Double Team (move)

If you were looking for the Double Battling Trainer class, see Double Team (Trainer class).

Double Team かげぶんしん Shadow Divide

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 Mirror Move 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 TM32 in Generation VI TM32 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

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  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

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 was TM32 from Generation I to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Effect

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

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Double Team, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Double Team can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, with Agility, Quick Attack and Teleport having their base appeal points doubled if they are used in the next turn.

Description

Games Description Stad Creates illusionary copies of the user. The copies disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy. Stad2 Creates illusionary copies of the user. They disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy. GSC Heightens evasiveness. RSEColoXD Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness.* Creates illusory copies to enhance elusiveness.* FRLG The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. DPPtHGSS By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.* The user begins moving so quickly that it creates illusory copies to raise its evasiveness.* PBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
						I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0025		Pikachu		Field	Fairy	15Y	15	15	18	21	21XY 23ORAS	23SMUSUM 12PE	8
0026		Raichu		Field	Fairy								1
026A		Raichu Alolan Form		Field	Fairy							1PE	1
0123		Scyther		Bug		Bug	24	48	41	37	37	37	37SMUSUM 8PE	16
0193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		13	13RSE 12FRLG	11	11	11	11	11BDSP
0212		Scizor		Bug		Bug		48	41RSE					16
0252		Treecko		Monster	Dragon								27
0253		Grovyle		Monster	Dragon								35
0254		Sceptile		Monster	Dragon								35
0276		Taillow		Flying		Flying			19	19	19	19XY 17ORAS	17	17BDSP
0277		Swellow		Flying		Flying			19	19	19	19XY 17ORAS	17	17BDSP
0280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous			11	10	10	10XY 6ORAS	6	3
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous			1, 11	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6	1
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous			1, 11	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6	1
0291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug			20	20	20	20	1, Evo.	1, Evo.
0313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like			9	5	5	5	5	5BDSP
0359		Absol		Field		Field			31	33	33BW 25B2W2	25XY 19ORAS	19	5
0361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral			7	4	4	4XY 5ORAS	5	10
0362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral			1, 7	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5	1
386S		Deoxys Speed Forme		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			10	17	17	17XY 13ORAS	13	13BDSP
0396		Starly		Flying		Flying				13	13	13	13	13BDSP
0397		Staravia		Flying		Flying				13	13	13	13	13BDSP
0398		Staraptor		Flying		Flying				13	13	13	13	13BDSP
0469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug				1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11BDSP
0475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous				1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6	1
0478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral				1, 4	1, 4	1, 4XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5	1
0479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous				15	15	15	15	1
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				1	1	1	1	1
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered				47	47	47	47	47BDSP
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3					8	8	8
0567		Archeops		Flying	Water 3					8	8	8
0587		Emolga		Field		Field					19	19	19	5SwSh
0617		Accelgor		Bug		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8	1SwSh
0656		Froakie		Water 1		Water 1						43	43
0657		Frogadier		Water 1		Water 1						48	50
0658		Greninja		Water 1		Water 1						52	56
0690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon						28	28	20SwSh
0691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon						28	28	20SwSh
0714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon								12SwSh
0715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon								12SwSh
0717		Yveltal		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered						5	5	1SwSh
0744		Rockruff		Field		Field								8SwSh
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field		Field								1SwSh
745Mn		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field		Field								1SwSh
745D		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field		Field								1SwSh
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous							5	12SwSh
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

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: BDSP

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#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
						I TM32	II TM32	III TM32	IV TM32	V TM32	VI TM32	VII TM32	VIII --	IX --
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010		Caterpie		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0011		Metapod		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0013		Weedle		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0014		Kakuna		Bug		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0129		Magikarp		Water 2	Dragon	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0132		Ditto		Ditto		Ditto	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0201		Unown		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		Amorphous		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0235		Smeargle		Field		Field		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0265		Wurmple		Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0266		Silcoon		Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0268		Cascoon		Bug		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0374		Beldum		Mineral		Mineral			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0401		Kricketot		Bug		Bug				✘	✘	✘	✘
0412		Burmy		Bug		Bug				✘	✘	✘	✘
0415		Combee		Bug		Bug				✘	✘	✘	✘
0602		Tynamo		Amorphous		Amorphous					✘	✘	✘
0664		Scatterbug		Bug		Bug						✘	✘
0665		Spewpa		Bug		Bug						✘	✘
0787		Tapu Bulu		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0789		Cosmog		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0790		Cosmoem		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0803		Poipole		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered							✘
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
						II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0509		Purrloin		Field		Field							✔SwSh
0595		Joltik		Bug		Bug							✔SwSh
0566		Archen		Flying	Water 3							✔SwSh
0722		Rowlet		Flying		Flying							✔SwSh
0816		Sobble		Water 1	Field							✔SwSh
0885		Dreepy		Amorphous	Dragon							✔SwSh
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		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
422E		Shellos East Sea		Water 1	Amorphous	My Pokémon Ranch
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Liberate the Tower!
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 Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team, Blue Rescue Team, Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky, Double Team is a move with 17 PP. The user raises its evasion by one stage. This move is affected by Snatch and Taunt.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Status	1	—	—	—	—%	Self	—	Raises the user's evasiveness by one stat rank.

