Hex (move)

Hex
たたりめ Evil Eye

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Special
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	65
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation V
TM77 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Hex (Japanese: たたりめ Evil Eye) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM77 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Generation V

Hex's base power is 50 and will double to 100 when the target is affected by a non-volatile status condition.

Generation VI

Hex's base power was increased to 65 and will double to 130.

Hex can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user extra three appeal points if a status-inducing status move (except Psycho Shift and Rest) or a certain damaging move (Force Palm, Inferno, Nuzzle or Zap Cannon) was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Hex's PP was increased to 15.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

		Agile	Strong
Category	Special
PP	15

Power	65	50	80
Accuracy	100%	100%	100%
Action speed modifier
Self	0	0	+5
Target	0	+3	0
Additional effect
		?	?
		?	?
		?	?
Power is doubled if the target has a status condition

Description

Games	Description
BW B2W2	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems.
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh BDSP	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.
LA	The user attacks with relentless intensity. This move's power is doubled if the target has a status condition.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	28^B2W2	28^XY 26^ORAS	26^SMUSUM	21^LA
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			26^SMUSUM
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field				21^LA
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	43	43^XY 40^ORAS	40^SMUSUM	28^SwShBDSP 18^LA
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	47	47^XY 44^ORAS	44^SMUSUM	28^SwShBDSP 18^LA
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43^SMUSUM	24^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	55	55	55^SMUSUM	24^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	55	55	55^SMUSUM	24^SwShBDSP 11^LA
105A		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster			17^SMUSUM	16^SwSh
157H		Typhlosion Hisuian Form		Field		Field				Evo.^LA
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	23	23	23	23^BDSP 18^LA
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3				25^SwSh
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	31^BW 26^B2W2	26^XY 22^ORAS	22	22^BDSP
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	31^BW 26^B2W2	26^XY 22^ORAS	22	22^BDSP
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38	38	32^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42^XY 40^ORAS	40	32^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	22^BW 27^B2W2	27	27	16^SwShBDSP 21^LA
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	22^BW 27^B2W2	27	27	16^SwShBDSP 21^LA
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous				1^BDSP 18^LA
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral				18^LA
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral				18^LA
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous				25^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42^XY 40^ORAS	40	32^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral				1, Evo.^SwShBDSP 18^LA
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	50	50	50	35^SwShBDSP 11^LA
0487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	50	50	50	21^SwShBDSP 12^LA
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				12^LA
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous	17	17	17	24^SwSh
562G		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				24^SwSh
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous	17	17	17	24^SwSh
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43	20^SwSh
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous	45	45	45	20^SwSh
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous	28	28	28	16^SwSh
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous	28	28	28	16^SwSh
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1^SwSh
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				20^SwSh
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				20^SwSh
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3				25^SwSh
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous				24^SwSh
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon				18^SwSh
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon				18^SwSh
0897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				12^SwSh
898S		Calyrex Shadow Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1^SwSh
0902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2				11^LA
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I [[\|]]	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM77	IX --
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field				✔
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field				✔
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field				✔
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
105A		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster				✔
146G		Moltres Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying				✔
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field				✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2				✔
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field				✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral				✔
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral				✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug				✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field				✔
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field				✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral				✔
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
562G		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field				✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field				✔
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass				✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				✔
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				✔
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1				✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
849L		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous				✔
0886		Drakloak		Mineral	Dragon				✔
0887		Dragapult		Mineral	Dragon				✔
0897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Hex deals damage, inflicting 50% extra damage when used on a target afflicted with a bad status condition.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★

Power: 31

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Doubles in power against a target with a status condition.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokkén Tournament

Hex appears as one of Chandelure's Pokémon moves. Chandelure grabs from a distance and barrages the opponent, reducing their recoverable HP. If used while the opponent's stats are lowered, the attack's damage increases.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Special	2	—	38	45	100%	An opponent	—	This attack's power is doubled when the target is affected by a status condition.	Agatha & Mega Gengar Shauntal & Chandelure

Past descriptions

Prior to Version 2.10.0*: Its power is doubled if the target is affected by a status condition.
Prior to Version 2.20.0*: This move's power is doubled when the target is affected by a status condition.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Hex is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

Hex

Fast Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	10
Energy boost	16
Duration	1.2 seconds
Damage window	1 - 1.2 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	6
Energy boost	12
Turns	3

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 27, 2020
- Energy boost: 15 → 16

Trainer Battles

July 27, 2020
- Energy boost: 11 → 12

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Hex is Gengar's second move. It is obtained by evolving into Haunter at level 5 and upgrading Lick into it instead of Dream Eater. The user vanishes and teleports to a designated location, damaging enemies in a radius where the user appears. If this hits an enemy afflicted with a status condition, its damage is increased and its cooldown is reduced. At level 11, its damage is increased.

Description

Games	Description
Conq.	This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems.
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. The damage goes up if the enemy has a bad status condition.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Frillish Jellicent Effect Fan Rotom
The user attacks with an intimidating, dark energy. The move's power increases if the opponent is affected by a status condition.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Frillish's eyes glow purple and red. It then creates a sphere of black energy with a red eye in the middle. The eye then releases multiple dark blue rings of energy at the opponent. If the opponent is affected by a status condition, the attack does double damage.
Trip's Frillish	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!	Debut
	Jellicent's eyes glow purple and light red, making it able control the opponent's movements.
Rizzo's Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!	None
	Dark purple wisps of energy appear around Fan Rotom, and the opponent becomes surrounded in purple energy, hurting it. If the opponent is affected by a status condition, the attack does more damage.
Volkner's Rotom	Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!	None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Lampent
The user attacks with relentless intensity.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Lampent waves its arm and attacks the opponent with a blast of energy.
Rood's Lampent	Triple Threat	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Hex is the only Ghost-type move introduced in Generation V.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	禍不單行 Wohbātdāanhàhng * 厄運臨頭 Ākwahn Làhmtàuh *
Chinese	Mandarin	禍不單行 / 祸不单行 Huòbùdānxíng * 厄運臨頭 Èyùn Líntóu *
Dutch		Vloek
French		Châtiment
German		Bürde
Indonesian		Mata Kutukan
Italian		Sciagura
Korean		병상첨병 Byeongsang Cheom Byeong
Polish		Urok
Portuguese	Brazil	Feitiço (games, Pokémon Journeys: The Series-present, TCG, manga) Feitiçaria (Pokémon the Series: Black & White)
Portuguese	Portugal	Mau Agoiro Azar
Spanish	Latin America	Maleficio
Spanish	Spain	Infortunio
Thai		คำสาป

Variations of the move Brine

Brine • Venoshock • Hex

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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