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Revision as of 19:45, 13 January 2021

Weather Ball
ウェザーボール Weather Ball
Type  Normal
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent Opponent
Self Ally Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
A highly appealing move.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Beautiful
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Weather Ball (Japanese: ウェザーボール Weather Ball) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Castform. It is TM46 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Weather Ball deals damage. When the weather is clear, Weather Ball is a Normal-type move. During any type of weather except strong winds, Weather Ball's power doubles to 100. (Type-based power boosts from weather apply as normal, in addition to Weather Ball's effect.)

Weather Ball's type changes depending on the weather at the time it is used.

Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Weather Ball, regardless of the weather.

Weather Ball can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, giving the user four extra appeal points if a weather summoning move was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user three extra appeal points if a weather summoning move was used in the prior turn.

Generation III

Because damage category depends on the type of the move in Generation III, Weather Ball's category depends on its type.

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, when used during a shadowy aura, Weather Ball's power doubles to 100, and the move becomes typeless; the move then is a physical move that deals regular damage against all Pokémon regardless of types, and the user will not receive STAB.

Generation IV

Weather Ball is affected by Normalize.

Generation V onwards

Weather Ball is unaffected by Normalize, Pixilate, Refrigerate, and Aerilate. However, it is affected by Ion Deluge (if the move would be Normal-type) and Electrify.

When used as a Z-Move with Normalium Z, Weather Ball will be turned into Breakneck Blitz, but then Breakneck Blitz will turn into the Z-Move of the type corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in that weather. This does not occur if Weather Ball is turned into a Z-Move via another move like Sleep Talk. The same effect happens when Weather Ball is used as a Max Move, displaying as Max Strike but changing into the appropriate Max Move corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in the current weather.

Description

Games Description
RSEColoXD The move's type and power change with the weather.
FRLG An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
DPPtHGSSPBR
BWB2W2
XYORAS
An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
SMUSUM
SwSh
This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0249 Lugia
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1HGSS 1 1 1 1
0250 Ho-Oh
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1HGSS 1 1 1 1
0351 Castform Fairy Amorphous 30 30 40BW
30B2W2
30XY
25ORAS
25
0407 Roserade
Fairy Grass 1 1 1 1
0437 Bronzong
Mineral Mineral 1
0584 Vanilluxe Mineral Mineral 1 1 1 1
0721 Volcanion
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 40 40 12
0875 Eiscue Water 1 Field 12
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By TM

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--
II
--
III
--
IV
--
V
--
VI
--
VII
--
VIII
TM46
IX
--
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass
0002 Ivysaur
Monster Grass
0003 Venusaur
Monster Grass
0004 Charmander Monster Dragon
0005 Charmeleon Monster Dragon
0006 Charizard
Monster Dragon
0007 Squirtle Monster Water 1
0008 Wartortle Monster Water 1
0009 Blastoise Monster Water 1
0037 Vulpix Field Field
037A Vulpix
Vulpix
Alolan Form
Field Field
0038 Ninetales Field Field
038A Ninetales
Ninetales
Alolan Form

Field Field
0079 Slowpoke
Monster Water 1
079G Slowpoke
Slowpoke
Galarian Form
Monster Water 1
0080 Slowbro
Monster Water 1
080G Slowbro
Slowbro
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0091 Cloyster
Water 3 Water 3
0131 Lapras
Monster Water 1
0133 Eevee Field Field
0134 Vaporeon Field Field
0135 Jolteon Field Field
0136 Flareon Field Field
0144 Articuno
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0145 Zapdos
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0146 Moltres
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0151 Mew style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0186 Politoed Water 1 Water 1
0196 Espeon Field Field
0197 Umbreon Field Field
0199 Slowking
Monster Water 1
199G Slowking
Slowking
Galarian Form

Monster Water 1
0225 Delibird
Water 1 Field
0243 Raikou style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0244 Entei style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0245 Suicune style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0249 Lugia
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0250 Ho-Oh
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0251 Celebi
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0272 Ludicolo
Water 1 Grass
0279 Pelipper
Water 1 Flying
0315 Roselia
Fairy Grass
0320 Wailmer Field Water 2
0321 Wailord Field Water 2
0324 Torkoal Field Field
0337 Lunatone
Mineral Mineral
0338 Solrock
Mineral Mineral
0340 Whiscash
Water 2 Water 2
0350 Milotic Water 1 Dragon
0361 Snorunt Fairy Mineral
0362 Glalie Fairy Mineral
0406 Budew
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0407 Roserade
Fairy Grass
0420 Cherubi Grass Grass
0421 Cherrim Grass Grass
0423 Gastrodon
Water 1 Amorphous
0425 Drifloon
Amorphous Amorphous
0426 Drifblim
Amorphous Amorphous
0437 Bronzong
Mineral Mineral
0449 Hippopotas Field Field
0450 Hippowdon Field Field
0459 Snover
Monster Grass
0460 Abomasnow
Monster Grass
0466 Electivire Human-Like Human-Like
0467 Magmortar Human-Like Human-Like
0470 Leafeon Field Field
0471 Glaceon Field Field
0478 Froslass
Fairy Mineral
0526 Gigalith Mineral Mineral
0535 Tympole Water 1 Water 1
0536 Palpitoad
Water 1 Water 1
0537 Seismitoad
Water 1 Water 1
0556 Maractus Grass Grass
0584 Vanilluxe Mineral Mineral
0641 Tornadus style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0642 Thundurus
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0643 Reshiram
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0644 Zekrom
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0645 Landorus
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0646 Kyurem
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
646W Kyurem
Kyurem
White Kyurem

