Shadow Bolt (move): Difference between revisions

Shadow Bolt (Japanese: ダークサンダー Dark Thunder) is one of several Shadow moves available only in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Like other Shadow moves, it is forgotten and replaced with another move once the Pokémon is purified. It is Shadow Zapdos's signature move.

Effect

Shadow Bolt is a Shadow version of Thunderbolt, and has a 10% chance of inflicting paralysis on the target.

As Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded, and since Pokémon Contests do not exist in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shadow Bolt cannot be used in Contests.

Learnset

#	Pokémon		Type		Game
					C	XD
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	50
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move. A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method. An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.

Trivia

• Technically, this is Zapdos's only signature move.

In other languages

Language Title French Éclaire Noir German Cryptoblitz Italian Fulminombra Spanish Rayo Oscuro

Shadow moves
Shadow Blast • Shadow Blitz • Shadow Break • Shadow End • Shadow Rush Shadow Bolt • Shadow Chill • Shadow Fire Shadow Rave • Shadow Storm • Shadow Wave Shadow Down • Shadow Half • Shadow Hold Shadow Mist • Shadow Panic • Shadow Shed • Shadow Sky

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.