Confuse Ray is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.
Effect[]
Confuse Ray causes the target to become confused. In a Double Battle, Confuse Ray can target any Pokémon around the user, while in a Triple Battle, Confuse Ray can only target a Pokémon adjacent to the user. Confuse Ray has no effect on Pokémon that either are already confused, have Safeguard, or Own Tempo as their Ability.
Description[]
Learnset[]
By leveling up[]
| Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Level | |||||||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||
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Vulpix | fire | Field | 28 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 17BW 15B2W2 |
15XY 12ORAS |
12SMUSUM 14PE |
20SwShBDSP | |
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Vulpix | ice | Field | 12SMUSUM 14PE |
20SwShBDSP | |||||||
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Ninetales | fire | Field | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SMUSUM | 1SwShBDSP | ||
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Ninetales | ice/fairy | Field | 1SMUSUM | 1SwShBDSP | |||||||
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Zubat | poison/ | Flying | 21 | 19 | 26 | 21 | 21BW 19B2W2 |
19XY 17ORAS |
17 | 45SwShBDSP | |
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Golbat | poison/ | Flying | 21 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 21BW 19B2W2 |
19XY 17ORAS |
17 | 55SwShBDSP | |
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Gastly | ghost/poison | Amorphous | 1 | 28 | 28RSE 21FRLG |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19SMUSUM 5PE |
1SwShBDSP | 1 |
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Haunter | ghost/poison | Amorphous | 1 | 31 | 31RSE 21FRLG |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19SMUSUM 1, 5PE |
1SwShBDSP | 1 |
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Gengar | ghost/poison | Amorphous | 1 | 31 | 31RSE 21FRLG |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19SMUSUM 1, 5PE |
1SwShBDSP | 1 |
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Staryu | water | Water 3 | 40ORAS | 40SMUSUM 22PE |
8 | ||||||
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Starmie | water/psychic | Water 3 | 37 | 33 | 28 | 28BW 22B2W2 |
22XY 40ORAS |
40SMUSUM | 1 | ||
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Magmar | fire | Human-Like | 39 | 49 | 49 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26SMUSUM 39PE |
20SwShBDSP | |
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Lapras | water/ice | Monster/Water 1 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7SMUSUM 26PE |
25 | |
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Kabutops | rock/water | Water 1/Water 3 | 1PE | ||||||||
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Mewtwo | psychic | Undiscovered | 1PE | ||||||||
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Crobat | poison/ | Flying | 19 | 28 | 21 | 21BW 19B2W2 |
19XY 17ORAS |
17 | 55SwShBDSP | ||
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Chinchou | water/electric | Water 2 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | ||
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Lanturn | water/electric | Water 2 | 33 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | ||
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Natu | psychic/ | Flying | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | ||
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Xatu | psychic/ | Flying | 50 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | ||
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Mareep | electric | Monster/Field | 25B2W2 | 25 | 25 | 25BDSP | 25 | ||||
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Flaaffy | electric | Monster/Field | 29B2W2 | 29 | 29 | 29BDSP | 29 | ||||
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Ampharos | electric | Monster/Field | 29B2W2 | 29 | 29 | 29BDSP | 29 | ||||
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Umbreon | dark | Field | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29BW 17B2W2 |
17 | 17 | 20SwShBDSP | 20 | |
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Misdreavus | ghost | Amorphous | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14BDSP | 14 | |
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Mantine | water/ | Water 1 | 49 | 50 | 37 | 37BW 11B2W2 |
11 | 11 | |||
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Stantler | normal | Field | 49 | 43RSE 41FRLG |
23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23BDSP | 23 | |
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Magby | fire | Undiscovered | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25BW 26B2W2 |
26 | 26 | 20SwShBDSP | ||
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Shedinja | bug/ghost | Mineral | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31XY 29ORAS |
29 | 15 | |||
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Sableye | dark/ghost | Human-Like | 37 | 46 | 46 | 46XY 31ORAS |
31 | 6 | |||
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Volbeat | bug | Bug/Human-Like | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9XY 8ORAS |
8 | 8BDSP | |||
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Spoink | psychic | Field | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18BDSP | 22 | ||
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Grumpig | psychic | Field | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18BDSP | 22 | ||
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Lileep | rock/grass | Water 3 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22XY 13ORAS |
13 | 8 | |||
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Cradily | rock/grass | Water 3 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22XY 13ORAS |
13 | 1 | |||
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Duskull | ghost | Amorphous | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 30ORAS |
30 | 12SwShBDSP | |||
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Dusclops | ghost | Amorphous | 23 | 17 | 17 | 17XY 30ORAS |
30 | 12SwShBDSP | |||
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Vespiquen | bug/ | Bug | 7 | 7BW 1B2W2 |
1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | |||
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Mismagius | ghost | Amorphous | 1BDSP | ||||||||
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Bronzor | steel/psychic | Mineral | 14 | 14BW 11B2W2 |
11 | 11 | 4SwShBDSP | 4 | |||
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Bronzong | steel/psychic | Mineral | 14 | 14BW 11B2W2 |
11 | 11 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | |||
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Spiritomb | ghost/dark | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | 1 | |||
