Confusion (Japanese:混乱confusion) is avolatilestatus condition that causes a Pokémon to sometimes damage itself in its confusion instead of executing amove.

Effect

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Confusion causes a Pokémon to sometimes attack itself instead of executing the selected move for a random 2-5 turns. This includes attempting to useSnore orSleep Talk whileasleep, as well as moving again viaInstruct. On the final turn of confusion, a Pokémon will snap out of its confusion and attack normally. Like all other volatile status conditions, confusion wears off when the confused Pokémon is taken out of battle or a battle is over.

Turns spent recharging (such as after usingHyper Beam) and turns in which the Pokémon is unable to attack due tosleep,freeze, orflinching will not lower the remaining number of turns of confusion. Pokémon may hurt themselves in confusion during either turn of multi-turn moves such asFly andDive. When a Pokémon is unable to attack for other reasons (such as from beingasleep or fullyparalyzed), it will not hurt itself in confusion.

Confusiondamage is calculated as if it were atypelessphysical move with apower of 40; it cannot score acritical hit, and does not receiveSTAB. Confusion damage is unaffected byWonder Guard,Technician, and a heldLife Orb.Badges affect confusion damage when they boost the user's physical Attack or Defense. Other things may affect confusion's damage depending on the game, as detailed in the table below.

In addition, one of the possible outcomes fromdisobedience is that a Pokémon can appear to hit itself in confusion. This behaves the same way as actually being confused, except that it doesn't linger beyond the turn, and in Generation IV,Technician applies (increasing the power to 60) if the Pokémon has that Ability.

Confusion is transferred byBaton Pass.

Generation I

During confusion, Pokémon have a 50% chance to damage themselves instead of executing the selected move.

Generation II

TheFocus Band cannot prevent a Pokémon from knocking itself out due to confusion.

Generation III

Focus Band can now prevent a Pokémon from knocking itself out due to confusion.

Generation IV

Focus Sash can also prevent a Pokémon from knocking itself out due to confusion.

In this generation only, due to anoversight, if a confused Pokémon has usedRage and then selects a different move, it will snap out of confusion, but its rage will still be building.

Generations V and VI

Sturdy now prevents a Pokémon from knocking itself out due to confusion if it had full health beforehand.

Generation VII onward

Pokémon now have a 33% chance to damage themselves during confusion.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

InPokémon Legends: Z-A, confusion causes Pokémon to move irregularly on the battlefield.

Appearance

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	DP	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Causes

Moves

Other causes

An activatingAguav Berry,Figy Berry,Iapapa Berry,Mago Berry, andWiki Berry may confuse the holder if they dislike a specificflavor. After fully executingThrash,Petal Dance,Outrage, orRaging Fury, the user becomes confused due to fatigue or, only inPokémon Legends: Arceus, becomes fixated on using the move.Pecharunt's signature AbilityPoison Puppeteer causes Pokémonpoisoned by its moves to also become confused. TheBerserk Gene confuses the holder upon activation for a duration of 256 turns. Instead of obeying a command, adisobedient Pokémon may sometimes hurt itself in confusion, inflicting confusion damage to itself.

Curing

In Generation I only, usingHaze cures confusion for both active Pokémon.

Confusion-healing items

These are the items that only heal confusion.

• Exclusive to Generation II:Bitter Berry
• Generation III onwards:Persim Berry andYellow Flute
• Exclusive to JapaneseRuby and Sapphire viae-Reader:Touga Berry

Status-healing items

Starting from Generation II, confusion is the only volatile status condition that is able to be cured by items that heal all non-volatile status conditions. TheFull Heal andFull Restore were introduced inGeneration I, but only gained the ability to cure confusion in Generation II.

TheRage Candy Bar was introduced inGeneration II, but its effect to cure status conditions was introduced inGeneration VII.

These are the items that cure confusion as well as all non-volatile status conditions.

• Exclusive to Generation II:MiracleBerry
• Generation II onwards:Full Heal,Full Restore, andHeal Powder
• Generation III onwards:Lum Berry andLava Cookie
• Generation IV onwards:Old Gateau
• Generation V onwards:Casteliacone
• Generation VI onwards:Lumiose Galette andShalour Sable
• Generation VII onwards:Big Malasada,Pewter Crunchies, andRage Candy Bar

Prevention

Pokémon with theOwn Tempo Ability are immune to being confused.

