Shadow Ball (move)

Shadow Ball シャドーボール Shadow Ball

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  80 Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation II TM30 in Generation II TM30 in Generation III TM30 in Generation IV

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Shifts the judge's attention from others.

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 II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Shadow Ball (Japanese: シャドーボール Shadow Ball) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move first introduced in the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back. It was first introduced as a usable attack in the Generation II video games.

Effect

Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Shadow Ball is Mewtwo's standard special move in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It is chargeable and moves in a zigzag. Lucario, who debuted in Super Smash Brothers Brawl, has Aura Sphere, which functions similarly.

Learnset

Generation II

By TM30

#   Pokémon Type 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0108 Lickitung Normal 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 36 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 45 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 45 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 38 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 41 0353 Shuppet Ghost 44 0354 Banette Ghost 48 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 TM30

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0108 Lickitung Normal 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0368 Gorebyss Water 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 29 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 33 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 33 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 37 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 59 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 53 0353 Shuppet Ghost 31 0354 Banette Ghost 31 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 38 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 44 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 TM30

#   Pokémon Type 0012 Butterfree Bug Flying 0019 Rattata Normal 0020 Raticate Normal 0031 Nidoqueen Poison Ground 0034 Nidoking Poison Ground 0035 Clefairy Normal 0036 Clefable Normal 0039 Jigglypuff Normal 0040 Wigglytuff Normal 0041 Zubat Poison Flying 0042 Golbat Poison Flying 0052 Meowth Normal 0053 Persian Normal 0063 Abra Psychic 0064 Kadabra Psychic 0065 Alakazam Psychic 0079 Slowpoke Water Psychic 0080 Slowbro Water Psychic 0088 Grimer Poison 0089 Muk Poison 0092 Gastly Ghost Poison 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 0096 Drowzee Psychic 0097 Hypno Psychic 0108 Lickitung Normal 0109 Koffing Poison 0110 Weezing Poison 0113 Chansey Normal 0115 Kangaskhan Normal 0122 Mr. Mime Psychic 0124 Jynx Ice Psychic 0133 Eevee Normal 0134 Vaporeon Water 0135 Jolteon Electric 0136 Flareon Fire 0137 Porygon Normal 0143 Snorlax Normal 0150 Mewtwo Psychic 0151 Mew Psychic 0161 Sentret Normal 0162 Furret Normal 0163 Hoothoot Normal Flying 0164 Noctowl Normal Flying 0169 Crobat Poison Flying 0173 Cleffa Normal 0174 Igglybuff Normal 0175 Togepi Normal 0176 Togetic Normal Flying 0177 Natu Psychic Flying 0178 Xatu