Shadow Ball (move)

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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 adjacent to the user

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

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ Jam  0   Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.

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 Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM30 since Generation II.

Effect

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

Description

Games Description A Ghost-type attack. Has a one-in-five chance of reducing the target Spcl.Def. An attack that may lower Spcl. Def. RSE Hurls a black blob that may lower Sp. Def.* Hurls a dark lump at the foe. It may lower Sp. Def.* FRLG A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s Sp. Def. Hurls a black blob that may lower the target's Sp. Def.* Hurls a dark lump at the target. It may lower Sp. Def.* PMDRB Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also lower the target's Special Defense by one level. The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat. The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat. Conq Attack the enemy with a ball of dark shadows, lowering the enemy's Defense. The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison					36	29				29			29
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison					45	33				33			33
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison					45	33				33			33
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost							37				41			41
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				38			59				59			59
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost				41			53				57			57
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				44			31				35	30	30
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				48			31				35	30	30
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying							38				43	36	36
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying							44				51	40	40
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost														42
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											37			37
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											39			39
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire											49			49
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire											53			53
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic														--
678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic														31 ♀
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass														36
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass														36, 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		Type		Machine
					I [[|]]		II TM30		III TM30		IV TM30		V TM30		VI TM30
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
019		Rattata	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
020		Raticate	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
031		Nidoqueen	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
034		Nidoking	Poison	Ground	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
035		Clefairy	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
036		Clefable	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
039		Jigglypuff	Normal	Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff	Normal	Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
041		Zubat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
042		Golbat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
052		Meowth	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
053		Persian	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
063		Abra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
064		Kadabra	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
065		Alakazam	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
079		Slowpoke	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
080		Slowbro	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison							✔				✔		✔	✔
089		Muk	Poison		Poison							✔				✔		✔	✔
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
096		Drowzee	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
097		Hypno	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
108		Lickitung	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
109		Koffing	Poison		Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
110		Weezing	Poison		Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
113		Chansey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime	Psychic	Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
124		Jynx	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
133		Eevee	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
134		Vaporeon	Water		Water	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
135		Jolteon	Electric		Electric	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
136		Flareon	Fire		Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
137		Porygon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
143		Snorlax	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
150		Mewtwo	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
151		Mew	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
161		Sentret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
162		Furret	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
169		Crobat	Poison	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
173		Cleffa	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
174		Igglybuff	Normal	Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
175		Togepi	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
176		Togetic	Fairy	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
190		Aipom	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
196		Espeon	Psychic		Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
197		Umbreon	Dark		Dark	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
199		Slowking	Water	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
203		Girafarig	Normal	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
206		Dunsparce	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
209		Snubbull	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
210		Granbull	Fairy		Fairy	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
222		Corsola	Water	Rock				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
228		Houndour	Dark	Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
233		Porygon2	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
234		Stantler	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
238		Smoochum	Ice	Psychic	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
241		Miltank	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
242		Blissey	Normal		Normal	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
243		Raikou	Electric		Electric							✔				✔		✔	✔
244		Entei	Fire		Fire							✔				✔		✔	✔
245		Suicune	Water		Water							✔				✔		✔	✔
249		Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh	Fire	Flying	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
251		Celebi	Psychic	Grass	✔			✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
261		Poochyena	Dark		Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
262		Mightyena	Dark		Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
263		Zigzagoon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
264		Linoone	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
267		Beautifly	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
269		Dustox	Bug	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
273		Seedot	Grass		Grass				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf	Grass	Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
275		Shiftry	Grass	Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
280		Ralts	Psychic	Fairy				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
281		Kirlia	Psychic	Fairy				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
