Shadow Ball (move)

Shadow Ball (Japanese: シャドーボール Shadow Ball) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II. It is TM30 from Generation II to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and TM43 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In Pokémon Sword and Shield, it is TR33.

Shadow Ball
シャドーボール Shadow Ball

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Special
PP	15 (max. 24)
Power	80
Accuracy	100%
Priority	{{{priority}}}
Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation II
TM30 in Generation II TM30 in Generation III TM30 in Generation IV TM30 in Generation V TM30 in Generation VI TM30 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM43 in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! TR33 in Generation VIII

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jam	0
Shifts the judge's attention from others.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jamming	0
Quite an appealing move.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.

Pokémon with Bulletproof are unaffected by Shadow Ball.

Description

Games	Description
Stad2	A Ghost-type attack. Has a one-in-five chance of reducing the target Spcl.Def.
GS C	An attack that may lower Spcl. Def.
RS E	Hurls a black blob that may lower Sp. Def.* Hurls a dark lump at the foe. It may lower Sp. Def.*
FRLG	A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe's Sp. Def.
Colo.XD	Hurls a black blob that may lower the target's Sp. Def.* Hurls a dark lump at the target. It may lower Sp. Def.*
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
BW B2W2	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous		36^FRLG	29	29	29	29^SM^USUM 26^PE	40^SwSh^BDSP 43^LA
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous		45^FRLG	33	33	33	33^SM^USUM 30^PE	48^SwSh^BDSP 43^LA
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous		45^FRLG	33	33	33	33^SM^USUM 30^PE	48^SwSh^BDSP 43^LA
157		Typhlosion Hisuian Form		Field		Field							43^LA
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous			37	41	41	41	41^BDSP 43^LA
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral		38	59	59	59^XY 33^ORAS	33	50^SwSh^BDSP
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		41	53	57	57^XY 39^ORAS	39	45^SwSh^BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		44	31	35^BW 30^B2W2	30	30	30^BDSP
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		48	31	35^BW 30^B2W2	30	30	30^BDSP
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous					41^ORAS	41	40^SwSh^BDSP 34^LA
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous					45^ORAS	45	42^SwSh^BDSP 34^LA
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous			38	43^BW 36^B2W2	36	36	20^SwSh^BDSP 37^LA
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous			44	51^BW 40^B2W2	40	40	20^SwSh^BDSP 37^LA
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous							43^LA
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous							45^SwSh^BDSP 43^LA
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous					45^ORAS	45	42^SwSh^BDSP 34^LA
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral					42^ORAS	42	61^SwSh^BDSP 25^LA
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous							25^LA
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							30^LA
491		Darkrai		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							36^LA
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous				37	37	37	40^SwSh
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous							40^SwSh
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				39	39	39	44^SwSh
571		Zoroark Hisuian Form		Field		Field							40^LA
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous							32^SwSh
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous							32^SwSh
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous				49	49	49	36^SwSh
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous				53	53	53	36^SwSh
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous							1^SwSh
622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral							36^SwSh
623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral							36^SwSh
655		Delphox		Field		Field					1	1
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field					31	31	49^SwSh
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					36	36	36^SwSh
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					36, 70	36	36^SwSh
720		Hoopa Confined		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					68^XY 55^ORAS	55
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						41	45^SwSh
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous						41	47^SwSh
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral						36	44^SwSh
792		Lunala		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						23	28^SwSh
806		Blacephalon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						41^USUM	45^SwSh
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous							48^SwSh
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous							48^SwSh
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous							44^SwSh
897		Spectrier		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							36^SwSh
898		Calyrex Shadow Rider		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							1^SwSh
902		Basculegion		Water 2		Water 2							25^LA
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/TR

