Curse
Base Power
--
Accuracy
--
Move Type
Move Class
Status
PP
10 (max. 16)
Target
One Target
Priority
Normal
Other Conditions
X
Activates King's RockX
Acc.% Lowered by BrightPowderX
Affected by SnatchX
Affected by Magic CoatX
Stopped by Protect or DetectX
Is a Direct AttackEffect
If used by a Ghost-type Pokemon, it loses 50% of its maximum HP, and will cause the target Pokemon to lose 25% of its maximum HP between turns; if used by any other Type of Pokemon, it raises the user's Attack and Defense by one stage.
In-game Text
A move that works
differently for the
Ghost type than for
all the other types.
Similar Moves
| Moves with the same effect | ||||
| Name | Type | Pow. | Acc. | Class |
| There are no other moves with the exact same effect as Curse | ||||
| Pokemon that can learn Curse | |||
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Aron |   |
Egg Move |
 |
Banette |  |
Lv. 1 Lv. 13 |
 |
Bulbasaur |   |
Egg Move |
 |
Chimecho |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Chingling | |
Egg Move |
 |
Dusclops | |
Lv. 30 |
 |
Dusknoir | |
Lv. 30 |
 |
Duskull | |
Lv. 30 |
 |
Eevee |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Electrike |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Exeggcute | |
Egg Move |
 |
Gastly | |
Lv. 12 |
 |
Gengar | |
Lv. 12 |
 |
Grimer | |
Egg Move |
 |
Grotle | |
Lv. 17 |
 |
Gulpin | |
Egg Move |
 |
Haunter | |
Lv. 12 |
 |
Hippopotas |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Koffing | |
Egg Move |
 |
Larvitar | |
Egg Move |
 |
Lickitung | |
Egg Move |
 |
Magneton | |
Egg Move |
 |
Misdreavus | |
Egg Move |
 |
Mudkip |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Munchlax | |
Egg Move |
 |
Rhyhorn | |
Egg Move |
 |
Shellos | |
Egg Move |
 |
Shieldon | |
Egg Move |
 |
Shuppet | |
Lv. 13 |
 |
Slakoth | |
Egg Move |
 |
Slowbro | |
Lv. 1 |
 |
Slowking | |
Lv. 1 |
 |
Slowpoke | |
Lv. 1 |
 |
Slugma |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Snorlax | |
Egg Move |
 |
Spheal |  |
Egg Move |
 |
Sunkern | |
Egg Move |
 |
Swinub | |
Egg Move |
 |
Torterra | |
Lv. 17 |
 |
Turtwig | |
Lv. 17 |
 |
Wailmer | |
Egg Move |
 |
Wooper | |
Egg Move |
 |
Zubat |  |
Egg Move |