Curse (move)

Curse (Japanese: のろい Cursing) is a non-damaging Ghost-type attack. The attack's type in all ROM Hacks is ???-type, but is formatted here as Ghost-type for simplicity.

Effect
If the user is not a Ghost-type, Curse will increase the user's Attack and Defense stats by one stage while decreasing their Speed stat by one stage.

If the user is a Ghost-type, Curse will have the user sacrifice 1/2 of their maximum HP to lay a curse on the target. Cursed targets lose 1/4 of their maximum HP at the end of every turn. If a Ghost-type user has less than 1/2 of their maximum HP remaining, the user can still lay a curse on the target, but the self-damage will cause the user to faint.

Curse can also be used as part of a Puppet Contest combination, with the user gaining extra two appeal points if the attack Spite, Destiny Bond, or Ominous Wind is used in the following turn.

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