Double Team (move)

Double Team かげぶんしん Shadow Divide

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

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM32 in Generation I TM32 in Generation II TM32 in Generation III TM32 in Generation IV TM32 in Generation V

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others once.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  0   Jamming  0

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

Double Team (Japanese: かげぶんしん Shadow Divide) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM32 in every generation so far.

Effect

Double Team increases the user's evasion by one stage.

Description

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Games Description Creates illusionary copies of the user. The copies disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy. Creates illusionary copies of the user. They disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy. Heightens evasiveness. RSE Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.* Creates illusory copies to enhance elusiveness.* FRLG The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.* Creates illusory copies to enhance elusiveness* By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
025		Pikachu	Electric		Electric		15	15			15			18				21			'
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	24			48			41			37				37			'
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying				13			13	12	11				11			'
212		Scizor	Bug	Steel				48			41									'
276		Taillow	Normal	Flying							19			19				19			'
277		Swellow	Normal	Flying							19			19				19			'
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic							11			10				10			'
281		Kirlia	Psychic		Psychic							--, 11			--, 10				--, 10			'
282		Gardevoir	Psychic		Psychic							--, 11			--, 10				--, 10			'
291		Ninjask	Bug	Flying							20			20				20			'
313		Volbeat	Bug		Bug							9			5				5			'
359		Absol	Dark		Dark							31			33				33	25	'
361		Snorunt	Ice		Ice							7			4				4			'
362		Glalie	Ice		Ice							--, 7			--, 4				--, 4			'
386		Deoxys	Psychic		Psychic							10			17				17			'
396		Starly	Normal	Flying										13				13			'
397		Staravia	Normal	Flying										13				13			'
398		Staraptor	Normal	Flying										13				13			'
469		Yanmega	Bug	Flying										--, 11				--, 11			'
475		Gallade	Psychic	Fighting										--, 10				--, 10			'
478		Froslass	Ice	Ghost										--, 4				--, 4			'
479		Rotom	Electric	Ghost										15				15			'
488		Cresselia	Psychic		Psychic										--				--			'
491		Darkrai	Dark		Dark										47				47			'
566		Archen	Rock	Flying														8			'
567		Archeops	Rock	Flying														8			'
587		Emolga	Electric	Flying														19			'
617		Accelgor	Bug		Bug														--			'
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 TM32		II TM32		III TM32		IV TM32		V TM32		VI TM08
All Pokémon who can learn TMs can learn Double Team.
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 side games

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

• SSBB Double Team Start.png

  Lucario about to use Double Team.

• SSBB Double Team Miss.png

  Lucario using Double Team.

• SSBB Double Team Hit.png

  Lucario attacking.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Double Team is Lucario's down Special move. When Lucario uses Double Team, it creates copies of itself for its opponent to attack, while the real Lucario sneaks up from behind to counterattack.

