Curse (move)

Curse (Japanese: のろい Noroi) is a non-damaging Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation II. Before Generation V, it was a Template:Type2 move, and the only move of that type.

Effect

Generations II-IV

Curse is a Template:Type2 move. When executing this move, the Ghost type takes priority over other types, so dual-typed Ghost-type Pokémon use the Ghost version of the move.

Ghost-type Pokémon

The user will lose half of its maximum HP and put a curse on the target. A cursed Pokémon will lose ¼ of its maximum HP at the end of each turn. The user can cause itself to faint.

Also, in Generation II, defeating the opponent will prevent the Pokémon it is used on taking damage from Curse on that turn.

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 the move's stats boosting nature, it will fail if there is no target.

Generation V

Curse is a Template:Type2 move. Its effects remain the same.

Learnset

Generation II

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 16 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 16 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 16 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By TM03

All Pokémon that can learn TMs in Generation II can learn Curse.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 16 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 13 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 16 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 13 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 16 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 13 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- 0324 Torkoal Fire 7 0353 Shuppet Ghost 20 0354 Banette Ghost --,20 0355 Duskull Ghost 34 0356 Dusclops Ghost 34 0377 Regirock Rock 17 0378 Regice Ice 17 0379 Registeel Steel 17 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Aerodactyl
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0083 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0108 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Snorlax|- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0133 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Eevee
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0191 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sunkern
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Exeggcute, Exeggutor |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Eevee
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Absol
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0206 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Dunsparce
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0241 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Miltank
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0258 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mudkip
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0287 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0320 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Absol
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus
Slugma, Magcargo
Gulpin, Swalot
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Absol

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 12 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 13 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 13 0095 Onix Rock Ground 38 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 38 0324 Torkoal Fire 12 0353 Shuppet Ghost 13 0354 Banette Ghost -- 0354 Banette Ghost 13 0355 Duskull Ghost 30 0356 Dusclops Ghost 30 0377 Regirock Rock 17 0378 Regice Ice 17 0379 Registeel Steel 17 0387 Turtwig Grass 17 0388 Grotle Grass 17 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 17 0399 Bidoof Normal 45 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 53 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark -- 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 30 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0001 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#9141CB" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0041 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat
| colspan="1" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Aerodactyl
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0074 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Geodude
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Onix, Steelix |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0083 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
| colspan="1" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0102 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Exeggcute
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#EF4179" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Sunkern, Sunflora |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0108 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lickitung
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0109 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Koffing
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0111 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Rhyhorn
| colspan="1" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Torkoal
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0131 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lapras
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#3DCEF3" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ice | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0133 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Eevee
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0142 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aerodactyl
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Skarmory |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0143 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Snorlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0191 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Sunkern
| colspan="2" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0194 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wooper
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Eevee
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Absol
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0200 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Misdreavus
| colspan="2" style="background:#704170; text-align: center;" | Ghost | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0206 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Dunsparce
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0218 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slugma
| colspan="2" style="background:#E62829; text-align: center;" | Fire | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0220 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Swinub
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Absol
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0222 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola
| colspan="1" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Bidoof, Bibarel |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0227 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Skarmory
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Zubat, Golbat, Crobat
Farfetch'd
Aerodactyl |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0241 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Miltank
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0246 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Larvitar
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#915121" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0258 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Mudkip
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0287 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Slakoth
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0304 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Aron
| colspan="1" style="background:#60A1B8; text-align: center;" | Steel || style="background:#AFA981" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0309 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Electrike
| colspan="2" style="background:#FAC000; text-align: center;" | Electric | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0316 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Gulpin
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0320 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Wailmer
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0335 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Zangoose
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Absol
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0345 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Lileep
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#3FA129" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Grass | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0347 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Anorith
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#91A119" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Bug | style="background: #FFF" | Corsola |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0357 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Tropius
| colspan="1" style="background:#3FA129; text-align: center;" | Grass || style="background:#81B9EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Flying | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Lapras
Snorlax
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0358 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chimecho
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Slugma, Magcargo
Gulpin, Swalot
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Shellos, Gastrodon
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0359 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Absol
| colspan="2" style="background:#624D4E; text-align: center;" | Dark | style="background: #FFF" | Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Spheal, Sealeo, Walrein
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0363 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Spheal
| colspan="1" style="background:#3DCEF3; text-align: center;" | Ice || style="background:#2980EF" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Farfetch'd
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Eevee
Wooper, Quagsire
Dunsparce
Swinub, Piloswine, Mamoswine
Slakoth, Vigoroth, Slaking
Electrike, Manectric
Wailmer, Wailord
Torkoal
Zangoose
Absol
Hippopotas, Hippowdon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0408 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Cranidos
| colspan="2" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0410 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shieldon
| colspan="1" style="background:#AFA981; text-align: center;" | Rock || style="background:#60A1B8" align="center" colspan="1" rowspan="1" | Steel | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Lapras
Snorlax
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Grimer, Muk
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Koffing, Weezing
Lapras
Wooper, Quagsire
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Slugma, Magcargo
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Gulpin, Swalot
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Chimecho
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0422 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Shellos
| colspan="2" style="background:#2980EF; text-align: center;" | Water | style="background: #FFF" | Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Grimer, Muk
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Koffing, Weezing
Lapras
Wooper, Quagsire
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Slugma, Magcargo
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Gulpin, Swalot
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Chimecho
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0433 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Chingling
| colspan="2" style="background:#EF4179; text-align: center;" | Psychic | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer, Muk
Gastly, Haunter, Gengar
Koffing, Weezing
Misdreavus, Mismagius
Slugma, Magcargo
Gulpin, Swalot
Shuppet, Banette
Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir
Shellos, Gastrodon
Spiritomb |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0446 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Munchlax
| colspan="2" style="background:#9FA19F; text-align: center;" | Normal | style="background: #FFF" | Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur
Slowpoke, Slowbro, Slowking
Lickitung, Lickilicky
Rhyhorn, Rhydon, Rhyperior
Lapras
Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar
Mudkip, Marshtomp, Swampert
Aron, Lairon, Aggron
Tropius
Turtwig, Grotle, Torterra
Shieldon, Bastiodon |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0449 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Hippopotas
| colspan="2" style="background:#915121; text-align: center;" | Ground | style="background: #FFF" | Torkoal

