Confuse Ray (move)

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

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Confuse Ray
あやしいひかり Eerie Light

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Status
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	—
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Affected by Magic Coat and Magic Bounce Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation I
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	Clever
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Jamming	1 ♥
Badly startles Pokémon that the audience has high expectations of.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Confuse Ray causes the target to become confused.

If powered up by a Ghostium Z into Z-Confuse Ray, the user's Special Attack stat rises by one stage.

Description

Games	Description
Stad	A sinister flash of light makes the target confused. A special Ghost-type technique.
Stad2	A sinister flash of light makes the target confused. A special Ghost-type move.
GS C	A move that causes confusion.
RS E	A sinister ray that confuses the foe.
Colo.XD	A sinister ray that confuses the target.
FRLG DP Pt HGSSPBR	The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.
BW B2W2 XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	The target is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
037		Vulpix		Field		Field	28	19	21	17	17^BW 15^B2W2	15^XY 12^ORAS	12^SM^USUM 14^PE	20
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field							12^SM^USUM 14^PE	20^SwSh
038		Ninetales		Field		Field		1	1	1	1	1	1^SM^USUM	1
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field							1^SM^USUM	1^SwSh
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying	21	19	26	21	21^BW 19^B2W2	19^XY 17^ORAS	17	45
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying	21	19	28	21	21^BW 19^B2W2	19^XY 17^ORAS	17	55
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	28	28^RSE 21^FRLG	19	19	19	19^SM^USUM 5^PE	1
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	31	31^RSE 21^FRLG	19	19	19	19^SM^USUM 1, 5^PE	1
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	31	31^RSE 21^FRLG	19	19	19	19^SM^USUM 1, 5^PE	1
120		Staryu		Water 3		Water 3						40^ORAS	40^SM^USUM 22^PE	8
121		Starmie		Water 3		Water 3		37	33	28	28^BW 22^B2W2	22^XY 40^ORAS	40^SM^USUM	1
126		Magmar		Human-Like		Human-Like	39	49	49	25	26	26	26^SM^USUM 39^PE	20
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1	31	22	19	7	7	7	7^SM^USUM 26^PE	25
141		Kabutops		Water 1	Water 3							1^PE
150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^PE
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		19	28	21	21^BW 19^B2W2	19^XY 17^ORAS	17	55
170		Chinchou		Water 2		Water 2		29	29	17	12	17	17	16
171		Lanturn		Water 2		Water 2		33	32	17	17	17	17	16
177		Natu		Flying		Flying		40	40	23	23	23	23	15
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		50	50	23	23	23	23	15
179		Mareep		Monster	Field					25^B2W2	25	25	25^BDSP
180		Flaaffy		Monster	Field					29^B2W2	29	29	29^BDSP
181		Ampharos		Monster	Field					29^B2W2	29	29	29^BDSP
197		Umbreon		Field		Field		30	30	29	29^BW 17^B2W2	17	17	20
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous		12	17	14	14	14	14	14^BDSP
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1		49	50	37	37^BW 11^B2W2	11	11
234		Stantler		Field		Field		49	43^RSE 41^FRLG	23	23	23	23	23^BDSP
240		Magby		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		43	43	25	25^BW 26^B2W2	26	26	20
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			31	31	31	31^XY 29^ORAS	29	15
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like			37	46	46	46^XY 31^ORAS	31	6
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like			5	9	9	9^XY 8^ORAS	8	8^BDSP
325		Spoink		Field		Field			25	18	18	18	18	18^BDSP
326		Grumpig		Field		Field			25	18	18	18	18	18^BDSP
345		Lileep		Water 3		Water 3			29	22	22	22^XY 13^ORAS	13	8
346		Cradily		Water 3		Water 3			29	22	22	22^XY 13^ORAS	13	1
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous			23	17	17	17^XY 30^ORAS	30	12
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous			23	17	17	17^XY 30^ORAS	30	12
416		Vespiquen		Bug		Bug				7	7^BW 1^B2W2	1	1	1
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous								1^BDSP
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral				14	14^BW 11^B2W2	11	11	4
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral				14	14^BW 11^B2W2	11	11	1
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1	1
458		Mantyke		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				37	37^BW 11^B2W2	11	11
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like				25	26	26	26	20
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous				17	17	17^XY 30^ORAS	30	12
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral				19	19	19^XY 32^ORAS	32	35
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous				1	1	1	1	10
486		Regigigas		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				1	1	1	1	1
491		Darkrai		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^BDSP
505		Watchog		Field		Field					20	20	1, Evo.
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous					10	10	10	12^SwSh
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous					10	10	10	12^SwSh
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous					1	1	1	1^SwSh
615		Cryogonal		Mineral		Mineral					45	45	41	4^SwSh
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous						1	1	12^SwSh
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous						1	1	12^SwSh
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous						1	1	8^SwSh
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous						1	1	1^SwSh
755		Morelull		Grass		Grass							25	4^SwSh
756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass							26	1^SwSh
774		Minior		Mineral		Mineral							10
792		Lunala		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							13	14^SwSh
806		Blacephalon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								20^SwSh
826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug								4^SwSh
890		Eternatus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^SwSh
897		Spectrier		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								24^SwSh
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered								1^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		Egg Move
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔^SwSh
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3							✔
226		Mantine		Water 1		Water 1							✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
349		Feebas		Water 1	Dragon		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
366		Clamperl		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
439		Mime Jr.		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
456		Finneon		Water 2		Water 2						✔^USUM	✔^BDSP
458		Mantyke		Water 1		Water 1							✔
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔^SwSh
722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying						✔	✔^SwSh
885		Dreepy		Amorphous	Dragon							✔^SwSh
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#		Egg Groups		Obtained with
198	Murkrow	Flying		Flying	Dream World - Windswept Sky
222	Corsola	Water 1	Water 3	Dream World - Sparkling Sea
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation II