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I [[\|]]	II TM30	III TM30	IV TM30	V TM30	VI TM30	VII TM30 TM43	VIII TR33
012		Butterfree		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
019		Rattata		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
019		Rattata Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
020		Raticate		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
020		Raticate Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
031		Nidoqueen		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
034		Nidoking		Monster	Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
035		Clefairy		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
036		Clefable		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field							✔
039		Jigglypuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
040		Wigglytuff		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
041		Zubat		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
042		Golbat		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
052		Meowth Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔
053		Persian		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
053		Persian Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔	✔
063		Abra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
064		Kadabra		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
065		Alakazam		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1							✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1							✔
088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
088		Grimer Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
089		Muk		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
089		Muk Alolan Form		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
092		Gastly		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
093		Haunter		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
096		Drowzee		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
097		Hypno		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
105		Marowak Alolan Form		Monster		Monster						✔	✔
108		Lickitung		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
109		Koffing		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
110		Weezing Galarian Form		Amorphous		Amorphous							✔
113		Chansey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
115		Kangaskhan		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
122		Mr. Mime Galarian Form		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
124		Jynx		Human-Like		Human-Like	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
133		Eevee		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
135		Jolteon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
137		Porygon		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
143		Snorlax		Monster		Monster	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
144		Articuno Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
146		Moltres Galarian Form		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
150		Mewtwo		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
161		Sentret		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
162		Furret		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
163		Hoothoot		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
164		Noctowl		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
169		Crobat		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
173		Cleffa		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
174		Igglybuff		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
175		Togepi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
176		Togetic		Flying	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
177		Natu		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
178		Xatu		Flying		Flying		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
190		Aipom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
193		Yanma		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
196		Espeon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
198		Murkrow		Flying		Flying	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1							✔
200		Misdreavus		Amorphous		Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
203		Girafarig		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
206		Dunsparce		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
209		Snubbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
210		Granbull		Field	Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
211		Qwilfish		Water 2		Water 2		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
215		Sneasel		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
222		Corsola		Water 1	Water 3		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
222		Corsola Galarian Form		Water 1	Water 3							✔
228		Houndour		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
229		Houndoom		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
233		Porygon2		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
234		Stantler		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
238		Smoochum		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
241		Miltank		Field		Field	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
242		Blissey		Fairy		Fairy	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
243		Raikou		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
244		Entei		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
245		Suicune		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
249		Lugia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
250		Ho-Oh		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
251		Celebi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
261		Poochyena		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
262		Mightyena		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
263		Zigzagoon		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
263		Zigzagoon Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔
264		Linoone		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
264		Linoone Galarian Form		Field		Field							✔
267		Beautifly		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
269		Dustox		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
273		Seedot		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
274		Nuzleaf		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
275		Shiftry		Field	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
280		Ralts		Human-Like	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
281		Kirlia		Human-Like	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
282		Gardevoir		Human-Like	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
283		Surskit		Water 1	Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
284		Masquerain		Water 1	Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
287		Slakoth		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
288		Vigoroth		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
289		Slaking		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
290		Nincada		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
291		Ninjask		Bug		Bug		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
293		Whismur		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
294		Loudred		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
295		Exploud		Monster	Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
300		Skitty		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
301		Delcatty		Field	Fairy		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
302		Sableye		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
303		Mawile		Field	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
307		Meditite		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
308		Medicham		Human-Like		Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
313		Volbeat		Bug	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
314		Illumise		Bug	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
316		Gulpin		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
317		Swalot		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
325		Spoink		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
326		Grumpig		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
327		Spinda		Field	Human-Like		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
335		Zangoose		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
343		Baltoy		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
344		Claydol		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
352		Kecleon		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
355		Duskull		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
356		Dusclops		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
358		Chimecho		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
359		Absol		Field		Field		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
368		Gorebyss		Water 1		Water 1		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
375		Metang		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
376		Metagross		Mineral		Mineral		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
380		Latias		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
381		Latios		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
385		Jirachi		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
386		Deoxys		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
399		Bidoof		Water 1	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
400		Bibarel		Water 1	Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
413		Wormadam Plant Cloak		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
413		Wormadam Sandy Cloak		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
413		Wormadam Trash Cloak		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
414		Mothim		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
424		Ambipom		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
427		Buneary		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
428		Lopunny		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
430		Honchkrow		Flying		Flying			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
431		Glameow		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
432		Purugly		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
433		Chingling		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
434		Stunky		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
435		Skuntank		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
436		Bronzor		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
439		Mime Jr.		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
440		Happiny		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
442		Spiritomb		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
446		Munchlax		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
448		Lucario		Field	Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
451		Skorupi		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
452		Drapion		Bug	Water 3			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
453		Croagunk		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
454		Toxicroak		Human-Like		Human-Like			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
459		Snover		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
461		Weavile		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
463		Lickilicky		Monster		Monster			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
468		Togekiss		Flying	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
469		Yanmega		Bug		Bug			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
470		Leafeon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
471		Glaceon		Field		Field			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
474		Porygon-Z		Mineral		Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
475		Gallade		Human-Like	Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
477		Dusknoir		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
479		Rotom		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
480		Uxie		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
481		Mesprit		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
482		Azelf		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
487		Giratina		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
488		Cresselia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
490		Manaphy		Water 1	Fairy			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
491		Darkrai		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
493		Arceus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered			✔	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
494		Victini		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
504		Patrat		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
505		Watchog		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
506		Lillipup		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
507		Herdier		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
508		Stoutland		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
509		Purrloin		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
510		Liepard		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
517		Munna		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
518		Musharna		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
527		Woobat		Field	Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
528		Swoobat		Field	Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
531		Audino		Fairy		Fairy				✔	✔	✔	✔
547		Whimsicott		Grass	Fairy				✔	✔	✔	✔
561		Sigilyph		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask		Mineral	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
562		Yamask Galarian Form		Mineral	Amorphous							✔
563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
570		Zorua		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
571		Zoroark		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔	✔
574		Gothita		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
575		Gothorita		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
576		Gothitelle		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
577		Solosis		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
578		Duosion		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
579		Reuniclus		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
585		Deerling		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
586		Sawsbuck		Field		Field				✔	✔	✔
592		Frillish		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
593		Jellicent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
594		Alomomola		Water 1	Water 2				✔	✔	✔
605		Elgyem		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
606		Beheeyem		Human-Like		Human-Like				✔	✔	✔	✔
607		Litwick		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
608		Lampent		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
609		Chandelure		Amorphous		Amorphous				✔	✔	✔	✔
622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔	✔	✔
623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral				✔	✔	✔	✔
629		Vullaby		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
630		Mandibuzz		Flying		Flying				✔	✔	✔	✔
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
646		Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔	✔
646		Kyurem White Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔^B2W2	✔	✔	✔
646		Kyurem Black Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔^B2W2	✔	✔	✔
648		Meloetta		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				✔	✔	✔
655		Delphox		Field		Field					✔	✔
678		Meowstic Male		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
678		Meowstic Female		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
681		Aegislash		Mineral		Mineral					✔	✔	✔
690		Skrelp		Water 1	Dragon					✔	✔	✔
691		Dragalge		Water 1	Dragon					✔	✔	✔
693		Clawitzer		Water 1	Water 3					✔	✔	✔
700		Sylveon		Field		Field					✔	✔	✔
708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
710		Pumpkaboo		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous					✔	✔	✔
714		Noibat		Flying	Dragon					✔	✔	✔
715		Noivern		Flying	Dragon					✔	✔	✔
717		Yveltal		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔	✔	✔
720		Hoopa Confined		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔	✔
720		Hoopa Unbound		Undiscovered		Undiscovered					✔	✔
724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying						✔	✔
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field						✔	✔
765		Oranguru		Field		Field						✔	✔
766		Passimian		Field		Field						✔	✔
769		Sandygast		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔	✔
770		Palossand		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔	✔
773		Silvally		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔	✔
780		Drampa		Monster	Dragon						✔	✔
781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral						✔	✔
786		Tapu Lele		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
788		Tapu Fini		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
792		Lunala		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
801		Magearna		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
802		Marshadow		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔	✔
806		Blacephalon		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔^USUM	✔
815		Cinderace		Field	Human-Like							✔
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field							✔
825		Dottler		Bug		Bug							✔
826		Orbeetle		Bug		Bug							✔
828		Thievul		Field		Field							✔
854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous							✔
855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous							✔
858		Hatterene		Fairy		Fairy							✔
862		Obstagoon		Field		Field							✔
863		Perrserker		Field		Field							✔
864		Cursola		Water 1	Water 3							✔
866		Mr. Rime		Human-Like		Human-Like							✔
867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous							✔
876		Indeedee Male		Fairy		Fairy							✔
876		Indeedee Female		Fairy		Fairy							✔
886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon							✔
887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon							✔
890		Eternatus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered							✔
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.

