Phantom Force (move)

Phantom Force ゴーストダイブ Ghost Dive

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  10 (max. 16) Power  90 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Makes contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability Introduced  Generation VI TM86 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  0

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Phantom Force (Japanese: ゴーストダイブ Ghost Dive) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is TM86 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generation VI

Phantom Force causes the user to "vanish" on the turn it is used, making it semi-invulnerable, and then reappear the next turn causing damage.

Phantom Force hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move, and removes the effects of protection moves from the target for the remainder of the turn; if it hits a target that is protected by protection move that affects its whole side of the field, it removes the protection move from that entire side of the field (even if the protection move would not affect Phantom Force, such as Crafty Shield). If Phantom Force hits a Pokémon protected by a move with a negative effect (such as Spiky Shield), the user will not suffer the negative effect of the protection move. Phantom Force cannot remove the effects of protecting moves if it does not affect the target (such as if the target is Normal-type).

If the target has used Minimize, Phantom Force deals double its regular damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. In addition, a foe who has just used Lock-On or Mind Reader can still strike through Phantom Force, as well as if the Ability No Guard is possessed by the foe or the user of Phantom Force.

If a Pokémon is asleep when it would execute the second turn of Phantom Force, the semi-invulnerable turn will end without the move being executed.

If the user is holding a Power Herb, it will consume the Power Herb and execute Phantom Force in one turn.

Generation VII onwards

Phantom Force no longer bypasses accuracy checks nor deals double its regular damage against a target that has used Minimize.

Phantom Force cannot bypass Max Guard nor lift its effects.

Description

Games Description XYORAS SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA SV The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	47XY 45ORAS	45	64
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	54ORAS	54	54BDSP	48
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 64ORAS	1, 64	1, 64BDSP	53
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 65	1, 65	1, Evo.	Evo.
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1	1BDSP	1
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral			44
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral	1, 75	76	46
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous	45	45	36
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous	45	45	36
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 57	1, 57	48
0717		Yveltal		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	55	55	55
0720		Hoopa Confined		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	46XY 35ORAS	35		35
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying		1USUM	1	1
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral		54	60
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		61	63
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon			48	48
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon			48	48
0902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2				1
0000	Greavard	Greavard		Field		Field				41
0000	Houndstone	Houndstone		Field		Field				46
0000	Bramblin	Bramblin		Grass		Grass				35
0000	Brambleghast	Brambleghast		Grass		Grass				35
0000	Flutter Mane	Flutter Mane		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				70
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 TM86	IX --
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0151		Mew		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0487		Giratina		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0717		Yveltal		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying			✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0792		Lunala		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
0802		Marshadow		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
0854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon			✔
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon			✔
0897		Spectrier		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
898S		Calyrex Shadow Rider		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✔
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
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔BDSP
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 VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying	Hidden Ability Pokémon Bank DecidueyeSM
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 VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Wonderland Darkrai Mysterious World Darkrai February 2015 Darkrai
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

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description	Playable Users
Physical	—	3	160	192	100%	An opponent	Quick Move; Phantom Presence	The user takes on a phantom presence stance. After a set time, this presence fades and the user attacks. No other actions can be taken while in phantom presence. Opponents' moves will not hit the user while it is in this presence. If the user is hit by a sync move or max move while in phantom presence, the presence will fade.*	Morty & Drifblim Acerola (Fall 2020) & Mimikyu

Past description

• Prior to Version 2.11.0*: ...If the user is hit by a sync move while in phantom presence, the presence will fade.

Pokémon UNITE

In Pokémon UNITE, Phantom Force is Hoopa's first move. It is obtained by reaching level 5 and upgrading Astonish into it instead of Shadow Ball. The user creates a ring under itself and warps to a designated Pokémon’s location, dealing damage to nearby opposing Pokémon at that location and shoving them. The user then shoots two sinister flames that deal damage to opposing Pokémon they hit and decrease their movement speed for a short time. This move can be used a second time within a set amount of time. If used a second time, the user can return to the initial location where it warped from. When using this move, if there is a nearby ally Pokémon that is linked by Trick, that ally can also warp to the initial ring’s location. The ally Pokémon that warps in this way will recover some HP. At level 12, the move makes the user invincible for a short time when used. In Unbound form, this move is replaced by Hyperspace Fury.

Description

Games Description SMD You'll get the Phantom Force status condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful attack on the next turn. It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard to damage the enemy. MDRTDX You'll get the Phantom Force condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful attack on the next turn. This move breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard to damage the enemy.

In the anime

Main series

Appearing from a portal Lunala Banette Gourgeist
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lunala creates a thin purple portal beneath itself and sinks into it. Seconds later, another portal appears behind the opponent, and Lunala comes out of it before attacking the opponent.
Lunala (anime)	Full Moon and Many Arms!		Debut
	Banette creates a purple portal beneath itself and sinks into it. Seconds later, another portal appears next the opponent, and Banette comes out of it before attacking the opponent.
A Trainer's Banette	Narrowing the Chaser Chase!		None
	Gourgeist creates a purple portal beneath itself and sinks into it. Seconds later, another portal appears next the opponent, and Gourgeist comes out of it before attacking the opponent.
Diantha's Gourgeist	Pride of a Champion!		None

Pokémon Evolutions

Vanishing Lunala
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Lunala becomes surrounded in a swirl of purple energy and disappears. Moments later, it reappears behind the opponent and attacks them.
Nebby	The Eclipse		Debut

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Mismagius Yveltal; disappearing Yveltal; attacking
The user disappears from sight before reappearing to attack the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Yveltal creates a shadowy portal that it dives inside. It then emerges from another portal to stab the opponent with its tail.
Malva's Yveltal	PS590		Debut
	Mismagius hides in its opponent's shadow. It then emerges from the shadow and charges at the opponent.
Anabel's Mismagius	An Urgent Task and the Capture of an Ultra Beast		None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 潛靈奇襲 Chìhmlīng Kèijaahp * Mandarin 潛靈奇襲 / 潜灵奇袭 Qiánlíng Qíxí * 幽靈潛水 Yōulíng Qiánshuǐ * French Hantise German Phantomkraft Italian Spettrotuffo Korean 고스트다이브 Goseuteudaibeu Polish Siła Fantomu Portuguese Brazil Golpe Fantasma Portugal Força Fantasma Spanish Golpe Fantasma

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