Confusion

ねんりき Mindpower

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	50
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	25 ^{(Max. 40)}
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	No

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	3 ♥♥♥
Startles the Pokémon that appealed before the user.

Super Contests (DP Pt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Quite an appealing move.

Confusion is a Psychic-type move introduced in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GS C	An attack that may cause confusion.
RS E	A psychic attack that may cause confusion.
FRLG	A weak telekinetic attack that may also leave the foe confused.
DP PtHGSS	The foe is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the foe confused.
BWB2W2	The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. It may also leave the target confused.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The target is hit by a weak telekinetic force. This may also confuse the target.

Effect

In battle

Confusion does damage and has a 10% chance to confuse the target. In a Double Battle, Confusion can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Confusion can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	VII	VIII
	Butterfree	bug/flying	1, 12 (RB) 1, 10 (Y)	1, 10	1, 10
	Venonat	bug/poison	19 (Y)	17	17
	Venomoth	bug/poison	1 (Y)	17	17
	Psyduck	water	36	16	16
	Golduck	water	39	1, 16	16
	Kadabra	psychic	1, 16 (RB) 16 (Y)	1, 16	1, 16
	Alakazam	psychic	1, 16 (RB) 16 (Y)	1, 16	1, 16
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	1	20	20 (RS E) 17 (FRLG)
	Slowbro	water/psychic	1	20	20 (RS E) 17 (FRLG)
	Drowzee	psychic	17	18	18 (RS E) 11 (FRLG)
	Hypno	psychic	1, 17	1, 18	1, 18 (RS E) 1, 11 (FRLG)
	Exeggcute	grass/psychic		19	19
	Exeggutor	grass/psychic		1	1
	Mr. Mime	psychic/fairy	1, 15	6	5
	Mewtwo	psychic	1	1	1
	Hoothoot	normal/flying		34	34
	Noctowl	normal/flying		41	41
	Espeon	psychic		16	16
	Slowking	water/psychic	1	20	20 (RS E) 17 (FRLG)
	Girafarig	normal/psychic		1, 7	13
	Smoochum	ice/psychic		21	21
	Celebi	psychic/grass		1	1
	Dustox	bug/poison			1, 10
	Ralts	psychic/fairy			6
	Kirlia	psychic/fairy			1, 6
	Gardevoir	psychic/fairy			1, 6
	Meditite	fighting/psychic			9
	Medicham	fighting/psychic			1, 9
	Lunatone	rock/psychic			7
	Solrock	rock/psychic			7
	Baltoy	ground/psychic			1
	Claydol	ground/psychic			1
	Chimecho	psychic			14
	Gorebyss	water			8
	Metang	steel/psychic			20
	Metagross	steel/psychic			1, 20
	Jirachi	steel/psychic			1
	Wormadam	bug/grass
	Mothim	bug/flying
	Chingling	psychic
	Bronzor	steel/psychic
	Bronzong	steel/psychic
	Mime Jr.	psychic/fairy
	Gallade	psychic/fighting
	Uxie	psychic
	Mesprit	psychic
	Azelf	psychic
	Cresselia	psychic
	Victini	psychic/fire
	Woobat	psychic/flying
	Swoobat	psychic/flying
	Gothita	psychic
	Gothorita	psychic
	Gothitelle	psychic
	Elgyem	psychic
	Beheeyem	psychic
	Meloetta	normal/psychic
	Espurr	psychic
	Meowstic	psychic
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost
	Hoopa	psychic/ghost
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.