Lucky Chant (move)

Lucky Chant
おまじない Good Luck Charm

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Status
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Your Side: Affects the user's side of the field

Availability

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

Super Contests

Condition	Cute
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Prevents the Voltage from going up in the same turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cute
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Lucky Chant (Japanese: おまじない Good Luck Charm) is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Generation IV

Lucky Chant prevents opponents from landing critical hits on the user's party for five turns, even if the move would always result in a critical hit (e.g. Frost Breath).

Generation V to VII

Lucky Chant can now be stolen by Snatch.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Lucky Chant, the user's evasiveness is raised by one stage.

Generation VIII onwards

Lucky Chant cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

Games	Description
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing the foe from landing critical hits.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS	The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits.
SM USUM PE	The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits for five turns.
SwSh BDSP LA SV	This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.

Learnset

By leveling up

#		Egg Groups		Level
				IV	V	VI	VII
							SM USUM
0035	Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	28	31^BW 37^B2W2	37	37
0043	Oddish	Grass		Grass	25	25	25^XY 23^ORAS	23
0044	Gloom	Grass		Grass	29	29	29^XY 24^ORAS	24
0177	Natu	Flying		Flying	12	12	12	12
0178	Xatu	Flying		Flying	12	12	12	12
0222	Corsola	Water 1	Water 3	28	28^BW 23^B2W2	23	23
0238	Smoochum	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	28	31	31	31
0280	Ralts	Human-Like	Amorphous	17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	14
0281	Kirlia	Human-Like	Amorphous	17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	14
0370	Luvdisc	Water 2		Water 2	17	17	17^XY 14^ORAS	13
0385	Jirachi	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	−	−	−	30^USUM
0420	Cherubi	Fairy	Grass	40	40	40	40
0421	Cherrim	Fairy	Grass	48	48	48	48
0429	Mismagius	Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1
0481	Mesprit	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	31	31	31	31
0492	Shaymin All available forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	91^DP	−	−	−
0517	Munna	Field		Field		5	5	5
0518	Musharna	Field		Field		1	1	1
0653	Fennekin	Field		Field			25	25
0654	Braixen	Field		Field			27	28
0655	Delphox	Field		Field			27	28
0669	Flabébé All forms	Fairy		Fairy			10	10
0670	Floette All forms	Fairy		Fairy			10	10
0670	Floette Eternal Flower	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			10	10
0671	Florges All forms	Fairy		Fairy			1	1
0801	Magearna All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				9
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#		Egg Groups		Egg Move
				IV	V	VI	VII
							SM USUM
0102	Exeggcute	Grass		Grass	✔	✔	✔	✔
0172	Pichu	Field	Fairy	−	✔	✔	✔
0175	Togepi	Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔
0311	Plusle	Fairy		Fairy	−	✔	✔	✔
0312	Minun	Fairy		Fairy	−	✔	✔	✔
0325	Spoink	Field		Field	−	✔	✔	✔
0351	Castform	Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔
0519	Pidove	Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔
0531	Audino	Fairy		Fairy		✔	✔	✔
0580	Ducklett	Water 1	Flying		✔	✔	✔
0764	Comfey	Grass		Grass				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Special move

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0175		Togepi		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Dream World - Dream Park
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Lucky Chant targets all team members in the same room giving them the Lucky Chant status condition, preventing critical hits from landing on them. This status condition lasts for 8-15^TDS / 21^GtI^SMD turns.

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDTD S	-	-	22	-	—%	-	Entire room	Party	Yes
BSL	-	-	22	-	—%	-	Entire room	Party	Yes
MDGtI	-	-	20	99	—%	-	Entire room	Party	Yes
SMD	-	-	20	99	—%	-	Entire room	Party	Yes
With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = ??. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Description

Games	Description
MDTD	Gives the user and team members in the room with a Lucky Chant status, which blocks the Pokémon from taking critical hits.
MDS	Gives the user and team members in the room a Lucky Chant status, which blocks the Pokémon from taking critical hits.
BSL	おなじへやのなかまポケモンとじぶんをおまじないじょうたいにかえるこうげきがきゅうしょにあたらなくなる
MDGtI	You and your teammates in the same room will get the Lucky Chant status, which blocks you from taking critical hits.
SMD	You and your teammates in the same room will get the Lucky Chant status condition, which blocks you from taking critical hits.
MDRTDX	You and your teammates in the same room will get the Lucky Chant status condition, which protects you from taking critical hits.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Preparing Gems glowing Mismagius
The user chants an incantation, creating tentacles that prevent opposing Pokémon from landing any hits with their attacks.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Mismagius raises to its forehead one of the extensions hanging from its body and chants repeatedly. The gems on Mismagius's body start to glow pink and magical crimson tentacles emerge from them, with which Mismagius strikes the opponent.
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full-Festival Circle!	Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Clefairy
The user chants an incantation toward the sky, preventing opposing Pokémon from landing critical hits.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Clefairy raises its hands into the air and cries out while looking toward the sky, preventing the opponent from landing critical hits.
Rad Rickshaw's Cliff and Cliffette	Cautious Clefairy	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	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

Lucky Chant ending in Battle Revolution.

Lucky Chant displays animation when it ends in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	幸運咒語 Hahngwahn Jauyúh
Chinese	Mandarin	幸運咒語 / 幸运咒语 Xìngyùn Zhòuyǔ
Dutch		Bezwering
French		Air Veinard
German		Beschwörung
Greek		Ψαλμός Καλοτυχίας Psalmós Kalotychías
Indonesian		Mantra
Italian		Fortuncanto
Korean		주술 Jusul
Polish		Pieśń Szczęścia
Portuguese	Brazil	Golpe de Sorte
Portuguese	Portugal	Cântico da Sorte
Russian		Песня Счастья Pesnya Schast'ya
Spanish	Latin America	Cántico de Suerte
Spanish	Spain	Conjuro
Vietnamese		Bùa May Mắn

Variations of the move Safeguard

Lucky Chant • Mist • Safeguard

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