Weather Ball

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Weather Ball

ウェザーボール Weather Ball

Generation:	III

Battle Data

Type:
Category
Power:	50
Accuracy:	100%
PP:	10, max: 16
Affects:	User
Secondary Effect:	None
Priority:	0
Contact:	No

Affected by

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

Contest Data

Contests (RSE)

Type:
Appeal:	4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam:

Super Contests (DPPt)

Type:
Appeal:	2 ♥♥

Contest Spectaculars (ORAS)

Type:
Appeal:
Jam:

Weather Ball is a Normal-type move introduced in Generation III that was the signature move of Castform until Generation IV.

Description

Games	Description
RSE	The move's type and power change with the weather.
FRLG	An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS	An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
SMUSUM SwShBDSPLA	This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather.
SV	This move's type and power change depending on the weather at the time the move is used.

Effect

In Battle

An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather. When no weather condition is in effect, Weather Ball is a normal type move. During any weather condition, Weather Ball's type changes and its base power doubles to 100. It will be:

• Fire-type if it is sunny.
• Water-type if it is raining.
• Ice-type if it is hailing.
• Rock-type if there is a sandstorm.
• Normal-type if it is foggy, there are strong winds, or there is no weather condition in effect.
• ???-type if Shadow Sky is under effect. (Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness only)

Type power-ups from the weather will be put into effect, as well as STAB caused by Castform's type changing from its ability, Forecast.

Contests

A highly appealing move.

Super Contests

Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.

Learnset

By leveling up

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Level
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered		1HGSS	1	1	1	1	1
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered		1HGSS	1	1	1	1	1
	Castform	normal	Fairy/Amorphous	30	30	40BW 30B2W2	30XY 25ORAS	25	25BDSP
	Snorunt	ice	Fairy/Mineral							50
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral							54
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass		1	1	1	1
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral						1SwShBDSP	1
	Vanilluxe	ice	Mineral			1	1	1	1
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered				40	40	12	12
	Eiscue	ice	Water 1/Field						12	12
	Tadbulb	electric	Water 1							36
	Bellibolt	electric	Water 1							36
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 TM

