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Night Shade
ナイトヘッド Night Head
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| Introduced: | Generation I |
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Battle Data
| Type: | 
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| Category: | 
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| Power: | Varies |
| Accuracy: | 100% |
| PP: | 15 (Max. 24) |
| Priority: | 0 |
| Contact: | No |
Affected by
| Magic Coat: | No |
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| Magic Bounce: | No |
| Bright Powder: | Yes |
| Detect/Protect: | Yes |
| Snatch: | No |
| Mirror Move: | Yes |
| King's Rock: | Yes |
Contest Data
| Condition: | Smart |
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| Appeal: | 2 ♥♥ |
| Jam: | 1 ♥ |
| Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal. | |
| Condition: | Smart |
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| Appeal: | 3 ♥♥♥ |
| A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon. | |
Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)
| Condition: | Clever |
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| 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.
Contents
Description
| Games | Description |
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| 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 |
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 | ||
| VII | VIII | ||||
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Gasty | ghost/poison | 1 | 21 | 21 (RSE) 16 (FRLG) |
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Haunter | ghost/poison | 1 | 21 | 21 (RSE) 16 (FRLG) |
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Gengar | ghost/poison | 1 | 21 | 21 (RSE) 16 (FRLG) |
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Spinarak | bug/poison | 17 | 17 | |
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Ariados | bug/poison | 17 | 17 | |
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Natu | psychic/ | 10 | 10 | |
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Xatu | psychic/ | 1, 10 | 10 | |
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Murkrow | dark/ | 26 | 27 | |
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Sableye | dark/ghost | 9 | ||
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Shuppet | ghost | 13 | ||
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Banette | ghost | 1, 13 | ||
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Duskull | ghost | 1 | ||
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Dusclops | ghost | 1 | ||
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Deoxys | psychic | 5 | ||
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Dusknoir | ghost | |||
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Darkrai | dark | 1 (DP) | ||
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Yamask | ghost | |||
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Cofagrigus | ghost | |||
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Frillish | water/ghost | |||
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Jellicent | water/ghost | |||
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Litwick | ghost/fire | |||
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Lampent | ghost/fire | |||
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Golett | ground/ghost | |||
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Golurk | ground/ghost | |||
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Lunala | psychic/ghost | |||
| 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 | ||||
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Hoothoot | normal/ |
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Chatot | normal/ |
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Solosis | psychic |
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| 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. | ||||||||