Past Description

• Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Raises the user's evasiveness.

Super Smash Bros. series

• 

  Lucario about to use Double Team.

• 

  Lucario using Double Team.

• 

  Lucario attacking.

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.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts the user's Evasion by one level. MDTDS Boosts the user's Evasiveness by 1 level. BSL じぶんの かいひを １だんかいあげる MDGtI It boosts your evasiveness. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Generate a second Lucario, and then counterattack.* SMD It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In the anime

Glalie Farfetch'd Woobat Bunnelby
The user makes illusory copies of itself that disorient the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gloom's body becomes outlined in blue energy. It then glows white and 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 before creating 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
Serena's Eevee	Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!		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: The 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 himself.
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
	Ninjask disappears to dodge an attack, then reappears a few seconds later, 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 Many 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
A Trainer's Glalie	Getting a Jump on the Competition!		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 himself.
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.
A 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.
A 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
	Resolute Form Keldeo flashes in light blue and multiple copies of itself appear on either side of 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	Strong Strategy Steals the Show!		None
	Flareon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Virgil's Flareon	A Unova League Evolution!		None
	Vanillite's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Teaque's Vanillite	Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!		None
	Ninetales's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A wild Ninetales	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Fletchling's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
Clarice's Fletchling	Master Class is in Session!		None
	Bunnelby's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Clemont's Bunnelby	Clemont's Got a Secret!		None
	Froakie's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Froakie	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!		None
	Greninja's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Sanpei's Greninja	A Stealthy Challenge!		None
Ippei's Greninja	A Festival of Decisions!		First mentioned in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!
Ash's Greninja	A Meeting of Two Journeys!		None
	Furfrou creates multiple copies of itself.
Kayleigh's Furfrou	Dreaming a Performer's Dream!		None
	Frogadier's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Frogadier	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None
	Ducklett's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A Performer's Ducklett	A Dancing Debut!		None
	Ash-Greninja's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Greninja	Championing a Research Battle!		None
	Weavile's body glows white and it creates multiples copies of itself.
Alain's Weavile	Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!		None
	Nihilego's body glows white and it creates multiples copies of itself.
Nihilego (anime)	Faba's Revenge!		None
	Midday Form Lycanroc creates multiples copies of itself.
Olivia's Lycanroc	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!		None
	Riolu creates multiples copies of itself.
Ash's Riolu	Toughing It Out!		Riolu cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII
	Farfetch'd creates multiple copies of itself. The copies disappear in a puff of smoke when hit.
Goh's Farfetch'd	Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!		Farfetch'd cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII
	Lucario creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Lucario	Getting More Than You Battled For!		Lucario cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII

• In Clefairy and the Moon Stone, Brock told his Zubat to use Double Team. This is a dubbing error, as in the original Japanese version, Brock told Zubat to use Whirlwind instead.
• In the preview for the unaired AG101, a Whiscash is seen using Double Team.
• Nihei's Venusaur was mentioned to know Double Team in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Murkrow Mightyena
The user multiplies into twos at a time.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Murkrow multiplies into twos at a time.
Three wild Murkrow	The Murkrows' Plot		Debut
	Mightyena divides itself into twos where the clones become transparent.
Team Magma's Mightyena	Two Groups Attacking! Magma VS. Aqua		None

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Jellicent
The user multiplies rapidly.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jellicent multiplies rapidly.
Muteki's Jellicent	Victini - A New Friend!		Debut

Magical Pokémon Journey

Scizor
The user creates illusionary copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Scizor creates illusionary copies of itself, confusing the opponent.
A wild Scizor	Go, Go, Apricot! (Part 2)		None

