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Curse のろい
A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all the other types.
Battles
Type	???
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	—%
Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by BrightPowder Not affected by King's Rock
Ghost Pokémon cut their HP by half to curse the foe, who will take 1/4 their total HP in damage each turn. Non-Ghost Pokémon cut their Speed stat to raise both Attack and Defense.
Contests
Category	Tough
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
The next appeal can be made later next turn.
Super Contests
Category	Tough
Appeal	0
Earn a higher score the later the Pokémon performs.
Curse on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Curse on Eevee's Movedex

Curse is a non-damaging typeless move introduced in Generation II.

Contents 1 Effect 2 Learnset 2.1 Generation II 2.1.1 By leveling up 2.1.2 By TM03 2.2 Generation III 2.2.1 By leveling up 2.2.2 By breeding 2.3 Generation IV 2.3.1 By leveling up 2.3.2 By breeding 3 In other languages

Effect

When used by a Ghost-type Pokémon, the user will lose half of its maximum HP and put a curse on the foe. A cursed Pokémon will lose 1/4 of its maximum HP at the end of each turn.

When used by a non-Ghost Pokémon, the user's Speed will drop by 1 level and its Attack and Defense will rise 1 level each.

Learnset

Generation II

Generation III

Generation IV

In other languages

• German: Fluch
• French: Malédiction
• Italian: Maledizione
• Spanish: Maldición

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.

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