Shadow Down (move)

Shadow Down (Japanese: ダークダウン Dark Down) 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.

Shadow Down
ダークダウン Dark Down
Type  Shadow
Category  Status
PP  N/A (max. N/A)
Power  —
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
Self Ally
Affects all foes
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  [[{{{category}}} (condition)|{{{category}}}]]
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Appeal  0  
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Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Effect

Shadow Down is a Shadow version of Screech. It lowers the Defense of both opponents by two stages each.

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

Description
Games Description
XD A shadowy aura sharply cuts the foe's Defense.


Learnset
# Pokémon Type Game
C XD
020 Raticate Normal Normal ✓
078 Rapidash Fire Fire ✓
097 Hypno Psychic Psychic ✓
106 Hitmonlee Fighting Fighting ✓
107 Hitmonchan Fighting Fighting ✓
112 Rhydon Ground Rock ✓
149 Dragonite Dragon Flying ✓
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.

In other languages
Language Title
French Souffle Noir
German Cryptobann
Italian Declinoscuro
Spanish Ocaso 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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