Confuse Ray (move)

Confuse Ray あやしいひかり Bewitching Light

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Confuse Ray on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Confuse Ray on Eevee's Movedex

Confuse Ray (Japanese: あやしいひかり Bewitching Light) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Confuse Ray causes the target to become confused. Confuse Ray will fail if the target has a substitute, is already confused, or has the Ability Own Tempo. Although it is a ghost type move, it will work on Normal types, disregarding immunity.

Description

Games Description Stad A sinister flash of light makes the target confused. A special Ghost-type technique. Stad2 A sinister flash of light makes the target confused. A special Ghost-type move. GSC A move that causes confusion. RSE A sinister ray that confuses the foe. Colo.XD A sinister ray that confuses the target. FRLGDPPtHGSS The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. BWB2W2 The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
037		Vulpix	Fire		Fire	28			19			22			17				17	15
038		Ninetales	Fire		Fire	no			--			--			--				--
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying	21			19			26			21				21	19
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying	21			19			28			21				21	19
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--			28			28	21	19				19
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--			31			31	21	19				19
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--			31			31	21	19				19
121		Starmie	Water	Psychic	no			37			33			28				28	22
126		Magmar	Fire		Fire	39			49			49			25				26
131		Lapras	Water	Ice	31			22			19			7				7
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying	no			19			28			21				21	19
170		Chinchou	Water	Electric	no			29			29			17				17
171		Lanturn	Water	Electric	no			33			32			17				17
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	no			40			40			23				23
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	no			50			50			23				23
179		Mareep	Electric		Electric	no			no			no			no					25
180		Flaaffy	Electric		Electric	no			no			no			no					29
181		Ampharos	Electric		Electric	no			no			no			no					29
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	no			30			30			29				29	17
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	no			12			17			14				14
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	no			49			50			37				37	11
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal	no			49			43	41	23				23
240		Magby	Fire		Fire	no			43			43			25				25	26
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	no			no			31			31				31
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	no			no			37			46				46
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug	no			no			5			9				9
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			25			18				18
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic	no			no			25			18				18
345		Lileep	Rock	Grass	no			no			29			22				11
346		Cradily	Rock	Grass	no			no			29			22				22
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			23			17				17
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			23			17				17
416		Vespiquen	Bug	Flying	no			no			no			7				7	--
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic	no			no			no			14				14	11
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic	no			no			no			14				14	11
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	no			no			no			--				--
458		Mantyke	Water	Flying	no			no			no			37				37	11
467		Magmortar	Fire		Fire	no			no			no			25				26
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	no			no			no			17				17
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost	no			no			no			19				19
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost	no			no			no			--				--
486		Regigigas	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			--				--
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal	no			no			no			no				20
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				10
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				10
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire	no			no			no			no				--
615		Cryogonal	Ice		Ice	no			no			no			no				45
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
054		Psyduck	Water		Water	no
072		Tentacool	Water	Poison
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic		Psychic	no
140		Kabuto	Rock	Water
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying
222		Corsola	Water	Rock
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic	no
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug	no				no
349		Feebas	Water		Water
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	no
366		Clamperl	Water		Water
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic		Psychic	no
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug	no
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic	no				no
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost	no				no
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By event

