Essentials

Spite

Ghost non-damaging

Generation 2

Summary

Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 4.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark ½
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 2
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 0
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 2
  • Rock 1
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
100%
PP
10, up to 16 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Flags

Machines

Generation 2
Not a TM
Generation 3
Not a TM
Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM

Effect

Lowers the PP of the target's last used move by 4. If the target hasn't used a move since entering the field, if it tried to use a move this turn and failed, or if its last used move has 0 PP remaining, this move will fail.

Meta

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

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 2
Gold, Silver, Crystal

Cuts the PP of the foe's last move.

Generation 3
Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald

Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe’s last move.

FireRed, LeafGreen

A move that cuts 2 to 5 PP from the move last used by the foe.

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user looses its grudge on the move last used by the foe by cutting 4 PP from it.

Generation 5
Black, White

The user unleashes its grudge on the move last used by the target by cutting 4 PP from it.

Foreign Names

French
Dépit
German
Groll
Spanish
Rencor
Czech
Zlá vůle
Italian
Dispetto
Japanese
うらみ (urami)

Contests

Generation 3 Contest

Type
Tough
Appeal
♡♡
Jam
Flavor text
The appeal works great if performed last.
Use after
Use before
None

Generation 4 Super Contest

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

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Spite.

Pokémon

Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed, LeafGreen Generation 4 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.
8 8 8 5 5 Gastly Ghost Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 30 35 30 100 35 80 310
Haunter Ghost Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 45 50 45 115 55 95 405
Gengar Ghost Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 65 60 130 75 110 500
6 6 6 5 5 Misdreavus Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 85 85 85 435
Mismagius Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 105 105 105 495
18 21 24 21 20 Dunsparce Normal Serene Grace
Run Away
Rattled
½ male, ½ female Ground 100 70 70 65 65 45 415
25 25 25 25 Shedinja Bug Ghost Wonder Guard genderless Mineral 1 90 45 30 30 40 236
25 25 16 16 Shuppet Ghost Insomnia
Frisk
Cursed Body
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 44 75 35 63 33 45 295
25 25 16 16 Banette Ghost Insomnia
Frisk
Cursed Body
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 64 115 65 83 63 65 455
Spiritomb Ghost Dark Pressure
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 50 92 108 92 108 35 485
Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed, LeafGreen Generation 4 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.
• • • • • Ekans Poison Intimidate
Shed Skin
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground
Dragon
35 60 44 40 54 55 288
• • • • • Vulpix Fire Flash Fire
Drought
¼ male, ¾ female Ground 38 41 40 50 65 65 299
• • • • • Meowth Normal Pickup
Technician
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground 40 45 35 40 40 90 290
• • Koffing Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 40 65 95 60 45 35 340
• • • • • Aipom Normal Run Away
Pickup
Skill Link
½ male, ½ female Ground 55 70 55 40 55 85 360
• • Misdreavus Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 85 85 85 435
• • • • • Sneasel Dark Ice Inner Focus
Keen Eye
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Ground 55 95 55 35 75 115 430
• • • • • Houndour Dark Fire Early Bird
Flash Fire
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground 45 60 30 80 50 65 330
• • • • • Stantler Normal Intimidate
Frisk
Sap Sipper
½ male, ½ female Ground 73 95 62 85 65 85 465
• Stunfisk Ground Electric Static
Limber
Sand Veil
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Indeterminate
109 66 84 81 99 32 471
Generation 2 Ruby, Sapphire
Emerald
FireRed, LeafGreen Generation 4 Generation 5 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Tutor: Can be taught at any time by an NPC.
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ekans Poison Intimidate
Shed Skin
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground
Dragon
35 60 44 40 54 55 288
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Arbok Poison Intimidate
Shed Skin
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground
Dragon
60 85 69 65 79 80 438
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Vulpix Fire Flash Fire
Drought
¼ male, ¾ female Ground 38 41 40 50 65 65 299
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ninetales Fire Flash Fire
Drought
¼ male, ¾ female Ground 73 76 75 81 100 100 505
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Meowth Normal Pickup
Technician
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground 40 45 35 40 40 90 290
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Persian Normal Limber
Technician
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground 65 70 60 65 65 115 440
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mankey Fighting Vital Spirit
Anger Point
Defiant
½ male, ½ female Ground 40 80 35 35 45 70 305
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Primeape Fighting Vital Spirit
Anger Point
Defiant
½ male, ½ female Ground 65 105 60 60 70 95 455
