Nasty Plot
In Pokémon ChampionsGen IV
Game
Pokémon Champions
DarkStatus
the user's Sp. Atk by 2.
- Power
- –
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 20
- Hits
- The user
- On Showdown
- 3.6% of Champions VGC Pokémon run it
See it in the games
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How it works in Champions
the user's Special Attack by 2 .
“The user stimulates its brain by thinking bad thoughts. This sharply boosts the user's Sp. Atk stat.”
In-game text, Scarlet & Violet
Good to know
- Snatch can steal it.
Who runs Nasty Plot on Showdown
Gholdengo89.2% of its sets
Mega Delphox76.4% of its sets
Farigiraf5.5% of its sets
Mega Lucario Z22.4% of its sets
Mega Alakazam31.4% of its sets
Mega Froslass3.0% of its sets
Female Meowstic7.4% of its sets
Delphox22.5% of its sets
Mega Houndoom18.9% of its sets
Thievul7.0% of its sets
Mow Rotom2.8% of its sets
Smogon · Showdown Champions VGC · Sep 2026: Smogon’s usage stats from Pokémon Showdown, not the in-game ladder.
On the ladder today
Ranked Doubles Pokémon with Nasty Plot among their most used moves.
Who learns Nasty Plot
74 Pokémon can learn it in Pokémon Champions.
Show all 74 in Champions
Pikachu
Raichu
Ninetales
Alakazam
Slowbro
Gengar
Slowking
Houndoom
Sableye
Banette
Infernape
Spiritomb
Lucario
Toxicroak
Weavile
Froslass
Rotom
Watchog
Liepard
Simisage
Simisear
Simipour
Cofagrigus
Zoroark
HydreigonDelphox
Meowstic
Aromatisse
Malamar
Gourgeist
Decidueye
Incineroar
Salazzle
Oranguru
Corviknight
Polteageist
Grimmsnarl
Mr. Rime
Runerigus
Morpeko
Sneasler
MeowscaradaFarigirafGholdengo
Sinistcha
Hydrapple
Heat Rotom
Wash Rotom
Frost Rotom
Fan RotomMow RotomFemale Meowstic
Small Gourgeist
Large Gourgeist
Super GourgeistMega Alakazam
Mega GengarMega Houndoom
Mega Banette
Mega Lucario
Mega Sableye
Mega Slowbro
Alolan Raichu
Alolan Ninetales
Galarian Slowbro
Galarian Slowking
Hisuian Zoroark
Hisuian DecidueyeMega FroslassMega Delphox
Mega Malamar
Mega Raichu X
Mega Raichu YMega Lucario ZAll 170 Pokémon that learn it in any game → Filter the Pokédex to Champions →