Weather Ball (move)

Weather Ball (Japanese: ウェザーボール Weather Ball) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was the signature move of Castform. It is TM46 in Generation VIII.

Weather Ball
ウェザーボール Weather Ball

Battles

Type	Normal
Category	Special
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	50
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	Foe
Self	Ally	Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM46 in Generation VIII

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam	0
A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Beautiful
Appeal	3 ♥♥♥
Jamming	0
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Effect

Weather Ball deals damage. When the weather is clear, Weather Ball is a Normal-type move. During any type of weather except strong winds, Weather Ball's power doubles to 100. (Type-based power boosts from weather apply as normal, in addition to Weather Ball's effect.)

Weather Ball's type changes depending on the weather at the time it is used.

Normal-type if there is no weather, it is foggy, or there are strong winds.
Fire-type if it is sunny.
Water-type if it is raining.
Ice-type if it is hailing.
Rock-type if there is a sandstorm.

Pokémon with Bulletproof are immune to Weather Ball, regardless of the weather.

Weather Ball can also be used as part of a Pokémon Contest combination, giving the user four extra appeal points if a weather summoning move was used in the prior turn. It is also part of a Contest Spectacular combination, giving the user three extra appeal points if a weather summoning move was used in the prior turn.

Generation III

Because damage category depends on the type of the move in Generation III, Weather Ball's category depends on its type.

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, when used during a shadowy aura, Weather Ball's power doubles to 100, and the move becomes typeless; the move then is a physical move that deals regular damage against all Pokémon regardless of types, and the user will not receive STAB.

Generation IV

Weather Ball is affected by Normalize.

Generation V onwards

Weather Ball is unaffected by Normalize, Pixilate, Refrigerate, Aerilate, and Galvanize. However, it is affected by Ion Deluge (if the move would be Normal-type) and Electrify.