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Mantyke | water/ | Undiscovered | 37 | 37BW 11B2W2 |
11 | 11 | |||||
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Magmortar | fire | Human-Like | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 20SwShBDSP | ||||
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Dusknoir | ghost | Amorphous | 17 | 17 | 17XY 30ORAS |
30 | 12SwShBDSP | ||||
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Froslass | ice/ghost | Fairy/Mineral | 19 | 19 | 19XY 32ORAS |
32 | 35SwShBDSP | 35 | |||
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Rotom | electric/ghost | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10SwShBDSP | 10 | |||
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Regigigas | normal | Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1SwShBDSP | ||||
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Darkrai | dark | Undiscovered | 1BDSP | ||||||||
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Watchog | normal | Field | 20 | 20 | 1, Evo. | ||||||
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Litwick | ghost/fire | Amorphous | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |||||
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Lampent | ghost/fire | Amorphous | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | |||||
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Chandelure | ghost/fire | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
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Cryogonal | ice | Mineral | 45 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 4 | ||||
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Phantump | ghost/grass | Grass/Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
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Trevenant | ghost/grass | Grass/Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||
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Pumpkaboo | ghost/grass | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
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Gourgeist | ghost/grass | Amorphous | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
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Morelull | grass/fairy | Grass | 25 | 4 | |||||||
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Shiinotic | grass/fairy | Grass | 26 | 1 | |||||||
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Minior | rock/ | Mineral | 10 | ||||||||
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Lunala | psychic/ghost | Undiscovered | 13 | 14 | |||||||
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Blacephalon | fire/ghost | Undiscovered | 20 | ||||||||
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Orbeetle | bug/psychic | Bug | 4 | ||||||||
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Eternatus | poison/dragon | Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Spectrier | ghost | Undiscovered | 24 | 24 | |||||||
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Calyrex | psychic/ghost | Undiscovered | 1 | 1 | |||||||
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Wyrdeer | normal/psychic | Field | 23 | ||||||||
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Flutter Mane | ghost/fairy | Undiscovered | 1 | ||||||||
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Gholdengo | steel/ghost | Undiscovered | 14 | ||||||||
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Chi-Yu | dark/fire | Undiscovered | 30 | ||||||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||||||
By TM[]
| Pokémon | Type | Egg groups | Machine | |||||||||
| I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||
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Venonat | bug/poison | Bug | TM017 | ||||||||
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Venomoth | bug/poison | Bug | TM017 | ||||||||
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Meowth | dark | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Persian | dark | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Psyduck | water | Water 1/Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Golduck | water | Water 1/Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Magnemite | electric/steel | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
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Magneton | electric/steel | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
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Grimer | poison | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Muk | poison | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Gastly | ghost/poison | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Haunter | ghost/poison | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Gengar | ghost/poison | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Hypno | psychic | Human-Like | TM017 | ||||||||
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Mewtwo | psychic | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Mew | psychic | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Typhlosion | fire/ghost | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Mareep | electric | Monster/Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Flaaffy | electric | Monster/Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Ampharos | electric | Monster/Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Espeon | psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Umbreon | dark | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Murkrow | dark/ | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
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Misdreavus | ghost | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Girafarig | normal/psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Stantler | normal | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Ralts | psychic/fairy | Human-Like/Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Kirlia | psychic/fairy | Human-Like/Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Gardevoir | psychic/fairy | Human-Like/Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Sableye | dark/ghost | Human-Like | TM017 | ||||||||
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Spoink | psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Grumpig | psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Shuppet | ghost | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Banette | ghost | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Shinx | electric | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Luxio | electric | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Luxray | electric | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Vespiquen | bug/ | Bug | TM017 | ||||||||
