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Cursed Body has a 30% chance of {{m|Disable|disabling}} | If the Pokémon with this Ability is hit by an opponent's damaging move, Cursed Body has a 30% chance of {{m|Disable|disabling}} that move for 3 turns (including the turn Cursed Body activates). Cursed Body can activate even if the attacker is behind a {{m|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=== | ===Outside of battle=== |
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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 | ||
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0353 | Shuppet |
Ghost | Insomnia | Frisk | Cursed Body | ||
0354 | Banette |
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.
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In the anime
The user disables one of its opponent's moves | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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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
The user disables the last move that hit it. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Jellicent's opponent becomes unable to use the last move that hit Jellicent. | |||
Marlon's Jellicent | The Tournament Continues | None |
In other languages
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