Generation II

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 072 Tentacool Water Poison New York Pokémon Center Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained in 198 Murkrow Dark Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky 222 Corsola Water Rock Dream World - Sparkling Sea Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Gengar	Mismagius	Bronzor	Solosis
The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Haunter	Haunter charges an orange ball in its hands, then shoots it at the opponent. The opponent's eyes turn red and it gets confused, or Haunter fires a purple circle from its eyes towards the opponent.
Captain's Haunter	A Shipful of Shivers		Debut
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		None
Gengar	Gengar's eyes glow blue, purple, or red. Then the opponent becomes confused.
Drake's Gengar	Hello, Pummelo!		None
Morty's Gengar	From Ghost to Ghost		None
Natu	Natu's eyes glow a rainbow hue and the opponent becomes confused.
Mackenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
Chinchou	The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae glow purple and release a light purple ray that confuses the opponent.
Trinity's Chinchou	The Perfect Match!		None
Spoink	Spoink's pearl glows purple, then it fires a purple beam from the pearl at the opponent, confusing it.
A wild Spoink	Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend		None
Mantine	Mantine charges a purple ball in between its antennae. Then, Mantine releases a huge purple flash, which makes any Pokémon who see it become confused.
A Mantine captured by Jack Walker's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Dusclops	Dusclops's eye glows red and emits a bright purple light from it, making the opponent confused.
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
Misdreavus	The large orb on Misdreavus's neck glows purple and it shoots four silhouettes of itself at the opponent from the necklace.
Zoey's Misdreavus	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None
Mismagius	Mismagius's eyes glow purple. If the opponent sees the attack, it begins to see illusions.
A wild Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
Bronzor	Bronzor's eyes glow purple and it releases dark purple beams from its body at the opponent. When the opponent is affected, its eyes glow red.
Saturn's Bronzor	Journey to the Unown!		None
Regigigas	Regigigas's body becomes surrounded in a maroon aura and the braille pattern on its face glows the same color. The opponent's eyes then glow red and Regigigas can control them.
A wild Regigigas	Pillars of Friendship!		None
Murkrow	Murkrow looks deeply into the opponent's eyes and causes it to see illusions.
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
Watchog	Watchog holds its arms out and five golden orbs of light appear and circle around its body. When it raises its arms in the air, the five orbs fire at the opponent and stop above it. The orbs then circle around the opponent and float downward to the middle of its body. They then float back up above the opponent's head and grow larger until they explode in a flash of white light, confusing the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
Solosis	Solosis's body glows gold faintly and six golden orbs of energy appear around its body and spin around it clockwise. Solosis's body then flashes white and it fires the six orbs of energy at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and latch onto its body, completely enveloping it. The orbs then glow gold brightly and explode, confusing the opponent.
Doyle's Solosis	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
Chandelure	Chandelure fires six golden orbs of energy at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and latch onto its body, completely enveloping it. The orbs then glow gold brightly and explode, confusing the opponent.
A wild Chandelure	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Jellicent	Jellicent fires six golden orbs of energy at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and latch onto its body, completely enveloping it. The orbs then glow gold brightly and explode, confusing the opponent.
Rizzo's two Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Gengar	Golbat
The user hits the foe with a blast, causing them to become confused.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Gengar	Gengar points both of its hands at the opponent and they become surrounded in an aura that hurts them.
Agatha's Gengar	Growing out of Gengar		Debut
Golbat	Golbat's body starts to shine brightly, and anyone who looks at the light becomes confused.
Koga's Golbat	Gimme Shellder		None
Stantler	Stantler releases a ball of blinding light at the opponent, causing the opponent to become confused.
Prof. Oak's Antch	Stantler By Me		None
Umbreon	Umbreon squints its eyes at the opponent, causing the opponent to become confused.
Greta's Umbreon	VS. Shedinja		None

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga

	Dusknoir
The foe gets hit by waves that can cause confusion.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Dusknoir	Dusknoir holds out its hand and waves comes out of it.
A wild Dusknoir	Aim for the Hidden Land!		Debut

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (alternative animation)	Battrio	Mystery Dungeon	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 奇異光線 Qíyì Guāngxiàn Danish Forvirringsstråle Dutch Verwarstraal Finnish Sekosäde (original series) Hämmennyssäde (AG series) French Onde Folie German Konfustrahl Greek Ακτίνα Σύγχυσης Hindi Behkane Wali Roshni Indonesian Cahaya Menyilaukan Cahaya Membingungkan Italian Stordiraggio Korean 이상한빛 Isanghan Bit Brazilian Portuguese Raio da Confusão Romanian Raza Amăgitoare Serbian Zbunjujući Zrak Spanish Rayo Confuso

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