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	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
	Gasty	ghost/poison	1	21	21 (RSE) 16 (FRLG)
	Haunter	ghost/poison	1	21	21 (RSE) 16 (FRLG)
	Gengar	ghost/poison	1	21	21 (RSE) 16 (FRLG)
	Spinarak	bug/poison		17	17
	Ariados	bug/poison		17	17
	Natu	psychic/flying		10	10
	Xatu	psychic/flying		1, 10	10
	Murkrow	dark/flying		26	27
	Sableye	dark/ghost			9
	Shuppet	ghost			13
	Banette	ghost			1, 13
	Duskull	ghost			1
	Dusclops	ghost			1
	Deoxys	psychic			5
	Dusknoir	ghost
	Darkrai	dark			1 (DP)
	Yamask	ghost
	Cofagrigus	ghost
	Frillish	water/ghost
	Jellicent	water/ghost
	Litwick	ghost/fire
	Lampent	ghost/fire
	Golett	ground/ghost
	Golurk	ground/ghost
	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
	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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Spin-offs & shorts

• Night Shade being used by Team Meanies' Gengar.

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