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Shadow Ball

General

Shadow Ball
ghost special

Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC

Quick Description

Diamond/Pearl Flavor text
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.
Eevine summary
Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.

Damage ghost Inflicts

0× against
normal
½× against
dark steel
2× against
ghost psychic

Stats

Power
80
Accuracy
100%
PP
15; maximum is 24
Target
enemy
Effect chance
20%
Power × accuracy
80.0
Power percentile
75.8
Priority
0

Names

Japanese
シャドーボール
Romaji
Shadoobooru

Flags

TMs

Red/Blue/Yellow RBY TM
n/a
Gold/Silver/Crystal GSC TM
TM30 (¥), location: Morty's gift (Ecruteak's gym)
Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald RSE TM
TM30 (¥0), location:
Diamond/Pearl/Platinum DPPT TM
TM30 (¥), location:

Effect Details

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense.

Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald Flavor Text

Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's SP. DEF.

Contest Stuff

Contest Stats

Type
smart
Appeal
3 333
Jam
0
Flavor text
Shuffles the next turn's turn order.

Similar Moves

beauty
Flash, Psybeam, Signal Beam, Water Pulse
cool
Roar, Twister
cute
Uproar
smart
Confuse Ray, Gust, SmokeScreen, Supersonic, Whirlwind
tough
Sandstorm

Combos

Use Shadow Ball before
none
Use Shadow Ball after

Contest Effect

Pokémon

See also: All 192 in the Pokémon search

By leveling up

10 Pokémon

Red/Blue Yellow Gold/Silver Crystal Ruby/Sapphire Fire Red/Leaf Green Diamond/Pearl Pokémon Height Weight Type Gender Egg groups Abilities HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Avg
48 48 31 Banette 3'7.3" 27.6 lb ghost Indeterminate Insomnia
Frisk
64 115 65 83 63 65 75.8
44 Drifblim 3'11.2" 33.1 lb ghost flying Indeterminate Unburden
Aftermath
150 80 44 90 54 80 83.0
38 Drifloon 1'3.7" 2.6 lb ghost flying Indeterminate Unburden
Aftermath
90 50 34 60 44 70 58.0
36 29 Gastly 4'3.2" 0.2 lb ghost poison Indeterminate Levitate 30 35 30 100 35 80 51.7
45 33 Gengar 4'11.1" 89.3 lb ghost poison Indeterminate Levitate 60 65 60 130 75 110 83.3
45 33 Haunter 5'3" 0.2 lb ghost poison Indeterminate Levitate 45 50 45 115 55 95 67.5
37 Misdreavus 2'3.6" 2.2 lb ghost Indeterminate Levitate 60 60 60 85 85 85 72.5
41 41 53 Sableye 1'7.7" 24.3 lb dark ghost Humanshape Keen Eye
Stall
50 75 75 65 65 50 63.3
38 38 59 Shedinja 2'7.5" 2.6 lb bug ghost Mineral Wonder Guard 1 90 45 30 30 40 39.3
44 44 31 Shuppet 1'11.6" 5.1 lb ghost Indeterminate Insomnia
Frisk
44 75 35 63 33 45 49.2

Machine

Too many to list!

Shadow Ball in other Pokédexes