Generation IV

#		Egg Groups	Obtained with
133	Eevee	Field	Field	My Pokémon Ranch
491	Darkrai	Undiscovered	Undiscovered	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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

In Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team, Shadow Ball has 16 base power, 10 PP and 88% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy, possibly lowering its Special Defense by one level.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's accuracy has been decreased to 83.6%.

Super Smash Bros. series

Shadow Ball is Mewtwo's standard special move. It is chargeable and moves in a zigzag fashion. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, while Mewtwo charges, any enemy that touches the charging Shadow Ball gets damaged. This was changed in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, where it no longer can damage opponents while charging. Mewtwo also uses Shadow Ball on its opponent when throwing them forwards.

Lucario, who debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, uses Aura Sphere, which functions similarly.

Pokémon Conquest


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Stars: ★★★★

Power: 43

Accuracy: 100%

Effect: Has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Defense.

Users:

Grid assumes the user is in the square marked by > facing to the right.
Orange squares indicate spaces that are hit.
Red squares indicate the knockback on hit Pokémon.
A blue square indicates the user's position after performing the move.

Pokémon Masters EX

Category	Move Gauge	MP	Base Power	Max Power	Accuracy	Target	Effect Tag	Description
Special	3	—	99	118	100%	An opponent	—	Has a chance (20%) of lowering the target's Sp. Def by one stat rank.

Past Description

Prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Has a small chance of lowering the target's Sp. Def.

Pokémon GO

Shadow Ball

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	100
Energy cost	50
Duration	3 seconds
Damage window	2.4 - 2.8 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	100
Energy cost	55
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Charged TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 40 → 45
February 16, 2017
- Power: 45 → 100
- Energy cost: 33 → 50
- Duration: 3.08 → 3 seconds
- Damage window: 2.3 - 2.6 → 2.4 - 2.8 seconds

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also lower the target's Special Defense by one level.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. It may also reduce the target's Special Defense by 1 level.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにダメージをあたえるしかもいっていのかくりつでとくぼうを１だんかいさげる
Conq.	Attack the enemy with a ball of dark shadows, lowering the enemy's Defense.
MDGtI	It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also lower its Special Defense.
SMD MDRTDX	It damages even a faraway Pokémon. It could also lower the enemy's Sp. Def.

