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Cursed Body
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のろわれボディ
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Cursed Body
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Cursed Body (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 pure or part Ghost-type Pokémon.
Effect
In battle
Cursed Body has a 30% chance of disabling the opponent's used move when attacked. This works even if the attacker is behind a substitute and when the user is knocked out, 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
In the anime
Frillish
Jellicent
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The user disables one of its opponent's moves
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Pokémon
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Method
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User
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First Used In
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Notes
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When Frillish is hit by an opponent's attack that causes physical contact, Frillish's body becomes surrounded in a dark indigo aura which then covers the opponent's body. The opponent can then no longer use the move that inflicted the damage onto Frillish.
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Trip's Frillish
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A Rival Battle for Club Champ!
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Debut
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After Jellicent gets hit by an attack, Jellicent's body shakes and is surrounded by a pinkish aura. The opponent's body shakes and is surrounded by a pinkish aura in the same manner, and the attack that caused the activation is disabled.
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Marlon's Jellicent
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The Road to Humilau
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None
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In other languages