Weather Ball (move)
Weather Ball ウェザーボール Weather Ball | ||||||||||||
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Weather Ball (Japanese: ウェザーボール Weather Ball) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Castform. In Generation VIII it is TM46.
Effect
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When the weather is clear, Weather Ball is a Normal-type move. During any type of weather except strong winds, Weather Ball's power doubles to 100 (type power-ups from the weather will be put into effect in addition to this boost).
Weather Ball's type changes depending on the weather at the time it is used.
- Fire-type if it is sunny.
- Water-type if it is raining.
- Ice-type if it is hailing.
- Rock-type if there is a sandstorm.
- Normal-type if it is foggy, if there are strong winds, or there is no special weather condition in effect.
- ???-type if there is a shadowy aura.
Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Weather Ball, regardless of the weather.
Weather Ball can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, giving the user four extra appeal points if a weather summoning move was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user three extra appeal points if a weather summoning move was used in the prior turn.
Generation IV
Weather Ball is affected by Normalize.
Generation V onwards
Weather Ball is unaffected by Normalize, Pixilate, Refrigerate, and Aerilate. However, it is affected by Ion Deluge (if the move would be Normal-type) and Electrify.
When used as a Z-Move with Normalium Z, Weather Ball will be turned into Breakneck Blitz, but then Breakneck Blitz will turn into the Z-Move of the type corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in that weather. This does not occur if Weather Ball is turned into a Z-Move via another move like Sleep Talk. The same effect happens when Weather Ball is used as a Max Move, displaying as Max Strike but changing into the appropriate Max Move corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in the current weather.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Level | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0249 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 1HGSS | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
0250 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 1HGSS | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
0351 | Fairy | Amorphous | 30 | 30 | 40BW 30B2W2 |
30XY 25ORAS |
25 | |||||
0407 | |
Fairy | Grass | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
0437 | |
Mineral | 1 | |||||||||
0584 | Mineral | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
0721 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | 40 | 40 | |||||||
0875 | Water 1 | Field | 12 | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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III -- |
IV -- |
V -- |
VI -- |
VII -- |
VIII TM46 |
IX -- | ||||||
0001 | |
Monster | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0002 | |
Monster | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0003 | |
Monster | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0004 | Monster | Dragon | ✔ | |||||||||
0005 | Monster | Dragon | ✔ | |||||||||
0006 | |
Monster | Dragon | ✔ | ||||||||
0007 | Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0008 | Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0009 | Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0037 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
037A | Vulpix
Alolan form |
Field | ✔ | |||||||||
0038 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
038A | Ninetales
Alolan form |
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Field | ✔ | ||||||||
0079 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||||||||
079G | Slowpoke
Galarian Form |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||||||||
0091 | |
Water 3 | ✔ | |||||||||
0131 | |
Monster | Water 1 | ✔ | ||||||||
0133 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0134 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0135 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0136 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0151 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||||
0196 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0197 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0225 | |
Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||
0251 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||
0272 | |
Water 1 | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0279 | |
Water 1 | Flying | ✔ | ||||||||
0315 | |
Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0320 | Field | Water 2 | ✔ | |||||||||
0321 | Field | Water 2 | ✔ | |||||||||
0324 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0337 | |
Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0338 | |
Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0340 | |
Water 2 | ✔ | |||||||||
0350 | Water 1 | Dragon | ✔ | |||||||||
0361 | Fairy | Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0362 | Fairy | Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0406 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||
0407 | |
Fairy | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0420 | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0421 | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0423 | |
Water 1 | Amorphous | ✔ | ||||||||
0425 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||
0426 | |
Amorphous | ✔ | |||||||||
0437 | |
Mineral | ✔ | |||||||||
0449 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0450 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0459 | |
Monster | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0460 | |
Monster | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||
0470 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0471 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0478 | |
Fairy | Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||
0526 | Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||
0535 | Water 1 | ✔ | ||||||||||
0536 | |
Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0537 | |
Water 1 | ✔ | |||||||||
0556 | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0584 | Mineral | ✔ | ||||||||||
0643 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||
0644 | |
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | ||||||||
0646 | Kyurem
Normal Kyurem |
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style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||
646W | Kyurem
White Kyurem |
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style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||
646B | Kyurem
Black Kyurem |
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style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | ✔ | |||||||
0695 | |
Monster | Dragon | ✔ | ||||||||
0700 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||||
0706 | Dragon | ✔ | ||||||||||
0730 | |
Water 1 | Field | ✔ | ||||||||
0756 | |
Grass | ✔ | |||||||||
0816 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||
0817 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||
0818 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||
0830 | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
0845 | |
Water 1 | Flying | ✔ | ||||||||
0873 | |
Bug | ✔ | |||||||||
0875 | Water 1 | Field | ✔ | |||||||||
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 | ||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | ||||||
0069 | |
Grass | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0361 | Fairy | Mineral | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0420 | Fairy | Grass | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0425 | |
Amorphous | ✔HGSS | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||||||
0753 | Grass | ✔ | ||||||||||
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 V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0361 | Fairy | Mineral | Dream World - Icy Cave | |||
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 IV
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0243 | style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered | style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered | Shiny Crown Raikou Shinsegae Raikou Korean Crown Raikou GameStop Raikou Winter 2011 Raikou | |||
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. |
Generation V
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0001 | |
Monster | Grass | Sticker Promotional Egg Bulbasaur Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur | ||
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 GO
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In Pokémon GO, Weather Ball is a Charged Attack that has been available since March 30, 2019. Unlike in the core series, Weather Ball's type is fixed and does not depend on the weather. The game's data instead stores its type variations as separate move entries.
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Fire
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Water
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Description
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In the anime
An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Rainy Form Castform fires a blue energy ball with water streams around it at the opponent from its mouth. | |||
Bart's Castform | Unfair Weather Friends | Debut Dealt Water-type damage | |
Sunny Form Castform fires a red energy ball with fire streams around it at the opponent from its mouth. | |||
Bart's Castform | Unfair Weather Friends | Dealt Fire-type damage | |
Roserade holds its arms up and creates an orange ball with fire streams around it and fires it at the opponent. | |||
Gardenia's Roserade | The Grass Menagerie! | Dealt Fire-type damage |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
The user fires a ball of energy at the opponent depending on the weather. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Snowy Form Castform takes a deep breath and fires a large snow ball from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Ruby's Fofo | The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X | Debut Dealt Ice-type damage | |
Castform releases a powerful ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Ruby's Fofo | With a Spoink in Your Step I | None |
In other generations
Core series games
Normal-type
Fire-type
Water-type
Ice-type
Rock-type
Side series games
Normal-type
Fire-type
Water-type
Ice-type
Rock-type
???-type
Spin-off series games
Normal-type
Fire-type
Water-type
Ice-type
Rock-type
Trivia
- Despite Weather Ball becoming a Rock-type move in a sandstorm and a ???-type move in Shadow Sky, Castform itself will not change form under these conditions.
- Prior to Generation IV, Weather Ball was one of the only two moves (along with Hidden Power) which could be either physical or special, due to the damage category being determined by the type.
In other languages
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