Nasty Plot

Essentials

Nasty Plot

status

Generation 4

Summary

Raises the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: — (no damage)
Accuracy: — (cannot miss)
PP: 20, up to 32 with PP Up
Target: User
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable
Snatchable

This move will be stolen if another Pokémon has used Snatch this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Raises the user's Special Attack by two stages.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk.

: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. It sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk.

: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk.

: The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply raises the user’s Sp. Atk stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese: わるだくみ (warudakumi)
: わるだくみ
Korean: 나쁜음모
Chinese: 詭計
: 诡计
French: Machination
German: Ränkeschmied
Spanish: Maquinación
Italian: Congiura
Czech: Intrika

Contests

Super Contest

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

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Nasty Plot.

Pokémon

									Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
18	18	18	18	18	18	13	13	13	Pichu		Static Lightning Rod		Undiscovered	20	40	15	35	35	60	205
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Ninetales		Flash Fire Drought		Field	73	76	75	81	100	100	505
							—	—	Alolan Ninetales		Snow Cloak Snow Warning		Field	73	67	75	81	100	109	505
38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	38	Meowth		Pickup Technician Unnerve		Field	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
							38	38	Alolan Meowth		Pickup Technician Rattled		Field	40	35	35	50	40	90	290
44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	Persian		Limber Technician Unnerve		Field	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
							44	44	Alolan Persian		Fur Coat Technician Rattled		Field	65	60	60	75	65	115	440
39	39	39	36	36	36	36	36	36	Slowking		Oblivious Own Tempo Regenerator		Monster Water 1	95	75	80	100	110	30	490
43	43	43	53	53	53	53	53	53	Drowzee		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Human-Like	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
55	55	55	53	53	—	—	—	—	Hypno		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Human-Like	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Porygon-Z		Adaptability Download Analytic		Mineral	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	Mew		Synchronize		Undiscovered	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	Aipom		Run Away Pickup Skill Link		Field	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	39	Ambipom		Technician Pickup Skill Link		Field	75	100	66	60	66	115	482
35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	Honchkrow		Insomnia Super Luck Moxie		Flying	100	125	52	105	52	71	505
						46	46	46	Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird Sap Sipper		Field	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
24	24	24	24	20	20	20	20	20	Weavile		Pressure Pickpocket		Field	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
53	53	53	52	52	52	52	52	52	Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
60	60	60	60	60	—	—	—	—	Houndoom		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
					—	—	—	—	Mega Houndoom		Solar Power		Field	75	90	90	140	90	115	600
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
51	51	51	56	56	—	46	46	46	Plusle		Plus Lightning Rod		Fairy	60	50	40	85	75	95	405
51	51	51	56	56	—	46	46	46	Minun		Minus Volt Absorb		Fairy	60	40	50	75	85	95	405
23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	Chimchar		Blaze Iron Fist		Field Human-Like	44	58	44	58	44	61	309
37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	37	Spiritomb		Pressure Infiltrator		Amorphous	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
			47	47	47	47	47	47	Riolu		Steadfast Inner Focus Prankster		Undiscovered	40	70	40	35	40	60	285
36	36	36	38	38	38	38	38	38	Croagunk		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
36	36	36	41	41	41	41	41	41	Toxicroak		Anticipation Dry Skin Poison Touch		Human-Like	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	46	Azelf		Levitate		Undiscovered	75	125	70	125	70	115	580
	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		Undiscovered	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
							33	33	Patrat		Run Away Keen Eye Analytic		Field	45	55	39	35	39	42	255
							39	39	Watchog		Illuminate Keen Eye Analytic		Field	60	85	69	60	69	77	420
			42	42	42	42	42	42	Purrloin		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	41	50	37	50	37	66	281
			50	50	50	50	50	50	Liepard		Limber Unburden Prankster		Field	64	88	50	88	50	106	446
			49	49	49	49	49	49	Zorua		Illusion		Field	40	65	40	80	40	65	330
			54	54	54	54	54	54	Zoroark		Illusion		Field	60	105	60	120	60	105	510
			14	14	14	14	14	14	Vullaby		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	70	55	75	45	65	60	370
			14	14	14	14	14	14	Mandibuzz		Big Pecks Overcoat Weak Armor		Flying	110	65	105	55	95	80	510
			61	61	—	—	—	—	Incarnate Thundurus		Prankster Defiant		Undiscovered	79	115	70	125	80	111	580
				61	—	—	—	—	Therian Thundurus		Volt Absorb		Undiscovered	79	105	70	145	80	101	580
						68	68	68	Confined Hoopa		Magician		Undiscovered	80	110	60	150	130	70	600
							46	46	Rowlet		Overgrow Long Reach		Flying	68	55	55	50	50	42	320
							55	55	Dartrix		Overgrow Long Reach		Flying	78	75	75	70	70	52	420
							60	60	Decidueye		Overgrow Long Reach		Flying	78	107	75	100	100	70	530
							32	32	Salandit		Corrosion Oblivious		Monster Dragon	48	44	40	71	40	77	320
							32	32	Salazzle		Corrosion Oblivious		Monster Dragon	68	64	60	111	60	117	480
							32	32	Totem Salazzle		Corrosion Oblivious		Monster Dragon	68	64	60	111	60	117	480
							25	25	Oranguru		Inner Focus Telepathy Symbiosis		Field	90	60	80	90	110	60	490
								31	Poipole		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	67	73	67	73	67	73	420
								31	Naganadel		Beast Boost		Undiscovered	73	73	73	127	73	121	540
									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		Inner Focus Infiltrator		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
									Drowzee		Insomnia Forewarn Inner Focus		Human-Like	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
									Mime Jr.		Soundproof Filter Technician		Undiscovered	20	25	45	70	90	60	310
									Mr. Mime		Soundproof Filter Technician		Human-Like	40	45	65	100	120	90	460
									Smoochum		Oblivious Forewarn Hydration		Undiscovered	45	30	15	85	65	65	305
									Togepi		Hustle Serene Grace Super Luck		Undiscovered	35	20	65	40	65	20	245
									Misdreavus		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
									Houndour		Early Bird Flash Fire Unnerve		Field	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
									Seedot		Chlorophyll Early Bird Pickpocket		Field Grass	40	40	50	30	30	30	220
									Sableye		Keen Eye Stall Prankster		Human-Like	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
									Cacnea		Sand Veil Water Absorb		Grass Human-Like	50	85	40	85	40	35	335
									Kecleon		Color Change Protean		Field	60	90	70	60	120	40	440
									Chatot		Keen Eye Tangled Feet Big Pecks		Flying	76	65	45	92	42	91	411
									Pansage		Gluttony Overgrow		Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
									Pansear		Gluttony Blaze		Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
									Panpour		Gluttony Torrent		Field	50	53	48	53	48	64	316
									Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
									Elgyem		Telepathy Synchronize Analytic		Human-Like	55	55	55	85	55	30	335
									Spritzee		Healer Aroma Veil		Fairy	78	52	60	63	65	23	341
									Litten		Blaze Intimidate		Field	45	65	40	60	40	70	320

68 Pokémon

Essentials

Summary

Damage Dealt

Stats

Flags

Machines

Effect

Meta

Flavor

Flavor Text

Foreign Names

Contests

Super Contest

Similar moves

Pokémon

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