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Gastly Ghost Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 30 35 30 100 35 80 310
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Haunter Ghost Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 45 50 45 115 55 95 405
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Gengar Ghost Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 65 60 130 75 110 500
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Koffing Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 40 65 95 60 45 35 340
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Weezing Poison Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 65 90 120 85 70 60 490
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Rhyhorn Ground Rock Lightningrod
Rock Head
Reckless
½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground
80 85 95 30 30 25 345
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Rhydon Ground Rock Lightningrod
Rock Head
Reckless
½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground
105 130 120 45 45 40 485
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Rhyperior Ground Rock Lightningrod
Solid Rock
Reckless
½ male, ½ female Monster
Ground
115 140 130 55 55 40 535
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Kangaskhan Normal Early Bird
Scrappy
Inner Focus
always female Monster 105 95 80 40 80 90 490
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Tauros Normal Intimidate
Anger Point
Sheer Force
always male Ground 75 100 95 40 70 110 490
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Gyarados Water Flying Intimidate
Moxie
½ male, ½ female Water 2
Dragon
95 125 79 60 100 81 540
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Umbreon Dark Synchronize
Inner Focus
⅞ male, ⅛ female Ground 95 65 110 60 130 65 525
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mew Psychic Synchronize genderless No Eggs 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Totodile Water Torrent
Sheer Force
⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Water 1
50 65 64 44 48 43 314
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Croconaw Water Torrent
Sheer Force
⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Water 1
65 80 80 59 63 58 405
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Feraligatr Water Torrent
Sheer Force
⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster
Water 1
85 105 100 79 83 78 530
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Aipom Normal Run Away
Pickup
Skill Link
½ male, ½ female Ground 55 70 55 40 55 85 360
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ambipom Normal Technician
Pickup
Skill Link
½ male, ½ female Ground 75 100 66 60 66 115 482
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Murkrow Dark Flying Insomnia
Super Luck
Prankster
½ male, ½ female Flying 60 85 42 85 42 91 405
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Honchkrow Dark Flying Insomnia
Super Luck
Moxie
½ male, ½ female Flying 100 125 52 105 52 71 505
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Misdreavus Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 85 85 85 435
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mismagius Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 60 60 60 105 105 105 495
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Dunsparce Normal Serene Grace
Run Away
Rattled
½ male, ½ female Ground 100 70 70 65 65 45 415
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Sneasel Dark Ice Inner Focus
Keen Eye
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Ground 55 95 55 35 75 115 430
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Weavile Dark Ice Pressure
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Ground 70 120 65 45 85 125 510
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Houndour Dark Fire Early Bird
Flash Fire
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground 45 60 30 80 50 65 330
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Houndoom Dark Fire Early Bird
Flash Fire
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Ground 75 90 50 110 80 95 500
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Stantler Normal Intimidate
Frisk
Sap Sipper
½ male, ½ female Ground 73 95 62 85 65 85 465
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Larvitar Rock Ground Guts
Sand Veil
½ male, ½ female Monster 50 64 50 45 50 41 300
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Pupitar Rock Ground Shed Skin ½ male, ½ female Monster 70 84 70 65 70 51 410
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Tyranitar Rock Dark Sand Stream
Unnerve
½ male, ½ female Monster 100 134 110 95 100 61 600
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Poochyena Dark Run Away
Quick Feet
Rattled
½ male, ½ female Ground 35 55 35 30 30 35 220
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mightyena Dark Intimidate
Quick Feet
Moxie
½ male, ½ female Ground 70 90 70 60 60 70 420
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Seedot Grass Chlorophyll
Early Bird
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Ground
Plant
40 40 50 30 30 30 220
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Nuzleaf Grass Dark Chlorophyll
Early Bird
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Ground
Plant
70 70 40 60 40 60 340
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Shiftry Grass Dark Chlorophyll
Early Bird
Pickpocket
½ male, ½ female Ground
Plant
90 100 60 90 60 80 480
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Nincada Bug Ground Compoundeyes
Run Away
½ male, ½ female Bug 31 45 90 30 30 40 266
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Ninjask Bug Flying Speed Boost
