Confusion (move)

This article is about the Pokémon move. For the status ailment, see Status ailment.

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 I 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 I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Confusion (Japanese: ねんりき Mindpower) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Confusion does damage and has a 9.8% chance of confusing the target. Confusion can't confuse a target that is already confused.

In Stadium, Confusion can't confuse a target that has a Substitute.

In the anime

• Shiny dustox confusion.JPG

  Dustox using Confusion

• Psyduck confusion.jpg

  Psyduck using Confusion

• Psyduck Confusion.JPG

  The effect's of Psyduck's Confusion on Ash and his friends

Pokémon

Psyduck. Its eyes turn blue or purple and it uses psychic powers to move something.

• Used by Misty's Psyduck in The Ninja Poké-Showdown. Debut.
• Used by three wild Psyduck in The Psyduck Stops Here!.

Noctowl. Its eyebrow tufts turn blue and release a blue light

• Used by Ash's Noctowl from From Ghost to Ghost to present.

Venomoth. Its eyes turn blue and it uses psychic powers to move objects.

• Used by Chaz's Venomoth in All Thing Bright And Beautifly!.

Baltoy. Its eyes turn blue and it uses psychic powers to move objects.

• Used by Calista's Baltoy in Me, Myself and Time.

Dustox. Its eyes turn purple and it uses psychic powers to move something.

• Used by Austin's Dustox in Crossing Paths.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 12 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 19 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison -- 0054 Psyduck Water 36 0055 Golduck Water 39 0064 Kadabra Psychic 16 0065 Alakazam Psychic 16 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0096 Drowzee Psychic 17 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic 17 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 15 0150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 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 II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying -- 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 17 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 17 0054 Psyduck Water 16 0055 Golduck Water -- 0055 Golduck Water 16 0064 Kadabra Psychic -- 0064 Kadabra Psychic 16 0065 Alakazam Psychic -- 0065 Alakazam Psychic 16 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 20 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 20 0096 Drowzee Psychic 18 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic 18 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 19 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic -- 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 6 0150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 34 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 41 0196 Espeon Psychic 16 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 20 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 7 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 21 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying -- 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 10 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 17 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 17 0054 Psyduck Water 16 0055 Golduck Water 16 0064 Kadabra Psychic -- 0064 Kadabra Psychic 16 0065 Alakazam Psychic -- 0065 Alakazam Psychic 16 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 20 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 17 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 20 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 17 0096 Drowzee Psychic 18 0096 Drowzee Psychic 11 0097 Hypno Psychic 18 0097 Hypno Psychic -- 0097 Hypno Psychic 11 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 19 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic -- 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 5 0150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 34 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 41 0196 Espeon Psychic 16 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 20 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 17 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 13 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 21 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic -- 0269 Dustox Bug Poison -- 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 10 0280 Ralts Psychic 6 0281 Kirlia Psychic -- 0281 Kirlia Psychic 6 0282 Gardevoir Psychic -- 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 6 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 9 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic -- 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 9 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 7 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 7 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic -- 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic -- 0358 Chimecho Psychic 14 0368 Gorebyss Water 8 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic -- 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 20 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying --,10 0048 Venonat Bug Poison 11 0049 Venomoth Bug Poison 11 0054 Psyduck Water 18 0055 Golduck Water 18 0064 Kadabra Psychic --,16 0065 Alakazam Psychic --,16 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 15 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 15 0096 Drowzee Psychic 9 0097 Hypno Psychic --,9 0102 Exeggcute Grass Psychic 27 0103 Exeggutor Grass Psychic -- 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic -- 0150 Mewtwo Psychic -- 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 21 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 22 0196 Espeon Psychic 15 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 15 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic -- 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 15 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic -- 0269 Dustox Bug Poison --,10 0280 Ralts Psychic 6 0281 Kirlia Psychic --,6 0282 Gardevoir Psychic --,6 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 8 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic --,8 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic -- 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic -- 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic -- 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic -- 0358 Chimecho Psychic 14 0368 Gorebyss Water 6 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 20 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic --,20 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic -- 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 23 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 23 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 23 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 23 0433 Chingling Psychic 14 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic -- 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic -- 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic -- 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting -- 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 6 0480 Uxie Psychic 21 0480 Uxie Psychic -- 0481 Mesprit Psychic 21 0481 Mesprit Psychic -- 0482 Azelf Psychic 21 0482 Azelf Psychic -- 0488 Cresselia Psychic -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0032 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Nidoran♂
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Psyduck, Golduck
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Espeon
Girafarig |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0114 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tangela
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor
Hoppip, Skiploom, Jumpluff |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0187 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hoppip
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute, Exeggutor

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Trivia

• "Confusion" may not be an entirely correct name, as in the case of the anime, Confusion often causes its target to float in midair, which may not make sense to those unaware of the attack's original Japanese name of Mindpower.

In other languages

• Dutch: Verwarring
• French: Choc Mental
• German: Konfusion
• Italian: Confusione
• Norwegian: Forvirring
• Spanish: Confusión