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'''Shadow moves''' (Japanese: '''ダークわざ''' ''Dark moves'') are special [[move]]s known only by [[Shadow Pokémon]]. They have no [[Elemental type|type]] and are noted in the games with a series of dashes in place of a type bar. In Colosseum, Shadow moves have regular effectiveness against any type. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], Shadow moves are super-effective against any non-Shadow {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and are not very effective against other Shadow Pokémon.

Since Shadow Pokémon cannot be [[Trade|traded]], these moves are all exclusive to the two [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] Pokémon RPG games. More accurately, all but Shadow Rush (as this is the only move available in [[Pokémon Colosseum]]) are exclusive to Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. This also excludes them from use in {{pkmn|Contests}} as they do not exist in [[Orre]].

Many of the Shadow moves are dark, corrupted counterparts of a move that the Shadow Pokémon would normally learn. A major example of this is [[Shadow Lugia]]'s {{m|Shadow Blast}}, which, like the move {{m|Aeroblast}}, sends a high-powered stream of air at the foe, and can only be learned by Lugia. These moves often have lower [[power]] than their non-shadow counterparts, but still inflict more damage due to the aforementoned [[Same-type attack bonus|super-effectiveness]]. Their usefulness is also increased by their lack of {{PP}}, they can be used as often as needed within a single battle.

Although only available in Generation III, Shadow moves can be either [[Physical moves|Physical]] or [[Special moves]]. Other moves would not be changed until [[Generation IV|the following generation]].

==Moves==
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{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Blast|Special|80|100|foe|A wicked blade of air is formed using a shadowy aura.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Blitz|Physical|40|100|foe|A Pokémon throws this tackle while casting a shadowy aura.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Bolt|Special|75|100|foe|A shadowy thunder attack that may paralyze.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Break|Physical|75|100|foe|A shattering ram attack with a shadowy aura.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Chill|Special|75|100|foe|A shadowy ice attack that may freeze.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Down|Status|—|100|foes|A shadowy aura sharply cuts the foe's Defense.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow End|Physical|120|75|foe|A shadowy aura ram attack that also rebounds on the user.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Fire|Special|75|100|foe|A shadowy fireball attack that may inflict a burn.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Half|Status|—|100|all|A shadowy aura's energy cuts everyone's HP by half.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Hold|Status|—|100|foes|The opponent Pokémon cannot escape.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Mist|Status|—|100|foes|A shadowy aura sharply cuts the foe's evasiveness.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Panic|Status|—|90|foes|A shadowy aura emanates to cause a confuse condition.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Rave|Special|70|100|foes|A shadowy aura in the ground is used to launch spikes.}}
{{movelist/shadow|Colosseum|Shadow Rush|Physical|55|100|foe|A reckless move that also hurts the user.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Shed|Status|—|100|all|A shadowy aura eliminates Reflect and similar moves.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Sky|Status|—|100|all|Darkness hurts all but Shadow Pokémon for 5 turns. }}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Storm|Special|95|100|foes|A shadowy aura is used to whip up a vicious tornado.}}
{{movelist/shadow|XD|Shadow Wave|Special|50|100|foes|Shadowy aura waves are loosed to inflict damage.}}
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