282		Gardevoir	Psychic	Fairy				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
283		Surskit	Bug	Water				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
284		Masquerain	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
287		Slakoth	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
288		Vigoroth	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
289		Slaking	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
290		Nincada	Bug	Ground				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
293		Whismur	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
294		Loudred	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
295		Exploud	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
300		Skitty	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
301		Delcatty	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
303		Mawile	Steel	Fairy							✔				✔		✔	✔
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
308		Medicham	Fighting	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
314		Illumise	Bug		Bug				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
315		Roselia	Grass	Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
316		Gulpin	Poison		Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
317		Swalot	Poison		Poison				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
325		Spoink	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
326		Grumpig	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
327		Spinda	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
335		Zangoose	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
337		Lunatone	Rock	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
338		Solrock	Rock	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
343		Baltoy	Ground	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
344		Claydol	Ground	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
351		Castform	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
358		Chimecho	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
359		Absol	Dark		Dark				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
368		Gorebyss	Water		Water				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
375		Metang	Steel	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
380		Latias	Dragon	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
381		Latios	Dragon	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
385		Jirachi	Steel	Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic				✔			✔				✔		✔	✔
399		Bidoof	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
400		Bibarel	Normal	Water							✔				✔		✔	✔
406		Budew	Grass	Poison							✔				✔		✔	✔
407		Roserade	Grass	Poison							✔				✔		✔	✔
413		Wormadam	Bug	Grass							✔				✔		✔	✔
414		Mothim	Bug	Flying							✔				✔		✔	✔
424		Ambipom	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
425		Drifloon	Ghost	Flying							✔				✔		✔	✔
426		Drifblim	Ghost	Flying							✔				✔		✔	✔
427		Buneary	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
428		Lopunny	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
429		Mismagius	Ghost		Ghost							✔				✔		✔	✔
430		Honchkrow	Dark	Flying							✔				✔		✔	✔
431		Glameow	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
432		Purugly	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
433		Chingling	Psychic		Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
434		Stunky	Poison	Dark							✔				✔		✔	✔
435		Skuntank	Poison	Dark							✔				✔		✔	✔
436		Bronzor	Steel	Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
437		Bronzong	Steel	Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
439		Mime Jr.	Psychic	Fairy							✔				✔		✔	✔
440		Happiny	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark							✔				✔		✔	✔
446		Munchlax	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
448		Lucario	Fighting	Steel							✔				✔		✔	✔
451		Skorupi	Poison	Bug							✔				✔		✔	✔
452		Drapion	Poison	Dark							✔				✔		✔	✔
453		Croagunk	Poison	Fighting							✔				✔		✔	✔
454		Toxicroak	Poison	Fighting							✔				✔		✔	✔
459		Snover	Grass	Ice							✔				✔		✔	✔
460		Abomasnow	Grass	Ice							✔				✔		✔	✔
461		Weavile	Dark	Ice							✔				✔		✔	✔
463		Lickilicky	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
468		Togekiss	Fairy	Flying							✔				✔		✔	✔
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying							✔				✔		✔	✔
470		Leafeon	Grass		Grass							✔				✔		✔	✔
471		Glaceon	Ice		Ice							✔				✔		✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting							✔				✔		✔	✔
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost							✔				✔		✔	✔
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost							✔				✔		✔	✔
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost							✔				✔		✔	✔
480		Uxie	Psychic		Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
481		Mesprit	Psychic		Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
482		Azelf	Psychic		Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon							✔				✔		✔	✔
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic							✔				✔		✔	✔
490		Manaphy	Water		Water							✔				✔		✔	✔
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark							✔				✔		✔	✔
493		Arceus	Normal		Normal							✔				✔		✔	✔
494		Victini	Psychic	Fire											✔		✔	✔
504		Patrat	Normal		Normal											✔		✔	✔
505		Watchog	Normal		Normal											✔		✔	✔
506		Lillipup	Normal		Normal											✔		✔	✔
507		Herdier	Normal		Normal											✔		✔	✔
508		Stoutland	Normal		Normal											✔		✔	✔
509		Purrloin	Dark		Dark											✔		✔	✔
510		Liepard	Dark		Dark											✔		✔	✔
517		Munna	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
518		Musharna	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
527		Woobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔	✔
528		Swoobat	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔	✔
531		Audino	Normal		Normal											✔		✔	✔
547		Whimsicott	Grass	Fairy											✔		✔	✔
561		Sigilyph	Psychic	Flying											✔		✔	✔
562		Yamask	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔	✔
563		Cofagrigus	Ghost		Ghost											✔		✔	✔
570		Zorua	Dark		Dark											✔		✔	✔
571		Zoroark	Dark		Dark											✔		✔	✔
574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
577		Solosis	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
578		Duosion	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
579		Reuniclus	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
585		Deerling	Normal	Grass											✔		✔	✔
586		Sawsbuck	Normal	Grass											✔		✔	✔
592		Frillish	Water	Ghost											✔		✔	✔
593		Jellicent	Water	Ghost											✔		✔	✔
594		Alomomola	Water		Water											✔		✔	✔
605		Elgyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
606		Beheeyem	Psychic		Psychic											✔		✔	✔
607		Litwick	Ghost	Fire											✔		✔	✔
608		Lampent	Ghost	Fire											✔		✔	✔
609		Chandelure	Ghost	Fire											✔		✔	✔
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost											✔		✔	✔
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost											✔		✔	✔
629		Vullaby	Dark	Flying											✔		✔	✔
630		Mandibuzz	Dark	Flying											✔		✔	✔
643		Reshiram	Dragon	Fire											✔		✔	✔
644		Zekrom	Dragon	Electric											✔		✔	✔
646		Kyurem	Dragon	Ice											✔		✔	✔
648		Meloetta	Normal	Psychic											✔		✔	✔
655		Delphox	Fire	Psychic													✔	✔
678		Meowstic	Psychic		Psychic													✔	✔
681		Aegislash	Steel	Ghost													✔	✔
690		Skrelp	Poison	Water													✔	✔
691		Dragalge	Poison	Dragon													✔	✔
693		Clawitzer	Water		Water													✔	✔
700		Sylveon	Fairy		Fairy													✔	✔
708		Phantump	Ghost	Grass													✔	✔
709		Trevenant	Ghost	Grass													✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo	Ghost	Grass													✔	✔
711		Gourgeist	Ghost	Grass													✔	✔
714		Noibat	Flying	Dragon													✔	✔
715		Noivern	Flying	Dragon													✔	✔
717		Yveltal	Dark	Flying													✔	✔
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 IV