Movie adaptations

Greninja
The user creates illusionary copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Greninja creates illusionary copies of itself, confusing the opponent.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Accelgor Greninja Crobat Cranidos
The user creates multiple copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Poliwhirl disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then reappears somewhere else.
Red's Poli	...But Fearow Itself!		Debut
	Poliwrath disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then reappears somewhere else, or Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself around the opponent.
Red's Poli	Just a Spearow Carrier		None
	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 himself.
Bruno's Tyrogue	The Last Battle X		None
	Plusle creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.
Ruby's Plusle	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		None
	Minun creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.
Sapphire's Minun	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		None
	Combusken creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.
Sapphire's Chic	I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder		None
	Manectric moves so fast that it leaves behind an afterimage of itself.
Wattson's Manectric	Can I Ninjask You a Question?		None
	Umbreon creates several solid copies of itself.
Greta's Umbreon	Skirting Around Surskit I		None
	Cranidos runs around the opponent, creating copies of itself to confuse them.
Roark's Cranidos	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
	Staraptor creates multiple copies of itself to dodge an attack.
Darach's Staraptor	Getting the Drop on Gallade II		None
	Accelgor quickly dodges an opponent's attack by creating copies of itself.
Alder's Accelgor	A New Perspective		None
	Froakie creates multiple copies of itself.
Y's Croaky	PS565		None
	Greninja creates multiple copies of itself.
Y's Croaky	PS588		None

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Illumise Entei
The user creates multiples copies of itself, making it look real.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Illumise multiplies into two, increasing her evasiveness.
Enta's Illumise	Aim for the Top!		Debut
	Entei multiplies itself, increasing its evasiveness and easily dodges attacks.
Anabel's Entei	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Dragonite
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

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Voltorb Xatu
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
	Xatu creates multiple copies of itself and confuses the opponent.
Black's Xatu	The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon		None

Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All

Pikachu Wooper
The user forms a decoy of itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu forms multiple copies of itself.
Shu's Pikachu	GDZ37		Debut
	Wooper forms a decoy of itself.
Shu's Wooper	GDZ47		None

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Empoleon
The user increases evasiveness by multiplying.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Empoleon multiples itself and the clones are scattered, confusing the opponent.
Shin's Empoleon	A Heated Battle Begins!!		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Clefairy and Tyrogue
The user creates illusionary copies of itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy creates illusionary copies of itself which become real.
Red's Clefairy	The Ultimate Battle…?!		Debut
	Tyrogue creates illusionary copies of himself which become real.
Red's Tyrogue	The Ultimate Battle…?!		Debut
	Gothorita creates illusionary copies of itself which become real.
Unknown Trainer's Gothorita	Pocket Monsters BW		None

In other generations

Core series games

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

Side series games

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

Spin-off series games

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, かげぶんしん kage bunshin, is a reference to a ninja technique ubiquitous in manga, anime, and other fiction commonly known in English as shadow clone. A popular example of this is the Naruto series, where the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, has used Kage Bunshin no Jutsu throughout the series as one of his signature ninja techniques.
• The move's description in the Stadium games erroneously states that it lowers the opponent's accuracy.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 影子分身 Yíngjí Fānsān Mandarin 影子分身 Yǐngzi Fēnshēn * 影分身 Yǐng Fēnshēn * 幻象分身法 Huànxiàng Fēnshēn Fǎ * Czech Zdvojení Danish Dobbelthold Dutch Dubbelteam Finnish Parijoukkue (Original series) Tuplatiimi (Advanced Generation) French Reflet German Doppelteam Greek Διπλή Ομάδα Diplí Omáda Hebrew צוות כפול Tsevet Kaful Hindi दोहरी टीम Dohri Team दुगनी टीम Dugni Team Indonesian Membelah Bayangan Jurus Bayangan Italian Doppioteam Korean 그림자분신 Geurimjabunsin Polish Podwójny Zespół* Powielenie* Klonowanie* Rozdwojenie* Powielanie Obrazu* Walka Zespołowa* Podwójna Drużyna* Zwielokrotniony Atak* Podwójne Blokowanie* Podwójny Cios* Akcja Zespołowa* Atak Szczypiec* Podwójny Atak* Podwójna Załoga* Portuguese Brazil Time Duplo (games, SM103-present, PS009-present) Multiplicar (early anime-XY131, PS487) Estroboscópio Time Duplicado (The Official Pokémon Handbook) Portugal Duplicar (Pokémon Chronicles) Equipa Dupla (Diamond and Pearl Series) Romanian Echipa Dublă Russian Двойная Опека Dvoynaya Opeka Serbian Udvostručenje Spanish Doble Equipo Swedish Dubbellag Dubbelt lag Vietnamese Phân Thân Ảnh Phân Thân

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