Essentials

Lucky Chant

Normal non-damaging

Generation 4

Summary

Prevents the target from scoring critical hits for five turns.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
— (cannot miss)
PP
30, up to 48 with PP Up PP Up
Target
User's field
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM

Effect

For five turns, opposing Pokémon cannot score critical hits.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing the foe from landing critical hits.

Generation 5
Black, White

The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits.

Foreign Names

German
Beschwörung
Czech
Popěvek pro štěstí
French
Air Veinard
Spanish
Conjuro
Italian
Fortuncanto
Japanese
おまじない (omajinai)

Contests

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Cute
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Lucky Chant.

Pokémon

Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
28 28 31 Clefairy Normal Cute Charm
Magic Guard
Friend Guard
¼ male, ¾ female Fairy 70 45 48 60 65 35 323
25 25 25 Oddish Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Run Away
½ male, ½ female Plant 45 50 55 75 65 30 320
29 29 29 Gloom Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Stench
½ male, ½ female Plant 60 65 70 85 75 40 395
28 28 31 Smoochum Ice Psychic Oblivious
Forewarn
Hydration
always female No Eggs 45 30 15 85 65 65 305
12 12 12 Natu Psychic Flying Synchronize
Early Bird
Magic Bounce
½ male, ½ female Flying 40 50 45 70 45 70 320
12 12 12 Xatu Psychic Flying Synchronize
Early Bird
Magic Bounce
½ male, ½ female Flying 65 75 70 95 70 95 470
Mismagius Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 105 105 105 495
28 28 28 Corsola Water Rock Hustle
Natural Cure
Regenerator
¼ male, ¾ female Water 1
Water 3
55 55 85 65 85 35 380
17 17 17 Ralts Psychic Synchronize
Trace
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 28 25 25 45 35 40 198
17 17 17 Kirlia Psychic Synchronize
Trace
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 38 35 35 65 55 50 278
17 17 17 Luvdisc Water Swift Swim
Hydration
¼ male, ¾ female Water 2 43 30 55 40 65 97 330
40 40 40 Cherubi Grass Chlorophyll ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant
45 35 45 62 53 35 275
48 48 48 Overcast Cherrim Grass Flower Gift ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Plant
70 60 70 87 78 85 450
31 31 31 Mesprit Psychic Levitate genderless No Eggs 80 105 105 105 105 80 580
91 Land Shaymin Grass Natural Cure genderless No Eggs 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
5 Munna Psychic Forewarn
Synchronize
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Ground 76 25 45 67 55 24 292
Musharna Psychic Forewarn
Synchronize
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Ground 116 55 85 107 95 29 487
Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
• Pichu Electric Static
Lightningrod
½ male, ½ female No Eggs 20 40 15 35 35 60 205
• • • Exeggcute Grass Psychic Chlorophyll
Harvest
½ male, ½ female Plant 60 40 80 60 45 40 325
• • • Togepi Normal Hustle
Serene Grace
Super Luck
⅞ male, ⅛ female No Eggs 35 20 65 40 65 20 245
• Plusle Electric Plus ½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 50 40 85 75 95 405
• Minun Electric Minus ½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 40 50 75 85 95 405
• Spoink Psychic Thick Fat
Own Tempo
Gluttony
½ male, ½ female Ground 60 25 35 70 80 60 330
• • • Castform Normal Forecast ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Indeterminate
70 70 70 70 70 70 420
• Pidove Normal Flying Big Pecks
Super Luck
Rivalry
½ male, ½ female Flying 50 55 50 36 30 43 264
• Audino Normal Healer
Regenerator
Klutz
½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 86 60 86 50 445
• Ducklett Water Flying Keen Eye
Big Pecks
Hydration
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Flying
62 44 50 44 50 55 305

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