Cursed Body (Ability)

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Cursed Body のろわれボディ
Cursed Body
Flavor text
Generation V
May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
Generation VI
May disable a move used on the Pokémon.
Generation VII
Currently unknown
Generation VIII
Currently unknown
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Cursed Body (Japanese: のろわれボディ Cursed Body) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. Five Pokémon can have this Ability, all of which are Ghost types.

Effect

In battle

If the Pokémon with this Ability is hit by an opponent's damaging move, Cursed Body has a 30% chance of disabling that move for 3 turns (including the turn Cursed Body activates). Cursed Body can activate even if the attacker is behind a substitute or if the Pokémon with Cursed Body is knocked out, but will not activate if the Pokémon with Cursed Body is behind a substitute. If Cursed Body disables a multi-strike move before it has finished all of its hits, it will not prevent the other hits from being executed.

Outside of battle

Cursed Body has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Cursed Body

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
0??? Marowak Marowak
Fire Ghost Cursed Body Lightning Rod Unknown
0353   Shuppet
Ghost Ghost Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body
0354   Banette
Ghost Ghost Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body
0478   Froslass
Ice Ghost Snow Cloak None Cursed Body
0592   Frillish
Water Ghost Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp
0593   Jellicent
Water Ghost Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp
Please note that abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later.
  • For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

In the anime

 
Frillish
 
Jellicent
The user disables one of its opponent's moves
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  When Frillish is hit by an opponent's attack that causes physical contact, Frillish's body becomes surrounded in a dark indigo aura which then covers the opponent's body. The opponent can then no longer use the move that inflicted the damage onto Frillish.
Trip's Frillish A Rival Battle for Club Champ! Debut
  After Jellicent gets hit by an attack, Jellicent's body shakes and is surrounded by a pinkish aura. The opponent's body shakes and is surrounded by a pinkish aura in the same manner, and the attack that caused the activation is disabled.
Marlon's Jellicent The Road to Humilau! None


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 詛咒身體 Zǔzhòu Shēntǐ
  Finnish Kirottu keho
  French Corps Maudit
  German Tastfluch
  Hindi श्रापित शरीर Shraapit Shareer
  Indonesian Tubuh Terkutuk
  Italian Corpofunesto
  Korean 저주받은바디 Jeojubad-eun Body
  Polish Szkodliwe Ciało
  Portuguese Corpo Amaldiçoado
  Russian Проклятое Тело Proklyatoye Telo
Spanish   Latin America Cuerpo Maldito
  Spain Cuerpo Maldito*
Cue. Maldito*


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