Spell Tag

This article is about the type-enhancing item. For the Pokémon-repelling item, see Cleanse Tag.

Spell Tag のろいのおふだ Cursed O-fuda

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

The Spell Tag (Japanese: のろいのおふだ Cursed O-fuda) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $50 SMUSUM N/A $500 SwSh $3,000 $500 SV $3,000 $750

Effect

Generations II and III

Boosts the power of the holder's Ghost-type moves by 10%.

Generation IV onward

Boosts the power of the holder's Ghost-type moves by 20%.

Description

Games Description GSC Powers up ghost-type moves. (HOLD) RSEColoXD A hold item that raises the power of Ghost-type moves. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. A sinister, eerie tag that boosts Ghost-type moves. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a sinister, eerie tag that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a sinister, eerie tag that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a sinister, eerie tag that boosts the power of the holder's Ghost-type moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Blackthorn CitySa Held by wild Misdreavus (2% chance) RSE Held by wild Duskull, wild Dusclops, wild Shuppet, and wild Banette (5% chance each) FRLG Held by wild Haunter and wild Misdreavus (5% chance each) Colo Held by Shadow Misdreavus XD Held by Shadow Banette DPPt Route 217, Lost TowerPt Held by wild Banette (5% chance) HGSS Celadon CondominiumsNight Held by wild Shuppet and wild Banette (5% chance each) BW Celestial Tower Held by wild Shuppet, wild Yamask, and wild Cofagrigus (5% chance each) B2W2 Lentimas Town, Strange House Held by wild Banette and wild Yamask (5% chance each) DW* Spooky Manor XY Route 14 Held by wild Banette (5% chance) ORAS Held by wild Shuppet, wild Duskull, and wild Cofagrigus (5% chance each) SMUSUM Memorial Hill Ambush encounters (Sandygast on Hano Beach) Held by wild ShuppetUSUM and wild Sandygast (5% chance each) SwSh Stow-on-Side (bargain shop) Held by wild Duskull, wild Dusclops, and wild Dusknoir (5% chance each) SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Ghost: 82-90 points) Held by wild Sandygast (5% chance) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Old Cemetery) SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch) SVID Item Printer

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Spell Tag in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Spell Tag is a Friendship Item that can be purchased for 400. It summons Mimikyu as a helper Pokémon.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Spell Tag in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Spell Tag Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Spell Tag	I	Lost Thunder		190/214	Fairy Rise		044/050
		Lost Thunder		235/214	Fairy Rise		063/050
					Tag All Stars		141/173

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 詛咒之符 Jojau-jī Fùh Mandarin 詛咒之符 / 诅咒之符 Zǔzhòu-zhī Fú * 詛咒護身符 Zǔzhòu Hùshēnfú * French Rune Sort German Bannsticker Italian Spettrotarga Korean 저주의부적 Jeojuui Bujeok Brazilian Portuguese Talismã de Feitiço Spanish Hechizo

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

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