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Curse (move)

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Curse
のろい Curse/Slow
Curse VI Ghost.png
Curse VI other.png
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
  • Not affected by Snatch
  • Not affected by Mirror Move
  • Not affected by King's Rock
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Affects the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation II
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jam  0  
The next appeal can be made later next turn.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  0  
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Condition  Tough
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
Causes the user to move later on the next turn.

Curse (Japanese: のろい Curse/Slow) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II. Prior to Generation V, it was a ???-type move, and the only move of that type. It was TM03 in Generation II.

Effect

In all generations, Curse acts differently depending on whether the user has the Ghost type or not.

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, Detect or Spiky Shield, but is blocked by Crafty Shield.

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

If powered up by a Ghostium Z into Z-Curse, the user restores all of its HP.

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.

If powered up by a Ghostium Z into Z-Curse, the user's Attack stat raises another stage.

In different generations

Generation II

Curse is a ???-type move.

If a cursed Pokémon defeats its opponent, it will not take curse damage on that turn.

Generations III-IV

If a cursed Pokémon defeats its opponent, it now takes curse damage on that turn.

If the user changes type before using Curse, Curse will obey the user's type at the time of the move's execution. In a Double Battle, if the user gains the Ghost type before Curse executes, Curse will prioritize the opponent directly opposite the user as its target.

Curse can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing certain moves (Destiny Bond, Grudge, Mean Look and Spite) to have their base appeal points doubled if used in the next turn.

Generation V

Curse is now a Ghost-type move. Its effects remain the same.

In a Triple Battle, if the user gains the Ghost type before Curse executes, Curse will prioritize the opponent directly opposite the user as its target.

Generation VI

In a Single Battle, if the user is not already Ghost-type and becomes Ghost-type before executing Curse (due to Mega Evolution, Color Change or Trick-or-Treat), Curse will execute as it does for all Ghost types, hurting the user and inflicting the curse.

In a Double Battle, if the user is not already Ghost-type and becomes Ghost-type before executing Curse (due to Mega Evolution, Color Change or Trick-or-Treat), Curse will now target the user's ally (or fail if there is none) if the user is on the right side (from its Trainer's perspective), or a random opponent if the user is on the left side (from its Trainer's perspective). Follow Me and Rage Powder will still redirect Curse as normal.

In a Triple Battle or Horde Encounter, if the user is not already Ghost-type and becomes Ghost-type before executing Curse (due to Mega Evolution, Color Change or Trick-or-Treat), Curse will now target a random adjacent opponent.

If the user is not already Ghost-type and becomes Ghost-type due to Protean upon executing Curse, the user will use the Ghost-type Curse on itself (regardless of Follow Me or Rage Powder); this cannot be blocked by Crafty Shield.

Generation VII

In a Double Battle, if the user is not already Ghost-type and becomes Ghost-type before executing Curse (due to Mega Evolution, Color Change or Trick-or-Treat), Curse will now target a random opponent.

Description

Games Description
Stad2 Raises Attack and Defense at the expense of Speed. It works differently for the Ghost type.
GSC Works differently for ghost-types.
RSEColoXD A move that functions differently for Ghosts.
FRLG A move that works differently for the Ghost-type and all the other types.
DPPtHGSSPBR A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all the other types.
BWB2W2
XYORAS
SM 		A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all other types.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0079    
  		Monster Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0080    
  		Monster Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0092    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 16 16RSE
13FRLG 		12 12 12 12
0093    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 16 16RSE
13FRLG 		12 12 12 12
0094    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 16 16RSE
13FRLG 		12 12 12 12
0095    
  		Mineral Mineral 38PtHGSS 46BW
4B2W2 		4 4
0199    
  		Monster Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0208    
  		Mineral Mineral 38PtHGSS 46BW
4B2W2 		4 4
0322    
  		Field Field 29B2W2 29 29
0323    
  		Field Field 29B2W2 29 29
0324     Field Field 7 12 12 12XY
22ORAS 		22
0353     Amorphous Amorphous 20 13 13BW
19B2W2 		19XY
26ORAS 		26
0354     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 20 1, 13 1, 13BW
1, 19B2W2 		1, 19XY
26ORAS 		26
0355     Amorphous Amorphous 34 30 30 30XY
33ORAS 		33
0356     Amorphous Amorphous 34 30 30 30XY
33ORAS 		33
0377     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 17 17 17 17XY
25ORAS 		25
0378     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 17 17 17 17XY
25ORAS 		25
0379     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 17 17 17 17XY
25ORAS 		25
0387     Monster Grass 17 17 17 17
0388     Monster Grass 17 17 17 17
0389    
  		Monster Grass 17 17 17 17
0399     Water 1 Field 45PtHGSS 45 45 49
0400    
  		Water 1 Field 53PtHGSS 53 53 58
0442    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0477     Amorphous Amorphous 30 30 30XY
33ORAS 		33
0562     Mineral Amorphous 29 29 29
0563     Mineral Amorphous 29 29 29
0564    
  		Water 1 Water 3 35 35 35
0565    
  		Water 1 Water 3 35 35 35
0597    
  		Grass Mineral 9 9 9
0598    
  		Grass Mineral 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0607    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 43 43 43
0608    
  		Amorphous Amorphous 45 45 45
0616     Bug Bug 13 13 13
0622    
  		Mineral Mineral 40 40 45
0623    
  		Mineral Mineral 40 40 47
0708    
  		Grass Amorphous 28 28
0709    
  		Grass Amorphous 28 28
0712     Monster Monster 22 22
0713     Monster Monster 22 22
0771     Water 1 Water 1 25
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
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0001    
  		Monster Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
027A  
Sandshrew
Alola Form
  
