Never-Ending Nightmare (move)

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無限暗夜への誘いInvitation to the Endless Dark Night
Type Ghost
Category Varies
PP —(max. —)
Power Varies
Accuracy —%
Priority 0
  • Does not makecontact
  • Not affected by Protect
  • Not affected by Magic Coat
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Affected byKing's Rock
Range
OpponentOpponentOpponent
SelfAllyAlly
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced Generation VII
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Appeal 0 
Jam 0 
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Appeal 0 
Condition [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal 0 
Jamming 0 

Never-Ending Nightmare (Japanese:無限暗夜への誘いInvitation to the Endless Dark Night) is a damage-dealingGhost-typeZ-Move introduced inGeneration VII.

Effect

Generation VII

Never-Ending Nightmare inflicts damage. Itspower and whether it is aspecial orphysical move depends on the move it is based on.

Base movePowerCategory
Astonish100Physical
Hex160Special
Lick100Physical
Moongeist Beam180Special
Night Shade100Special
Ominous Wind120Special
Phantom Force175Physical
Shadow Ball160Special
Shadow Bone160Physical
Shadow Claw140Physical
Shadow Force190Physical
Shadow Punch120Physical
Shadow Sneak100Physical
Spectral Thief175Physical
Spirit Shackle160Physical

Generation VIII onwards

Never-Ending Nightmare cannot be selected in a battle.

Description

GamesDescription
SMUSUMPEDeep-seated grudges summoned by the user's Z-Power trap the target. The power varies, depending on the original move.
SwShBDSPLA
SV
This move can't be used. It's recommended that this move is forgotten. Once forgotten, this move can't be remembered.


Learnset

Any non-Mega Evolved, non-Primal Pokémon can use Never-Ending Nightmare if it knows a damagingGhost-type move,holds aGhostium Z, and if itsTrainer wears aZ-RingSM orZ-Power RingUSUM.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX

NameCategoryStateBasepowerMaxpowerTargetEffect tagDescriptionPlayablesync pair
Sync move
Never-Ending Royal NightmarePhysicalDefault
6★ EX
200
300
240
360
An opponentThe more the user's Defense is raised, the greater the power of this attack. Acerola & Palossand

In animation

Pokémon animated series


Preparing

Zoroark

The hands
The user gathers Z-Power to summon deep-seated grudges that entrap the opponent.
PokémonMethod
UserFirst Used InNotes
ZoroarkZoroark strikes a series of synchronized poses with its Trainer to build Z-Power. It then engulfs the surrounding area with an illusionary dark scenery and creates a large shadow around its feet. Multiple shadowy hands then reach out from the shadow and attack the opponent. When the hands reach the opponent, they explode.
Gladion's ZoroarkEnter the Champion!Debut
Base move is
Shadow Claw

Appearance

Pose

In other languages

LanguageTitle
ChineseCantonese無盡暗夜之誘惑Mòuhjeuhn Amyeh jī Yáuhwaahk
Mandarin無盡暗夜之誘惑 / 无尽暗夜之诱惑Wújìn Ànyè zhī Yòuhuò
FrenchAppel des Ombres Éternelles
GermanEwige Nacht
ItalianAbbraccio Spettrale
Korean무한암야로의유인Muhan Amyaro-ui Yu-in
PolishNieskończony Koszmar
PortugueseBrazilPesadelo Eterno
PortugalPesadelo Interminável
SpanishPresa Espectral
Type-basedZ-Moves
Breakneck BlitzAll-Out PummelingSupersonic SkystrikeAcid DownpourTectonic Rage
Continental CrushSavage Spin-OutNever-Ending NightmareCorkscrew Crash
Inferno OverdriveHydro VortexBloom DoomGigavolt HavocShattered Psyche
Subzero SlammerDevastating DrakeBlack Hole EclipseTwinkle Tackle
Species-basedZ-Moves
Catastropika10,000,000 Volt ThunderboltStoked SparksurferExtreme Evoboost
Pulverizing PancakeGenesis SupernovaSinister Arrow RaidMalicious Moonsault
Oceanic OperettaSplintered StormshardsLet's Snuggle ForeverClangorous Soulblaze
Guardian of AlolaSearing Sunraze SmashMenacing Moonraze Maelstrom
Light That Burns the SkySoul-Stealing 7-Star Strike
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