Cursed Body (Ability)

(Japanese: のろわれボディ Cursed Body) is an ability introduced in Generation V. Five Pokémon have this ability, all of which are part Template:Type2 Pokémon.

Effect

In battle

Cursed Body will have a 30% chance of disabling one of the opponent's moves when attacked. This works even if the attacker is behind a Substitute, but will not activate if the Pokémon with Cursed Body is behind a Substitute.

Outside of battle

Cursed Body has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Cursed Body

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
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	Pururiru	Pururiru	Water	Ghost	Water Absorb	Cursed Body	Damp
0593	Burungel	Burungel	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.

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