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
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
Snatch:	No
King's Rock:	Yes

Contest Data

Contests (RS E)

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

Super Contests (DP Pt)

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
GS C	The user's level equals damage HP.
RS E	Inflicts damage indentical to the user's level.
FRLG	An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user's level.
DP PtHGSS	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	Level
Pokémon		Type	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
	Gasty	ghost/poison	1	21	21 (RS E) 16 (FRLG)	15	15	15	15
	Haunter	ghost/poison	1	21	21 (RS E) 16 (FRLG)	15	15	15	15
	Gengar	ghost/poison	1	21	21 (RS E) 16 (FRLG)	15	15	15	15
	Spinarak	bug/poison		17	17	15	15	15	15
	Ariados	bug/poison		17	17	15	15	15	15
	Natu	psychic/flying		10	10	6	6	6	6
	Xatu	psychic/flying		1, 10	10	6	6	6 (XY) 1, 6 (ORAS)	1, 6
	Murkrow	dark/flying		26	27	21	21	21	21
	Sableye	dark/ghost			9	8	8	8 (XY) 6 (ORAS)	6
	Shuppet	ghost			13	8	8 (BW) 7 (B2W2)	7	7
	Banette	ghost			1, 13	1, 5	1, 8 (BW) 1, 7 (B2W2)	1, 7	1, 7
	Duskull	ghost			1	1	1	1	1
	Dusclops	ghost			1	1	1	1	1
	Deoxys	psychic			5	9	9	9 (XY) 7 (ORAS)	7
	Dusknoir	ghost				1	1	1	1
	Darkrai	dark			1 (DP)
	Yamask	ghost					13	13	13
	Cofagrigus	ghost					13	13	13
	Frillish	water/ghost					9	9	9
	Jellicent	water/ghost					1, 9	1, 9	1, 9
	Litwick	ghost/fire					13	13	13
	Lampent	ghost/fire					13	13	13
	Golett	ground/ghost					35	35	40
	Golurk	ground/ghost					35	35	40
	Lunala	psychic/ghost							7
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	Father
Pokémon		Type	IV	V	VI	VII
	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.