Bitter Malice (move)

Move data

Type Ghost
Category Special  Special
Power 75
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? No
Introduced Generation 8

Effects

The user attacks its target with spine-chilling resentment. This may also leave the target with frostbite. This move’s power is doubled if the target has a status condition.

Changes

  • In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Bitter Malice has 60 base power.
  • In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Bitter Malice has 15 PP.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Bitter Malice
Japanese うらみつらみ
German Niedertracht
French Cœur de Rancœur
Italian Livore
Spanish Rencor Reprimido
Korean 천추지한
Chinese (Simplified) 冤冤相报
Chinese (Traditional) 冤冤相報

Game descriptions

Scarlet​/​Violet The user attacks the target with spine-chilling resentment. This also lowers the target’s Attack stat.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Bitter Malice at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Hisuian Zorua Zorua
Hisuian Zorua
#0570 / Normal · Ghost
Level 40
Hisuian Zoroark Zoroark
Hisuian Zoroark
#0571 / Normal · Ghost
Level 46