Spell Tag

This article is about the type-enhancing item. For the Pokémon-repelling item, see Cleanse Tag.

The Spell Tag (Japanese: のろいのおふだ Cursed O-fuda) is a type of held item introduced in Generation II that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves.

Spell Tag のろいのおふだ Cursed O-fuda

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Introduced in Generation II Pocket Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items (Held items) Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Other Items Generation IX Other Items Fling Power 30

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price GSC RSEFRLG ColoXD DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP N/A $50 SMUSUM N/A $500 SwSh $3,000 $500 SV $3,000 $750

Effect

Generations II and III

Boosts the power of the holder's Ghost-type moves by 10%.

Generation IV onward

Boosts the power of the holder's Ghost-type moves by 20%.

Description

Games Description GSC Powers up ghost-type moves. (HOLD) RSEColoXD A hold item that raises the power of Ghost-type moves. FRLG An item to be held by a Pokémon. A sinister, eerie tag that boosts Ghost-type moves. DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 An item to be held by a Pokémon. It is a sinister, eerie tag that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves. XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a sinister, eerie tag that boosts the power of Ghost-type moves. SV An item to be held by a Pokémon. It's a sinister, eerie tag that boosts the power of the holder's Ghost-type moves.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods GSC Blackthorn CitySa Held by wild Misdreavus (2% chance) RSE Held by wild Duskull, wild Dusclops, wild Shuppet, and wild Banette (5% chance each) FRLG Held by wild Haunter and wild Misdreavus (5% chance each) Colo Held by Shadow Misdreavus XD Held by Shadow Banette DPPt Route 217, Lost TowerPt Held by wild Banette (5% chance) HGSS Celadon CondominiumsNight Held by wild Shuppet and wild Banette (5% chance each) BW Celestial Tower Held by wild Shuppet, wild Yamask, and wild Cofagrigus (5% chance each) B2W2 Lentimas Town, Strange House Held by wild Banette and wild Yamask (5% chance each) DW* Spooky Manor XY Route 14 Held by wild Banette (5% chance) ORAS Held by wild Shuppet, wild Duskull, and wild Cofagrigus (5% chance each) SMUSUM Memorial Hill Ambush encounters (Sandygast on Hano Beach) Held by wild ShuppetUSUM and wild Sandygast (5% chance each) SwSh Stow-on-Side (bargain shop) Held by wild Duskull, wild Dusclops, and wild Dusknoir (5% chance each) SwShIA Cram-o-matic (Ghost: 82-90 points) Held by wild Sandygast (5% chance) SwShCT Hidden recurring item (Old Cemetery) SV Delibird Presents (Cascarrafa Branch) SVID Item Printer

Gallery

Artwork

Artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the spin-off games

Spell Tag in Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

Pokémon: Magikarp Jump

In Pokémon: Magikarp Jump, Spell Tag is a Friendship Item that can be purchased for 400. It summons Mimikyu as a helper Pokémon.

In the TCG

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Spell Tag in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Spell Tag Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Spell Tag	I	Lost Thunder		190/214	Fairy Rise		044/050
		Lost Thunder		235/214	Fairy Rise		063/050
					Tag All Stars		141/173

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 詛咒之符 Jojau-jī Fùh Mandarin 詛咒之符 / 诅咒之符 Zǔzhòu-zhī Fú * 詛咒護身符 Zǔzhòu Hùshēnfú * French Rune Sort German Bannsticker Italian Spettrotarga Korean 저주의부적 Jeojuui Bujeok Brazilian Portuguese Talismã de Feitiço Spanish Hechizo

External links

• On Smogon Itemdex:
  • Generation II – III – IV – V – VI – VII – VIII – IX

This item article is part of Project ItemDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all items.