Forest's Curse (move)

The picture used in this article is unsatisfactory. Please feel free to replace it so it conforms to Bulbapedia conventions. Reason: Should be replaced with Generation VII image

---

Forest's Curse もりののろい Forest's Curse

Battles Type  Grass Category  Status PP  20 (max. 32) Power  — Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]] Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Clever Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jamming  1 ♥ Badly startles all Pokémon that successfully showed their appeal.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Forest's Curse (Japanese: もりののろい Forest's Curse) is a non-damaging Grass-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is the signature move of Phantump and Trevenant.

Effect

Forest's Curse adds the Grass type to the target, in addition to the Pokémon's original type(s). If it is used against a dual-type Pokémon, that Pokémon will have three types at once. If the target already has an additional type added to it by Trick-or-Treat, that type is replaced with the Grass type. Forest's Curse will fail if the target is already Grass-type.

If powered up by a Grassium Z into Z-Forest's Curse, the user's Attack, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, and Speed are raised by one stage each.

Description

Games Description XYORAS The user puts a forest curse on the target. Afflicted targets are now Grass type as well. SM The user puts a forest curse on the target. The target is now Grass type as well.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous	35	35
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous	35	35
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

In the anime

Phantump
The user creates purple colored vines to come out of the ground, which turn the opponent into a Grass-type.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Phantump's eyes shine, and a ring of the same color shoots out of their eyes and hits the ground. The ground grows purple and purple vines grow out from it to constrict the opponent, turning the opponent into a Grass-type.
Multiple wild Phantump	Making Friends and Influencing Villains!		Debut

Trivia

• If a Dragon/Ice-type Pokémon (such as Kyurem) is affected by Forest's Curse, it becomes weak to 10 types, the most of any possible type combination outside of Inverse Battles.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 森林詛咒 Sāmlàhm Jojau Mandarin 森林詛咒 / 森林诅咒 Sēnlín Zǔzhòu French Maléfice Sylvain German Waldesfluch Italian Boscomalocchio Korean 숲의저주 Sup-yi Jeoju Polish Klątwa lasu Portuguese Brazil Maldição da Floresta Portugal Maldição da Floresta Spanish Condena Silvana

Variations of the move Forest's Curse
Forest's Curse • Trick-or-Treat

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.