Confusion (move)

Confusion ねんりき Mindpower

File:Confusion Lucas.jpg

Battles Type  Psychic Category  Special PP  25 (max. 40) Power  50 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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  3 ♥♥♥ Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Confusion (Japanese: ねんりき Mindpower) is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a small amount of damage.

Effect

Generation I

Confusion does damage and has a 9.8% chance of confusing the opponent.

Confusion can't confuse an opponent that is already confused.

In Stadium, Confusion can't confuse an opponent that has a substitute.

In the anime

File:Ash's Noctowl using Confusion.GIF

Ash's Noctowl using Confusion.

Pokémon

Noctowl. It's eybrow tufts turn blue and release a blue light

• Used by Ash's Noctowl in From Ghost to Ghost to ???.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.12 (R/G/B)
• Butterfree at Lv.10 (Yel.)
• Venonat at Lv.19 (Yel.)
• Venomoth at Lv.-- (Yel.)
• Psyduck at Lv.36
• Golduck at Lv.39
• Kadabra at Lv.16
• Alakazam at Lv.16
• Slowpoke at Lv.--
• Slowbro at Lv.--
• Drowzee at Lv.17
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.17
• Mr. Mime at Lv.15
• Mewtwo at Lv.--

Generation II

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.--
• Butterfree at Lv.10
• Venonat at Lv.17
• Venomoth at Lv.17
• Psyduck at Lv.16
• Golduck at Lv.--
• Golduck at Lv.16
• Kadabra at Lv.--
• Kadabra at Lv.16
• Alakazam at Lv.--
• Alakazam at Lv.16
• Slowpoke at Lv.20
• Slowbro at Lv.20
• Drowzee at Lv.18
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.18
• Exeggcute at Lv.19
• Exeggutor at Lv.--
• Mr. Mime at Lv.6
• Mewtwo at Lv.--
• Hoothoot at Lv.34
• Noctowl at Lv.41
• Espeon at Lv.16
• Slowking at Lv.20
• Girafarig at Lv.--
• Girafarig at Lv.7
• Smoochum at Lv.21
• Celebi at Lv.--

By breeding

• Squirtle
• Nidoran♂
• Tangela
• Hoppip

Generation III

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.--
• Butterfree at Lv.10
• Venonat at Lv.17
• Venomoth at Lv.17
• Psyduck at Lv.16
• Golduck at Lv.16
• Kadabra at Lv.--
• Kadabra at Lv.16
• Alakazam at Lv.--
• Alakazam at Lv.16
• Slowpoke at Lv.20 (R/S/E)
• Slowpoke at Lv.17 (FR/LG)
• Slowbro at Lv.20 (R/S/E)
• Slowbro at Lv.17 (FR/LG)
• Drowzee at Lv.18 (R/S/E)
• Drowzee at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Hypno at Lv.18 (R/S/E)
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.11 (FR/LG)
• Exeggcute at Lv.19
• Exeggutor at Lv.--
• Mr. Mime at Lv.5
• Mewtwo at Lv.--
• Hoothoot at Lv.34
• Noctowl at Lv.41
• Espeon at Lv.16
• Slowking at Lv.20 (R/S/E)
• Slowking at Lv.17 (FR/LG)
• Girafarig at Lv.13
• Smoochum at Lv.21
• Celebi at Lv.--
• Dustox at Lv.--
• Dustox at Lv.10
• Ralts at Lv.6
• Kirlia at Lv.--
• Kirlia at Lv.6
• Gardevoir at Lv.--
• Gardevoir at Lv.6
• Meditite at Lv.9
• Medicham at Lv.--
• Medicham at Lv.9
• Lunatone at Lv.7
• Solrock at Lv.7
• Baltoy at Lv.--
• Claydol at Lv.--
• Chimecho at Lv.14
• Gorebyss at Lv.8
• Metang at Lv.20
• Metagross at Lv.--
• Metagross at Lv.20
• Jirachi at Lv.--

By breeding

• Nidoran♂
• Tangela
• Hoppip

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Butterfree at Lv.--
• Butterfree at Lv.10
• Venonat at Lv.11
• Venomoth at Lv.11
• Psyduck at Lv.18
• Golduck at Lv.18
• Kadabra at Lv.--
• Kadabra at Lv.16
• Alakazam at Lv.--
• Alakazam at Lv.16
• Slowpoke at Lv.15
• Slowbro at Lv.15
• Drowzee at Lv.9
• Hypno at Lv.--
• Hypno at Lv.9
• Exeggcute at Lv.27
• Exeggutor at Lv.--
• Mr. Mime at Lv.--
• Mewtwo at Lv.--
• Hoothoot at Lv.21
• Noctowl at Lv.22
• Espeon at Lv.15
• Slowking at Lv.15
• Girafarig at Lv.--
• Smoochum at Lv.15
• Celebi at Lv.--
• Dustox at Lv.--
• Dustox at Lv.10
• Ralts at Lv.6
• Kirlia at Lv.--
• Kirlia at Lv.6
• Gardevoir at Lv.--
• Gardevoir at Lv.6
• Meditite at Lv.8
• Medicham at Lv.--
• Medicham at Lv.8
• Lunatone at Lv.--
• Solrock at Lv.--
• Baltoy at Lv.--
• Claydol at Lv.--
• Chimecho at Lv.14
• Gorebyss at Lv.6
• Metang at Lv.--
• Metang at Lv.20
• Metagross at Lv.--
• Metagross at Lv.20
• Jirachi at Lv.--
• Wormadam (Grass) at Lv.23
• Mothim at Lv.23
• Chingling at Lv.14
• Bronzor at Lv.--
• Bronzong at Lv.--
• Mime Jr. at Lv.--
• Gallade at Lv.--
• Gallade at Lv.6
• Uxie at Lv.21
• Mesprit at Lv.21
• Azelf at Lv.21
• Cresselia at Lv.--
• Wormadam (Ground) at Lv.23
• Wormadam (Steel) at Lv.23

By breeding

• Nidoran♂
• Tangela
• Hoppip

In other languages

Spanish: Confusión, Italian: Confusione, French: Choc Mental, German: Konfusion