When used as a Z-Move with Normalium Z, Weather Ball will be turned into Breakneck Blitz, but then Breakneck Blitz will turn into the Z-Move of the type corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in that weather. This does not occur if Weather Ball is turned into a Z-Move via another move like Sleep Talk. The same effect happens when Weather Ball is used as a Max Move, displaying as Max Strike but changing into the appropriate Max Move corresponding to the type Weather Ball would be in the current weather.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColo.XD	The move's type and power change with the weather.
FRLG	An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
DP Pt HGSSPBR BW B2W2 XY ORAS	An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
SM USUM SwSh BDSP	This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
249		Lugia		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1^HGSS	1	1	1	1
250		Ho-Oh		Undiscovered		Undiscovered		1^HGSS	1	1	1	1
351		Castform		Fairy	Amorphous	30	30	40^BW 30^B2W2	30^XY 25^ORAS	25	25^BDSP
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass		1	1	1	1
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral						1
584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral			1	1	1	1
721		Volcanion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered				40	40	12
875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field						12
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM46
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass						✔
002		Ivysaur		Monster	Grass						✔
003		Venusaur		Monster	Grass						✔
004		Charmander		Monster	Dragon						✔
005		Charmeleon		Monster	Dragon						✔
006		Charizard		Monster	Dragon						✔
007		Squirtle		Monster	Water 1						✔
008		Wartortle		Monster	Water 1						✔
009		Blastoise		Monster	Water 1						✔
037		Vulpix		Field		Field						✔
037		Vulpix Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
038		Ninetales		Field		Field						✔
038		Ninetales Alolan Form		Field		Field						✔
079		Slowpoke		Monster	Water 1						✔
079		Slowpoke Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						✔
080		Slowbro		Monster	Water 1						✔
080		Slowbro Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						✔
091		Cloyster		Water 3		Water 3						✔
131		Lapras		Monster	Water 1						✔
133		Eevee		Field		Field						✔
134		Vaporeon		Field		Field						✔
135		Jolteon		Field		Field						✔
136		Flareon		Field		Field						✔
144		Articuno		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
145		Zapdos		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
146		Moltres		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
151		Mew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
186		Politoed		Water 1		Water 1						✔
196		Espeon		Field		Field						✔
197		Umbreon		Field		Field						✔
199		Slowking		Monster	Water 1						✔
199		Slowking Galarian Form		Monster	Water 1						✔
225		Delibird		Water 1	Field						✔
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						✔
272		Ludicolo		Water 1	Grass						✔
279		Pelipper		Water 1	Flying						✔
315		Roselia		Fairy	Grass						✔
320		Wailmer		Field	Water 2						✔
321		Wailord		Field	Water 2						✔
324		Torkoal		Field		Field						✔
337		Lunatone		Mineral		Mineral						✔
338		Solrock		Mineral		Mineral						✔
340		Whiscash		Water 2		Water 2						✔
350		Milotic		Water 1	Dragon						✔
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral						✔
362		Glalie		Fairy	Mineral						✔
406		Budew		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
407		Roserade		Fairy	Grass						✔
420		Cherubi		Grass		Grass						✔
421		Cherrim		Grass		Grass						✔
423		Gastrodon		Water 1	Amorphous						✔
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous						✔
437		Bronzong		Mineral		Mineral						✔
449		Hippopotas		Field		Field						✔
450		Hippowdon		Field		Field						✔
459		Snover		Monster	Grass						✔
460		Abomasnow		Monster	Grass						✔
466		Electivire		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
467		Magmortar		Human-Like		Human-Like						✔
470		Leafeon		Field		Field						✔
471		Glaceon		Field		Field						✔
478		Froslass		Fairy	Mineral						✔
526		Gigalith		Mineral		Mineral						✔
535		Tympole		Water 1		Water 1						✔
536		Palpitoad		Water 1		Water 1						✔
537		Seismitoad		Water 1		Water 1						✔
556		Maractus		Grass		Grass						✔
584		Vanilluxe		Mineral		Mineral						✔
641		Tornadus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
642		Thundurus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
643		Reshiram		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
644		Zekrom		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
645		Landorus		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
646		Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
646		Kyurem White Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
646		Kyurem Black Kyurem		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
695		Heliolisk		Monster	Dragon						✔
698		Amaura		Monster		Monster						✔
699		Aurorus		Monster		Monster						✔
700		Sylveon		Field		Field						✔
706		Goodra		Dragon		Dragon						✔
721		Volcanion		Undiscovered		Undiscovered						✔
730		Primarina		Water 1	Field						✔
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass						✔
754		Lurantis		Grass		Grass						✔
756		Shiinotic		Grass		Grass						✔
816		Sobble		Water 1	Field						✔
817		Drizzile		Water 1	Field						✔
818		Inteleon		Water 1	Field						✔
830		Eldegoss		Grass		Grass						✔
845		Cramorant		Water 1	Flying						✔
873		Frosmoth		Bug		Bug						✔
875		Eiscue		Water 1	Field						✔
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups		II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
069		Bellsprout		Grass		Grass		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
420		Cherubi		Fairy	Grass		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
425		Drifloon		Amorphous		Amorphous		✔^HGSS	✔	✔	✔	✔^BDSP
753		Fomantis		Grass		Grass					✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
361		Snorunt		Fairy	Mineral	Dream World - Icy Cave
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

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
243		Raikou		Undiscovered		Undiscovered	Shiny Crown Raikou Shinsegae Raikou Korean Crown Raikou GameStop Raikou Winter 2011 Raikou
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

Generation V

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
001		Bulbasaur		Monster	Grass	Sticker Promotional Egg Bulbasaur Kanto Starter Egg Bulbasaur
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, Weather Ball has 10 base power, 15PP and 90% accuracy. The attack travels up to 10 tiles away and hits the first Pokémon it encounters, ally or enemy. It becomes Ice-type in the snow and Water-type in the fog. Cloudy weather does not affect the move at all.

In Explorers of Time, Darkness and Sky, the move's base power has been decreased to 5, and its accuracy to 85.5%. Additionally, it doesn't change typing in the fog anymore, and the power isn't affected by snow or fog.

Pokémon GO

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In Pokémon GO, the Fire-type, Ice-type, and Water-type Weather Ball moves are Charged Attacks that have been available since March 30, 2019. The Rock-type Weather Ball move is a Charged Attack that has replaced the Normal-type Weather Ball on May 31, 2021. On August 30, 2021, the Normal-type Weather Ball was added back to the game with updated stats. Unlike in the core series, Weather Ball's type is fixed and does not depend on the weather. The game's data instead stores its type variations as separate move entries.