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic -- 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic -- 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 12 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 12 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 12 0095 Onix Rock Ground 46 0199 Slowking Water Psychic -- 0208 Steelix Steel Ground 46 0324 Torkoal Fire 12 0353 Shuppet Ghost 13 0354 Banette Ghost -- 13 0355 Duskull Ghost 30 0356 Dusclops Ghost 30 0377 Regirock Rock 17 0378 Regice Ice 17 0379 Registeel Steel 17 0387 Turtwig Grass 17 0388 Grotle Grass 17 0389 Torterra Grass Ground 17 0399 Bidoof Normal 45 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 53 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark -- 0562 Yamask Ghost 29 0563 Cofagrigus Ghost 30 0564 Purotoga Purotoga Water Rock 35 0565 Abagoura Abagoura Water Rock 35 0597 Tesshido Tesshido Grass Steel 9 0598 Nattorei Nattorei Grass Steel -- 9 0607 Hitomoshi Hitomoshi Ghost Fire 43 0608 Ranpuraa Ranpuraa Ghost Fire 45 0616 Chobomaki Chobomaki Bug 13 0622 Gobitto Gobitto Ground Ghost 40 0623 Goruugu Goruugu Ground Ghost 40 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• In Japanese, the word のろい Noroi can mean either "curse" (呪い) or "dull/slow" (鈍い), depending on the kanji used. This is fitting with its nature in the games, being an actual curse if used by Ghost-type Pokémon, but instead lowering the Speed of a non-Ghost-type Pokémon. This is likely also why the Slowpoke family is just as well known for the move as Ghost-type Pokémon are.
• 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. Many Pokémon can make use of Skill Swap or Role Play to copy the ability Color Change and become a Ghost-type to pull off the strategy as well.
• Curse is one of five moves to change type between Generations, along with Bite, Gust, Karate Chop and Sand-Attack.
  • Of these moves, Curse is the only move which did not originate from Generation I and change in Generation II and the only move which wasn't initially a Template:Type2 move.
• In Generation II, TM03 is given away by a strange man telling a weird 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

• French: Malédiction
• German: Fluch
• Greek: Κατάρα
• Italian: Maledizione
• Korean: 저주 Jeoju
• Spanish: Maldición
• Serbian: Kletva

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.