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Mismagius | ghost | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Honchkrow | dark/ | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Bronzor | steel/psychic | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Bronzong | steel/psychic | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Spiritomb | ghost/dark | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Finneon | water | Water 2 | TM017 | ||||||||
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Lumineon | water | Water 2 | TM017 | ||||||||
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Magnezone | electric/steel | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
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Gallade | psychic/fighting | Human-Like/Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Froslass | ice/ghost | Fairy/Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
|
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Rotom | electric/ghost | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Uxie | psychic | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Mesprit | psychic | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Giratina | ghost/dragon | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Cresselia | psychic | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Arceus | normal | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Zorua | dark | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Zorua | normal/ghost | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Zoroark | dark | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Zoroark | normal/ghost | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Eelektross | electric | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Cryogonal | ice | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
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Braviary | psychic/ | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
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Delphox | fire/psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Vivillon | bug/ | Bug | TM017 | ||||||||
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Rowlet | grass/ | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
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Decidueye | grass/ghost | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
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Sandygast | ghost/ground | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Palossand | ghost/ground | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Mimikyu | ghost/fairy | Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Magearna | steel/fairy | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Sinistea | ghost | Mineral/Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Polteageist | ghost | Mineral/Amorphous | TM017 | ||||||||
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Dreepy | dragon/ghost | Amorphous/Dragon | TM017 | ||||||||
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Eternatus | poison/dragon | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Spectrier | ghost | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Calyrex | psychic/ghost | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Wyrdeer | normal/psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Basculegion | water/ghost | Water 2 | TM017 | ||||||||
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Charcadet | fire | Human-Like | TM017 | ||||||||
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Armarouge | fire/psychic | Human-Like | TM017 | ||||||||
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Ceruledge | fire/ghost | Human-Like | TM017 | ||||||||
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Tadbulb | electric | Water 1 | TM017 | ||||||||
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Bellibolt | electric | Water 1 | TM017 | ||||||||
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Bramblin | grass/ghost | Grass | TM017 | ||||||||
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Brambleghast | grass/ghost | Grass | TM017 | ||||||||
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Toedscool | ground/grass | Grass | TM017 | ||||||||
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Toedscruel | ground/grass | Grass | TM017 | ||||||||
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Rabsca | bug/psychic | Bug | TM017 | ||||||||
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Flittle | psychic | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
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Espathra | psychic | Flying | TM017 | ||||||||
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Glimmet | rock/poison | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
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Glimmora | rock/poison | Mineral | TM017 | ||||||||
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Greavard | ghost | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Houndstone | ghost | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Farigiraf | normal/psychic | Field | TM017 | ||||||||
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Brute Bonnet | grass/dark | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Flutter Mane | ghost/fairy | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Iron Moth | fire/poison | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Gimmighoul | ghost | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Gholdengo | steel/ghost | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Chi-Yu | dark/fire | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Iron Valiant | fairy/fighting | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
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Miraidon | electric/dragon | Undiscovered | TM017 | ||||||||
| Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. | ||||||||||||
By breeding[]
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Generation V[]
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Generation II[]
Generation IV[]
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Gallery[]
- Main games
Confuse Ray depicted in Generation I
Confuse Ray depicted in Generation II
Confuse Ray depicted in Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version
Confuse Ray depicted in Pokémon Platinum Version
Confuse Ray depicted in Generation V
Confuse Ray depicted in Generation VII
Confuse Ray depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
- Main series
Confuse Ray being used by Drake's Gengar.
Confuse Ray being used by Morty's Gengar.
Confuse Ray being used by Brandon's Dusclops.
Confuse Ray being used by Zoey's Misdreavus.
Confuse Ray being used by Lenora's Watchog.
Confuse Ray being used by Celosia's Drapion.
Confuse Ray being used by Gary's Umbreon.
Confuse Ray being used by Uruto's Mega Sableye.
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