In the anime

Main series

Pokémon	Method

Eevee	Gengar	Lampent	Flareon
The user forms a black ball out of energy and fires it at the opponent.
User	First Used In		Notes
Mewtwo	Mewtwo forms a black ball of energy from between its hands or from only one hand. Mewtwo then shoots it at the opponent.; or, two balls of purple and black energy form in each of Mewtwo's hands and it fires them at the opponent. It can also make the ball grow to enormous proportions before throwing it.
Mewtwo (M01)	Mewtwo Strikes Back		Debut
A mirage Mewtwo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		None
Gengar	Gengar's hands spark with blue electricity. It then puts its hands together, forms a black ball of energy, and shoots it at the opponent; or, Gengar opens its mouth and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent; or, Gengar creates two purple and blacks balls of energy with purple static around them, one in each hand, and combines them into a bigger ball. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Morty's Gengar	Ghost of a Chance		None
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
Multiple wild Gengar	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		None
Acerola's Greedy Rapooh	The Battlefield of Truth and Love!		None
Ash's Gengar	Best Friend...Worst Nightmare!		None
Sneasel	Two small black orbs of energy appear at the tips of Sneasel's claws. Then, Sneasel brings them together forming one black orb and fires it at the opponent.
Harrison's Sneasel	Pop Goes the Sneasel		None
Haunter	Haunter's hands glow with a blue aura, then a black ball forms in between Haunter's hands and it shoots the ball at the opponent.
A wild Haunter	Hoenn Alone!		None
A wild Haunter	Fear Factor Phony		None
Mightyena	A black ball of energy forms in Mightyena's mouth. It closes its mouth over the black ball, then releases the ball at the opponent.
Tabitha's Mightyena	A Three Team Scheme!		None
Team Magma Grunts' multiple Mightyena	Gaining Groudon		None
Sableye	Sableye forms a black ball or a black and purple energy ball with black static around it in front of its mouth. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Cassidy's Sableye	A Date with Delcatty		None
Nanu's Sableye	Guiding an Awakening!		None
Ninjask	Ninjask forms a black ball in between its arms. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Colonel Hansen's two Ninjask	The Princess and the Togepi		None
Goone's multiple Ninjask	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Slakoth	Slakoth forms a black ball of energy between its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Norman's Slakoth	Balance of Power		None
Poochyena	Poochyena forms a black ball of energy in front of its mouth, then fires it at the opponent.
Old Man Obee's three Poochyena	Grass Hysteria!		None
Team Rocket's Poochyena	Sobble Spies a Stealthy Strategy!		None
Xatu	Xatu's puts its wings together and forms a black ball of energy between them. Xatu then shoots it at the opponent.
Calista's Xatu	Me, Myself and Time		None
Houndoom	Houndoom opens its mouth and forms a black ball of energy. Houndoom then shoots it at the opponent.
Joshua's Houndoom	Mean With Envy		None
A wild Houndoom	Genesect and the Legend Awakened		None
Zigzagoon	Zigzagoon opens its mouth and forms a black ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Zigzagoon	Hi Ho Silver Wind!		None
Persian	Persian opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Persian then shoots it at the opponent.
Vivica's Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
A wild Persian	Saved by the Beldum		None
Swalot	Swalot forms a black ball of energy in between its hands. It then fires multiple black balls of energy from the larger ball at the opponent.
Dominick's Swalot	From Brags to Riches		None
Shiftry	Shiftry puts its hands in front of it and a black or black and purple ball of energy forms in front of them. It separates its hands and the ball is launched at the opponent.
Tyson's Shiftry	At the End of the Fray		None
Spenser's Shiftry	Ka Boom with a View!		None
Weavile	Weavile puts its claws together and creates a dark purple ball of energy in between its hands. It then fires it at the opponent.
Kidd Summers's Weavile	Lucario and the Mystery of Mew		None
Two wild Weavile	Duels of the Jungle!		None
Gastly	Gastly creates a black ball of energy in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Two wild Gastly	Fear Factor Phony		None
Duskull	Duskull creates a black ball of energy in between its hands and fires it at the opponent.
Two wild Duskull	Fear Factor Phony		None
Shuppet	Shuppet creates a black ball of energy in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
A wild Shuppet	Fear Factor Phony		None
Grings Kodai's Shuppet	Zoroark: Master of Illusions		None
Armaldo	Armaldo creates a black and purple ball of energy in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
A mirage Armaldo	The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon		Armaldo cannot legally learn Shadow Ball*
Eevee	Eevee opens its mouth and creates a black and purple ball of energy in front of its mouth. Eevee then fires it at the opponent.
May's Eevee	Cutting the Ties That Bind!		None
Ariados	Ariados's eyes flash purple and it creates a black and purple ball of energy at the top of the horn on its head. It then fires it at the opponent.
Harley's Ariados	New Plot, Odd Lot!		Ariados cannot legally learn Shadow Ball
Solrock	Solrock creates a black and purple ball in front of its body and fires it at the opponent.
Brandon's Solrock	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
Lily's Solrock	A Performance Pop Quiz!		None