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
072		Tentacool		Water 3		Water 3	New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
054		Psyduck		Water 1	Field	GTS Psyduck
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
140		Kabuto		Water 1	Water 3	Pokémon Adventure Camp Kabuto
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, and Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, Confuse Ray is a move with 13 PP and 100% accuracy. It inflicts Confused status on the enemy in the front. This move is affected by Magic Coat and Taunt.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	2	—	—	—	100%	An opponent	—	Leaves the target confused.

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts the Confused status on the target, making its attacks and movements erratic.
MDTD S	Afflicts the targeted enemy with a Confused status condition. A Pokémon with the Confused status has its movements and attacks go astray.
BSL	てきポケモンをこんらんじょうたいにかえるこんらんじょうたいになるとこうげきやわざをへんなほうこうにくりだしてしまう
MDGtI	It causes the Confused status condition to an enemy. The Confused status impairs its sense of direction.
SMD	It makes an enemy confused.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Gengar	Drapion	Regigigas	Solosis
The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion.
User	First Used In		Notes
Haunter	Haunter charges an orange ball of energy in its hands, then shoots it at the opponent. The opponent's eyes turn red and it gets confused; or, Haunter fires a purple circle of energy from its eyes towards the opponent, confusing it.
Captain's Haunter	A Shipful of Shivers		Debut
Morty's Haunter	From Ghost to Ghost		None
Gengar	Gengar's eyes glow blue, purple, or red, causing the opponent to become confused.
Drake's Gengar	Hello, Pummelo!		None
Morty's Gengar	From Ghost to Ghost		None
Natu	Natu's eyes glow a rainbow hue and the opponent becomes confused.
McKenzie's Naughty	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally		None
Chinchou	The orbs at the end of Chinchou's antennae glow purple and release a light purple ray that confuses the opponent.
Trinity's Chinchou	The Perfect Match!		None
Spoink	Spoink's pearl glows purple, then it fires a purple beam from the pearl at the opponent, confusing it.
Spoink (recurring)	Pearls Are a Spoink's Best Friend		None
Mantine	Mantine charges a purple ball in between its antennae. Then, Mantine releases a huge purple flash, which makes any Pokémon who see it become confused.
A Mantine captured by Jack Walker's Capture Styler	Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea		None
Dusclops	Dusclops's eye glows red and emits a bright purple light from it, making the opponent confused.
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
Misdreavus	The large orb on Misdreavus's neck glows purple and it shoots four silhouettes of itself at the opponent from the necklace.
Zoey's Misdreavus	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None
Mismagius	Mismagius's eyes glow purple. If the opponent sees the attack, it begins to see illusions.
A wild Mismagius	Malice in Wonderland!		None
Bronzor	Bronzor's eyes glow purple and it releases dark purple beams from its body at the opponent. When the opponent is affected, its eyes glow red.
Saturn's Bronzor	Journey to the Unown!		None
Regigigas	Regigigas's body becomes surrounded in a maroon aura and the braille pattern on its face glows the same color. The opponent's eyes then glow red and Regigigas can control them.
A wild Regigigas	Pillars of Friendship!		None
Murkrow	Murkrow looks deeply into the opponent's eyes and causes it to see illusions.
Mitchell's Murkrow	Try for the Family Stone!		None
Watchog	Watchog holds its arms out and five golden orbs of light appear and circle around its body. When it raises its arms in the air, the five orbs fire at the opponent and stop above it. The orbs then circle around the opponent and float downward to the middle of its body. They then float back up above the opponent's head and grow larger until they explode in a flash of white light, confusing the opponent.
Lenora's Watchog	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
Solosis	Solosis's body glows gold faintly and six golden orbs of energy appear around its body and spin around it clockwise. Solosis's body then flashes white and it fires the six orbs of energy at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and latch onto its body, completely enveloping it. The orbs then glow gold brightly and explode, confusing the opponent.
Doyle's Solosis	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
Chandelure	Chandelure fires six golden orbs of energy at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and latch onto its body, completely enveloping it. The orbs then glow gold brightly and explode, confusing the opponent.
A wild Chandelure	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Jellicent	Jellicent fires six golden orbs of energy at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and latch onto its body, completely enveloping it. The orbs then glow gold brightly and explode, confusing the opponent.
Rizzo's two Jellicent	Guarding the Guardian of the Mountain!		None
Vespiquen	Vespiquen forms multiple brown-gold balls around itself and fires them at the opponent.
A wild Vespiquen	A Shockingly Cheeky Friendship!		None
Trevenant	Trevenant forms multiple brown-gold balls of energy around itself and fires them at the opponent. When the orbs reach the opponent, they surround it and explode, putting the opponent to sleep in the process.
A wild Trevenant	Forging Forest Friendships!		None
Drapion	Drapion forms multiple golden balls of aura around itself and they grow into larger golden balls with purple and white colored aura inside of them and then they fly towards the opponent, circle around the opponent and converge into a singular ball, that is a brighter version of the balls and it disappears, confusing the opponent or putting them to sleep.
Celosia's Drapion	A Towering Takeover!		None

