Shadow Tag (Ability)

Shadow Tag	かげふみ
	Stepping on Shadows
Flavor text Generation III Prevents the foe's escape. Generation IV Prevents the foe from escaping. Generation V Prevents the foe from escaping. Generation VI Prevents opposing Pokémon from escaping. Generation VII Currently unknown Generation VIII Currently unknown Generation IX Currently unknown

Shadow Tag (Japanese: かげふみ Stepping on Shadows) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Nine Pokémon can have this Ability. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Wynaut and Wobbuffet.

Effect

In battle

Shadow Tag prevents all foes from switching out or fleeing. In a wild battle against a Pokémon with Shadow Tag, the Trainer is unable to run away. Run Away negates its effect, but only in a wild battle. Similarly, as of Generation IV, if two Pokémon with Shadow Tag face one another, both may switch out at any time. Baton Pass, U-turn, and Volt Switch also allow the opponent to switch.

The held item Shed Shell allows a Pokémon to switch out when facing a Pokémon with Shadow Tag.

In Double Battles and Triple Battles, Shadow Tag does not affect the partner Pokémon.

Outside of battle

Shadow Tag has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Shadow Tag

#	Pokémon		Types		First Ability	Second Ability	Hidden Ability
0094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	Shadow Tag	None	None
0202		Wobbuffet	Psychic		Psychic	Shadow Tag	None	Telepathy
0360		Wynaut	Psychic		Psychic	Shadow Tag	None	Telepathy
0574		Gothita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
0575		Gothorita	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
0576		Gothitelle	Psychic		Psychic	Frisk	Competitive	Shadow Tag
Please note that Abilities marked with a superscript are only available in the stated generation or later. For Generation III and IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.

• In Generation V games, Litwick, Lampent, and Chandelure have Shadow Tag as their Hidden Ability, but they cannot be obtained by any legitimate means. Their Hidden Ability are replaced with Infiltrator in Generation VI.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 影子遊戲 Yǐngzǐ Yóuxì French Marque Ombre German Wegsperre Italian Pedinombra Korean 그림자 밟기 Geurimja Balgi Portuguese Fio de Sombra Spanish Sombratrampa

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