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Shadow moves (Japanese: ダークわざ Dark moves) are special moves known only by Shadow Pokémon. They have no type and are noted in the games with a series of dashes in place of a type bar. In Colosseum, Shadow moves have regular effectiveness against any type. In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shadow moves are super-effective against any non-Shadow Pokémon, and are not very effective against other Shadow Pokémon.

Since Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded, these moves are all exclusive to the two GameCube Pokémon RPG games. More accurately, all but Shadow Rush (as this is the only move available in Pokémon Colosseum) are exclusive to Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. This also excludes them from use in Contests as they do not exist in Orre.

Many of the Shadow moves are dark, corrupted counterparts of a move that the Shadow Pokémon would normally learn. A major example of this is Shadow Lugia's Shadow Blast, which, like the move Aeroblast, sends a high-powered stream of air at the foe, and can only be learned by Lugia. These moves often have lower power than their non-shadow counterparts, but still inflict more damage due to the aforementoned super-effectiveness. Their usefulness is also increased by their lack of PP, they can be used as often as needed within a single battle.

Although only available in Generation III, Shadow moves can be either Physical or Special moves. Other moves would not be changed until the following generation.

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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.