Alakazam	Alakazam crosses its spoons and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of them. Alakazam then fires the ball at the opponent. Sometimes, the ball is surrounded by black static.
Kenny's Alakazam	Settling a Not-So-Old Score!		None
Faba's Alakazam	The Prism Between Light and Darkness!		None
Umbreon	Umbreon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. Umbreon then fires it at the opponent.
Gary's Umbreon	Ill-Will Hunting!		None
Johanna's Umbreon	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
Virgil's Umbreon	Team Eevee and the Pokémon Rescue Squad!		None
A wild Umbreon	Eevee & Friends		None
Gladion's Umbreon	Mission: Total Recall!		None
Murkrow	Murkrow opens its beak and creates a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
Paul's Murkrow	Glory Blaze!		None
Spiritomb	A purple-black ball of energy forms in front of Spiritomb's mouth. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Spiritomb	The Keystone Pops!		None
A wild Spiritomb	JN091		None
Golbat	Golbat forms a black and purple ball in front of its mouth and fires it at the opponent.
Team Galactic Grunts' multiple Golbat	Enter Galactic!		None
A Team Plasma Grunt's Golbat	Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!		None
A wild Golbat	I Choose You!		None
Glaceon	Glaceon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
May's Glaceon	Strategy with a Smile!		None
Dusknoir	Dusknoir opens the mouth on its stomach, puts its hands together in front of it, and the yellow lines on its body, as well as its iris, start to glow gold. Then, a black and purple ball of energy appears in between its hands and in front of its stomach and Dusknoir fires it at the opponent; or, Dusknoir rises its hands in the air and it opens the mouth on its stomach. Black and purple energy starts to form inside Dusknoir's stomach, and it starts sucking things in as the energy gets bigger. Finally, the energy forms into a ball and Dusknoir fires it at the opponent; or, Dusknoir forms a black and purple ball between its hands and throws it at the opponent.
A wild Dusknoir	Ghoul Daze!		None
Dusknoir (Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky)	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky- Beyond Time & Darkness		None
Multiple wild Dusknoir	Celebrating the Hero's Comet!		None
Team Rocket's Dusknoir	A Midsummer Night's Light!		None
Purugly	Purugly opens its mouth and a black and purple ball of energy appears in front of it. It then fires the ball from its mouth at the opponent.
Mars's Purugly	Double Team Turnover!		None
Froslass	Froslass puts its hands together and forms a black and purple ball of energy in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Froslass	The Drifting Snorunt!		None
Drowzee	Drowzee puts its hands together and forms a black and purple ball of energy in between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Azure's Drowzee	Beating the Bustle and Hustle!		None
Beautifly	A black and purple ball appears in front of Beautifly's body and it fires it at the opponent.
Kiko's Beautifly	Arceus and the Jewel of Life		None
Glameow	Glameow opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
Johanna's Glameow	Strategy Begins at Home!		None
Metagross	Metagross opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Metagross	Regaining the Home Advantage!		None
Stantler	Stantler fires a black and purple ball from its mouth at the opponent.
A Coordinator's Stantler	Playing the Performance Encore!		None
Flareon	Flareon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. It then fires it at the opponent.
Ursula's Flareon	Opposites Interact!		None
Jolteon	Jolteon opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. Jolteon then closes its mouth and fires the ball at the opponent.
Volkner's Jolteon	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
Baltoy	Baltoy forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it and fires it at the opponent.
Buck's Baltoy	Bucking the Treasure Trend!		None
Lillipup	Lillipup opens its mouth and forms a black and purple ball of energy in front of it. The ball then condenses slightly and Lillipup fires it at the opponent. When it hits, it explodes into a burst of deep purple energy.
Lenora's Lillipup	The Battle According to Lenora!		None
Herdier	Herdier opens its mouth and four small black and purple balls of energy appear in front of it in a diamond shape form, one after the other. Herdier then fires the balls into the air. As they speed at the opponent, the balls grow larger and then rain down on the opponent, one after the other. Sometimes, only one large orb is formed instead of four.
Lenora's Herdier	Rematch at the Nacrene Gym!		None
Officer Jenny's Herdier	Ash Versus the Champion!		None
Lampent	Lampent raises its arms above its head and forms a black and purple ball of energy. It then lowers it until the ball is in front of it and it separates its arms, firing the ball at the opponent.
Trip's Lampent	A Venipede Stampede!		None
A wild Lampent	Climbing the Tower of Success!		None
Litwick	Litwick stretches out the purple flame on its head into the air above it. Then, a purple and black orb of energy appears in front of it and Litwick fires the orb at the opponent.
Four wild Litwick	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
Yamask	Yamask puts its hands together in front of it and forms a purple and black orb of energy with black static around it in between them. Yamask then throws the ball at the opponent.
James's Yamask	Scare at the Litwick Mansion!		None
Audino	Audino puts its hands together in front of it and forms a black and purple orb of energy with black static around it in between them. Audino then fires the orb at the opponent.