In the anime

Pidgeot Liepard Scyther Mismagius and Leafeon
By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gloom's body becomes outlined in blue, then it glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Florinda's Gloom	Make Room for Gloom		Debut
	Golbat creates a copy and uses it as a decoy. After the opponent attacks it, it disappears and Golbat appears behind the opponent.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!		None
	Scyther's body glows multicolored, then it creates two or more copies of itself.
Jeanette Fisher's Scyther	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Tracey's Scyther	Tracey Gets Bugged		None
Bugsy's Scyther	Gettin' the Bugs Out		None
	Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself.
Tad's Poliwrath	Charizard Chills		None
	Eevee creates multiple copies of itself.
Gary's Eevee	The Rivalry Revival!		None
	Alakazam creates multiple copies of itself.
Alex Davis's Alakazam	Power Play!		None
	Yanma creates multiple copies of itself.
Zachary Evans's Yanma	Wings 'N' Things		None
	Skiploom creates multiple copies of itself.
Ephraim's Skippy	The Grass Route		None
	Murkrow flies around so fast it looks like a blur, and it moves fast so it looks like there are multiple other Murkrow.
Multiple wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
	Teddiursa creates two other copies of itself that does anything it does.
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable		None
	Golem creates two other copies of itself.
Goneff's Golem	The Wayward Wobbuffet		None
	Scizor creates multiple copies of itself. Sometimes, its body glows white before it multiplies.
Iron-Masked Marauder's Scizor	Celebi: Voice of the Forest		None
Katie's Scizor	A Judgment Brawl		None
McCann's Scizor	Mastering Current Events!		None
	Tyrogue's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Kiyo's Tyrogue	A Tyrogue Full of Trouble		None
	Magby's body glows white, then makes multiple copies of itself.
Satchel's Magby	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
	Furret's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
Salvador's Furret	A Claim to Flame!		None
	Slugma's body glows white then creates two other copies of itself.
Macy's Slugma	Love, Pokémon Style		None
	Magneton glows white then creates multiple copies of itself.
Jackson's Magneton	Tie One On!		None
	Wingull's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
A Coordinator's Wingull	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Mightyena's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Tabitha's Mightyena	The Spheal of Approval		None
	Delcatty's body glows white, then it creates multiple copies of itself.
Georgio's Delcatty	A Date with Delcatty		None
	When Ninjask is about to get hit with an attack, it disappears, or Ninjask's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Colonel Hansen's two Ninjask	The Princess and the Togepi		None
Brandon's Ninjask	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
	Magcargo's body glows white then creates multiple copies of itself.
Flannery's Mag	Going, Going, Yawn		None
	Taillow's body glows white then creates five copies of itself.
Ritchie's Rose	Celebi and Joy!		None
	Ludicolo's body glows whitish-green and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Poncho's Ludicolo	Go Go Ludicolo!		None
	Deoxys raises its tentacles and creates hundreds of copies of itself. The copies are purple in color and have no pupils. The copies then do whatever the user tells them to do. When the copies are hit, they disintegrate.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
	Luvdisc's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
Misty's Caserin	Luvdisc is a Most Splendored Thing!		None
	Salamence's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend		None
	Swellow's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Surskit's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Kent's Surskit	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
	Snorunt's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Snorunt	Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt		None
	Meowth's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Tyson's Meowth	Saved by the Beldum		None
	Glalie's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Glalie	Shocks and Bonds		None
	Multiple shadows come out of Gengar's body that take the shape of it.
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
	Multiple shadows come out of Shiftry's body and take the form of Shiftry, or Shiftry moves quickly, leaving behind afterimages of itself.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
Spenser's Shiftry	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	Tauros splits into multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Tauros	Second Time's the Charm!		None
	Pidgeot moves quickly to create multiple afterimages of itself.
Solidad's Pidgeot	Channeling the Battle Zone!		None
	Aipom's body glows white or becomes outlined in white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Dawn's Aipom	Aipom and Circumstance!		None
	Starly creates multiple copies of itself.
Paul's Starly	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
	Altaria's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Unknown Trainer's Altaria	Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!		None
	Misdreavus splits into three other copies of itself.
Zoey's Misdreavus	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None
	Geodude's whole body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Unknown Trainer's Geodude	All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!		None
	Darkrai's body glows red and it creates faded copies of itself that circles around the opponent.
Darkrai (M10)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Ambipom's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself. Sometimes, its body doesn't even glow at all.
Dawn's Ambipom	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
	Raichu's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A Raichu Ash used briefly	Camping it Up!		None
	Phione's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A wild Phione	Hold the Phione!		None
	Mr. Mime's body glows white and it creates five identical copies of itself.
Clayton's Mr. Mime	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Gabite's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ursula's Gabite	Opposites Interact!		None
	Mismagius's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
	Leafeon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Zoey's Leafeon	Coming Full - Festival Circle!		None
	Luxray's body flashes white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Volkner's Luxray	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Panpour's body flashes white and it creates multiple copies of itself. As each copy is created, a flash of white light appears where it is going to appear.
Cress's Panpour	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	Tranquill's entire body glows white and it creates four copies of itself.
Trip's Tranquill	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None
	Woobat's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A wild Woobat	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
	Gothitelle disappears just as it is about to be hit by an attack. Then it reappears along with multiple copies of itself.
A wild Gothitelle	The Lost World of Gothitelle!		None
	Golett's body flashes white and it creates three copies of itself around the battlefield. It then flashes white once again, creating two more copies.
Luke's Golett	Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!		None
	Accelgor crosses its arms and its entire body starts to glow white. It then opens its arms and it creates four copies of itself. When the copies shoot through the air, they leave behind a light blue stream of energy.
Charles's Accelgor	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None
	Keldeo flashes in light blue, then jumps aside, leaving behind an afterimage of itself.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Keldeo flashes in light blue and multiple copies of itself appear either side ot it.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Druddigon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Drayden's Druddigon	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
	Liepard's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Stephan's Liepard	BW106		None
	Flareon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Virgil's Flareon	BW108		None

