Hex (move)

Hex たたりめ Evil Eye

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  10 (max. 16) Power  65 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation V TM77 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

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 Pokémon that used a move of the same type.

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

Hex (Japanese: たたりめ Evil Eye) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation V. It is TM77 in Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Effect

Generation V

Hex's base power is 50 and will double to 100 when the target is affected by a non-volatile status condition.

Generation VI

Hex's base power was increased to 65 and will double to 130.

Hex can also be used as part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user extra three appeal points if a status-inducing status move (except Psycho Shift and Rest) or a certain damaging move (Force Palm, Inferno, Nuzzle or Zap Cannon) was used in the prior turn.

Generation VIII

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Hex's PP was increased to 15.

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Category  Special PP  15 Agile Strong Power  65  50  80 Accuracy  100%  100%  100% Action speed modifier Self  0  0  +5 Target  0  +3  0 Additional effect    ?  ?    ?  ?    ?  ? Power is doubled if the target has a status condition

Description

Games Description BWB2W2 This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems. XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSP This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status conditions. LA The user attacks with relentless intensity. This move's power is doubled if the target has a status condition.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	28B2W2	28XY 26ORAS	26SMUSUM	21LA
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field			26SMUSUM
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field				21LA
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	43	43XY 40ORAS	40SMUSUM	28SwShBDSP 18LA
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3	47	47XY 44ORAS	44SMUSUM	28SwShBDSP 18LA
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43SMUSUM	24SwShBDSP 11LA
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	55	55	55SMUSUM	24SwShBDSP 11LA
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	55	55	55SMUSUM	24SwShBDSP 11LA
105A		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster			17SMUSUM	16SwSh
157H		Typhlosion Hisuian Form		Field		Field				Evo.LA
0200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	23	23	23	23BDSP 18LA
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3				25SwSh
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	31BW 26B2W2	26XY 22ORAS	22	22BDSP
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	31BW 26B2W2	26XY 22ORAS	22	22BDSP
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous	38	38	38	32SwShBDSP 11LA
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42XY 40ORAS	40	32SwShBDSP 11LA
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous	22BW 27B2W2	27	27	16SwShBDSP 21LA
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	22BW 27B2W2	27	27	16SwShBDSP 21LA
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous				1BDSP 18LA
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral				18LA
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral				18LA
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous				25SwShBDSP 11LA
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous	42	42XY 40ORAS	40	32SwShBDSP 11LA
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral				1, Evo.SwShBDSP 18LA
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous	50	50	50	35SwShBDSP 11LA
0487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	50	50	50	21SwShBDSP 12LA
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				12LA
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous	17	17	17	24SwSh
562G		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				24SwSh
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous	17	17	17	24SwSh
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous	43	43	43	20SwSh
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous	45	45	45	20SwSh
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous	28	28	28	16SwSh
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous	28	28	28	16SwSh
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1	1SwSh
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				20SwSh
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				20SwSh
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3				25SwSh
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous				24SwSh
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon				18SwSh
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon				18SwSh
0897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				12SwSh
898S		Calyrex Shadow Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1SwSh
0902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2				11LA
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.

By TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I [[|]]	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM77	IX --
0031		Nidoqueen		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0034		Nidoking		Monster	Field				✔
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field				✔
037A		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
0038		Ninetales		Field		Field				✔
038A		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field				✔
0072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0073		Tentacruel		Water 3		Water 3				✔
0092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
105A		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster				✔
146G		Moltres Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0169		Crobat		Flying		Flying				✔
199G		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1				✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field				✔
0211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2				✔
222G		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field				✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral				✔
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral				✔
0416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug				✔
0425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0434		Stunky		Field		Field				✔
0435		Skuntank		Field		Field				✔
0436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral				✔
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0543		Venipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0544		Whirlipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0545		Scolipede		Bug		Bug				✔
0562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
562G		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0570		Zorua		Field		Field				✔
0571		Zoroark		Field		Field				✔
0591		Amoonguss		Grass		Grass				✔
0592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous				✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous				✔
0710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying				✔
0748		Toxapex		Water 1		Water 1				✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral				✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0793		Nihilego		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0804		Naganadel		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
0849		Toxtricity Amped Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
849L		Toxtricity Low Key Form		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔
0854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3				✔
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous				✔
0871		Pincurchin		Water 1	Amorphous				✔
0886		Drakloak		Mineral	Dragon				✔
0887		Dragapult		Mineral	Dragon				✔
0897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				✔
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0037		Vulpix		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0206		Dunsparce		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔
0359		Absol		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral	✔	✔	✔
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 other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Hex deals damage, inflicting 50% extra damage when used on a target afflicted with a bad status condition.