A Trainer's Audino	Where Did You Go, Audino?		None
Reuniclus	Reuniclus holds its hands forward and forms a black and purple ball of energy with purple static around it in front of its body and in between its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Damon's Reuniclus	White—Victini and Zekrom		None
Zorua	Zorua opens its mouth and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Luke's Zorua	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!		None
Golett	Golett puts its hands together in front of it and forms a black and purple orb of energy with black static around it in between them. It then raises its hands above its head and the orb grows as large as its body. Golett then throws the ball at the opponent.
Luke's Golett	Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!		None
Mandibuzz	Mandibuzz raises one of its wings across its chest and forms a black and purple orb of energy with black static around it at the tip of its wing. It then waves its wing, throwing the orb at the opponent.
Two wild Mandibuzz	Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!		None
Gothorita	Gothorita puts its hands together in front of its body and a black and dark purple orb of energy forms in between them. It then fires the orb at the opponent.
Lewis's Gothorita	Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2		None
Jellicent	Jellicent fires a purple and black orb toward the opponent.
Marlon's Jellicent	The Road to Humilau!		None
Vaporeon	Vaporeon flicks a purple and black orb off the end of its tail at the opponent.
Virgil's Vaporeon	Curtain Up, Unova League!		None
Liepard	Liepard opens its mouth and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it in front of it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Stephan's Liepard	Strong Strategy Steals the Show!		None
Aldith's Liepard	Team Plasma's Pokémon Manipulation!		None
Barret's Liepard	Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!		None
A Team Plasma Grunt's Liepard	Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!		None
Shinobu's Liepard	A Festival of Decisions!		None
Frillish	Frillish puts two of its tentacles together and forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around between them. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Frillish	The Name's N!		None
Golurk	Golurk forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around between its hands. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Cedric Juniper's assistant's two Golurk	Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!		None
Mismagius	Mismagius forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Multiple wild Mismagius	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
Pumpkaboo	Pumpkaboo forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Pumpkaboo	The Bamboozling Forest!		None
Gardevoir	Gardevoir forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	The Bonds of Evolution!		None
Gardevoir	Mega Gardevoir forms a barrage of balls of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Diantha's Gardevoir	The Bonds of Evolution!		None
A Trainer's Gardevoir	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Yveltal	Yveltal forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Yveltal (M17)	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Grumpig	Grumpig forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
A wild Grumpig	An Oasis of Hope!		None
Spoink	Spoink forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
Multiple wild Spoink	An Oasis of Hope!		None
Giratina	Giratina forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A Giratina summoned by Hoopa	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
Hoopa	Hoopa Unbound forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Hoopa (anime)	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages		None
Gourgeist	Gourgeist forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent. Alternatively, Gourgeist can form three balls of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the balls at the opponent.
Count Pumpka's steward's Gourgeist	A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?		None
Jessie's Gourgeist	A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?		None
Banette	Mega Banette forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then throws the ball at the opponent.
A Trainer's Banette	Mega Evolution Special IV		None
Phantump	Phantump form a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it in front it of its mouth. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Multiple wild Phantump	Making Friends and Influencing Villains!		None
Gengar	A small purple ball of energy with purple sparks of aura moving around the outside of it, with a white aura in the inside of the ball and white sparks coming out of the core, forms in front of Mega Gengar's mouth. The ball grows until it reaches the size of Mega Gengar's mouth and is then fired at the opponent.
Alva's Gengar	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel		None
Mimikyu	Mimikyu forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
Jessie's Mimikyu	Loading the Dex!		None
Sandygast	Sandygast forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Sandygast	A Shivering Shovel Search!		None
Palossand	Palossand forms a ball of black and purple energy with black static around it. It then fires the ball at the opponent.
A wild Palossand	A Shivering Shovel Search!		None
Marshadow	Marshadow puts its hands together and forms a black and purple ball of energy with purple static around it. Marshadow then shoots it at the opponent.
Marshadow (M20)	I Choose You!		None