The moveSafeguard will protect the party from status conditions for five turns. Starting inGeneration VII, whileMisty Terrain is present,grounded Pokémon cannot become confused. A Pokémon behind asubstitute cannot usually become confused; however, it can become confused by damaging moves' side effects in Generation I, byBerserk Gene in Generation II, or byconfusion-inducing Berries in Generation III.

Advantages

Moves used against confused Pokémon with the AbilityTangled Feet will have theiraccuracy halved.

In the spin-off games

Mystery Dungeon series

The Pokémon will move in a random direction, and turn in a random direction before attacking. However, thrown items will still travel in the desired direction. Allies are treated as foes (except inGates to Infinity), unless the Pokémon has the NontraitorIQ skill^RBTDS or is holding alooplet with the Self Controlemera^SMD. For example, if the Pokémon uses moves such asSweet Scent orEarth Power, teammates will be affected, and moves likeAgility will also benefit the opposing side. The Pokémon may not switch places with the team leader*.

Confusion lasts 7-12 turns^RBTDS or 8 turns^GtISMD. Other than as an effect of moves, it can be caused by aTotter Orb,Totter Seed, Dizzying Payback and Dizzying Stareemera,Spin Trap, orstepping on a disguisedDitto^SMD.

Confusion can be protected against by wearing aPersim Band.

Pokémon Conquest

InPokémon Conquest, confusion is a non-volatile status. At the beginning of a turn, A confused Pokémon has a 50% chance to randomly move on its own and attack other Pokémon, including allies. If a Pokémon moves in its confusion, theWarrior is prevented from using an item or activating aWarrior Skill that turn. Confusion may wear off in the first turn.

In animation

Pokémon the Series

InPokémon the Series, confusion is depicted in a manner similar to the games; once a Pokémon gets confused, they will occasionally hurt themselves or their allies. In addition, confusion can also make the afflicted Pokémon dizzy and unable to hear commands, rendering itself vulnerable to enemy attacks.

Confusion is one of the most common volatile status conditions in the series, mainly occurring when a Pokémon usesConfuse Ray orSupersonic.

Pokémon the Series: The Beginning

Confusion was first seen inClefairy and the Moon Stone, whereBrock had his newly-caughtZubat use Supersonic onJessie's Ekans andJames's Koffing, confusing the both of them and causing them to attack each other.

InTentacool & Tentacruel, Brock's Zubat used Supersonic to confuse multipleTentacool that were attackingPorta Vista.

InA Shipful of Shivers, theCaptain'sHaunter used Confuse Ray onJessie's Arbok, confusing theCobra Pokémon and causing it to attackTeam Rocket.

InHello, Pummelo!,Ash's Tauros got confused afterDrake had hisGengar use Confuse Ray on him. This caused him to hurt himself in confusion and forcedAsh torecall him and sendLapras out in his place. Tauros, having shaken off his confusion after entering hisPoké Ball, waslater sent back onto the field to battle Drake's fourth Pokémon,Venusaur.

Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

InThe Whistle Stop,Jessie's Lickitung confusedArielle'sLedyba with Supersonic.

InSpell of the Unown: Entei, Brock's Zubat confusedMolly Hale's illusoryFlaaffy with Supersonic, but it quickly snapped out of it just on time to dodge aWing Attack from the Bat Pokémon.

InHassle in the Castle, Brock had his Zubat use Supersonic on Jessie's Arbok, confusing it and causing it to attack Team Rocket before snapping out of it. Moments later, Zubat evolved into Golbat and used Supersonic to confuseJessie's Arbok andJames's Weezing, causing them to fall on Team Rocket and inadvertently freeAsh's Pikachu.

InAriados, Amigos,Aya had herVenonat use Supersonic to confuseAsh's Bulbasaur. However, Bulbasaur quickly snapped out of it just in time to dodge aTackle from the Insect Pokémon.

InFrom Ghost to Ghost, multipleGastly were confused afterMorty had hisGengar use Confuse Ray on them during a demonstration on how to battle without brute force. Later on in the episode, during Ash'sGymbattle with Morty, Morty'sHaunter confusedAsh's Noctowl with Confuse Ray. However, Noctowl manages to snap out of its confusion by proceeding to Tackle Haunter as the latter usedNight Shade.

InDoin' What Comes Natu-rally,McKenzie had hisNatunamed Naughty use Confuse Ray onJessie's Arbok, confusing it and causing it head towards Team Rocket.

InThe Screen Actor's Guilt, Team Rocket was confused by aSweet Kiss fromBrad Van Darn'sSmoochum, allowingPikachu to send them blasting off with aThunderbolt.

