Water		Water								✔	✔
342		Crawdaunt	Water	Dark								✔	✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice								✔	✔
408		Cranidos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
409		Rampardos	Rock		Rock								✔	✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal								✔	✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying								✔	✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying								✔	✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark								✔	✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting								✔	✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice								✔	✔
464		Rhyperior	Ground	Rock								✔	✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost								✔	✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost								✔	✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost								✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon								✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark								✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation III

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0359 Absol Dark Pokémon Center Japan: Distribution #1 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost Dream World - Spooky Manor Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the manga

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Misdreavus
The user gives the opponent a grudge, limiting the move it last used.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Misdreavus gives the opponent a grudge, limiting the move it last used.
Hareta's Misdreavus	Win with Teamwork!!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 痛恨 Tònghèn French Depit German Groll Greek Φθόνος Italian Dispetto Korean 원한 Weonhan Serbian Prkos European Spanish Rencor

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