Pokémon Generations

Pokémon	Method

	Deoxys	Altered Forme Giratina
The user forms a black ball out of energy and fires it at the opponent.
User	First Used In		Notes
Deoxys	Deoxys creates a black and purple ball out of energy in between its tentacles and fires it at the opponent.
Trainer's Deoxys	The Scoop		Debut
Giratina	Giratina creates two black and purple balls out of energy in front of its body and fires them at the opponent.
A wild Giratina	The New World		None

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

	Slakoth

The user fires a dark-colored ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Slakoth	Slakoth fires a dark-colored ball.
Norman's Slakoth	I'll Win With My Own Battle Style!!	Debut

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

	Litwick

The user fires some shadowy blobs.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Litwick	Litwick fires shadowy blobs at the opponent.
Monta's Litwick	Pokédex Complete!	Debut

Movie adaptations

	Giratina

The user fires a dark-colored ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Giratina	Giratina fires a dark-colored ball.
A wild Giratina	Hoopa and the Clash of Ages	Debut

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Mismagius

The user fires several spheres of energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Mismagius	Mismagius fires several spheres of energy at the opponent.
Lily's Mismagius	Lily Regains Her Memories!	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Shedinja	Castform	Beheeyem

The user fires a ball of dark colored energy at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Gastly	Gastly releases a dark ball of energy from the front of its mouth at the opponent.
The Masked Man's Gastly	The Ariados up There	Debut
Castform	Castform releases a dark ball of energy from the front of its body at the opponent.
Ruby's Fofo	I More Than Like You, Luvdisc I	None
Banette	Banette jumps into the air and holds its hands above its head. A black ball of energy then appears in between its hands and Banette slams the ball into the opponent.
Sird's Banette	Surprised by Sneasel	None
Shedinja	Shedinja fires a black ball of energy from the front of its body at the opponent.
Crystal's Shedinja	Chipping Away at Regirock	None
Sableye	Sableye extends one of its arms and releases a black ball of energy from it at the opponent.
Valerie's Sableye	Verily Vanquishing Vileplume I	None
Dusclops	Dusclops swings one of its hands to the side, releasing a black orb of energy from the hand at the opponent.
Emerald's Dusclops	Cunning Kirlia	None
Jellicent	Jellicent forms a black orb of energy on the tip of its tentacle and fires it at the opponent.
Shauntal's Jellicent	A Stormy Time in the Battle Subway	None
Beheeyem	Beheeyem points its hand at its shadow, causing it to extend. A dark orb of energy then fires out of the shadow and strikes the opponent.
Colress's Beheeyem	The Tournament Continues	None

