Cursed Body (Ability)

Cursed Body (Japanese: のろわれボディ Cursed Body) is an Ability introduced in Generation V. All that have this Ability are Ghost types.

In battle
When a Pokémon with this Ability is hit by a damaging move, there is a 30% chance that the Cursed Body will that move of the attacking Pokémon for 4 turns (including the turn Cursed Body activates). Cursed Body can activate even if the attacker is behind a or if the Pokémon with Cursed Body is knocked out, but will not activate if the attack hits the substitute of the Pokémon with Cursed Body.

If Cursed Body disables a multi-strike move before it has finished all of its hits, it will not prevent the other hits from being executed. Cursed Body can disable a if the called move dealt damage.

If a Pokémon uses a damaging Z-Move on a Pokémon with Cursed Body, that damaging Z-Move can be disabled (with no effect on the base move), despite Z-Moves only being able to be used once per battle. However, if Cursed Body would disable a status Z-Move (such as Z-Nature Power), the base status move will be disabled.

Outside of battle
Cursed Body has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Cursed Body

 * Prior to Generation VII, had  instead of Cursed Body.

Description

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * 's was revealed to have Cursed Body as his Ability in the PokéSPedia data-book.

In other languages
Tastfluch Cuerpo maldito Corps Maudit Corpofunesto のろわれボディ 诅咒之躯（特性）