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General

Curse

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Flavor text: A move that works differently for the Ghost type than for all the other types.
Eevine summary: Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

Damage Inflicts

No modifiers for this type.

Stats

Power: n/a
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10; maximum is 16
Target: enemy
Effect chance: n/a
Power × accuracy: n/a
Power percentile: 0
Priority: 0

Names

Japanese: のろい
Romaji: Noroi

Flags

Affected by accuracy
Makes contact
Stopped by Detect/Protect
Gains Flinch bonus from King's Rock
Reflected by Magic Coat
Can be stolen by Snatch

TMs

RBY TM: n/a
GSC TM: TM03 (¥), location: given to you on top floor of Celadon Mansion at night
RSE TM: Not a TM
DPPT TM: Not a TM

Effect Details

If the user is a Ghost: user pays half its max HP to Curse the target, damaging it by 1/4 its max HP every turn. Otherwise: Lowers the user's Speed and raises its Attack and Defense.

Flavor Text

A move that functions differently for GHOSTS.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
Appeal: 3
Jam: 0
Flavor text: User will go last next turn.

Similar Moves

: Vital Throw
: Focus Punch, Revenge

Combos

Use Curse before: Destiny Bond, Grudge, Mean Look, Spite
Use Curse after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 273 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

23 Pokémon

						Pokémon	Height	Weight	Type	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
		20	20	13	13	Banette	3'7.3"	27.6 lb		Indeterminate	Insomnia Frisk	64	115	65	83	63	65	75.8
					53	Bibarel	3'3.4"	69.4 lb		Water 1 Ground	Simple Unaware	79	85	60	55	60	71	68.3
					45	Bidoof	1'7.7"	44.1 lb		Water 1 Ground	Simple Unaware	59	45	40	35	40	31	41.7
		34	34	30	30	Dusclops	5'3"	67.5 lb		Indeterminate	Pressure	40	70	130	60	130	25	75.8
				30	30	Dusknoir	7'2.6"	235 lb		Indeterminate	Pressure	45	100	135	65	135	45	87.5
		34	34	30	30	Duskull	2'7.5"	33.1 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	20	40	90	30	90	25	49.2
16	16	16	13	12	12	Gastly	4'3.2"	0.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	30	35	30	100	35	80	51.7
--	--	16	13	12	12	Gengar	4'11.1"	89.3 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	60	65	60	130	75	110	83.3
				17	17	Grotle	3'7.3"	213.8 lb		Monster Plant	Overgrow	75	89	85	55	65	36	67.5
--	--	16	13	12	12	Haunter	5'3"	0.2 lb		Indeterminate	Levitate	45	50	45	115	55	95	67.5
					38	Onix	28'10.5"	463 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	35	45	160	30	45	70	64.2
		17	17	17	17	Regice	5'10.9"	385.8 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	50	100	100	200	50	96.7
		17	17	17	17	Regirock	5'6.9"	507.1 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	100	200	50	100	50	96.7
		17	17	17	17	Registeel	6'2.8"	451.9 lb		No Eggs	Clear Body	80	75	150	75	150	50	96.7
		20	20	13	13	Shuppet	1'11.6"	5.1 lb		Indeterminate	Insomnia Frisk	44	75	35	63	33	45	49.2
--	--	--	--	--	--	Slowbro	5'3"	173.1 lb		Monster Water 1	Oblivious Own Tempo	95	75	110	100	80	30	81.7
--	--	--	--	--	--	Slowking	6'6.7"	175.3 lb		Monster Water 1	Oblivious Own Tempo	95	75	80	100	110	30	81.7
--	--	--	--	--	--	Slowpoke	3'11.2"	79.4 lb		Monster Water 1	Oblivious Own Tempo	90	65	65	40	40	15	52.5
				--	--	Spiritomb	3'3.4"	238.1 lb		Indeterminate	Pressure	50	92	108	92	108	35	80.8
					38	Steelix	30'2.2"	881.8 lb		Mineral	Sturdy Rock Head	75	85	200	55	65	30	85.0
		7	7	12	12	Torkoal	1'7.7"	177.2 lb		Ground	White Smoke	70	85	140	85	70	20	78.3
				17	17	Torterra	7'2.6"	683.4 lb		Monster Plant	Overgrow	95	109	105	75	85	56	87.5
				17	17	Turtwig	1'3.7"	22.5 lb		Monster Plant	Overgrow	55	68	64	45	55	31	53.0

Machine

Too many to list!

