Move · Ghost · Status · Generation II · Move No. 174

Curse

Spanish name: Maldición

Move data

Type
Ghost
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
Never misses
PP
10
Priority
0

Effect

A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.

If the user is a Ghost: user pays half its max HP to place a curse on the target, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. Otherwise: Lowers the user’s Speed by one stage, and raises its Attack and Defense by one stage each. The curse effect is passed on by Baton Pass. This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move.

Changes by generation

How this move worked in older games:

  • Before Black & White: Unknown type

TMs, HMs and TRs

Games where a machine teaches Curse:

  • Gold & Silver: TM03
  • Crystal: TM03
  • Scarlet & Violet: TM224
  • The Indigo Disk: TM224
  • Legends: Z-A: TM91

Pokémon that can learn Curse

Related moves

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