In A Family That Battles Together Stays Together!, Lola told her Mantine to use Confuse Ray, but it was unable to use the move due to being Binded by Brock's Onix.

In the manga

Aim to Be a Card Master!!

	Alakazam

The user releases a ray of light, confusing the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Alakazam	Alakazam releases a ray of light, confusing the opponent.
Shou's Alakazam	District Convention "Kenta, to the Open Sea"	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Umbreon	Agatha's Gengar	X's Gengar

The user hits the foe with a blast, causing them to become confused.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gengar	Gengar points both of its hands at the opponent and they become surrounded in an aura that hurts them, or Gengar releases a blinding light from its body that makes it hard to see.
Agatha's Gengar	Growing out of Gengar	Debut
X's Garma	PS575	None
Golbat	Golbat's body starts to shine brightly, and anyone who looks at the light becomes confused.
Koga's Golbat	Gimme Shellder	None
Stantler	Stantler releases a ball of blinding light at the opponent, causing the opponent to become confused.
Professor Oak's Antch	Stantler By Me	None
Umbreon	Umbreon squints its eyes and waves its paws at the opponent, causing the opponent to become confused.
Greta's Umbreon	Sneaky Like Shedinja	None

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

	Dusknoir

The foe gets hit by waves that can cause confusion.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Dusknoir	Dusknoir holds out its hand and waves comes out of it.
A wild Dusknoir	Aim for the Hidden Land!	Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

	Natu

The user squints their eyes to cause confusion.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Natu	Natu squints its eyes and the opponent gets confused.
Falkner's Natu	The Gym Challenges Begin!!	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Trivia

Confuse Ray is the only Ghost-type move capable of inflicting confusion.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	奇異之光 Kèihyih-jī Gwōng * 奇異光線 Kèihyih Gwōngsin * 古怪光線 Gúgwaai Gwōngsin *
Chinese	Mandarin	奇異之光 / 奇异之光 Qíyì-zhī Guāng * 奇異光線 Qíyì Guāngxiàn * 光束 Guāngshù *
Czech		Matoucí paprsek
Danish		Forvirringsstråle
Dutch		Verwarstraal
Finnish		Sekosäde (EP182) Hämmennyssäde (AG079)
French		Onde Folie
German		Konfusstrahl* Konfustrahl*
Greek		Ακτίνα Σύγχυσης
Hindi		Behkane Wali Roshni
Indonesian		Cahaya Menyilaukan Cahaya Membingungkan
Italian		Stordiraggio
Korean		이상한빛 Isanghanbit
Polish		Promień Pomieszania* Halucynopromień* Szokujący Promień* Odurzające Promieniowanie* Poplątany Promień/Promień Zamieszania* Porażający Promień* Mylące Promienie*
Portuguese	Brazil	Raio da Confusão (Pokémon the Series: XY-present, Black & White-present, manga) Raio de Confusão (Diamond & Pearl-Unleashed, The Official Pokémon Handbook) Raio Confusão (early anime)
Portuguese	Portugal	Raio Confusão
Romanian		Raza Amăgitoare
Serbian		Zbunjujući zrak
Spanish	Latin America	Rayo de Confusión
Spanish	Spain	Rayo Confuso
Swedish		Förvirringsstråle
Vietnamese		Ánh Sáng Kì Lạ

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