Night Shade

Night Shade

ナイトヘッド Night Head

Introduced:	Generation I

Battle Data

Type:
Category:
Power:	Varies
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	15, max: 24
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

Magic Coat:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Jam:	1 ♥
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests (DPPt)

Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
An appealing move that can used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Night Shade is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I. It was the signature move of the Gastly evolutionary line in Generation I.

Description

Games	Description
GSC	The user's level equals damage HP.
RSE	Inflicts damage indentical to the user's level.
FRLG	An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user's level.
DPPtHGSS	The user makes the foe see a mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user's level.
BWB2W2	The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user's level.
XYORAS SMUSUMPE SWSH	The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.

Effect

In battle

Night Shade does damage to the target that is equal to the user's level. In a Double Battle, Night Shade can target any Pokémon around the user. In a Triple Battle, Night Shade can only target a Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Kadabra	psychic	Human-Like							19PE
	Alakazam	psychic	Human-Like							19PE
	Gastly	ghost/poison	Amorphous	1	21	21RSE 16FRLG	15	15	15	15SMUSUM 12PE	30
	Haunter	ghost/poison	Amorphous	1	21	21RSE 16FRLG	15	15	15	15SMUSUM 12PE	30
	Gengar	ghost/poison	Amorphous	1	21	21RSE 16FRLG	15	15	15	15SMUSUM 12PE	30
	Spinarak	bug/poison	Amorphous		17	17	15	15	15	15
	Ariados	bug/poison	Amorphous		17	17	15	15	15	15
	Natu	psychic/flying	Flying		10	10	6	6	6	6	20
	Xatu	psychic/flying	Flying		1, 10	10	6	6	6XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6	20
	Murkrow	dark/flying	Flying		26	27	21	21	21	21
	Corsola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3								45
	Sableye	dark/ghost	Human-Like			9	8	8	8XY 6ORAS	6	21
	Shuppet	ghost	Amorphous			13	8	8BW 7B2W2	7	7
	Banette	ghost	Amorphous			1, 13	1, 8	1, 8BW 1, 7B2W2	1, 7	1, 7
	Duskull	ghost	Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1	16
	Dusclops	ghost	Amorphous			1	1	1	1	1	16
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			5	9	9	9XY 7ORAS	7
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			5	9	9	9XY 7ORAS	7
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			5	9	9	9XY 7ORAS	7
	Deoxys	psychic	Undiscovered			5	9	9	9XY 7ORAS	7
	Spiritomb	ghost/dark	Amorphous								1
	Dusknoir	ghost	Amorphous				1	1	1	1	16
	Darkrai	dark	Undiscovered				1DP
	Yamask	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					13	13	13	8
	Yamask	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous								8
	Cofagrigus	ghost	Mineral/Amorphous					13	13	13	1
	Frillish	water/ghost	Amorphous					9	9	9	8
	Jellicent	water/ghost	Amorphous					1, 9	1, 9	1, 9	1
	Litwick	ghost/fire	Amorphous					13	13	13	28
	Lampent	ghost/fire	Amorphous					13	13	13	28
	Chandelure	ghost/fire	Amorphous								1
	Golett	ground/ghost	Mineral					35	35	40	20
	Golurk	ground/ghost	Mineral					35	35	40	20
	Lunala	psychic/ghost	Undiscovered							7	7
	Blacephalon	fire/ghost	Undiscovered							23USUM	15
	Cursola	ghost	Water 1/Water 3								45
	Runerigus	ground/ghost	Mineral/Amorphous								1
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

Pokémon		Type	Egg Groups	Father
				IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
	Hoothoot	normal/flying
	Chatot	normal/flying
	Solosis	psychic
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. * indicates a Pokémon that can only learn this move through chain breeding.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime

Main games

• Night Shade depicted in Red, Green, Blue, and Yellow.
• Night Shade depicted in Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
• Night Shade depicted in Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, FireRed and Leaf Green.
• Night Shade depicted in X, Y, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.
• Night Shade depicted in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

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Main series

• Night Shade being used by Drake's Gengar.
• Night Shade being used by Morty's Haunter.
• Night Shade being used by Deoxys.
• Night Shade being used by Fantina's Gengar.
• Night Shade being used by James' Yamask.
• Night Shade being used by Trip's Frillish.
• Night Shade being used by Ash's Gengar.
• Night Shade being used by Team Rocket's Dusclops.

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