Memento (move)

Memento おきみやげ Memento

Battles Type  Dark Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat 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 III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Jam  0   Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Super Contests Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Tough Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Memento (Japanese: おきみやげ Memento) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Memento causes the user to faint and in return lowers the Attack and Special Attack stat of the target by two stages each. The user will not faint if Memento fails, such as when blocked by Protect or Substitute.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon

The user sharply lowers Attack and Special Attack for all opposing Pokémon in the room, then the user warps to a different location in the floor and is left with 1 HP instead of fainting.

Description

Games Description RSE The user faints and lowers the foe’s abilities. FRLG The user faints, but sharply lowers the foe’s Attack and Sp. Atk. The user faints. Sharply lowers the target's stats. The user faints upon using this move. In return, it sharply lowers the target’s Attack and Sp. Atk. The user faints when using this move. In return, it harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk. The user faints when using this move. In return, this harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison	53			49				52	48	'
089		Muk	Poison		Poison	61			65				64	57	'
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison	49			51				55	45	'
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison	58			63				65	54	'
187		Hoppip	Grass	Flying				43				49			49
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying				52				60			'
189		Jumpluff	Grass	Flying				52				69			'
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic	5			60				85			'
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark				37		38	43			'
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark				41		42	51			51
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark				43				43			'
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic				76				76			'
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire								33			'
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire								33			'
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
050		Diglett	Ground		Ground
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
218		Slugma	Fire		Fire
280		Ralts	Psychic	Fairy
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost
422		Shellos	Water		Water
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying
546		Cottonee	Grass	Fairy
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost
570		Zorua	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. 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.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

File:Yukari Makuhita Mikiya Weezing Arm Thrust Memento.png Weezing
The user causes itself to faint, but lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Weezing knocks itself out and an oval aura surrounds the battlefield, lowering the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
Mikiya's Weezing	VS. Vileplume I		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, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Memento is the only stat lowering status move that is not reflected by Magic Bounce.
• This move's name (particularly its name in German language) is a reference to the Latin phrase memento mori, meaning "remember that you will die".

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 臨別禮物 Línbíe Lǐwù French Souvenir German Memento-Mori Greek 'Ενθύμιο Italian Memento Korean 추억의선물 Chueok-yi Seonmul Brazilian Portuguese Suicídio Serbian Uspomena Spanish Legado

Variations of the move Destiny Bond
Destiny Bond • Grudge

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