ghoststatus

Curse

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Power

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Accuracy

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Target

Specific Move

Effect

Ghosts pay half their max HP to hurt the target every turn. Others decrease Speed but raise Attack and Defense.

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."

Where to find it

Game-by-game pickup locations, plus wild Pokémon that may be holding the TM.

Machine by version

TM03taught in
Gold SilverCrystal
Generation I
- R B YSilph Co.
Generation II
- G S CCeladon Mansion Night
Generation III
- R S EPrize for defeating Wallace R S / Juan E
- FR LGPrize for defeating Misty
- ColoN/A
- XDArea 2 of Mt. Battle
Generation IV
- D P PtRavaged Path
- HG SSPrize for defeating Misty
Generation V
- B WGiant Chasm
- B2 W2Giant Chasm
Generation VI
- X YVictory Road
- OR ASPacifidlog Town
Generation VII
- S MLake of the Sunne or Lake of the Moone
- US UMLake of the Sunne or Lake of the Moone
- P ECeladon Department Store
Generation VIII
- Sw ShWyndon($ 50,000)
- BD SPRavaged Path · Grand Underground merchant(×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×13 or 15 BD /10 or 13 SP ×10 or 13 BD /13 or 15 SP)
Generation IX
- S VGlaseado Mountain · East Province (Area One) · South Province (Area Two) · South Province (Area Five) · TM Machine Crafting Recipe: Defeat Team Star Boss Giacomo Only in The Teal Mask : Kitakami Hall(400 LP Bonsly Tears ×3 Teddiursa Claw ×3)
- ZAReward for attaining research level 14
TM224taught in
Scarlet VioletThe Indigo Disk
Generation IX
- S VTM Machine Only in The Indigo Disk : Polar Biome(400 LP Golett Shard ×4 Nacli Salt ×2)
TM91taught in
Legends Za
Generation IV
- D P PtPrize for defeating Byron
- HG SSRoute 9 · Goldenrod Department Store lottery Tu
Generation V
- B WTwist Mountain
- B2 W2Twist Mountain
Generation VI
- X YKiloude City
- OR ASMirage Island (North of Route 125 )
Generation VII
- S MSeafolk Village
- US UMSeafolk Village
Generation VIII
- Sw ShHammerlocke (East Pokémon Center )($ 20,000)
- BD SPPrize for defeating Byron · Grand Underground merchant(×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×20 or 22 ×13 or 15 BD /10 or 13 SP ×10 or 13 BD /13 or 15 SP)
Generation IX
- S VTagtree Thicket · East Province (Area Two) · TM Machine Only in The Teal Mask : Fellhorn Gorge(3,000 LP Mareanie Spike ×3 Pineco Husk ×3)

Introduced in Generation II· Learned by 498 Pokémon