Hex (move)

Hex たたりめ Evil Eye

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

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

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation V Generation VI Generation VII

Hex (Japanese: たたりめ Evil Eye) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation V.

Effect

Generation V

Hex's base power is 50 and will double to 100 when the target is affected by a non-volatile status condition.

Generation VI

Hex's base power was increased to 65 and will double to 130.

Hex can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user extra three appeal points if a status-inducing status move (except Psycho Shift and Rest) or a certain damaging move (Force Palm, Inferno, Nuzzle or Zap Cannon) was used in the prior turn.

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems. XYORAS SMUSUM This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	28B2W2	28XY 26ORAS	26
037		Vulpix Alola Form		Field		Field			26
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	43	43XY 40ORAS	40
073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	47	47XY 44ORAS	44
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	55	55	55
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	55	55	55
105		Marowak Alola Form		Monster		Monster			17
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	23	23	23
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	31BW 26B2W2	26XY 22ORAS	22
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	31BW 26B2W2	26XY 22ORAS	22
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38	38
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42XY 40ORAS	40
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	22BW 27B2W2	27	27
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	22BW 27B2W2	27	27
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42XY 40ORAS	40
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	50	50	50
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	50	50	50
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous	17	17	17
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous	17	17	17
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous	45	45	45
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous	28	28	28
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous	28	28	28
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1
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		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Hex deals damage, inflicting 50% extra damage when used on a target afflicted with a bad status condition.

Pokémon Conquest

>	Table assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right. Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit. Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon. A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.
★★★
Power = 31 | Accuracy = 100% | Effect = Doubles in power against a target with a status condition.
Used by :

Pokkén Tournament

Hex appears as one of Chandelure's Pokémon moves. Chandelure grabs from a distance and barrages the opponent, reducing their recoverable HP. If used while the opponent's stats are lowered, the attack's damage increases.

Pokémon GO

Hex
Fast Attack Type Ghost Power 10 Energy boost 15% Duration 1.2 seconds
Eligible Pokémon:

Description

Games Description Conq. This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems. MDGtI SMD It damages an enemy. The damage goes up if the enemy has a bad status condition.

In the anime

Frillish	Jellicent	Effect
The user creates an intimidating purple eye or uses its own glowing red eyes to glare at the opponent. The move's power increases if the opponent is affected by a status affliction.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Frillish	Frillish's eyes glow purple and red. It then creates a sphere of black energy with a red eye in the middle. The eye then releases multiple dark blue rings of energy at the opponent. If the opponent is confused, the attack does double damage.
Trip's Frillish	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		Debut
Jellicent	Jellicent eyes start to glow purple and light red. It can stop the opponent from attacking and render them helpless.
Rizzo's Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

	Lampent
The user attacks with intimidation.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
Lampent	Lampent waves its arm and attacks the opponent with a blast of energy.
Rood's Lampent	Homecoming		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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	Stadium (Jap)	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

Trivia

• Hex is the only Ghost-type move introduced in Generation V.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 禍不單行 Wohbātdāanhàhng * 厄運臨頭 Ākwahn Làhmtàuh * Mandarin 禍不單行 / 祸不单行 Huòbùdānxíng * 厄運臨頭 Èyùn Líntóu * Dutch Vloek French Châtiment German Bürde Indonesian Mata Kutukan Italian Sciagura Korean 병상첨병 Byeongsang Cheom Byeong Polish Urok Portuguese Brazil Feitiço (games, TCG, manga) Feitiçaria (anime) Portugal Mau Agoiro Azar Spanish Latin America Maleficio Spain Infortunio Vietnamese Ám Thị

Variations of the move Brine
Brine • Hex • Venoshock

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