Grass · Status move · Gen 6
Forest's Curse
Forest's Curse is a Grass-type status move introduced in Generation 6. It has 100% accuracy and has 20 PP (32 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Grass
Category
Status
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20 (max 32)
Priority
0
Effect
Adds Grass to the target's type(s). Causes the Grass type to be added to the target, effectively making it have two or three types. Fails if the target is already a Grass type. If Trick-or-Treat adds a type to the target, it replaces the type added by this move and vice versa.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Legends: Z-A
- Usable (2 Pokémon)
Pokémon that learn Forest's Curse
2 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
Phantump
TrevenantForest's Curse FAQ
What does Forest's Curse do?
Forest's Curse is a Grass-type status move. Causes the Grass type to be added to the target, effectively making it have two or three types. Fails if the target is already a Grass type. If Trick-or-Treat adds a type to the target, it replaces the type added by this move and vice versa.
Which Pokémon can learn Forest's Curse?
2 Pokémon and forms can learn Forest's Curse in at least one game: 2 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 2 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Phantump and Trevenant.
Is Forest's Curse in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Forest's Curse in Pokémon Champions, with the same numbers as in Scarlet & Violet.
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.