Psychic Flying 0190 Aipom Normal 0193 Yanma Bug Flying 0196 Espeon Psychic 0197 Umbreon Dark 0199 Slowking Water Psychic 0198 Murkrow Dark Flying 0200 Misdreavus Ghost 0203 Girafarig Normal Psychic 0206 Dunsparce Normal 0209 Snubbull Normal 0210 Granbull Normal 0211 Qwilfish Water Poison 0215 Sneasel Dark Ice 0222 Corsola Water Rock 0228 Houndour Dark Fire 0229 Houndoom Dark Fire 0233 Porygon2 Normal 0234 Stantler Normal 0238 Smoochum Ice Psychic 0241 Miltank Normal 0242 Blissey Normal 0243 Raikou Electric 0244 Entei Fire 0245 Suicune Water 0249 Lugia Psychic Flying 0250 Ho-Oh Fire Flying 0251 Celebi Grass Psychic 0261 Poochyena Dark 0262 Mightyena Dark 0263 Zigzagoon Normal 0264 Linoone Normal 0267 Beautifly Bug Flying 0269 Dustox Bug Poison 0273 Seedot Grass 0274 Nuzleaf Grass Dark 0275 Shiftry Grass Dark 0280 Ralts Psychic 0281 Kirlia Psychic 0282 Gardevoir Psychic 0283 Surskit Bug Water 0284 Masquerain Bug Flying 0287 Slakoth Normal 0288 Vigoroth Normal 0289 Slaking Normal 0290 Nincada Bug Ground 0291 Ninjask Bug Flying 0292 Shedinja Bug Ghost 0293 Whismur Normal 0294 Loudred Normal 0295 Exploud Normal 0300 Skitty Normal 0301 Delcatty Normal 0302 Sableye Dark Ghost 0303 Mawile Steel 0307 Meditite Fighting Psychic 0308 Medicham Fighting Psychic 0313 Volbeat Bug 0314 Illumise Bug 0315 Roselia Grass Poison 0316 Gulpin Poison 0317 Swalot Poison 0325 Spoink Psychic 0326 Grumpig Psychic 0327 Spinda Normal 0335 Zangoose Normal 0337 Lunatone Rock Psychic 0338 Solrock Rock Psychic 0343 Baltoy Ground Psychic 0344 Claydol Ground Psychic 0351 Castform Normal 0351 Castform Fire 0351 Castform Water 0351 Castform Ice 0352 Kecleon Normal 0353 Shuppet Ghost 0354 Banette Ghost 0355 Duskull Ghost 0356 Dusclops Ghost 0358 Chimecho Psychic 0359 Absol Dark 0361 Snorunt Ice 0362 Glalie Ice 0368 Gorebyss Water 0375 Metang Steel Psychic 0376 Metagross Steel Psychic 0380 Latias Dragon Psychic 0381 Latios Dragon Psychic 0385 Jirachi Steel Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0386 Deoxys Psychic 0399 Bidoof Normal 0400 Bibarel Normal Water 0406 Budew Grass Poison 0407 Roserade Grass Poison 0413 Wormadam Bug Grass 0413 Wormadam Bug Ground 0413 Wormadam Bug Steel 0414 Mothim Bug Flying 0424 Ambipom Normal 0425 Drifloon Ghost Flying 0426 Drifblim Ghost Flying 0427 Buneary Normal 0428 Lopunny Normal 0429 Mismagius Ghost 0430 Honchkrow Dark Flying 0431 Glameow Normal 0432 Purugly Normal 0433 Chingling Psychic 0434 Stunky Poison Dark 0435 Skuntank Poison Dark 0436 Bronzor Steel Psychic 0437 Bronzong Steel Psychic 0439 Mime Jr. Psychic 0440 Happiny Normal 0442 Spiritomb Ghost Dark 0446 Munchlax Normal 0448 Lucario Fighting Steel 0451 Skorupi Poison Bug 0452 Drapion Poison Dark 0453 Croagunk Poison Fighting 0454 Toxicroak Poison Fighting 0459 Snover Grass Ice 0460 Abomasnow Grass Ice 0461 Weavile Dark Ice 0463 Lickilicky Normal 0468 Togekiss Normal Flying 0469 Yanmega Bug Flying 0470 Leafeon Grass 0471 Glaceon Ice 0474 Porygon-Z Normal 0475 Gallade Psychic Fighting 0477 Dusknoir Ghost 0478 Froslass Ice Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0479 Rotom Electric Ghost 0480 Uxie Psychic 0481 Mesprit Psychic 0482 Azelf Psychic 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 0488 Cresselia Psychic 0490 Manaphy Water 0491 Darkrai Dark 0493 Arceus Dark Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