InThe Perfect Match!, during a battle in theWhirl Cup,Trinity had herChinchou use Confuse Ray onMisty's Corsola, but it dodged before the Confuse Ray could connect. However, Trinity's Chinchou fired a second Confuse Ray that did connect, confusing Corsola and giving Chinchou the chance todefeat it withWater Gun.

InOutrageous Fortunes,Misty had her newly evolvedPolitoed use its newly-learned move,Swagger, on Arbok andVictreebel, confusing the two of them, raising their attack power, and causing them to attack each other.

InGreat Bowls of Fire!, awildDragonite got confused due to fatigue from usingOutrage, causing her to attack everything in sight. However, she snapped out of her confusion with the combined efforts of Ash andhis friends.

InJust Add Water, multiple Pokémon got confused by Supersonic on three separate occasions: the first instance occurred whenDorian'sLanturn used the attack to confuseAsh's Totodile, allowing it to hit him withTake Down. The second case happened when Misty had her Goldeen briefly confuse Dorian'sQwilfish in the same manner. The third and final instance occurred when Dorian'sMantine used the move to briefly confuseMisty's Corsola.

InEntei at Your Own Risk,Ash's Phanpy got confused by aPsybeam fromNelson'sMisdreavus.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

InGoing for a Spinda,Claire andKain'sSpinda confused Team Rocket with aDizzy Punch, though they quickly managed to snap out of it.

InPearls are a Spoink's Best Friend, awildSpoink confusedJames's Cacnea andJessie's Dustox with a Confuse Ray, allowing it to send them and Team Rocket blasting off withPsychic.

InLuvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!,Daisy had herLuvdisc namedLuverin use Sweet Kiss onButch'sMightyena, confusing it and causing it to launch aHyper Beam meant for Luverin atCassidy and Butch.

InThe Great Eight Fate!,Juan had his Luvdisc hitAsh's Grovyle with a Sweet Kiss, which was revealed to have connected and confused it inthe next episode. This caused the Wood Gecko Pokémon to hurt itself in confusion and allowed Luvdisc to defeat it with a powerful Water Gun.

InDeceit and Assist, during theAppeals Round of theHoenn Grand Festival,May's Skitty became confused after usingPetal Dance viaAssist, but snapped out of it afterDouble Slapping itself.

InA Judgment Brawl,Ash's Corphish got confused afterKatie had herGolduck useConfusion on him. Despite this, Corphish began acting more unpredictably for both trainers while it was confused, resulting in both Katie and Golduck being caught off-guard by Corphish's random actions against Golduck. After defeating Golduck with a powerfulBubble Beam, he was switched out in favor ofSwellow. Corphish was later sent back onto the field to battle Katie's final Pokémon,Walrein, and although exhausted, the Ruffian Pokémon was no longer confused.

InCaterpie's Big Dilemma,Zander'sButterfree used Supersonic to confuse Jessie's Dustox, who had been gigantified. The attack also confused everyone aboard Dustox's back, including Team Rocket andDr. Gordon, the latter of whom had been captured by the trio.

InMay's Egg-Cellent Adventure,Nicolette'sVileplume confusedMay's Munchlax withPetal Dance*. However, Munchlax managed to snap out of it after gettingparalyzed byStun Spore and getting hit withBullet Seed. Later in the episode, after paralyzing Team Rocket with Stun Spore, Vileplume confuses them similarly.

InKing and Queen for a Day!,James's Mime Jr. confused everyone present at thedirector's set withTeeter Dance.

InTalking a Good Game!,Anabel'sAlakazam usedPsybeam onJessie's Seviper and James's Cacnea, confusing the both of them and causing them to attack each other. This allowed Pikachu to send them and Team Rocket blasting off with a Thunderbolt. Later in the episode, Ash's Pikachu was confused in the same manner, causing him to charge at a wall withVolt Tackle. However, he snapped out of it after Ash jumped in the way of the attack to protect him.

InSecond Time's the Charm!, during Ash'sBattle Towerrematch against Anabel, Ash's Corphish got confused after getting hit with a Psybeam from Anabel's Alakazam. Despite this, Corphish was still able to land a hit withCrabhammer before Ash remedied the confusion by returning him to his Poké Ball and immediately sending him back out to defeat Alakazam with a Bubble Beam.

InPokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea,Jack Walker had aMantine that hecaptured use Confuse Ray onthe Phantom'sPinsir andParasect, allowing Jack to keep theManaphyEgg away from him.

