Essentials

Nasty Plot

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Generation 4

Summary

Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.

Damage Dealt

  • bug 1
  • dark ½
  • dragon 1
  • electric 1
  • fighting ½
  • fire 1
  • flying 1
  • ghost 2
  • grass 1
  • ground 1
  • ice 1
  • normal 1
  • poison 1
  • psychic 2
  • rock 1
  • steel ½
  • water 1
  • ??? 1

Stats

Power
n/a
Accuracy
0%
PP
20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target
User
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

  • Makes contact
  • Blocked by Detect and Protect
  • Reflectable with Magic Coat
  • Snatchable
  • Rolls accuracy
  • Flinches with King's Rock

Names

Japanese
わるだくみ (warudakumi)
French
Machination
German
Ränkeschmied
Spanish
Maquinación
Italian
Congiura

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Special Attack by two levels.

Flavor Text

Generation 4
The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user's Sp. Atk.

Categories

  • Special Attack up

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

This move does not exist in games with Contests.

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
cute
Appeal
Flavor text
Earn double the score in the next turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Pokémon

DiamondPearl Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
— — — Ninetales fire Flash Fire ¼ male, ¾ female Ground 73 76 75 81 100 100 505
38 38 38 Meowth normal Pickup
Technician 		½ male, ½ female Ground 40 45 35 40 40 90 290
44 44 44 Persian normal Limber
Technician 		½ male, ½ female Ground 65 70 60 65 65 115 440
43 43 43 Drowzee psychic Insomnia
Forewarn 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 60 48 45 43 90 42 328
55 55 55 Hypno psychic Insomnia
Forewarn 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 85 73 70 73 115 67 483
90 90 90 Mew psychic Synchronize genderless No Eggs 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
18 18 18 Pichu electric Static ½ male, ½ female No Eggs 20 40 15 35 35 60 205
39 39 39 Aipom normal Run Away
Pickup 		½ male, ½ female Ground 55 70 55 40 55 85 360
39 39 39 Slowking psychic water Oblivious
Own Tempo 		½ male, ½ female Monster
Water 1 		95 75 80 100 110 30 490
53 53 53 Houndour fire dark Flash Fire
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Ground 45 60 30 80 50 65 330
60 60 60 Houndoom fire dark Flash Fire
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Ground 75 90 50 110 80 95 500
— — — Shiftry grass dark Chlorophyll
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Ground
Plant 		90 100 60 90 60 80 480
51 51 51 Plusle electric Plus ½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 50 40 85 75 95 405
51 51 51 Minun electric Minus ½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 40 50 75 85 95 405
23 23 23 Chimchar fire Blaze ⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground
Humanshape 		44 58 44 58 44 61 309
39 39 39 Ambipom normal Pickup
Technician 		½ male, ½ female Ground 75 100 66 60 66 115 482
35 35 35 Honchkrow dark flying Insomnia
Super Luck 		½ male, ½ female Flying 100 125 52 105 52 71 505
37 37 37 Spiritomb ghost dark Pressure ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 50 92 108 92 108 35 485
36 36 36 Croagunk fighting poison Dry Skin
Anticipation 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 48 61 40 61 40 50 300
36 36 36 Toxicroak fighting poison Dry Skin
Anticipation 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 83 106 65 86 65 85 490
24 24 24 Weavile dark ice Pressure ½ male, ½ female Ground 70 120 65 45 85 125 510
— — — Porygon-Z normal Download
Adaptability 		genderless Mineral 85 80 70 135 75 90 535
46 46 46 Azelf psychic Levitate genderless No Eggs 75 125 70 125 70 115 580
75 75 Darkrai dark Bad Dreams genderless No Eggs 70 90 90 135 90 125 600
DiamondPearl Platinum Heart GoldSoul Silver 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.
Zubat poison flying Inner Focus ½ male, ½ female Flying 40 45 35 30 40 55 245
Drowzee psychic Insomnia
Forewarn 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 60 48 45 43 90 42 328
Mr. Mime psychic Soundproof
Filter 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 40 45 65 100 120 90 460
Togepi normal Serene Grace
Hustle 		⅞ male, ⅛ female No Eggs 35 20 65 40 65 20 245
Misdreavus ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 85 85 85 435
Houndour fire dark Flash Fire
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Ground 45 60 30 80 50 65 330
Smoochum psychic ice Oblivious
Forewarn 		always female No Eggs 45 30 15 85 65 65 305
Seedot grass Chlorophyll
Early Bird 		½ male, ½ female Ground
Plant 		40 40 50 30 30 30 220
Sableye ghost dark Keen Eye
Stall 		½ male, ½ female Humanshape 50 75 75 65 65 50 380
Cacnea grass Sand Veil ½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape 		50 85 40 85 40 35 335
Kecleon normal Color Change ½ male, ½ female Ground 60 90 70 60 120 40 440
Mime Jr. psychic Soundproof
Filter 		½ male, ½ female No Eggs 20 25 45 70 90 60 310
Chatot flying normal Keen Eye
Tangled Feet 		½ male, ½ female Flying 76 65 45 92 42 91 411

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