  		Field Field ✔
0041    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0074    
  		Mineral Mineral ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
074A  
Geodude
Alola Form
  
  		Mineral Mineral ✔
0083    
  		Flying Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0088     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
088A  
Grimer
Alola Form
  
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔
0102    
  		Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0108     Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0109     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0111    
  		Monster Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0131    
  		Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0133     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0142    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0143     Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0185     Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0191     Grass Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0194    
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0200     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0206     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0218     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0220    
  		Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0222    
  		Water 1 Water 3 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
0227    
  		Flying Flying ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0241     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0246    
  		Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0255     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0258     Monster Water 1 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0287     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0304    
  		Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0309     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0316     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0320     Field Water 2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0335     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0345    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
0347    
  		Water 3 Water 3 ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
0357    
  		Monster Grass ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0358     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0359     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0363    
  		Water 1 Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0408     Monster Monster ✔HGSS ✔ ✔ ✔
0410    
  		Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0422     Water 1 Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0433     Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0438     Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0446     Monster Monster ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0449     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
0498     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0517     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0524     Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0557    
  		Bug Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0568     Mineral Mineral ✔ ✔ ✔
0618    
  		Water 1 Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔
0631     Field Field ✔ ✔ ✔
0650     Field Field ✔ ✔
0696    
  		Monster Dragon ✔ ✔
0704     Dragon Dragon ✔ ✔
0722    
  		Flying Flying ✔
0778    
  		Amorphous Amorphous ✔
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
I
-- 		II
TM03 		III
-- 		IV
-- 		V
-- 		VI
-- 		VII
-- 		VIII
-- 		IX
--
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Curse.
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.


Special move

Generation III

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0143     Monster Monster Purified in XD: Gale of Darkness
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.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0241     Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0525     Mineral Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
0618    
  		Water 1 Amorphous Dream World - Sparkling Sea
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

The curse will wear off after a few steps. In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, this move is a Normal-type move.

Pokémon Rumble Blast

When used by a non-Ghost-type Pokémon, Curse is same as in Generation V. When used by a Ghost-type Pokémon, Curse deals damage and then drains the opponent's health over time.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts the user's Attack and Defense by one level, but also lowers Movement Speed by one level. If used by a Ghost type, the target is cursed, and the user's HP halved.



In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Ghost-type Pokémon

     
Generation II Generation III Generation IV
 
Generation V

Non-Ghost-type Pokémon

     
Generation II Generation III Generation IV
 
Generation V

Spin-off series games

Ghost-type Pokémon

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution
 
MD: Red and Blue

Non-Ghost-type Pokémon

       
Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution
 
MD: Red and Blue

Trivia

  • Curse's differing effects are a play on its Japanese name, のろい Noroi, which can mean either "curse" (呪い) or "dull/slow" (鈍い), depending on the kanji used. This is why it bestows an actual curse when used by Ghost-type Pokémon but lowers Speed when used by non-Ghost-type Pokémon.
  • In Generation II, three Pokémon could legitimately use both effects of the move by using Conversion or Conversion 2 to alter its own type to and from the Ghost type: Porygon, Porygon2, and Smeargle. Technically speaking, any Pokémon that can change its type in battle (e.g. via Color Change, Reflect Type or Trick-or-Treat) can use of both of Curse's effects. Similarly, if a Ghost-type Pokémon uses Curse while under the effect of Soak, the non-Ghost version will be used.
  • Curse is one of eight moves to change type between generations, along with Bite, Charm, Gust, Karate Chop, Moonlight, Sand Attack and Sweet Kiss. Of these eight, it is the only one that was not originally a Normal-type move.
  • In Generation II, TM03, which contains Curse, is given away only at night by a man telling the following story:
"Let me recount a terrifying tale... Once upon a time, there was a little boy who was given a new Bicycle... He wanted to try it right away... He was having so much fun that he didn't notice the sun had set... While riding home in the pitch-black night, the bike suddenly slowed! The pedals became heavy! When he stopped pedaling, the bike began slipping backwards! It was as if the bike were cursed and trying to drag him into oblivion! ... ... Shrieeeek! The boy had been riding uphill on Cycling Road! ... Ba-dum ba-dum! For listening so patiently, you may take this—TM03! TM03 is Curse. It's a terrifying move that slowly whittles down the victim's HP."

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 詛咒 Jojau
Mandarin 詛咒 / 诅咒 Zǔzhòu
  Dutch Vloek
  French Malédiction
  German Fluch
  Greek Κατάρα
  Italian Maledizione
  Korean 저주 Jeoju
  Brazilian Portuguese Maldição
  Serbian Kletva
  Spanish Maldición
  Vietnamese Nguyền Rủa


Generation II TMs
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
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07


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