Confusion (move)


 * This article is about the Pokémon move. For the status condition, see .

Confusion (Japanese: ねんりき Mindpower) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation I.

Effect
Confusion does damage and has a 10% chance of the target.

Confusion can be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if any of the moves, , or was used in the prior turn. It can also be used to start a combination, doubling the base appeal points of, , , and if used in the next turn.

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Super Smash Bros. series
uses as its side special move. The move acts as a grab, ignoring shields while flipping the opponent in midair. Additionally, the move is capable of reflecting projectiles, although they would not damage the initial user of the projectile in Super Smash Bros. Melee. This was fixed in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U.

Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Confusion had a power of 12 and an energy gain of 7%.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Confusion had a power of 15, an energy gain of 14%, and a duration of 1.51 seconds.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 21, 2017, Confusion had an energy gain of 10% and a duration of 2.1 seconds.

may only know this move if it was obtained before February 16, 2017.

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In the main series

 * In the English dub of From Ghost to Ghost, Morty commanded his to use Confusion, which it cannot legally learn. In the original Japanese version, no specific attack command was given.

Trivia

 * The English name of this move is semantically dissimilar to its Japanese name, ねんりき Nenriki, which can be translated to mean mindpower. This has been known to cause some confusion when depicted in the English dub of the anime.
 * In the anime, Confusion seems to have exactly the same effect as the move.
 * A majority of the time when Confusion is featured in the Pokémon Trading Card Game, it causes the Defending Pokémon to be TCG Paralyzed rather than TCG Confused.

In other languages
Konfusion Confusión Choc Mental Confusione ねんりき 念力（招式）