File:MewtwoShadowBall.png Mewtwo File:TheSchemeTeam.jpg Gengar File:Frosslass s ball.png Froslass File:Dusknoir sball.png Dusknoir
The user forms a black ball out of energy. The user shoots it at its opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Mewtwo puts its hands together and forms a black ball out of energy. Mewtwo shoots it at its opponent.
Mewtwo (anime)	Mewtwo Strikes Back		Debut
A mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	Gengar's hands spark with blue electricity. It then puts its hands together, forms a black ball, and shoots it at its opponent.
Morty's Gengar	Ghost of a Chance		None
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
	Two small black orbs appear at the tips of Sneasel's claws. Then, Sneasel brings them together forming one black orb and fires it at the opponent.
Harrison's Sneasel	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
	Haunter's hands glow with a blue aura, then a black ball forms in between Haunter's hands and it shoots the ball at the opponent.
A wild Haunter	Hoenn Alone!		None
A wild Haunter	Fear Factor Phony		None
	A black ball forms in Mightyena's mouth. It closes its mouth over the black ball, then releases the ball at the opponent.
Tabitha's Mightyena	A Three Team Scheme!		None
	Sableye forms a black ball in its hands, then fires the ball at the opponent.
Cassidy's Sableye	A Date with Delcatty		None
	Ninjask forms a black ball in between its arms. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Colonel Hansen's Ninjask	The Princess and the Togepi		None
	Slakoth forms a black ball of energy between its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Norman's Slakoth	Balance of Power		None
	Poochyena forms a black ball of energy in front of its mouth, then fires it at the opponent.
Old Man Obee's Poochyena	Grass Hysteria!		None
	Xatu's puts its wings together and forms a black ball of energy between them. Xatu then shoots it at the opponent.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
	Houndoom opens its mouth and forms a black ball of energy. Houndoom then shoots it at the opponent.
Joshua's Houndoom	Mean With Envy		None
	Zigzagoon opens its mouth and forms a black ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Zigzagoon	Hi Ho Silver Wind!		None
	Persian opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Persian then shoots it at the opponent.
Vivica's Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
A wild Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
	Swalot forms a black ball in between its hands. Then it fires tons of black balls at the opponent.
Dominick's Swalot	From Brags to Riches		None
	Shiftry puts its hands in front of it and a black ball forms in front of them. It separates its hands and the ball is launched at the opponent.
Tyson's Shiftry	At the End of the Fray		None
Spenser's Shiftry	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	Weavile puts its claws together and creates a dark purple ball in between its hands. It then fires it at the opponent.
Kidd Summer's Weavile	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
A wild Weavile	Duels of the Jungle!		None
	Gastly creates a black ball in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Two wild Gastly	Fear Factor Phony		None
	Duskull creates a black ball in between its hands and fires it at the opponent.
Two wild Duskull	Fear Factor Phony		None
	Shuppet creates a black ball in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
A wild Shuppet	Fear Factor Phony		None
	Armaldo creates a black and purple ball in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
A mirage Armaldo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
	Eevee opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Eevee closes its mouth to shoot it at its opponent.
May's Eevee	What I Did for Love		None
	Alakazam crosses its spoons and forms a black ball out of energy. Alakazam shoots it at its opponent when the spoons separate.
Kenny's Alakazam	Settling a Not-So-Old Score		None
	Umbreon opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Umbreon closes its mouth to shoot it at its opponent.
Gary's Umbreon	Ill-Will Hunting!		None
Johanna's Umbreon	The Mother of All Battlers!		None
	Murkrow forms a black ball out of energy in front of its beak. Murkrow shoots it at its opponent.
Paul's Murkrow	Glory Blaze!		None
	Spiritomb forms a black ball out of energy in front of itself. Spiritomb shoots it at its opponent.
A wild Spiritomb	The Keystone Pops!		None
	Golbat forms a black ball out of energy in front of itself. Golbat shoots it at its opponent.
Galactic Grunt's Golbat	Enter Galactic!		None
	Glaceon opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Glaceon shoots it at its opponent.
May's Glaceon	Strategy with a Smile!		None
	Purugly opens its mouth to form a black ball out of energy. Purugly shoots it at its opponent.
Mars's Purugly	Double Team Turnover!		None
	Froslass forms a black ball out of energy in front of its arms. Froslass shoots it at its opponent.
A wild Froslass	The Drifting Snorunt		None
	Drowzee forms a black ball between its hands, it then throws it at the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
	Glameow opens it's mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Glameow then shoots it at it's opponent.
Johanna's Glameow	The Mother of All Battlers!		None
	Dusknoir opens its stomach "mouth" and forms a black ball out of energy. Dusknoir shoots it at its opponent.
Lord Dusknoir	Explorers of the Sky		None

Trivia

• Despite Template:Type2 moves running off of the Pokémon's Attack prior to Generation IV, Shadow Ball has always lowered Special Defense.
• Although it is a Template:Type2 move, which does not affect Template:Type2 Pokémon, it has hit Normal-type Pokémon multiple times in the anime.
• Mewtwo used Shadow Ball in the first movie, despite it not being released until Generation II.

In other languages

• French: Ball'ombre
• German: Spukball
• Dutch: Schaduwbal
• Italian: Palla Ombra
• Spanish: Bola Sombra
• Korean: 섀도볼 Seadoball
• Hindi: Chaya Ka Gola