InGathering the Gang of Four!, during Ash's secondBattle Pyramid rematch againstBrandon,Ash's Charizard got confused by a Confuse Ray from Brandon'sDusclops. However, he eventually snapped out of it after hearing Ash call out to him.Later in the match, Ash's Bulbasaur was confused in the same manner before getting cured in the same way as Ash did with Charizard.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

InSetting the World On its Buneary!,Dawn's Piplup got confused after a then-wildBuneary used Dizzy Punch on him, giving it the chance to defeat him with a singleBounce.

InTwice Smitten, Once Shy!, Dawn's Piplup was confused after a then-wildPachirisu had used Sweet Kiss on him, forcingDawn to recall him and send Buneary out in his place. Piplup was then sent back out to fight it, having gotten over his confusion while in his Poké Ball.

InAn Angry Combeenation!,Cheryl had herMothim use Supersonic* to confuse Jessie's Seviper, James's Cacnea, and a swarm of angryCombee in an attempt to get them all to stop attacking.

InA Triple Fighting Chance!, during Ash's Gym battle againstMaylene, Maylene'sMeditite used Confusion to confuseAsh's Staravia andChimchar.

InA Crasher Course in Power!, during Ash's Gym battle againstCrasher Wake,Ash's Buizel got confused after being hit with his ownWater Pulse after Crasher Wake'sFloatzel deflected it with his flotation sac. This forced Ash to recall him and send Pikachu out in his place.

InPlaying The Leveling Field!, duringZoey'sContest Battle againstFantina, Fantina'sMismagius confusedZoey's Glameow with a Psybeam.

InHold the Phione!, aPhione that Team Rocket had captured confusedMeowth with Supersonic before Jessie snapped him out of it. Later on in the episode, the same Phione briefly confused Dawn's Buneary in the same manner.

InNoodles! Roamin' Off!, James's Mime Jr. confused a wild,ShinyMetagross with Teeter Dance.

InOld Rivals, New Tricks!, during thePerformance Stage of theSandalstrawContest, James's Mime Jr., while being used byJessilina, confused everyone in theContest Hall with a charged-up Teeter Dance. This impressed the judges enough to allow Jessilina to advance to the second round.

InThe Treasure Is All Mine!, James's Mime Jr. confusedSebastian and hisSpinarak with Teeter Dance, allowing James to send them down a hidden chute.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

InA Rival Battle for Club Champ!,Ash's Snivy got confused afterTrip had hisFrillish use Water Pulse on her, giving Frillish the chance to defeat Snivy with a double-powerfulHex*.

InRematch at the Nacrene Gym!, during a Gym battle,Lenora had herWatchog use Confuse Ray onAsh's Oshawott, confusing him and causing him to hurt himself in confusion. This contributed to his tie against Lenora's Watchog.

InFacing Fear with Eyes Wide Open!, Ash's Oshawott was confused by Supersonic twice: the first time from a group of wildTympole and the second time from their boss, a then-wildPalpitoad. Oshawott quickly overcame his confusion on both occasions.

InWhere Did You Go, Audino?,Jessie's Woobat got confused by a Confuse Ray fromDoyle'sSolosis, leaving him open to get defeated with aPsyshock fromChristie'sGothita.

InDazzling the Nimbasa Gym!, during a Gym battle, Ash's Palpitoad confusedElesa'sZebstrika with Supersonic, allowing Palpitoad to defeat it with a combination ofMud Shot andHydro Pump.

InClimbing the Tower of Success!, a wildChandelure confusedIris with Confuse Ray, causing Iris to lose theWishing Bell Festival contest.

InGuarding the Guardian of the Mountain!, a wildVolcarona got confused by a Confuse Ray fromRizzo's maleJellicent, allowing Rizzo to capture it. Later on in the episode, his female Jellicent confusedAsh's Krokorok in the same manner, allowing her and Rizzo's male Jellicent to knock him into a cage with a combined Hydro Pump.

InJostling for the Junior Cup!,Caitlin had herGothitelle useFlatter onCynthia's Garchomp, confusing her and allowing Gothitelle to usePsychic on her. However, Garchomp managed to snap out of it after hearingCynthia call for aDragon Rush.

InStrong Strategy Steals the Show!, Ash's Palpitoad used Supersonic to confuseStephan's Zebstrika. However, it snapped out of it after taking a Hydro Pump from the Vibration Pokémon.

