Curse (move)

Curse

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat or Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally Affects the user

Availability Not a TM, HM or Move Tutor move.

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Curse is a non-damaging Ghost-type move.

Effect

Curse acts differently depending on whether the user has the Ghost type or not. If the user changes type before using Curse, Curse will obey the user's type at the time of the move's execution.

Ghost-type Pokémon

The user will lose half of its maximum HP (rounded down) and put a curse on the target. If the user has less than half of its maximum HP remaining, the move will execute fully but cause the user to faint. A cursed Pokémon will lose ¼ of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. The curse will remain until the Pokémon switches out or the battle ends. This move is not blocked by Protect or Detect.

The user does not lose HP if Curse misses (due to a move with a semi-invulnerable turn) or fails (due to the target already being affected by Curse).

Non-Ghost-type Pokémon

The user's Speed stat will drop by one stage and its Attack stat and Defense stat will rise by one stage each. Despite being an effect acting on the user, this move will fail if there are no opponents on the field.

Description

Description A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all the other types.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
027		Pebblosa	Normal		Normal	44
028		Terratetra	Normal	Rock	54
029		Gigaard	Normal	Rock	62
051		Perishroom	Poison	Ghost	33
086		Burrowl	Ground		Ground	45
109		Chelonite	Psychic	Rock	10
111		Magnitogre	Steel		Steel	41
117		Pueblant	Bug	Rock	42
118		Cahokisect	Bug	Rock	58
127		Ignishell	Fire		Fire	20
128		Shelosene	Fire	Steel	20
129		Flarrapin	Fire	Steel	20
130		Desoula	Ghost	Flying	26
131		Necrow	Ghost	Flying	26
135		Calphite	Rock	Ground	51
136		Indrolith	Rock	Ground	64
140		Forthorn	Ghost	Grass	42
154		Leukoon	Ghost	Normal	19
161		Chilloth	Water		Water	27
162		Soakoth	Water		Water	27
194		Gilla	Poison		Poison	53
195		Hornizard	Poison		Poison	61
196		Ankillosore	Poison	Ground	61
219		Draggar	Water		Water	43
220		Ragnarow	Water	Dragon	43
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					Direct	Chain
020		Pengliff	Ice		Ice
024		Koblin	Dark		Dark
086		Burrowl	Ground		Ground
099		Skurrow	Ground		Ground
135		Calphite	Rock	Ground
147		Doppole	Normal		Normal
154		Leukoon	Ghost	Normal
201		Icetope	Ice	Poison	NO VALID FATHERS!	NO VALID FATHERS!
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By a prior evolution

#	Pokémon		Type		Prior evolution
110		Galaxagos	Psychic	Rock
132		Vultergyst	Ghost	Flying
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.