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0133 Eevee Normal My Pokémon Ranch 0491 Darkrai Dark Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Liberate the Tower! 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 other games

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 fashion. Lucario, who debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, uses Aura Sphere, which functions similarly.

Pokémon Conquest

Shadow Ball is the only move of Gengar, Drifblim, Mismagius, and Dusknoir.

In the anime

Mega Gardevoir Mewtwo Solrock Flareon
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 of energy. Mewtwo then shoots it at the opponent.
Mewtwo (original series)	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 the opponent.
Morty's Gengar	Ghost of a Chance		None
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
Multiple wild Gengar	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		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
Team Magma Grunts' multiple Mightyena	Gaining Groudon		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 two Ninjask	The Princess and the Togepi		None
Goone's multiple Ninjask	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		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 three 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
A wild Houndoom	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		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 multiple black balls from the larger ball at the opponent.
Dominick's Swalot	From Brags to Riches		None
	Shiftry puts its hands in front of it and a black or black and purple 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 Summers's Weavile	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
Two 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
Grings Kodai's Shuppet	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		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		Armaldo cannot legally learn Shadow Ball*
	Eevee opens its mouth and creates a black and purple ball in front of its mouth. Eevee then fires it at the opponent.
May's Eevee	Cutting the Ties That Bind!		None
	Ariados's eyes flash purple. Then, it creates a black and purple ball at the top of the horn on its head and fires it at the opponent.
Harley's Ariados	New Plot, Odd Lot!		Ariados cannot legally learn Shadow Ball
	Solrock creates a black and purple ball in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Brandon's Solrock	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
	Alakazam crosses its spoons and forms a black and purple ball in front of them. Alakazam then fires the ball at the opponent.
Kenny's Alakazam	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
	Umbreon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball in front of it. Umbreon then fires it at the opponent.
Gary's Umbreon	Ill-Will Hunting!		None
Johanna's Umbreon	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
Virgil's Umbreon	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None
A wild Umbreon	Eevee & Friends		None
	Murkrow opens its beak and creates a black and purple ball in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
Paul's Murkrow	Glory Blaze!		None
	A purple-black ball forms in front of Spiritomb's mouth. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Spiritomb	The Keystone Pops!		None
	Golbat forms a black and purple ball in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Galactic Grunts' multiple Golbat	Enter Galactic!		None
A Team Plasma Grunt's Golbat	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
	Glaceon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
May's Glaceon	Strategy with a Smile!		None
	Dusknoir opens the mouth on its stomach, puts its hands together in front of it, and the yellow lines on its body, as well as its iris, start to glow gold. Then, a black and purple ball appears in between its hands and in front of its stomach and Dusknoir fires it at the opponent, or Dusknoir rises its hands in the air and it opens the mouth on its stomach. Black and purple energy starts to form inside Dusknoir's stomach, and it starts sucking things in as the energy gets bigger. Finally, the energy forms into a ball and Dusknoir fires it at the opponent.
A wild Dusknoir	Ghoul Daze!		None
Dusknoir (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky- Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Multiple wild Dusknoir	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		None
	Purugly opens its mouth and a black and purple ball appears in front of it. It then fires the ball from its mouth at the opponent.
Mars's Purugly	Double Team Turnover!		None
	Froslass puts its hands together and forms a black and purple ball in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Froslass	The Drifting Snorunt!		None
	Drowzee puts its hands together and forms a black and purple ball in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
	A black and purple ball appears in front of Beautifly's body and it fires it at the opponent.
Kiko's Beautifly	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
	Glameow opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
Johanna's Glameow	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