Pokémon the Series: XY

InThe Cave of Mirrors!,Ash's Hawlucha was confused afterJames had hisInkay usePsybeam on him, forcing Ash to recall him before he could attackMirror Ash'sHawlucha.

InBonnie for the Defense!, James had his Inkay use Psybeam on a wildLapras thatBonnie had befriended, confusing it. However, it snapped out of its confusion afterHeidi gave it a piece of candy that she got fromJay.

InA Slippery Encounter!, James's Inkay uses Psybeam onAsh's Fletchinder and Pikachu, confusing the both of them and causing them to attack each other.

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

InLillie's Egg-xhilarating Challenge!, Ash, Pikachu,Rowlet, andRotom all got confused by aTeeter Dance fromHobbes'sOricorio, which left Rowlet open to gettingDouble Slapped by the Dancing Pokémon. Later on in the episode, Oricorio confused a wildSalandit that was afterLillie'sEgg in the same manner, allowing Rowlet to Tackle the Salandit away.

InMallow and the Forest Teacher!, a wildOranguru used Confusion onJames's Mareanie, confusing her and causing her to attackJessie.

InRescuing the Unwilling!,Mallow,Lana,Sophocles, and their Pokémon, including Rotom, were all confused by a Teeter Dance fromLusamine'sNihilego-controlledLilligant. However, they snapped out of it onceAsh's Litten and Rowlet arrived to help them.

InShowdown on Poni Island!,Gladion's Lycanroc got confused after usingOutrage during a battle withAsh's Lycanroc, giving the latter the chance to perform its exclusiveZ-Move,Splintered Stormshards. However, it managed to snap out of it after withstanding the attack.

InEnter the Champion!, during Ash'sManalo Conference finals match againstGladion, Gladion's Lycanroc got confused after using Outrage and bit its left paw, giving Ash's own Lycanroc the chance toBite it. However, Gladion's Lycanroc, who had bit itself to overcome its confusion,Countered the attack.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

InMaking Battles in the Sand!,Ash's Riolu got confused after a Trainer'sOctillery used Psybeam on it during aWorld Coronation Series battle, giving Octillery the chance toWrap around Riolu and defeat it with a singleOctazooka.

InHealing the Healer!, aPokémon hunter'sGarbodor got confused afterGoh had his newly caughtDrowzee use Psybeam on it. However, it seemed to have gotten over its confusion when it launched aSludge Bomb atGoh's Cinderace.

InThrash of the Titans!,Iris's Haxorus became confused after using Outrage and smacked his head into the ground. However, it was revealed that he did this to snap out of his confusion. The same thing happened again inThe Fiery Road to Mastership!.

InIt's All in the Name!,Ren hadFrancois use Supersonic on a trio of rogueMagnemite to confuse them, allowing them to run and hide in a dumpster.

InBattling in the Freezing Raid!, anArticuno became confused afterGary's Umbreon used Confuse Ray on it during aRaid Battle, but not before theFreezing Pokémon knocked it out withSheer Cold. However, it snapped out of it after getting hit by attacks from Goh's Cinderace andAsh's Lucario.

InNarrowing the Chaser Chase!,Sterling'sVikavolt andLyla'sLiepard were confused by a Confuse Ray fromHorace'sGardevoir, leaving them open to be defeated byGoh's Inteleon soon after.

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Pokémon Horizons: The Series

InOrla and the Poké Ball Smith,Roy's Fuecoco was confused after being hit byStrange Steam from aGalarianWeezing.

InThe Pillar of Fire,Lucius's Gouging Fire became confused after usingRaging Fury, causing it to hurt itself in its confusion.

InEyes to the Skies Once Again, Part 1,Ult'sMegaSableye confused aSlaking under the effects of Laquium with Confuse Ray, leaving it open to be defeated by a Volt Tackle fromCaptain Pikachu.

InFollowing Traces of Laquium, Ult's Mega Sableye confused a Steelix under the effects of Laquium with Confuse Ray.

Pokémon: Paldean Winds

InTake a Breath, theRevavroom attached to the CaphStarmobile became confused after being enraged by aSquawkabilly. It was cured whenEri fed it aLum Berry.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Yellow arc

InPunching Poliwrath,Misty had herGoldeen useSupersonic to confuse all ofAgatha'sGhost-type Pokémon.

InTake a Chance on Chansey,Agatha's Gengar got confused after a youngerProfessor Oak had hisKangaskhannamed Kanga useDizzy Punch on it*.

