Shadow Blast (move)

Shadow Blast (Japanese: ダークブラスト Dark Blast) is one of several Shadow moves available only in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Like other Shadow moves, it is forgotten and replaced with another move once the Pokémon is purified. It is the signature move of Shadow Lugia.

Shadow Blast
ダークブラスト Dark Blast

Battles

Type	Shadow
Category	Physical
PP	N/A (max. N/A)
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 Affected by King's Rock

Target

Foe	Foe
Self	Ally
May affect anyone but the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Effect

Shadow Blast is a Shadow version of Aeroblast. It deals damage and has an increased critical hit ratio.

As Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded, and since Pokémon Contests do not exist in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shadow Blast cannot be used in Contests.

Description

Games	Description
XD	A wicked blade of air is formed using a shadowy aura.

Learnset

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
#	Pokémon		Type		C	XD
249		Shadow Lugia	Psychic	Flying	✓
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Trivia

Despite having the appearance of a special move, this move is physical because Aeroblast was physical in Generation III.

In other languages

Language		Title
French		Aéro Noir
German		Cryptostrahl
Italian		Ombrolame
Spanish		Soplo Oscuro

Shadow moves

	Shadow Blast • Shadow Blitz • Shadow Break • Shadow End • Shadow Rush
	Shadow Bolt • Shadow Chill • Shadow Fire Shadow Rave • Shadow Storm • Shadow Wave
	Shadow Down • Shadow Half • Shadow Hold Shadow Mist • Shadow Panic • Shadow Shed • Shadow Sky

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