Shadow Ball
Move Details
- Power
- 80
- Accuracy
- 100%
- PP
- 15
- Priority
- 0
- Critical hit chance
- 1/24
- Effect chance
- 20%
- Blocked by Detect and Protect
- Copied by Mirror Move
- Ballistics-based
Effect
Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
Inflicts regular damage. Has a chance to lower the target’s Special Defense by one stage.
- Target
- Selected Pokemon
- Introduced
- Generation Ii
Stat Changes
- Special Defense: -1
In-Game Descriptions
18 entries
Gold Silver
An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
Crystal
An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF.
Ruby Sapphire
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
Emerald
Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
Firered Leafgreen
A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF.
Diamond Pearl
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
Platinum
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
Heartgold Soulsilver
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat.
Black White
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Black 2 White 2
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
X Y
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sun Moon
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Ultra Sun Ultra Moon
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Lets Go Pikachu Lets Go Eevee
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Sword Shield
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Legends Arceus
The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target to deal damage. This may also lower the target’s defensive stats.
Scarlet Violet
The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat.
Pokémon That Learn Shadow Ball
396 Pokémon are represented across all recorded games.
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Latest learners are present in the static document.Scarlet Violet Learners
TMs, HMs, and TRs 247 Pokémon
Clefairy 
#0036 
Clefable #0038 
Ninetales 
#0039 
Jigglypuff 
#0040 
Wigglytuff #0052 
Meowth #0053 
Persian #0079 
Slowpoke 
#0080 
Slowbro #0088 
Grimer 
#0089 
Muk #0092 
Gastly #0093 
Haunter #0094 
Gengar #0096 
Drowzee #0097 
Hypno #0109 
Koffing #0110 
Weezing #0113 
Chansey #0128 
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Level Up 39 Pokémon
Gastly #0093 Haunter #0094 Gengar #0200 
Misdreavus #0302 
Sableye 
#0353 
Shuppet #0354 
Banette #0355 
Duskull #0356 
Dusclops #0425 
Drifloon 
#0426 
Drifblim #0442 
Spiritomb #0477 
Dusknoir #0478 
Froslass 
#0607 
Litwick #0608 
Lampent #0609 
Chandelure #0622 
Golett 
#0623 
Golurk #0655 
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TMs, HMs, and TRs
19 entries
Shadow Ball Learners by Size
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