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Poliwrath Aipom Crobat Cranidos
The user creates multiple copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Poliwrath disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then appears somewhere else, or Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself around the opponent.
Red's Poli	Just a Spearow Carrier		Debut
	When Aipom is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears, creating an afterimage when it does. It then reappears somewhere else.
Gold's Aibo	Number One Donphan		None
	When Quilava is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears, creating an afterimage when it does. It then reappears somewhere else.
Gold's Exbo	Tyranitar War		None
	Crobat creates multiple copies of itself.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat		None
	Tyrogue creates four copies of itself.
Bruno's Tyrogue	The Last Battle X		None
	Plusle runs around in circles around the opponent, running so fast that it seems like there are multiple Plusle running around it.
Ruby's Plusle	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None
	Minun runs around in circles around the opponent, running so fast that it seems like there are multiple Minun running around it.
Sapphire's Minun	VS. Plusle & Minun II		None
	Combusken holds its arms out like a 'T' and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Sapphire's Toro	VS. Altaria		None
	When Manectric is about to get hit by an attack, it jumps out of the way, jumping so fast that it leaves behind an afterimage. When the opponent attacks the afterimage, Manectric stomps on it using one of its paws.
Wattson's Manectric	VS. Ninjask		None
	Umbreon crouches down and creates multiple copies of itself that solidfy and can attack the opponent.
Greta's Umbreon	VS. Surskit I		None
	Cranidos starts to run around the opponent and as it does, it creates multiple copies of itself that also run around the opponent. If an attack hits a clone, it goes right through it.
Roark's Cranidos	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
	Diglett makes four holes around the opponent. It then comes up out of each hole one at a time very quickly, making it seem like there are four Diglett around the opponent, confusing it.
Pearl's Dighiko	VS. Grimer		None
	When Staraptor is about to be hit with an attack, it creates two extra copies of itself. If the opponent hits a copy, the attack goes right through it.
Darach's Staraptor	VS. Gallade II		None

In the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure! manga

The user makes multiple copies of itself using rapid illusions.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dragonite makes multiple copies of itself.
Palmer's Dragonite	Look for Giratina!		Debut

In the Pokémon Gold and Silver: The Golden Boys manga

Voltorb
The user creates multiple copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Voltorb creates multiple copies of itself and confuses the opponent.
Takeo's Voltorb	Let's Aim For The Goal		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

Trivia

• This move's Japanese name, kage bunshin, is a reference to a ninja technique ubiquitous in anime, manga, and other fiction commonly known in English as "shadow clone". Possibly the most notable example of this is Naruto, where the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, has often used "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu", also known as "Art of the Shadow Doppelganger" in the English-translated manga, throughout the series as one of his signature ninja techniques.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 影子分身 Yǐngzi Fēnshēn Dutch Dubbel Team Finnish Parijoukkue (Original series) Tuplatiimi (Advanced Generation) French Reflet German Doppelteam Greek Διπλή Ομάδα Hindi दोहरी टीम Dohri Team दुगनी टीम Dugni Team Indonesian Membelah Bayangan Jurus Bayangan Italian Doppioteam Korean 그림자분신 Geurimja Bunsin Polish Rozdwojenie (Original series) Podwójny Zespół (Diamond and Pearl Series) Portuguese Brazil Time Duplo (Advanced Generation series) Multiplicação (Diamond and Pearl Series) Multiplicador (Sinnoh League Victors) Portugal Duplicar (Pokémon Chronicles) Equipa Dupla (Diamond and Pearl Series) Romanian Echipa Dublă Serbian Udvostručenje Spanish Latin America Multiplicación Spain Doble Equipo

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