style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
646B Kyurem
Kyurem
Black Kyurem

style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0695 Heliolisk
Monster Dragon
0698 Amaura
Monster Monster
0699 Aurorus
Monster Monster
0700 Sylveon Field Field
0706 Goodra Dragon Dragon
0721 Volcanion
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
0730 Primarina
Water 1 Field
0753 Fomantis Grass Grass
0754 Lurantis Grass Grass
0756 Shiinotic
Grass Grass
0816 Sobble Water 1 Field
0817 Drizzile Water 1 Field
0818 Inteleon Water 1 Field
0830 Eldegoss Grass Grass
0845 Cramorant
Water 1 Flying
0873 Frosmoth
Bug Bug
0875 Eiscue Water 1 Field
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0069 Bellsprout
Grass Grass HGSS
0361 Snorunt Fairy Mineral HGSS
0420 Cherubi Fairy Grass HGSS
0425 Drifloon
Amorphous Amorphous HGSS
0753 Fomantis Grass Grass
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Special move

Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0361 Snorunt Fairy Mineral Dream World - Icy Cave
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


By event

Generation IV

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0243 Raikou style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered Shiny Crown Raikou
Shinsegae Raikou
Korean Crown Raikou
GameStop Raikou
Winter 2011 Raikou
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Generation V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0001 Bulbasaur
Monster Grass Sticker Promotional Egg Bulbasaur
Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


In other games

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Weather Ball has 10 base power, 15PP and 90% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy. It becomes Ice-type in the snow and Water-type in the fog. Cloudy weather does not affect the move at all.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's base power has been decreased to 5, and its accuracy to 85.5%. Additionally, it doesn't change typing in the fog anymore, and the power isn't affected by snow or fog.

Pokémon GO

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Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
Reason: Missing images

In Pokémon GO, Weather Ball is a Charged Attack that has been available since March 30, 2019. Unlike in the core series, Weather Ball's type is fixed and does not depend on the weather. The game's data instead stores its type variations as separate move entries.

Normal

 Weather Ball
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.6 seconds
Damage window 1.35 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
Castform
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Fire

 Weather Ball (Fire)
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.6 seconds
Damage window 1.35 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
VulpixNinetalesCastformCherrim
By Elite Charged TM
Roserade
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Ice

 Weather Ball (Ice)
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.6 seconds
Damage window 1.35 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
VulpixNinetalesCastformAbomasnow
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Water

 Weather Ball (Water)
Charged Attack
Gyms & Raids
Power 60
Energy cost 33
Duration 1.6 seconds
Damage window 1.35 - 1.6 seconds
Trainer Battles
Power 60
Energy cost 35
Secondary effect ?
Effect chance ?%
Eligible Pokémon:
Standard eligibility
PolitoedPelipperCastform
By Elite Charged TM
By GO Snapshot
As Shadow Pokémon
As Purified Pokémon
Formerly eligible
None

Description

Games Description
MDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance, using the weather's power.
MDTDS Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The move's type and power changes with the weather.
BSL はなれたポケモンに ダメージをあたえる げんざいの てんきによって タイプや いりょくが へんかする
MDGtI UNUSED
SMD The weather determines its type and power.*
It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. The move's type varies, depending on the weather. The power goes up except when the weather is clear.*


In the anime


Rainy Form Castform

Sunny Form Castform

Roserade
An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Castform Rainy Form Castform fires a blue energy ball with water streams around it at the opponent from its mouth.
Bart's Castform Unfair Weather Friends Debut
Dealt Water-type damage
Castform Sunny Form Castform fires a red energy ball with fire streams around it at the opponent from its mouth.
Bart's Castform Unfair Weather Friends Dealt Fire-type damage
Roserade Roserade holds its arms up and creates an orange ball with fire streams around it and fires it at the opponent.
Gardenia's Roserade The Grass Menagerie! Dealt Fire-type damage


In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

Core series games

Normal-type

Fire-type

Water-type

Ice-type

Rock-type

Side series games

Normal-type

Fire-type

Water-type

Ice-type

Rock-type

Shadowy aura

Spin-off series games

Normal-type

Fire-type

Water-type

Ice-type

Rock-type

Trivia

  • Despite Weather Ball becoming a Rock-type move in a sandstorm, Castform itself will not change form under these conditions.
  • Prior to Generation IV, Weather Ball was one of the only two moves (along with Hidden Power) which could be either physical or special, due to the damage category being determined by the type.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 氣象球 Heijeuhng Kàuh
Mandarin 氣象球 / 气象球 Qì​xiàng​ Qiú​
Danish Vejr Bold
Dutch Weerbal
Finnish Sääpallo
French Ball'Météo
German Meteorologe
Greek Μετεωρολογόσφαιρα
Hindi Mausami Gola
Indonesian Bola Cuaca
Italian Palla Clima
Korean 웨더볼 Weather Ball
Polish Meteokula
Portuguese Brazil Esfera Climática
Portugal Bola Temporal
Bola Metereológica
Romanian Weather Ball
Serbian Meteorološka Lopta
Spanish Latin America Bola de Clima(AG083)
Bola Climatica(EP503-Present)
Spain Meteorobola
Vietnamese Quả Cầu Khí Tượng


Variations of the move Weather Ball
Weather BallTerrain Pulse



Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
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6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899
BDSP
0102030405060708091011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
0001020304050607080910111213141516171819
2021222324252627282930313233343536373839
4041424344454647484950515253545556575859
6061626364656667686970717273747576777879
8081828384858687888990919293949596979899


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