	Metagross opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Metagross	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None
	Stantler fires a black and purple ball from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Stantler	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
	Flareon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
Ursula's Flareon	Opposites Interact!		None
	Jolteon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball in front of it. Jolteon then closes its mouth and fires the ball at the opponent.
Volkner's Jolteon	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Baltoy forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it and fires it at the opponent.
Buck's Baltoy	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
	Lillipup opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. The ball then condenses slightly and Lillipup fires it at the opponent. When it hits, it explodes into a burst of deep purple energy.
Lenora's Lillipup	The Battle According to Lenora!		None
	Herdier opens its mouth and four small black and purple balls of energy appear in front of it in a diamond shape form, one after the other. Herdier then fires the balls into the air. As they speed at the opponent, the balls grow larger and then rain down on the opponent, one after the other. Sometimes, only one large orb is formed instead of four.
Lenora's Herdier	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
Officer Jenny's Herdier	Ash Versus the Champion!		None
	Lampent raises its arms above its head and forms a black and purple ball of energy. It then lowers it until the ball is in front of it and it separates its arms, firing the ball at the opponent.
Trip's Lampent	A Venipede Stampede!		None
A wild Lampent	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
	Litwick stretches out the purple flame on its head into the air above it. Then, a purple and black orb of energy appears in front of it and Litwick fires the orb at the opponent.
Four wild Litwick	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
	Yamask puts its hands together in front of it and forms a purple and black orb of energy with black static around it in between them. Yamask then throws the ball at the opponent.
James's Yamask	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
	Audino puts its hands together in front of it and forms a black and purple orb of energy with black static around it in between them. Audino then fires the orb at the opponent.
Unknown Trainer's Audino	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
	Reuniclus holds its hands forward and forms a black and purple ball of energy with purple static around it in front of its body and in between its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Damon's Reuniclus	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
	Zorua opens its mouth and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Luke's Zorua	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!		None
	Golett puts its hands together in front of it and forms a black and purple orb of energy with black static around it in between them. It then raises its hands above its head and the orb grows as large as its body. Golett then throws the ball at the opponent.
Luke's Golett	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!		None
	Mandibuzz raises one of its wings across its chest and forms a black and purple orb of energy with black static around it at the tip of its wing. It then waves its wing, throwing the orb at the opponent.
Two wild Mandibuzz	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		None
	Gothorita puts its hands together in front of its body and a black and dark purple orb of energy forms in between them. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Lewis's Gothorita	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None
	Jellicent fires a purple and black orb toward the opponent.
Marlon's Jellicent	The Road to Humilau!		None
	Vaporeon flicks a purple and black orb off the end of its tail at the opponent.
Virgil's Vaporeon	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
	Liepard opens its mouth and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Stephan's Liepard	Strong Strategy Steals the Show!		None
Aldith's Liepard	Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!		None
Barret's Liepard	Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!		None
A Team Plasma Grunt's Liepard	Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!		None
	Frillish puts two of its tentacles together and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Frillish	The Name's N!		None
	Golurk forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around between its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Cedric Juniper's assistant's two Golurk	Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!		None
	Mismagius forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Multiple wild Mismagius	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Pumpkaboo forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Pumpkaboo	The Bamboozling Forest!		None
	Gardevoir forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	The Bonds of Evolution!		None
	Mega Gardevoir forms a barrage of balls of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	The Bonds of Evolution!		None