In Cunning Kirlia, Ruby's Kirlia, Rara, was revealed to know Shadow Ball when she used Imprison to prevent Emerald's Dusclops from using the move against her.
Bruno's Hitmonlee was revealed to know Shadow Ball on the official web site, but it was never shown using the move. However, Hitmonlee is unable to learn Shadow Ball.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

	Misdreavus

The user hurls a blob in the shape of a ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Misdreavus	Misdreavus hurls a blob in the shape of a ball from its mouth.
Hareta's Misdreavus	A Battle of Wills	Debut

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team

	Dusknoir

The user forms a ball from its hand.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Dusknoir	Dusknoir forms a ball from its hand.
A wild Dusknoir	Take Back the Time Gears!	Debut

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

	Drifblim

The user fires a spherical dark ball at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Drifblim	Drifblim fires a spherical dark ball at the opponent.
An Unknown Trainer's Drifblim	The Road to Becoming Battle King!!	Debut

Pokémon Try Adventure

	Cofagrigus

The user fires a dark-colored ball.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Cofagrigus	Cofagrigus fires a dark-colored ball.
A wild Cofagrigus	TA42	Debut

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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

Trivia

Muk using Shadow Ball in Colosseum

Due to Shadow Ball being a physical move prior to Generation IV, Shadow Ball is the only damaging move to have ever dealt damage in a different category from the foe's defense stat it lowers, excluding Max Moves.
Shadow Ball was introduced in the anime prior to the games.
In Pokémon Colosseum, in Mt. Battle Area 10 in Battle Mode Singles as well as in Battle Now, Cooltrainer Cruik's Muk knows Shadow Ball, although Muk cannot learn this move until Generation IV.
In Generation III and Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Shadow Ball was the only Ghost-type move that could be taught via TM.
- In Generation VIII, Shadow Ball is the only Ghost-type move that can be taught via TR.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	暗影球 Amyíng Kàuh * 影子球 Yíngjí Kàuh *
Chinese	Mandarin	暗影球 Ànyǐng Qiú * 影子球 Yǐngzi Qiú *
Czech		Stínová koule
Danish		Skyggekugle
Dutch		Schaduwbal
Finnish		Varjopallo
French		Ball'Ombre
German		Spukball
Greek		Σφαίρα Ερέβους Sfaíra Erévous
Hindi		छाया का गोला Chhaya Ka Gola
Indonesian		Bola Bayangan Bola Gelap
Italian		Palla Ombra
Korean		섀도볼 Shadow Ball
Norwegian		Skyggeball
Polish		Kula Cienia* Cień Kuli* Cień Kulisty* Cienista Piłka*
Brazilian Portuguese		Bola Sombria (games, Pokémon the Series: XY-present, TCG, manga) Bola das Sombras (early anime)
Romanian		Bulgărele Umbră
Russian		Тёмный шар Tyomnyy shar
Serbian		Lopta Senke
Spanish		Bola Sombra
Thai		ชาโดว์บอล
Vietnamese		Quả Cầu Bóng Đêm* Quả Bóng Bóng Đêm*

Variations of the move Crunch

Formerly a variation
	Crunch
	Shadow Ball • Flash Cannon
	Energy Ball

Generation II TMs
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 • 50
Generation II HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07

Generation III TMs
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 • 50
Generation III HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08^RSE

Generation IV TMs
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 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69
70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92
Generation IV HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 (DPPt • HGSS) • 06 • 07 • 08

Generation V TMs
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 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72
73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95
Generation V HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06

Generation VI TMs
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 • 50 • 51 • 52
53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78
79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 (XY • ORAS) • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VI HMs
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06^ORAS • 07^ORAS

Generation VII TMs
SM USUM
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 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
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
PE
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 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60

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
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
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
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
26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50
51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75
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
50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74
75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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