Generation II Move
Curse
Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
- —Power
- —Accuracy
- 10PP
- 0Priority
Curse Battle Data
- Type
- Ghost
- Category
- Status
- Power
- —
- Accuracy
- —
- PP
- 10
- Priority
- 0
- Target
- Specific move
- Introduced
- Generation II
- Contest type
- Tough
Curse Effect
If the user is a Ghost: user pays half its max HP to place a curse on the target, damaging it for 1/4 its max HP every turn. Otherwise: Lowers the user’s Speed by one stage, and raises its Attack and Defense by one stage each. The curse effect is passed on by Baton Pass. This move cannot be copied by Mirror Move.
“A move that has different effects depending on whether the user is a Ghost type or not.”
Target: One specific move. How this move is chosen depends upon on the move being used.
Curse TM / HM
Taught by these machines:
- TM03Gold & SilverCrystal
- TM224Scarlet & Violet
Curse In Other Generations
Curse's values have changed over the years. Earlier games used:
| Game | Power | Acc. | PP | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black & White | — | — | — | Unknown |
Pokémon That Learn Curse
427 Pokémon can learn Curse.
Learn by Level Up
Learn by Breeding
Learn by TM / HM
