Spectral Thief (move)
Spectral Thief シャドースチール Shadow Steal | ||||||||||||
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Spectral Thief (Japanese: シャドースチール Shadow Steal) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VII. It is the signature move of Marshadow.
It can be upgraded to the special Z-Move Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike by Marshadow holding Marshadium Z.
Effect
Spectral Thief deals damage. If successful, it also steals the target's positive stat stages (if any) immediately before dealing damage. Spectral Thief bypasses substitutes, and can successfully steal stat boosts from the boss of a Max Raid Battle even if it currently has a shield up. If the target has an Ability such as Clear Body, White Smoke, or Hyper Cutter that normally prevents some or all of its stats from being lowered, Spectral Thief can still steal boosts in those stats.
Spectral Thief will steal all positive stat stages; even if the sum of the user's existing stat stages and the target's stat stages exceeds +6 in a stat, as long as the target's stat stages are positive, they will be reduced to 0. If the user has the Ability Simple, then the stolen stat stages will be doubled; if the user has the Ability Contrary, then the stat boosts will become stat drops when stolen.
Generation VIII
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl
Spectral Thief cannot be selected in a battle.
Generation IX
Spectral Thief cannot be selected in a battle.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
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0802 | |
No Eggs Discovered | 45 | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 VIII
# | Pokémon | Types | Egg Groups | Obtained with | ||
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0802 | MarshadowLv. 60
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No Eggs Discovered | Pokémon Scrap 2020 Marshadow | ||
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 Rumble Rush
Pokémon Masters EX
Name | Category | Move gauge cost | MP (uses) |
Base power | Max power | Accuracy | Target | Effect tag | Description | Playable sync pair(s) | |
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Spectral Thief | Physical | 2 | 3 | 85 | 102 | 100% | An opponent | — | Returns the target's raised stats to normal and raises the user's stats by the same amount. | Sygna Suit Korrina & Marshadow | |
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Name | Category | State | Base power | Max power | Target | Effect tag | Description | Playable sync pair | |||
Shadow-Shrouded Spectral Thief | Physical | Default | 200 | 240 | An opponent | — | This attack's power increases when none of the target's stats are raised. | Sygna Suit Korrina & Marshadow | |||
6★ EX | 300 | 360 | |||||||||
6★ EX with EX role | The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used. |
In the anime
- In I Choose You!, Marshadow was confirmed to know Spectral Thief through its use of Soul-Stealing 7-Star Strike. However, it has never been seen using it.
In other generations
Core series games
Spin-off series games
Trivia
- If Battle Effects are turned off, Spectral Thief will still display one if it steals any stat boosts.
In other languages
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