Confuse Ray (move)

Confuse Ray あやしいひかり Doubtful Light

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Status PP  10 (max. 16) 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 Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles the order of appeals on the next turn.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Lowers the Voltage of all Judges by one each.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Confuse Ray (Japanese: あやしいひかり Doubtful Light) is a non-damaging Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.

In the anime

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Spoink using Confuse Ray.

The Pokémon issues a pink and white ray that confuses the foe.

Pokémon

Spoink. The ray is created in the pearl of its head after it glows with the same colors.

• Used by a wild Spoink in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend against James's Cacnea and Jessie's Dustox.

Effect

Generation I

Confuse Ray causes the opponent to become confused.

Confuse Ray will fail if the opponent has a substitute or is already confused.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Vulpix at Lv.28
• Zubat at Lv.21
• Golbat at Lv.--
• Golbat at Lv.21
• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--
• Magmar at Lv.39
• Lapras at Lv.31

Generation II

By leveling up

• Vulpix at Lv.19
• Ninetales at Lv.--
• Zubat at Lv.19
• Golbat at Lv.19
• Gastly at Lv.28
• Haunter at Lv.31
• Gengar at Lv.31
• Starmie at Lv.37
• Magmar at Lv.49
• Lapras at Lv.22
• Crobat at Lv.19
• Chinchou at Lv.29
• Lanturn at Lv.33
• Natu at Lv.40
• Xatu at Lv.50
• Umbreon at Lv.30
• Misdreavus at Lv.12
• Mantine at Lv.49
• Stantler at Lv.49
• Magby at Lv.43

Generation III

By leveling up

• Vulpix at Lv.21
• Ninetales at Lv.--
• Zubat at Lv.26
• Golbat at Lv.28
• Gastly at Lv.28 (R/S/E)
• Gastly at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Haunter at Lv.31 (R/S/E)
• Haunter at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Gengar at Lv.31 (R/S/E)
• Gengar at Lv.21 (FR/LG)
• Starmie at Lv.33
• Magmar at Lv.49
• Lapras at Lv.19
• Crobat at Lv.28
• Chinchou at Lv.29
• Lanturn at Lv.32
• Natu at Lv.40
• Xatu at Lv.50
• Umbreon at Lv.30
• Misdreavus at Lv.17
• Mantine at Lv.50
• Stantler at Lv.43 (R/S/E)
• Stantler at Lv.41 (FR/LG)
• Magby at Lv.43
• Shedinja at Lv.31
• Sableye at Lv.37
• Volbeat at Lv.5
• Spoink at Lv.25
• Grumpig at Lv.25
• Lileep at Lv.29
• Cradily at Lv.29
• Duskull at Lv.23
• Dusclops at Lv.23

By breeding

• Tentacool
• Kabuto
• Murkrow
• Corsola
• Feebas
• Clamperl

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Vulpix at Lv.17
• Ninetales at Lv.--
• Zubat at Lv.21
• Golbat at Lv.21
• Gastly at Lv.19
• Haunter at Lv.19
• Gengar at Lv.19
• Starmie at Lv.28
• Magmar at Lv.25
• Lapras at Lv.7
• Crobat at Lv.21
• Chinchou at Lv.17
• Lanturn at Lv.17
• Natu at Lv.23
• Xatu at Lv.23
• Umbreon at Lv.29
• Misdreavus at Lv.14
• Mantine at Lv.37
• Stantler at Lv.23
• Magby at Lv.25
• Shedinja at Lv.31
• Sableye at Lv.46
• Volbeat at Lv.9
• Spoink at Lv.18
• Grumpig at Lv.18
• Lileep at Lv.22
• Cradily at Lv.22
• Duskull at Lv.17
• Dusclops at Lv.17
• Vespiquen at Lv.7
• Bronzor at Lv.14
• Bronzong at Lv.14
• Spiritomb at Lv.--
• Mantyke at Lv.37
• Magmortar at Lv.25
• Dusknoir at Lv.17
• Froslass at Lv.19
• Rotom at Lv.--
• Regigigas at Lv.--

By breeding

• Psyduck
• Tentacool
• Mr. Mime
• Kabuto
• Murkrow
• Corsola
• Ralts
• Feebas
• Shuppet
• Clamperl
• Mime Jr.
• Skorupi

In other languages

French: Onde Folie, German: Konfustrahl, Italian: Stordiraggio, Spanish: Rayo Confuso, Dutch: Verwarstraal.

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