ghoststatus
Curse
Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
10
Target
Specific Move
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."
Introduced in Generation II· Learned by 502 Pokémon
Move taught
Per game version, this machine teaches:
- Scarlet VioletCurse
- The Indigo DiskCurse
Where to find it
Game abbreviations follow the standard Pokémon series conventions.
Generation IX
- S V
- • TM Machine Only in The Indigo Disk : Polar Biome
Notes: 400 LP Golett Shard ×4 Nacli Salt ×2Also: $ 400
- In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet , TMs can only be used once.
Generations
Generation IX