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Bug 61 90 45 50 50 160 456
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Shedinja Bug Ghost Wonder Guard genderless Mineral 1 90 45 30 30 40 236
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Sableye Dark Ghost Keen Eye
Stall
Prankster
½ male, ½ female Humanshape 50 75 75 65 65 50 380
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Aron Steel Rock Sturdy
Rock Head
Heavy Metal
½ male, ½ female Monster 50 70 100 40 40 30 330
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Lairon Steel Rock Sturdy
Rock Head
Heavy Metal
½ male, ½ female Monster 60 90 140 50 50 40 430
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Aggron Steel Rock Sturdy
Rock Head
Heavy Metal
½ male, ½ female Monster 70 110 180 60 60 50 530
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Carvanha Water Dark Rough Skin
Speed Boost
½ male, ½ female Water 2 45 90 20 65 20 65 305
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Sharpedo Water Dark Rough Skin
Speed Boost
½ male, ½ female Water 2 70 120 40 95 40 95 460
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Cacnea Grass Sand Veil
Water Absorb
½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape
50 85 40 85 40 35 335
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Cacturne Grass Dark Sand Veil
Water Absorb
½ male, ½ female Plant
Humanshape
70 115 60 115 60 55 475
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Corphish Water Hyper Cutter
Shell Armor
Adaptability
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Water 3
43 80 65 50 35 35 308
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Crawdaunt Water Dark Hyper Cutter
Shell Armor
Adaptability
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Water 3
63 120 85 90 55 55 468
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Shuppet Ghost Insomnia
Frisk
Cursed Body
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 44 75 35 63 33 45 295
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Banette Ghost Insomnia
Frisk
Cursed Body
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 64 115 65 83 63 65 455
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Duskull Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 20 40 90 30 90 25 295
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Dusclops Ghost Pressure ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 40 70 130 60 130 25 455
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Dusknoir Ghost Pressure ½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 45 100 135 65 135 45 525
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Absol Dark Pressure
Super Luck
Justified
½ male, ½ female Ground 65 130 60 75 60 75 465
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Snorunt Ice Inner Focus
Ice Body
Moody
½ male, ½ female Fairy
Mineral
50 50 50 50 50 50 300
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Glalie Ice Inner Focus
Ice Body
Moody
½ male, ½ female Fairy
Mineral
80 80 80 80 80 80 480
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Froslass Ice Ghost Snow Cloak
Cursed Body
always female Fairy
Mineral
70 80 70 80 70 110 480
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Cranidos Rock Mold Breaker
Sheer Force
⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster 67 125 40 30 30 58 350
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Rampardos Rock Mold Breaker
Sheer Force
⅞ male, ⅛ female Monster 97 165 60 65 50 58 495
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Drifloon Ghost Flying Aftermath
Unburden
Flare Boost
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 90 50 34 60 44 70 348
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Drifblim Ghost Flying Aftermath
Unburden
Flare Boost
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 150 80 44 90 54 80 498
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Spiritomb Ghost Dark Pressure
Infiltrator
½ male, ½ female Indeterminate 50 92 108 92 108 35 485
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Croagunk Poison Fighting Anticipation
Dry Skin
Poison Touch
½ male, ½ female Humanshape 48 61 40 61 40 50 300
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Toxicroak Poison Fighting Anticipation
Dry Skin
Poison Touch
½ male, ½ female Humanshape 83 106 65 86 65 85 490
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Rotom Electric Ghost Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 50 77 95 77 91 440
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Heat Rotom Heat Rotom Electric Fire Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 65 107 105 107 86 520
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Wash Rotom Wash Rotom Electric Water Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 65 107 105 107 86 520
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Frost Rotom Frost Rotom Electric Ice Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 65 107 105 107 86 520
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Fan Rotom Fan Rotom Electric Flying Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 65 107 105 107 86 520
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Mow Rotom Mow Rotom Electric Grass Levitate genderless Indeterminate 50 65 107 105 107 86 520
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Altered Giratina Ghost Dragon Pressure
Telepathy
genderless No Eggs 150 100 120 100 120 90 680
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Origin Giratina Origin Giratina Ghost Dragon Levitate genderless No Eggs 150 120 100 120 100 90 680
Platinum HeartGold, SoulSilver Darkrai Dark Bad Dreams genderless No Eggs 70 90 90 135 90 125 600

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