Shadow Ball

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Shadow Ball (シャドーボール Shadow Ball)
File:Shadow Ball(Let's Go).PNG
Introduced:	Generation II
Battle Data
Type:
Category:
Power:	80
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	Template:PP
Priority:	0
Contact:	No
Affected by
Bright Powder:	Yes
Detect/Protect:	Yes
King's Rock:	No
Magic Bounce:	No
Magic Coat:	No
Mirror Move:	Yes
Snatch:	No
Contest Data
Contests
Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	3 ♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.
Super Contests
Condition:	Smart
Appeal:	2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Contest Spectaculars
Condition:	Clever
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:	0
Quite an appealing move.

Shadow Ball (Japanese: シャドーボール, Hepburn: Shadow Ball) is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation II. It has been available as TM30 since Generation II.

Description

Games	Description
Template:GSC	An attack that may lower SPCL. DEF.
Template:RSE	Hurls a black blob that may lower SP. DEF.
Template:FRLG	A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe's SP. DEF.
Template:DPPtTemplate:HGSS	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Template:BWTemplate:B2W2	The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.
Template:XYTemplate:ORAS Template:SMTemplate:USUMTemplate:PE Template:SWSH	The user throws a shadowy blob at the opponent. It may lower the opponent's Sp. Def stat.

Foe	Foe	Foe
User	Ally	Ally

Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by 1 stage.

In a Double Battle, Shadow Ball can target any Pokémon that's adjacent to the user.

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	I	II	III	IV	V
	Gastly				36^{Template:FRLG}	29	29
	Haunter				45^{Template:FRLG}	33	33
	Gengar				45^{Template:FRLG}	33	33
	Misdreavus					37	41
	Shedinja				38	59	59
	Sableye				41	53	57
	Shuppet				41	31	35^Template:BW 30^{Template:B2W2}
	Banette				48	31	35^Template:BW 30^{Template:B2W2}
	Drifloon					38	43^Template:BW 36^{Template:B2W2}
	Drifblim					44	51^Template:BW 40^{Template:B2W2}
	Yamask						37
	Cofagrigus						39
	Litwick						49
	Lampent						53
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Pokémon		Type	Level
Pokémon		Type	VI	VII	VIII
	Gastly		29	29^{Template:SMTemplate:USUM} 26^Template:PE	48
	Haunter		33	33^{Template:SMTemplate:USUM} 30^Template:PE	48
	Gengar		33	33^{Template:SMTemplate:USUM} 30^Template:PE	48
	Misdreavus		41	41
	Shedinja		59^Template:XY 33^{Template:ORAS}	33	50
	Sableye		57^Template:XY 39^{Template:ORAS}	39	45
	Shuppet		30	30
	Banette		30	30
	Duskull		41^{Template:ORAS}	41	40
	Dusclops		45^{Template:ORAS}	45	42
	Drifloon		36	36	20
	Drifblim		40	40	20
	Dusknoir		45^{Template:ORAS}	45	42
	Froslass		42^{Template:ORAS}	42	61
	Yamask		37	37	40
	Yamask				40
	Cofagrigus		39	39	48
	Frillish				32
	Jellicent				32
	Litwick		40	40	36
	Lampent		53	53	36
	Chandelure		53	53	1
	Golett				36
	Golurk				36
	Delphox		1	1
	Meowstic Female		31	31	49
	Pumpkaboo		36	36	36
	Gourgeist		36, 70	36	36
	Hoopa Confined		68^Template:XY 55^{Template:ORAS}	55
	Sandygast			41
	Palossand			41
	Dhelmise			36	44
	Lunala			23	23
	Blacephalon			41^{Template:USUM}
	Sinistea				48
	Polteageist				48
	Runerigus				44
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

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v · d · eGeneration II TMs and HMs

TMs	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

HMs	01 02 03 04 05 06 07

See also	Generation I Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs Generation IX

Pokémon Gold Version and Pokémon Silver Version · Pokémon Crystal Version

v · d · eGeneration III TMs and HMs

TMs	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

HMs	01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08^RSE

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs TRs Generation IX

Pokémon Ruby Version and Pokémon Sapphire Version · Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version · Pokémon Emerald Version

v · d · eGeneration VIII TRs

#001–050	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

#051–099	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

See also	Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII TMs Generation IX

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield