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Shadow Ball

GhostSpecial

Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage. Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.

Move data

Power

80

Accuracy

100%

PP

15

Makes contact

No

Introduced

Generation 2

Target

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Taught by

TM30TM30TM30TM30TM30TM30TM43TR33TM30TM114TM074

Game descriptions

  • Gold, Silver, Crystal:An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
  • Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald:Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
  • FireRed, LeafGreen:A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
  • Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, SoulSilver:The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
  • Black, White, Black 2, White 2:The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
  • X, Y, O.Ruby, A.Sapphire:The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
  • Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, L.G. Pikachu, L.G. Eevee:The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
  • Sword, Shield, B.Diamond, S.Pearl:The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
  • Scarlet, Violet:The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.

Learned by (213)

GastlyGastlyLv. 40HaunterHaunterLv. 48GengarGengarLv. 48MisdreavusMisdreavusLv. 41SableyeSableyeLv. 45ShuppetShuppetLv. 30BanetteBanetteLv. 30DuskullDuskullLv. 40DusclopsDusclopsLv. 42DrifloonDrifloonLv. 20DrifblimDrifblimLv. 20SpiritombSpiritombLv. 45DusknoirDusknoirLv. 42FroslassFroslassLv. 61ZoruaZoruaLv. 36ZoroarkZoroarkLv. 40LitwickLitwickLv. 36LampentLampentLv. 36ChandelureChandelureLv. 1GolettGolettLv. 36GolurkGolurkLv. 36DelphoxDelphoxLv. 1MeowsticMeowsticLv. 49HoopaHoopaLv. 55SandygastSandygastLv. 45PalossandPalossandLv. 47LunalaLunalaLv. 28SinisteaSinisteaLv. 48PolteageistPolteageistLv. 48SpectrierSpectrierLv. 36CalyrexCalyrexLv. 1BasculegionBasculegionLv. 1SkeledirgeSkeledirgeLv. 38Flutter ManeFlutter ManeLv. 42GholdengoGholdengoLv. 35PoltchageistPoltchageistLv. 48SinistchaSinistchaLv. 48PecharuntPecharuntLv. 40ClefairyClefairyTMClefableClefableTMNinetalesNinetalesTMJigglypuffJigglypuffTMWigglytuffWigglytuffTMMeowthMeowthTMPersianPersianTMSlowpokeSlowpokeTMSlowbroSlowbroTMGrimerGrimerTMMukMukTMDrowzeeDrowzeeTMHypnoHypnoTMKoffingKoffingTMWeezingWeezingTMChanseyChanseyTMTaurosTaurosTMEeveeEeveeTMVaporeonVaporeonTMJolteonJolteonTMFlareonFlareonTMPorygonPorygonTMSnorlaxSnorlaxTMArticunoArticunoTMMoltresMoltresTMMewtwoMewtwoTMMewMewTMTyphlosionTyphlosionTMSentretSentretTMFurretFurretTMHoothootHoothootTMNoctowlNoctowlTMCleffaCleffaTMIgglybuffIgglybuffTMAipomAipomTMYanmaYanmaTMEspeonEspeonTMUmbreonUmbreonTMMurkrowMurkrowTMSlowkingSlowkingTMGirafarigGirafarigTMDunsparceDunsparceTMSnubbullSnubbullTMGranbullGranbullTMQwilfishQwilfishTMSneaselSneaselTMHoundourHoundourTMHoundoomHoundoomTMPorygon2Porygon2TMStantlerStantlerTMBlisseyBlisseyTMRaikouRaikouTMEnteiEnteiTMSuicuneSuicuneTMLugiaLugiaTMHo-ohHo-ohTMPoochyenaPoochyenaTMMightyenaMightyenaTMSeedotSeedotTMNuzleafNuzleafTMShiftryShiftryTMRaltsRaltsTMKirliaKirliaTMGardevoirGardevoirTMSurskitSurskitTMMasquerainMasquerainTMSlakothSlakothTMVigorothVigorothTMSlakingSlakingTMMedititeMedititeTMMedichamMedichamTMVolbeatVolbeatTMIllumiseIllumiseTMGulpinGulpinTMSwalotSwalotTMSpoinkSpoinkTMGrumpigGrumpigTMCacturneCacturneTMZangooseZangooseTMChimechoChimechoTMSnoruntSnoruntTMGlalieGlalieTMMetangMetangTMMetagrossMetagrossTMLatiasLatiasTMLatiosLatiosTMJirachiJirachiTMDeoxysDeoxysTMAmbipomAmbipomTMMismagiusMismagiusTMHonchkrowHonchkrowTMChinglingChinglingTMStunkyStunkyTMSkuntankSkuntankTMBronzorBronzorTMBronzongBronzongTMHappinyHappinyTMMunchlaxMunchlaxTMLucarioLucarioTMCroagunkCroagunkTMToxicroakToxicroakTMWeavileWeavileTMYanmegaYanmegaTMLeafeonLeafeonTMGlaceonGlaceonTMPorygon-ZPorygon-ZTMGalladeGalladeTMRotomRotomTMUxieUxieTMMespritMespritTMAzelfAzelfTMGiratinaGiratinaTMCresseliaCresseliaTMManaphyManaphyTMDarkraiDarkraiTMArceusArceusTMWhimsicottWhimsicottTMGothitaGothitaTMGothoritaGothoritaTMGothitelleGothitelleTMSolosisSolosisTMDuosionDuosionTMReuniclusReuniclusTMDeerlingDeerlingTMSawsbuckSawsbuckTMAlomomolaAlomomolaTMBraviaryBraviaryTMVullabyVullabyTMMandibuzzMandibuzzTMReshiramReshiramTMZekromZekromTMKyuremKyuremTMMeloettaMeloettaTMEspurrEspurrTMSkrelpSkrelpTMDragalgeDragalgeTMClawitzerClawitzerTMSylveonSylveonTMPhantumpPhantumpTMTrevenantTrevenantTMNoibatNoibatTMNoivernNoivernTMDecidueyeDecidueyeTMPrimarinaPrimarinaTMOranguruOranguruTMPassimianPassimianTMMimikyuMimikyuTMMagearnaMagearnaTMCinderaceCinderaceTMInteleonInteleonTMHattereneHattereneTMPerrserkerPerrserkerTMIndeedeeIndeedeeTMDrakloakDrakloakTMDragapultDragapultTMEternatusEternatusTMWyrdeerWyrdeerTMSneaslerSneaslerTMOverqwilOverqwilTMMeowscaradaMeowscaradaTMArmarougeArmarougeTMCeruledgeCeruledgeTMBramblinBramblinTMBrambleghastBrambleghastTMRabscaRabscaTMEspathraEspathraTMGreavardGreavardTMHoundstoneHoundstoneTMAnnihilapeAnnihilapeTMFarigirafFarigirafTMDudunsparceDudunsparceTMGimmighoulGimmighoulTMIron ValiantIron ValiantTMMunkidoriMunkidoriTMFezandipitiFezandipitiTM