Pokémon		Type	Egg groups	Machine
				III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
	Bulbasaur	grass/poison	Monster/Grass						TM46	TM193
	Ivysaur	grass/poison	Monster/Grass						TM46	TM193
	Venusaur	grass/poison	Monster/Grass						TM46	TM193
	Charmander	fire	Monster/Dragon						TM46	TM193
	Charmeleon	fire	Monster/Dragon						TM46	TM193
	Charizard	fire/flying	Monster/Dragon						TM46	TM193
	Squirtle	water	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Wartortle	water	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Blastoise	water	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Vulpix	fire	Field						TM46	TM193
	Vulpix	ice	Field						TM46	TM193
	Ninetales	fire	Field						TM46	TM193
	Ninetales	ice/fairy	Field						TM46	TM193
	Vileplume	grass/poison	Grass							TM193
	Poliwag	water	Water 1							TM193
	Poliwhirl	water	Water 1							TM193
	Poliwrath	water/fighting	Water 1							TM193
	Bellsprout	grass/poison	Grass							TM193
	Weepinbell	grass/poison	Grass							TM193
	Victreebel	grass/poison	Grass							TM193
	Tentacruel	water/poison	Water 3							TM193
	Slowpoke	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Slowpoke	psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Slowbro	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Slowbro	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Seel	water	Water 1/Field							TM193
	Dewgong	water/ice	Water 1/Field							TM193
	Cloyster	water/ice	Water 3						TM46	TM193
	Horsea	water	Water 1/Dragon							TM193
	Seadra	water	Water 1/Dragon							TM193
	Lapras	water/ice	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Eevee	normal	Field						TM46	TM193
	Vaporeon	water	Field						TM46	TM193
	Jolteon	electric	Field						TM46	TM193
	Flareon	fire	Field						TM46	TM193
	Articuno	ice/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Zapdos	electric/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Moltres	fire/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Dragonair	dragon	Water 1/Dragon							TM193
	Dragonite	dragon/flying	Water 1/Dragon							TM193
	Mewtwo	psychic	Undiscovered							TM193
	Mew	psychic	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Meganium	grass	Monster/Grass							TM193
	Bellossom	grass	Grass							TM193
	Politoed	water	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Sunkern	grass	Grass							TM193
	Sunflora	grass	Grass							TM193
	Espeon	psychic	Field						TM46	TM193
	Umbreon	dark	Field						TM46	TM193
	Slowking	water/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Slowking	poison/psychic	Monster/Water 1						TM46	TM193
	Delibird	ice/flying	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Kingdra	water/dragon	Water 1/Dragon							TM193
	Raikou	electric	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Entei	fire	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Suicune	water	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Lugia	psychic/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Ho-Oh	fire/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Celebi	psychic/grass	Undiscovered						TM46
	Swampert	water/ground	Monster/Water 1							TM193
	Lotad	water/grass	Water 1/Grass							TM193
	Lombre	water/grass	Water 1/Grass							TM193
	Ludicolo	water/grass	Water 1/Grass						TM46	TM193
	Nuzleaf	grass/dark	Field/Grass							TM193
	Shiftry	grass/dark	Field/Grass							TM193
	Pelipper	water/flying	Water 1/Flying						TM46	TM193
	Masquerain	bug/flying	Water 1/Bug							TM193
	Roselia	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass						TM46
	Wailmer	water	Field/Water 2						TM46
	Wailord	water	Field/Water 2						TM46
	Torkoal	fire	Field						TM46	TM193
	Lunatone	rock/psychic	Mineral						TM46
	Solrock	rock/psychic	Mineral						TM46
	Whiscash	water/ground	Water 2						TM46	TM193
	Milotic	water	Water 1/Dragon						TM46	TM193
	Snorunt	ice	Fairy/Mineral						TM46	TM193
	Glalie	ice	Fairy/Mineral						TM46	TM193
	Latias	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered							TM193
	Latios	dragon/psychic	Undiscovered							TM193
	Piplup	water	Water 1/Field							TM193
	Prinplup	water	Water 1/Field							TM193
	Empoleon	water/steel	Water 1/Field							TM193
	Budew	grass/poison	Undiscovered						TM46
	Roserade	grass/poison	Fairy/Grass						TM46
	Cherubi	grass	Grass						TM46
	Cherrim	grass	Grass						TM46
	Gastrodon	water/ground	Water 1/Amorphous						TM46	TM193
	Drifloon	ghost/flying	Amorphous						TM46	TM193
	Drifblim	ghost/flying	Amorphous						TM46	TM193
	Bronzong	steel/psychic	Mineral						TM46	TM193
	Hippopotas	ground	Field						TM46
	Hippowdon	ground	Field						TM46
	Snover	grass/ice	Monster/Grass						TM46	TM193
	Abomasnow	grass/ice	Monster/Grass						TM46	TM193
	Electivire	electric	Human-Like						TM46	TM193
	Magmortar	fire	Human-Like						TM46	TM193
	Leafeon	grass	Field						TM46	TM193
	Glaceon	ice	Field						TM46	TM193
	Froslass	ice/ghost	Fairy/Mineral						TM46	TM193
	Phione	water	Water 1/Fairy							TM193
	Manaphy	water	Water 1/Fairy							TM193
	Gigalith	rock	Mineral						TM46
	Tympole	water	Water 1						TM46
	Palpitoad	water/ground	Water 1						TM46
	Seismitoad	water/ground	Water 1						TM46
	Lilligant	grass	Grass							TM193
	Lilligant	grass/fighting	Grass							TM193
	Maractus	grass	Grass						TM46
	Swanna	water/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM193
	Vanilluxe	ice	Mineral						TM46
	Tornadus	flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Thundurus	electric/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Reshiram	dragon/fire	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Zekrom	dragon/electric	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Landorus	ground/flying	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Kyurem	dragon/ice	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Greninja	water/dark	Water 1							TM193
	Vivillon	bug/flying	Bug							TM193
	Clauncher	water	Water 1/Water 3							TM193
	Clawitzer	water	Water 1/Water 3							TM193
	Heliolisk	electric/normal	Monster/Dragon						TM46
	Amaura	rock/ice	Monster						TM46
	Aurorus	rock/ice	Monster						TM46
	Sylveon	fairy	Field						TM46	TM193
	Goodra	dragon	Dragon						TM46	TM193
	Goodra	steel/dragon	Dragon							TM193
	Volcanion	fire/water	Undiscovered						TM46	TM193
	Primarina	water/fairy	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Fomantis	grass	Grass						TM46	TM193
	Lurantis	grass	Grass						TM46	TM193
	Shiinotic	grass/fairy	Grass						TM46
	Raboot	fire	Field/Human-Like							TM193
	Cinderace	fire	Field/Human-Like							TM193
	Sobble	water	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Drizzile	water	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Inteleon	water	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Eldegoss	grass	Grass						TM46
	Cramorant	flying/water	Water 1/Flying						TM46	TM193
	Frosmoth	ice/bug	Bug						TM46	TM193
	Eiscue	ice	Water 1/Field						TM46	TM193
	Enamorus	fairy/flying	Undiscovered							TM193
	Smoliv	grass/normal	Grass							TM193
	Dolliv	grass/normal	Grass							TM193
	Arboliva	grass/normal	Grass							TM193
	Armarouge	fire/psychic	Human-Like							TM193
	Tadbulb	electric	Water 1							TM193
	Bellibolt	electric	Water 1							TM193
	Wattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM193
	Kilowattrel	electric/flying	Water 1/Flying							TM193
	Rellor	bug	Bug							TM193
	Rabsca	bug/psychic	Bug							TM193
	Walking Wake	water/dragon	Undiscovered							TM193
	Gouging Fire	fire/dragon	Undiscovered							TM193
	Raging Bolt	electric/dragon	Undiscovered							TM193
	Terapagos	normal	Undiscovered							TM193
Bold indicates this Pokémon receives STAB from this move. Italic indicates an evolved or alternate form of this Pokémon receives STAB from this move.

Gallery

• Games
• Anime
• Manga

Main games

Weather Ball depicted in Generation III

Side games

Fire-Type Weather Ball depicted in Pokémon Battle Revolution.

Main series

Weather Ball being used by Bart's Castform in Rainy form.

Weather Ball being used by Gardenia's Roserade.

Pokémon Adventures

Weather Ball being used by Ruby's Castform in Frost form.