Egg

37 Pokémon

Pokémon	Height	Weight	Egg groups	Abilities	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Avg
Absol	3'11.2"	103.6 lb	Ground	Pressure Super Luck	65	130	60	75	60	75	77.5
Aerodactyl	5'10.9"	130.1 lb	Flying	Pressure Rock Head	80	105	65	60	75	130	85.8
Aron	1'3.7"	132.3 lb	Monster	Sturdy Rock Head	50	70	100	40	40	30	55.0
Bulbasaur	2'3.6"	15.2 lb	Monster Plant	Overgrow	45	49	49	65	65	45	53.0
Chimecho	1'11.6"	2.2 lb	Indeterminate	Levitate	65	50	70	95	80	65	70.8
Chingling	7.9"	1.3 lb	No Eggs	Levitate	45	30	50	65	50	45	47.5
Dunsparce	4'11.1"	30.9 lb	Ground	Serene Grace Run Away	100	70	70	65	65	45	69.2
Eevee	11.8"	14.3 lb	Ground	Run Away Adaptability	55	55	50	45	65	55	54.2
Electrike	1'11.6"	33.5 lb	Ground	Static Lightningrod	40	45	40	65	40	65	49.2
Exeggcute	1'3.7"	5.5 lb	Plant	Chlorophyll	60	40	80	60	45	40	54.2
Farfetch'd	2'7.5"	33.1 lb	Flying Ground	Inner Focus Keen Eye	52	65	55	58	62	60	58.7
Grimer	2'11.4"	66.1 lb	Indeterminate	Stench Sticky Hold	80	80	50	40	50	25	54.2
Gulpin	1'3.7"	22.7 lb	Indeterminate	Sticky Hold Liquid Ooze	70	43	53	43	53	40	50.3
Hippopotas	2'7.5"	109.1 lb	Ground	Sand Stream	68	72	78	38	42	32	55.0
Koffing	1'11.6"	2.2 lb	Indeterminate	Levitate	40	65	95	60	45	35	56.7
Lapras	8'2.4"	485 lb	Monster Water 1	Water Absorb Shell Armor	130	85	80	85	95	60	89.2
Larvitar	1'11.6"	158.7 lb	Monster	Guts	50	64	50	45	50	41	50.0
Lickitung	3'11.2"	144.4 lb	Monster	Oblivious Own Tempo	90	55	75	60	75	30	64.2
Miltank	3'11.2"	166.4 lb	Ground	Thick Fat Scrappy	95	80	105	40	70	100	81.7
Misdreavus	2'3.6"	2.2 lb	Indeterminate	Levitate	60	60	60	85	85	85	72.5
Mudkip	1'3.7"	16.8 lb	Monster Water 1	Torrent	50	70	50	50	50	40	51.7
Munchlax	1'11.6"	231.5 lb	No Eggs	Thick Fat Pickup	135	85	40	40	85	5	65.0
Rhyhorn	3'3.4"	253.5 lb	Monster Ground	Lightningrod Rock Head	80	85	95	30	30	25	57.5
Shellos	11.8"	13.9 lb	Water 1 Indeterminate	Sticky Hold Storm Drain	76	48	48	57	62	34	54.2
Shieldon	1'7.7"	125.7 lb	Monster	Sturdy	30	42	118	42	88	30	58.3
Skarmory	5'6.9"	111.3 lb	Flying	Sturdy Keen Eye	65	80	140	40	70	70	77.5
Slakoth	2'7.5"	52.9 lb	Ground	Truant	60	60	60	35	35	30	46.7
Slugma	2'3.6"	77.2 lb	Indeterminate	Magma Armor Flame Body	40	40	40	70	40	20	41.7
Snorlax	6'10.7"	1014.1 lb	Monster	Immunity Thick Fat	160	110	65	65	110	30	90.0
Spheal	2'7.5"	87.1 lb	Water 1 Ground	Thick Fat Ice Body	70	40	50	55	50	25	48.3
Sunkern	11.8"	4 lb	Plant	Chlorophyll Solar Power	30	30	30	30	30	30	30.0
Swinub	1'3.7"	14.3 lb	Ground	Oblivious Snow Cloak	50	50	40	30	30	50	41.7
Tropius	6'6.7"	220.5 lb	Monster Plant	Chlorophyll Solar Power	99	68	83	72	87	51	76.7
Wailmer	6'6.7"	286.6 lb	Ground Water 2	Oblivious Water Veil	130	70	35	70	35	60	66.7
Wooper	1'3.7"	18.7 lb	Water 1 Ground	Damp Water Absorb	55	45	45	25	25	15	35.0
Zangoose	4'3.2"	88.8 lb	Ground	Immunity	73	115	60	60	60	90	76.3
Zubat	2'7.5"	16.5 lb	Flying	Inner Focus	40	45	35	30	40	55	40.8

Siblings

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