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

InWho Gives a Hoothoot?,Gold has hisAipom, nicknamedAibo, useSwagger on aBird Keeper'sHoothoot, confusing the latter.

InStantler by Me, Aibo got confused afterProfessor Oak had hisStantler, Antch, useConfuse Ray on him.

InGligar Glide, Gold's newly-hatchedTogepi,Togebo, used Supersonic viaMetronome to confuse and incapacitate a wildGligar that was trying to eat him as anEgg.

InIrked Igglybuff and Curmudgeonly Cleffa,Suicune got confused afterWhitney had herCleffa, Fafa, and herIgglybuff, Buff Buff, useSweet Kiss on it. This allowedWhitney's Miltank, Mil Mil, to hit theAurora Pokémon withRollout.

Emerald arc

InInteresting Interactions Involving Illumise,Emerald'srentalSkarmory got confused after theBattle Factory'sIllumise usedFlatter on him, forcing Emerald torecall Skarmory and send his rentalRhyhorn out in its place.

InSneaky Like Shedinja,Greta'sUmbreon confusedEmerald's Dusclops with Confuse Ray, causing Emerald to lose the round five to one.

Diamond & Pearl arc

InA Conk on Cranidos's Cranium, duringPlatinum'sGymbattle withRoark,Platinum's Piplup confusedRoark's Cranidos with aWater Pulse, causing him to hurt himself in confusion andknock himself out, winning Platinum the battle.

InWell Met, Weepinbell,Diamond'sLickilicky,Kit, was confused by a Water Pulse from each ofSebastian's twoChinchou after hisWeepinbell had usedGastro Acid to negate Kit'sOwn TempoAbility.

Platinum arc

InGetting the Drop on Gallade II, duringher Trainer'sBattle Castle challenge,Platinum's Lopunny managed to not only confuseDarach'sGallade with aDizzy Punch, but also managed to infatuate him with herCute Charm Ability beforefainting. This allowedEmpoleon to finish him off with aDrill Peck and give Platinum her first victory in theBattle Frontier.

Sword & Shield arc

InChomp!! It's Dracovish, duringCasey's Gym battle withOpal, the latter'sGigantamaxAlcremie confused Tera, Casey'sGigantamaxToxtricity, with aG-Max Finale*. This caused Tera to hurt himself in confusion and knock himself out, thus losing Casey the match and eliminating her from theGym Challenge.

Scarlet & Violet arc

InPASV13,Iono used herMismagius's Confuse Ray to confuseScarlet'sFloragato, causing it to knock itself out by repeatedly hitting itself with its own attacks.

In the TCG

In theTrading Card Game, Confusion, calledConfused, is one of the fiveSpecial Conditions along withPoisoned,Burned,Asleep, andParalyzed. Of them, Confused is the only one where nothing occurs duringPokémon Checkup. Confused's effect was changed with the release ofEX Ruby & Sapphire.

In its original incarnation, if a Pokémon is Confused, its card is turned upside-down. If that Pokémon tries toattack, the player must flip acoin. If the coin is heads, the attack proceeds as planned. However, if the coin lands on tails, the attack is not used.^[1] Instead, the Pokémon attacks itself for 20 damage. This is affected by Weakness and Resistance. Additionally, if a Pokémon tries toretreat, it had to discard the energy cards before flipping a coin to see if the retreat was successful. If heads, the Pokémon retreated as normal, if tails, the energy cards were wasted and the Pokémon stayed in play.

Pokémon recover from Confused when they move to theBench in some manner, if the Pokémon is inflicted with Asleep or Paralyzed (which are mutually exclusive with each other and Confused), or if another effect directly cures Confused.

Starting with EX Ruby & Sapphire, Confused no longer puts any restrictions on retreating. The effect for getting tails on a coin flip caused by attacking while Confused was changed. The player now puts 3 damage counters on the Pokémon that attempted the attack. There are alsocards that change the number of damage counters to be put on a Confused Pokémon.

Trivia

• InPokémon Diamond, Pearl, andPlatinum,Ninja Boy Zach onRoute 211 erroneously states that confusion only wears off if the Pokémon is switched out.
• Allmoves that leave the user confused due to fatigue —Thrash,Petal Dance,Outrage, andRaging Fury — have had a base power of 90 at some point in time before being boosted to 120.

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Status conditions
Burned	Frozen	Paralysis
Poisoned	Asleep	Fainted
Confusion	Flinch	Infatuation

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