Memento (move)

Memento (Japanese: おきみやげ Memento) is a non-damaging Dark-type move introduced in Generation III.

Memento
おきみやげ Memento

Battles

Type	Dark
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
Makes a great appeal, but allows no more to the end.

Super Contests

Condition	Tough
Appeal	0
Earn +15 if all the Pokémon choose the same Judge.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Tough
Appeal	8 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
A move of huge appeal, but using it prevents the user from taking further contest moves.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Memento causes the user to faint and in return lowers the Attack and Special Attack stat of the target by two stages each.

In Generation III only, Memento bypasses accuracy checks to always hit.

The user will not faint if Memento fails (such as if it has no target or is blocked by substitute), if the target is immune (such as due to being Dark-type when Memento is boosted by Prankster in Generation VII), or if it is blocked by a protection move. However, the user will faint even if Memento is unable to affect the target's stats (such as due to Clear Body or if both stats are already at -6).

Memento can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, with the user gaining an extra three appeal points if any of the moves Block, Mean Look or Spider Web was used in the prior turn.

If powered up by a Darkinium Z into Z-Memento, if a Pokémon is switched in to replace the user the same turn, that Pokémon has its HP fully restored (even if Z-Memento was not used successfully after gaining its Z-Power effect). Due to a glitch, this effect is not applied in version 1.0 of Sun and Moon.

Description

Games	Description
RS E	The user faints and lowers the foe's abilities.
FRLG	The user faints, but sharply lowers the foe's Attack and Sp. Atk.
Colo.XD	The user faints. Sharply lowers the target's stats.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2	The user faints when using this move. In return, it harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user faints when using this move. In return, this harshly lowers the target's Attack and Sp. Atk stats.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	53	49	52^BW 48^B2W2	48	48	48^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					48
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous	61	65	64^BW 57^B2W2	57	57	57^BDSP
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous					57
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous	49	51	55^BW 45^B2W2	45	45	48
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous	58	63	65^BW 54^B2W2	54^XY 57^ORAS	57	56
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						56
146		Moltres Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						65
187		Hoppip		Fairy	Grass		43	49	49	49	49^BDSP
188		Skiploom		Fairy	Grass		52	60	60	60	60^BDSP
189		Jumpluff		Fairy	Grass		52	69	69	69	69^BDSP
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	5	60	85	1, 85^XY 1, 61^ORAS	1, 61	70
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous						45
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous						53
434		Stunky		Field		Field		37^DP 38^PtHGSS	43	43	33	33
435		Skuntank		Field		Field		41^DP 42^PtHGSS	51	51	33	33
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous		43	43	43	43	30
480		Uxie		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		76	76	1, 76	1, 76	77
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy						1^SwSh
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33	33	56^SwSh
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous			33	33	33	64^SwSh
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous						1^SwSh
771		Pyukumuku		Water 1		Water 1					49	60^SwSh
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous						54^SwSh
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous						54^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
037		Vulpix		Field		Field						✔
050		Diglett		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔
050		Diglett Alolan Form		Field		Field					✔	✔^SwSh
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
218		Slugma		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field						✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
422		Shellos		Water 1	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
546		Cottonee		Grass	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous						✔^SwSh
570		Zorua		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous						✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Memento is a move with 15PP and 100% accuracy. The user targets all enemies in the room, cutting their Attack and Sp. Atk stats to ¼ of the original value, afterwards warping to somewhere else on the floor (if possible), with only 1HP left. This reduction is separate from the stat stages, and is only shared with Aurora Beam and Charm for the Attack stat. The reduction can be applied multiple times, up to 1/128. In hallways, this move targets Pokémon up two tiles away (or one in one-tile darkness). This move is affected by Taunt.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Sharply reduces the Attack and Special Attack of all foes in the room. It also cuts the user's HP to one and warps the user to a different place on the floor.
MDTD	Greatly reduces the Attack and Special Attack of all enemies in the room by 2 levels. It also cuts the user's HP to 1, then warps the user to a different tile on the floor.
MDS	Greatly reduces the Attack and Special Attack of all enemies in the room. It also cuts the user's HP to 1, then warps the user to a different tile on the floor.
BSL	おなじへやのてきポケモンのこうげきととくこうをおおきくさげるがじぶんのＨＰが１になってワープしてしまう
MDGtI	It sharply lowers the Attack and Special Attack of enemies in the same room, but it drops your HP to 1 and warps you somewhere.
SMD	It sharply lowers enemies' Attack and Sp. Atk. But it drops your HP to 1 and warps you.* It sharply lowers the Attack and Sp. Atk of enemies in the same room, but it drops your HP to 1 and warps you to somewhere else.*

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Weezing

The user causes itself to faint, but lowers the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Weezing	Weezing knocks itself out and an oval aura surrounds the battlefield, lowering the opponent's Attack and Special Attack.
James's Weezing	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

In Generation III, the status screen erroneously states that the move has 100% accuracy, even though it ignores accuracy and evasion checks.
Memento is the only stat lowering status move that is not reflected by Magic Bounce.
This move's name (particularly its German name) is a reference to the Latin phrase memento mori, meaning "remember that you will die".
A glitch in Generation VII's Battle Spot caused battles to crash when Memento was used as a Z-Move. The same problem occurred with Parting Shot. As a result, both moves were temporarily banned from Battle Spot battles starting in November 2016. The glitch was fixed in the version 1.1 update.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	臨別禮物 Làhmbiht Láihmaht
Chinese	Mandarin	臨別禮物 / 临别礼物 Línbié Lǐwù
French		Souvenir
German		Memento-Mori
Greek		'Ενθύμιο
Italian		Memento
Korean		추억의선물 Chueok-yi Seonmul
Portuguese		Sacrifício
Serbian		Uspomena
Spanish		Legado
Vietnamese		Dị Vật

Variations of the move Memento

Healing Wish • Lunar Dance • Memento

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