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Curse
のろい Curse/Slow
Curse Ghost.png
Curse 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.

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.

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.

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.
RSEColo.XD A move that functions differently for Ghosts.
FRLG A move that works differently for the Ghost-type and all the other types.
DPPtHGSS 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 Slowpoke GrassIC Big.png Monster Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0080 Slowbro GrassIC Big.png Monster Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0092 Gastly GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 16 16RSE
13FRLG
12 12 12 12
0093 Haunter GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 16 16RSE
13FRLG
12 12 12 12
0094 Gengar GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 16 16RSE
13FRLG
12 12 12 12
0095 Onix GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 38PtHGSS 46BW
4B2W2
4 4
0199 Slowking GrassIC Big.png Monster Water 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0208 Steelix GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 38PtHGSS 46BW
4B2W2
4 4
0322 Numel GrassIC Big.png Field Field 29B2W2 29 29
0323 Camerupt GrassIC Big.png Field Field 29B2W2 29 29
0324 Torkoal GrassIC Big.png Field Field 7 12 12 12XY
22ORAS
22
0353 Shuppet GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 20 13 13BW
19B2W2
19XY
26ORAS
26
0354 Banette GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1, 20 1, 13 1, 13BW
1, 19B2W2
1, 19XY
26ORAS
26
0355 Duskull GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 34 30 30 30XY
33ORAS
33
0356 Dusclops GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 34 30 30 30XY
33ORAS
33
0377 Regirock GrassIC Big.png 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 Regice GrassIC Big.png 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 Registeel GrassIC Big.png 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 Turtwig GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass 17 17 17 17
0388 Grotle GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass 17 17 17 17
0389 Torterra GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass 17 17 17 17
0399 Bidoof GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Field 45PtHGSS 45 45 49
0400 Bibarel GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Field 53PtHGSS 53 53 58
0442 Spiritomb GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0477 Dusknoir GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 30 30 30XY
33ORAS
33
0562 Yamask GrassIC Big.png Mineral Amorphous 29 29 29
0563 Cofagrigus GrassIC Big.png Mineral Amorphous 29 29 29
0564 Tirtouga GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Water 3 35 35 35
0565 Carracosta GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Water 3 35 35 35
0597 Ferroseed GrassIC Big.png Grass Mineral 9 9 9
0598 Ferrothorn GrassIC Big.png Grass Mineral 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0607 Litwick GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 43 43 43
0608 Lampent GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous 45 45 45
0616 Shelmet GrassIC Big.png Bug Bug 13 13 13
0622 Golett GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 40 40 45
0623 Golurk GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral 40 40 47
0708 Phantump GrassIC Big.png Grass Amorphous 28 28
0709 Trevenant GrassIC Big.png Grass Amorphous 28 28
0712 Bergmite GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster 22 22
0713 Avalugg GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster 22 22
0771 Pyukumuku GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Water 1 22
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 Bulbasaur GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass
027A Sandshrew
Sandshrew
Alola Form
GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0041 Zubat GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0074 Geodude GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral HGSS
074A Geodude
Geodude
Alola Form
GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0083 Farfetch'd GrassIC Big.png Field Flying
0088 Grimer GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
088A Grimer
Grimer
Alola Form
GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0102 Exeggcute GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0108 Lickitung GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster
0109 Koffing GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0111 Rhyhorn GrassIC Big.png Monster Field
0131 Lapras GrassIC Big.png Monster Water 1
0133 Eevee GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0142 Aerodactyl GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0143 Snorlax GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster
0185 Sudowoodo GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0191 Sunkern GrassIC Big.png Grass Grass
0194 Wooper GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Field
0200 Misdreavus GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0206 Dunsparce GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0218 Slugma GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0220 Swinub GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0222 Corsola GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Water 3 HGSS
0227 Skarmory GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0241 Miltank GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0246 Larvitar GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster
0255 Torchic GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0258 Mudkip GrassIC Big.png Monster Water 1
0287 Slakoth GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0304 Aron GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster
0309 Electrike GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0316 Gulpin GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0320 Wailmer GrassIC Big.png Field Water 2
0335 Zangoose GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0345 Lileep GrassIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 HGSS
0347 Anorith GrassIC Big.png Water 3 Water 3 HGSS
0357 Tropius GrassIC Big.png Monster Grass
0358 Chimecho GrassIC Big.png Amorphous Amorphous
0359 Absol GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0363 Spheal GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Field
0408 Cranidos GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster HGSS
0410 Shieldon GrassIC Big.png Monster Monster
0422 Shellos GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Amorphous
0433 Chingling GrassIC Big.png 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
0438 Bonsly GrassIC Big.png 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
0446 Munchlax GrassIC Big.png 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
0449 Hippopotas GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0498 Tepig GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0517 Munna GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0524 Roggenrola GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0557 Dwebble GrassIC Big.png Bug Mineral
0568 Trubbish GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral
0618 Stunfisk GrassIC Big.png Water 1 Amorphous
0631 Heatmor GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0650 Chespin GrassIC Big.png Field Field
0696 Tyrunt GrassIC Big.png Monster Dragon
0704 Goomy GrassIC Big.png Dragon Dragon
0722 Rowlet GrassIC Big.png Flying Flying
0778 Mimikyu GrassIC Big.png 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 Snorlax GrassIC Big.png 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 Miltank GrassIC Big.png Field Field Dream World - Pleasant Forest
0525 Boldore GrassIC Big.png Mineral Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
0618 Stunfisk GrassIC Big.png 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

Ghost-type Pokémon

Non-Ghost-type Pokémon

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
Mandarin Chinese 咒語 Zhòuyǔ
The Netherlands Flag.png Dutch Vloek
France Flag.png French Malédiction
Germany Flag.png German Fluch
Greece Flag.png Greek Κατάρα
Italy Flag.png Italian Maledizione
South Korea Flag.png Korean 저주 Jeoju
Brazil Flag.png Brazilian Portuguese Maldição
Serbia Flag.png Serbian Kletva
Spain Flag.png Spanish Maldición
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Nguyền Rủa


Generation II TMs
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Generation II HMs
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