Pokémon Conquest

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Stars: ★★★ Power: 31 Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Doubles in power against a target with a status condition.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokkén Tournament

Hex appears as one of Chandelure's Pokémon moves. Chandelure grabs from a distance and barrages the opponent, reducing their recoverable HP. If used while the opponent's stats are lowered, the attack's damage increases.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	2	—	38	45	100%	An opponent	—	This attack's power is doubled when the target is affected by a status condition.

Past Descriptions

• Prior to Version 2.20.0 (from April 27, 2022): This move's power is doubled when the target is affected by a status condition.
• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Its power is doubled if the target is affected by a status condition.

Pokémon GO

In Pokémon GO, Hex is a Fast Attack that has been available since February 16, 2017.

Hex
Fast Attack
Gyms & Raids Power 10 Energy boost 16 Duration 1.2 seconds Damage window 1 - 1.2 seconds
Trainer Battles Power 6 Energy boost 12 Turns 3
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility By Elite Fast TM By GO Snapshot As Shadow Pokémon As Purified Pokémon Formerly eligible None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

• July 27, 2020
  • Energy boost: 15 → 16

Trainer Battles

• July 27, 2020
  • Energy boost: 11 → 12

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Hex is Gengar's second move. It is obtained by evolving into Haunter at level 5 and upgrading Lick into it instead of Dream Eater. The user vanishes and teleports to a designated location, damaging enemies in a radius where the user appears. If this hits an enemy afflicted with a status condition, its damage is increased and its cooldown is reduced. At level 11, its damage is increased.

Description

Games Description Conq. This relentless attack does massive damage to a target affected by status problems. MDGtI SMD MDRTDX It damages an enemy. The damage goes up if the enemy has a bad status condition.

In the anime

Frillish Jellicent Effect Fan Rotom
The user attacks with an intimidating, dark energy. The move's power increases if the opponent is affected by a status condition.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Frillish's eyes glow purple and red. It then creates a sphere of black energy with a red eye in the middle. The eye then releases multiple dark blue rings of energy at the opponent. If the opponent is affected by a status condition, the attack does double damage.
Trip's Frillish	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		Debut
	Jellicent's eyes glow purple and light red, making it able control the opponent's movements.
Rizzo's Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
	Dark purple wisps of energy appear around Fan Rotom, and the opponent becomes surrounded in purple energy, hurting it. If the opponent is affected by a status condition, the attack does more damage.
Volkner's Rotom	Ultra Exciting from the Shocking Start!		None

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Lampent
The user attacks with relentless intensity.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Lampent waves its arm and attacks the opponent with a blast of energy.
Rood's Lampent	Triple Threat		Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

• Hex is the only Ghost-type move introduced in Generation V.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 禍不單行 Wohbātdāanhàhng * 厄運臨頭 Ākwahn Làhmtàuh * Mandarin 禍不單行 / 祸不单行 Huòbùdānxíng * 厄運臨頭 Èyùn Líntóu * Dutch Vloek French Châtiment German Bürde Indonesian Mata Kutukan Italian Sciagura Korean 병상첨병 Byeongsang Cheom Byeong Polish Urok Portuguese Brazil Feitiço (games, Pokémon Journeys: The Series-present, TCG, manga) Feitiçaria (Pokémon the Series: Black & White) Portugal Mau Agoiro Azar Spanish Latin America Maleficio Spain Infortunio Thai คำสาป

Variations of the move Brine
Brine • Venoshock • Hex

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