In the manga

In the Ash and Pikachu manga

Slakoth
The user fires a dark-colored ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Slakoth fires a dark-colored ball.
Norman's Slakoth	I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!		Debut

In the Be the Best! Pokémon B+W manga

Litwick
The user fires some shadowy blobs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Litwick fires shadowy blobs at the opponent.
Monta's Litwick	PBW6		Debut

In the Phantom Thief Pokémon 7 manga

Mismagius
The user fires several spheres of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Mismagius fires several spheres of energy at the opponent.
Lily's Mismagius	Lily Regains Her Memories!		Debut

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Shedinja File:Popo Shadow Ball.png Castform Banette Beheeyem
The user fires a ball of dark colored energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Gastly releases a dark ball of energy from the front of its mouth at the opponent.
The Masked Man's Gastly	The Ariados up There		Debut
	Castform releases a dark ball of energy from the front of its body at the opponent.
Ruby's Fofo	I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I		None
	Banette jumps into the air and holds its hands above its head. A black ball of energy then appears in between its hands and Banette slams the ball into the opponent.
Sird's Banette	PS289		None
	Shedinja fires a black ball of energy from the front of its body at the opponent.
Crys's Shedinja	VS Regirock		None
	Sableye extends one of its arms and releases a black ball of energy from it at the opponent.
Honoka's Sableye	VS Vileplume I		None
	Dusclops swings one of its hands to the side, releasing a black orb of energy from the hand at the opponent.
Emerald's Dusclops	VS Kirlia		None
	Jellicent forms a black orb of energy on the tip of its tentacle and fires it at the opponent.
Shauntal's Jellicent	A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway		None
	Beheeyem manipulates its shadow by extending it. It then fires a dark orb of energy from the shadow at the opponent.
Colress's Beheeyem	The Tournament Continues		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

Misdreavus
The user hurls a blob in the shape of a ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Misdreavus hurls a blob in the shape of a ball from its mouth.
Hareta's Misdreavus	A Battle of Wills		Debut

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team manga

Dusknoir
The user forms a ball from its hand.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dusknoir forms a ball from its hand.
A wild Dusknoir	Take Back the Time Gears!		Debut

In the Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!! manga

Drifblim
The user fires a spherical dark ball at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Drifblim fires a spherical dark ball at the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Drifblim	The Road to Becoming Battle King!!		Debut

In the Pokémon Try Adventure manga

Cofagrigus
The user fires a dark-colored ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Cofagrigus fires a dark-colored ball.
A wild Cofagrigus	TA42		Debut

In other generations

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

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

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

Trivia

• Despite Ghost-type moves running off the Pokémon's Attack prior to Generation IV, Shadow Ball has always lowered Special Defense.
• Although it is a Ghost-type move, which does not affect Normal-type Pokémon, it has hit Normal-type Pokémon multiple times in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 影子球 Yǐngzi Qiú Danish Skyggekugle Dutch Schaduwbal Finnish Varjopallo French Ball'Ombre German Spukball Greek Σφαίρα Ερέβους Hindi छाया का गोला Chhaya Ka Gola Indonesian Bola Bayangan Bola Gelap Italian Palla Ombra Korean 섀도볼 Shadow Ball Norwegian Skyggeball Polish Kula Cienia Brazilian Portuguese Esfera das Sombras Romanian Bulgărele Umbră Serbian Lopta Senke Spanish Bola Sombra

Variations of the move Crunch
Crunch Shadow Ball • Flash Cannon Formerly a variation Energy Ball

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