Essentials

Lucky Chant

Normal status

Generation 4

Summary

Prevents the target from scoring critical hits for five turns.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark 1
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 0
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 1
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 1
  • Rock ½
  • Steel ½
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
— (no damage)
Accuracy
— (cannot miss)
PP
30, up to 48.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
User's field
Effect chance
n/a
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 4
Not a TM
Generation 5
Not a TM
Generation 6
Not a TM
Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

For five turns, opposing Pokémon cannot score critical hits.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 4
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver

The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing the foe from landing critical hits.

Generation 5
Black, White, Black 2, White 2

The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits.

Generation 6
X, Y, Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire

The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits.

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits for five turns.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

This move can’t be used. It’s recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can’t be remembered.

Foreign Names

Japanese
おまじない (omajinai)
おまじない
Korean
주술
Chinese
幸運咒語
幸运咒语
French
Air Veinard
German
Beschwörung
Spanish
Conjuro
Italian
Fortuncanto
Czech
Popěvek pro štěstí

Contests

Generation 4 Super Contest

Type
Cute
Appeal
♡♡
Flavor text
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.
Use after
None
Use before
None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Lucky Chant.

Pokémon

Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Black, White Black 2, White 2 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
28 28 31 37 37 37 37 37 Clefairy Fairy Cute Charm
Magic Guard
Friend Guard
¼ male, ¾ female Fairy 70 45 48 60 65 35 323
25 25 25 25 25 23 23 23 Oddish Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Run Away
½ male, ½ female Grass 45 50 55 75 65 30 320
29 29 29 29 29 24 24 24 Gloom Grass Poison Chlorophyll
Stench
½ male, ½ female Grass 60 65 70 85 75 40 395
28 28 31 31 31 31 31 31 Smoochum Ice Psychic Oblivious
Forewarn
Hydration
always female Undiscovered 45 30 15 85 65 65 305
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Natu Psychic Flying Synchronize
Early Bird
Magic Bounce
½ male, ½ female Flying 40 50 45 70 45 70 320
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 Xatu Psychic Flying Synchronize
Early Bird
Magic Bounce
½ male, ½ female Flying 65 75 70 95 70 95 470
Mismagius Ghost Levitate ½ male, ½ female Amorphous 60 60 60 105 105 105 495
28 28 28 23 23 23 23 23 Corsola Water Rock Hustle
Natural Cure
Regenerator
¼ male, ¾ female Water 1
Water 3
65 55 95 65 95 35 410
17 17 17 17 17 14 14 14 Ralts Psychic Fairy Synchronize
Trace
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Human-Like
Amorphous
28 25 25 45 35 40 198
17 17 17 17 17 14 14 14 Kirlia Psychic Fairy Synchronize
Trace
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Human-Like
Amorphous
38 35 35 65 55 50 278
17 17 17 17 17 14 13 13 Luvdisc Water Swift Swim
Hydration
¼ male, ¾ female Water 2 43 30 55 40 65 97 330
30 Jirachi Steel Psychic Serene Grace genderless Undiscovered 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 Cherubi Grass Chlorophyll ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass
45 35 45 62 53 35 275
48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 Cherrim Grass Flower Gift ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Grass
70 60 70 87 78 85 450
31 31 31 31 31 31 31 31 Mesprit Psychic Levitate genderless Undiscovered 80 105 105 105 105 80 580
91 Land Shaymin Grass Natural Cure genderless Undiscovered 100 100 100 100 100 100 600
5 5 5 5 5 5 Munna Psychic Forewarn
Synchronize
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Field 76 25 45 67 55 24 292
Musharna Psychic Forewarn
Synchronize
Telepathy
½ male, ½ female Field 116 55 85 107 95 29 487
25 25 25 25 Fennekin Fire Blaze
Magician
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 40 45 40 62 60 60 307
27 27 28 28 Braixen Fire Blaze
Magician
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 59 59 58 90 70 73 409
27 27 28 28 Delphox Fire Psychic Blaze
Magician
⅞ male, ⅛ female Field 75 69 72 114 100 104 534
10 10 10 10 Flabébé Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis
always female Fairy 44 38 39 61 79 42 303
10 10 10 10 Floette Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis
always female Fairy 54 45 47 75 98 52 371
10 10 10 10 Eternal Floette Eternal Floette Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis
always female Fairy 74 65 67 125 128 92 551
Florges Fairy Flower Veil
Symbiosis
always female Fairy 78 65 68 112 154 75 552
9 9 Magearna Steel Fairy Soul-Heart genderless Undiscovered 80 95 115 130 115 65 600
9 9 Original Magearna Original Magearna Steel Fairy Soul-Heart genderless Undiscovered 80 95 115 130 115 65 600
Diamond, Pearl Platinum
HeartGold, SoulSilver
Black, White Black 2, White 2 X, Y Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 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.
• • • • • • Pichu Electric Static
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Undiscovered 20 40 15 35 35 60 205
• • • • • • • • Exeggcute Grass Psychic Chlorophyll
Harvest
½ male, ½ female Grass 60 40 80 60 45 40 325
• • • • • • • • Togepi Fairy Hustle
Serene Grace
Super Luck
⅞ male, ⅛ female Undiscovered 35 20 65 40 65 20 245
• • • • • • Plusle Electric Plus
Lightning Rod
½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 50 40 85 75 95 405
• • • • • • Minun Electric Minus
Volt Absorb
½ male, ½ female Fairy 60 40 50 75 85 95 405
• • • • • • Spoink Psychic Thick Fat
Own Tempo
Gluttony
½ male, ½ female Field 60 25 35 70 80 60 330
• • • • • • • • Castform Normal Forecast ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Amorphous
70 70 70 70 70 70 420
• • • • • • • • Sunny Castform Sunny Castform Fire Forecast ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Amorphous
70 70 70 70 70 70 420
• • • • • • • • Rainy Castform Rainy Castform Water Forecast ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Amorphous
70 70 70 70 70 70 420
• • • • • • • • Snowy Castform Snowy Castform Ice Forecast ½ male, ½ female Fairy
Amorphous
70 70 70 70 70 70 420
• • • • • • Pidove Normal Flying Big Pecks
Super Luck
Rivalry
½ male, ½ female Flying 50 55 50 36 30 43 264
• • • • • • Audino Normal Healer
Regenerator
Klutz
½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 86 60 86 50 445
• • • Mega Audino Mega Audino Normal Fairy Healer ½ male, ½ female Fairy 103 60 126 80 126 50 545
• • • • • • Ducklett Water Flying Keen Eye
Big Pecks
Hydration
½ male, ½ female Water 1
Flying
62 44 50 44 50 55 305
• • Comfey Fairy Flower Veil
Triage
Natural Cure
¼ male, ¾ female Grass 51 52 90 82 110 100 485

42 Pokémon

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