Shadow Punch (move)

Shadow Punch シャドーパンチ Shadow Punch

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Makes contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  Generation III Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Shadow Punch (Japanese: シャドーパンチ Shadow Punch) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Shadow Punch inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

In the anime

• Gengar Shadow Punch.jpg

  Gengar gathers energy

• Gengar Shadow Punch2.jpg

  Gengar using Shadow Punch

Pokémon

Dusclops. Dusclops stand firm and punches, a grey, shadowy fist is launched at the foe.

• Used by Brandon's Dusclops in Gathering the Gang of Four. Debut

Gengar. Gengar's arms are surrounded by dark energy in the form of purple lightning bolts. It then punches the opponent.

• Used by Fantina's Gengar in A Shield with a Twist!.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 25 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 25 0356 Dusclops Ghost 37 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Haunter, Gengar
Dusclops

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 25 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 25 0356 Dusclops Ghost 37 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 37 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Haunter, Gengar
Dusclops, Dusknoir

|- | colspan="6" | Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move.
*Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding. |} |}

Trivia

• Grimer and its evolution, Muk, are the only Pokémon that can legally learn Shadow Punch and not gain STAB.

In other languages

• Spanish: Puño Sombra
• German: Finsterfaust
• French: Poing-Ombre
• Italian: Pugnodombra

Variations of the move Swift
Feint Attack • Shadow Punch • Aerial Ace • Magnet Bomb Swift • Magical Leaf • Shock Wave