Hex

Essentials

Hex

special

Generation 5

Summary

Has double power if the target has a major status ailment.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 50; percentile 25.4
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute

Machines

: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. If the target has a major status ailment, this move has double power.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems.

Foreign Names

Italian: Sciagura
French: Châtiment
Spanish: Infortunio
German: Bürde
Japanese: たたりめ (tatarime)

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Hex.

Pokémon

Ghost Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Hex's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
	28	Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
43	43	Tentacool		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	40	40	35	50	100	70	335
47	47	Tentacruel		Clear Body Liquid Ooze Rain Dish		Water 3	80	70	65	80	120	100	515
43	43	Gastly		Levitate		Amorphous	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
55	55	Haunter		Levitate		Amorphous	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
55	55	Gengar		Levitate		Amorphous	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
23	23	Misdreavus		Levitate		Amorphous	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
31	26	Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
31	26	Banette		Insomnia Frisk Cursed Body		Amorphous	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
38	38	Duskull		Levitate		Amorphous	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
42	42	Dusclops		Pressure		Amorphous	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
42	42	Dusknoir		Pressure		Amorphous	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
22	27	Drifloon		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Amorphous	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
22	27	Drifblim		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Amorphous	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
50	50	Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
50	50	Heat Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
50	50	Wash Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
50	50	Frost Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
50	50	Fan Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
50	50	Mow Rotom		Levitate		Amorphous	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
50	50	Altered Giratina		Pressure Telepathy		Undiscovered	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
50	50	Origin Giratina		Levitate		Undiscovered	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
17	17	Yamask		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	38	30	85	55	65	30	303
17	17	Cofagrigus		Mummy		Mineral Amorphous	58	50	145	95	105	30	483
43	43	Frillish		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	55	40	50	65	85	40	335
45	45	Jellicent		Water Absorb Cursed Body Damp		Amorphous	100	60	70	85	105	60	480
28	28	Litwick		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	50	30	55	65	55	20	275
28	28	Lampent		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	40	60	95	60	55	370
—	—	Chandelure		Flash Fire Flame Body Shadow Tag		Amorphous	60	55	90	145	90	80	520
		Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
		Vulpix		Flash Fire Drought		Field	38	41	40	50	65	65	299
		Dunsparce		Serene Grace Run Away Rattled		Field	100	70	70	65	65	45	415
		Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
		Sunny Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
		Rainy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
		Snowy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
		Absol		Pressure Super Luck Justified		Field	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
		Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300