Fire

Weather Ball

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	55
Energy cost	33
Duration	1.6 seconds
Damage window	1.35 - 1.6 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	55
Energy cost	35
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By Elite Charged TM

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms and Raids

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Trainer Battles

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Ice

Weather Ball

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	55
Energy cost	33
Duration	1.6 seconds
Damage window	1.35 - 1.6 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	55
Energy cost	35
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms and Raids

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Trainer Battles

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Water

Weather Ball

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	55
Energy cost	33
Duration	1.6 seconds
Damage window	1.35 - 1.6 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	55
Energy cost	35
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

By GO Snapshot

Updates

Gyms and Raids

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Trainer Battles

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Rock

Weather Ball

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	55
Energy cost	33
Duration	1.6 seconds
Damage window	1.35 - 1.6 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	55
Energy cost	35
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

Updates

Gyms and Raids

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Trainer Battles

August 30, 2021
- Power: 60 → 55

Normal

Weather Ball

Charged Attack

Gyms & Raids
Power	55
Energy cost	33
Duration	1.6 seconds
Damage window	1.35 - 1.6 seconds

Trainer Battles
Power	55
Energy cost	35
Secondary effect	?
Effect chance	?%

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

Description

Games	Description
MDRB	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance, using the weather's power.
MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target, even at a distance. The move's type and power changes with the weather.
BSL	はなれたポケモンにダメージをあたえるげんざいのてんきによってタイプやいりょくがへんかする
MDGtI	UNUSED
SMD	The weather determines its type and power.* It damages a Pokémon, even one far away. The move's type varies, depending on the weather. The power goes up except when the weather is clear.*

In the anime

Pokémon	Method

Rainy Form Castform	Sunny Form Castform	Roserade
The user fires a ball of energy that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
User	First Used In		Notes
Castform	Rainy Form Castform fires a blue energy ball with water streams around it at the opponent from its mouth.
Bart's Castform	Unfair Weather Friends		Debut Dealt Water-type damage
Castform	Sunny Form Castform fires a red energy ball with fire streams around it at the opponent from its mouth.
Bart's Castform	Unfair Weather Friends		Dealt Fire-type damage
Roserade	Roserade holds its arms up and creates an orange ball with fire streams around it and fires it at the opponent.
Gardenia's Roserade	The Grass Menagerie!		Dealt Fire-type damage

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Snowy Form Castform

The user fires a ball of energy at the opponent depending on the weather.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
Castform	Snowy Form Castform takes a deep breath and fires a large snow ball from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Fofo	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon X	Debut Dealt Ice-type damage
Castform	Castform releases a powerful ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent.
Ruby's Fofo	With a Spoink in Your Step I	None

In other generations

Main article: Weather Ball (move)/Gallery

Trivia

Despite Weather Ball becoming a Rock-type move in a sandstorm, Castform itself will not change form under these conditions.
Prior to Generation IV, Weather Ball was one of the only two moves (along with Hidden Power) which could be either physical or special, due to the damage category being determined by the type.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	氣象球 Heijeuhng Kàuh
Chinese	Mandarin	氣象球 / 气象球 Qìxiàng Qiú
Danish		Vejr Bold
Dutch		Weerbal
Finnish		Sääpallo
French		Ball'Météo
German		Meteorologe
Greek		Μετεωρολογόσφαιρα
Hindi		Mausami Gola
Indonesian		Bola Cuaca
Italian		Palla Clima
Korean		웨더볼 Weather Ball
Polish		Meteokula
Portuguese	Brazil	Esfera Climática
Portuguese	Portugal	Bola Temporal Bola Metereológica
Romanian		Weather Ball
Serbian		Meteorološka Lopta
Spanish	Latin America	Bola de Clima(AG083) Bola Climatica(EP503-Present)
Spanish	Spain	Meteorobola
Thai		เวเธอร์บอล
Vietnamese		Quả Cầu Khí Tượng

Variations of the move Weather Ball

Weather Ball • Terrain Pulse

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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