Phantom Force (move)

Phantom Force (Japanese: ゴーストダイブ Ghost Dive) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is TM86 in Generation VIII.

Phantom Force
ゴーストダイブ Ghost Dive
Type  Ghost
Category  Physical
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  90
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation VI
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  0  
Condition  Cool
Appeal  1 ♥
Jamming  0  
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

Effect

Generation VI

Phantom Force causes the user to "vanish" on the turn it is used, making it semi-invulnerable, and then reappear the next turn causing damage.

Phantom Force hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move, and removes the effects of protection moves from the target for the remainder of the turn; if it hits a target that is protected by protection move that affects its whole side of the field, it removes the protection move from that entire side of the field (even if the protection move would not affect Phantom Force, such as Crafty Shield). If Phantom Force hits a Pokémon protected by a move with a negative effect (such as Spiky Shield), the user will not suffer the negative effect of the protection move. Phantom Force cannot remove the effects of protecting moves if it does not affect the target (such as if the target is Normal-type).

If the target has used Minimize, Phantom Force deals double its regular damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly. In addition, a foe who has just used Lock-On or Mind Reader can still strike through Phantom Force, as well as if the Ability No Guard is possessed by the foe or the user of Phantom Force.

If a Pokémon is asleep when it would execute the second turn of Phantom Force, the semi-invulnerable turn will end without the move being executed.

If the user is holding a Power Herb, it will consume the Power Herb and execute Phantom Force in one turn.

Generation VII onward

Phantom Force no longer bypasses accuracy checks nor deals double its regular damage against a target that has used Minimize.

Phantom Force cannot bypass Max Guard nor lift its effects.

Description
Games Description
XYORAS
SMUSUM
SwShBDSP		 The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.


Learnset

By leveling up
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII
292 Shedinja
Mineral Mineral 47XY
45ORAS		 45 64
353 Shuppet
 Amorphous Amorphous 54ORAS 54 54BDSP
354 Banette
 Amorphous Amorphous 1, 64ORAS 1, 64 1, 64BDSP
426 Drifblim
Amorphous Amorphous 1, 65 1, 65 1, Evo.
429 Mismagius
 Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1BDSP
622 Golett
Mineral Mineral 44
623 Golurk
Mineral Mineral 1, 75 76 46
708 Phantump
Grass Amorphous 45 45 36
709 Trevenant
Grass Amorphous 45 45 36
711 Gourgeist
Amorphous Amorphous 1, 57 1, 57 48
717 Yveltal
Undiscovered Undiscovered 55 55 55
720 Hoopa
Confined
Undiscovered Undiscovered 46XY
35ORAS		 35
724 Decidueye
Flying Flying 1USUM 1
781 Dhelmise
Mineral Mineral 54 60
792 Lunala
Undiscovered Undiscovered 61 63
886 Drakloak
Amorphous Dragon 48
887 Dragapult
Amorphous Dragon 48
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By TM
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Machine
I
--		 II
--		 III
--		 IV
--		 V
--		 VI
--		 VII
--		 VIII
TM86
094 Gengar
Amorphous Amorphous ✔
151 Mew
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
292 Shedinja
Mineral Mineral ✔
426 Drifblim
Amorphous Amorphous ✔
442 Spiritomb
Amorphous Amorphous ✔
487 Giratina
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
563 Cofagrigus
 Mineral Amorphous ✔
622 Golett
Mineral Mineral ✔
623 Golurk
Mineral Mineral ✔
708 Phantump
Grass Amorphous ✔
709 Trevenant
Grass Amorphous ✔
711 Gourgeist
Amorphous Amorphous ✔
717 Yveltal
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
724 Decidueye
Flying Flying ✔
778 Mimikyu
Amorphous Amorphous ✔
781 Dhelmise
Mineral Mineral ✔
792 Lunala
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
802 Marshadow
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
854 Sinistea
 Mineral Amorphous ✔
855 Polteageist
 Mineral Amorphous ✔
867 Runerigus
Mineral Amorphous ✔
886 Drakloak
Amorphous Dragon ✔
887 Dragapult
Amorphous Dragon ✔
897 Spectrier
 Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
898 Calyrex
Shadow Rider
Undiscovered Undiscovered ✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding
# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups		 Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII
353 Shuppet
 Amorphous Amorphous ✔ ✔ ✔BDSP
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VII
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
724 Decidueye
Flying Flying Hidden Ability Pokémon Bank DecidueyeSM
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation VI
# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
491 Darkrai
 Undiscovered Undiscovered Wonderland Darkrai
Mysterious World Darkrai
February 2015 Darkrai
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In other games

Pokémon Masters EX
Category Move Gauge MP Base Power Max Power Accuracy Target Effect Tag Description
Physical — 3 160 192 100% An opponent Quick Move; Phantom Presence The user takes on a phantom presence stance. After a set time, this presence fades and the user attacks. No other actions can be taken while in phantom presence. Opponents' moves will not hit the user while it is in this presence. If the user is hit by a sync move or max move while in phantom presence, the presence will fade.*

Past Description
  • Prior to Version 2.11.0 (from July 28, 2021): ...If the user is hit by a sync move while in phantom presence, the presence will fade.

Description
Games Description
SMD You'll get the Phantom Force status condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful attack on the next turn. It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard to damage the enemy.
MDRTDX You'll get the Phantom Force condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful attack on the next turn. This move breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard to damage the enemy.


In the anime

Main series
Appearing from a portal Lunala
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Lunala Lunala creates a thin purple portal beneath itself and sinks into it. Seconds later, another portal appears behind the opponent, and Lunala comes out of it before attacking the opponent.
Lunala (anime) Full Moon and Many Arms! Debut


Pokémon Evolutions
Vanishing Lunala
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
Lunala Lunala becomes surrounded in a swirl of purple energy and disappears. Moments later, it reappears behind the opponent and attacks them.
Nebby The Eclipse Debut


In the manga

Pokémon Adventures


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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky 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 Stadium (JP) Stadium Stadium 2 Colosseum XD Battle Revolution Battrio MD: Red and Blue MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad MD: GTI SMD MD: RTDX Rumble Rumble Blast Masters EX

In other languages
Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 潛靈奇襲 Chìhmlīng Kèijaahp *
Mandarin 潛靈奇襲 / 潜灵奇袭 Qiánlíng Qíxí *
幽靈潛水 Yōulíng Qiánshuǐ *
French Hantise
German Phantomkraft
Italian Spettrotuffo
Korean 고스트다이브 Ghost Dive
Polish Siła Fantomu
Brazilian Portuguese Golpe Fantasma
Spanish Golpe Fantasma



Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
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BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25
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76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24
25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49
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