Night Shade (move)

Night Shade ナイトヘッド Night Head

The user makes the foe see a mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user's level.

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by BrightPowder Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Self Ally May affect anyone but the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Night Shade on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Night Shade on Eevee's Movedex

Night Shade (Japanese: ナイトヘッド Night Head) is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.

Effect

Generation I

Night Shade inflicts damage equal to the user's level. Although Night Shade deals Ghost-type damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts. Night Shade hits both Normal-type Pokémon and Psychic-type Pokémon, both of which have immunities to Ghost-type moves during Generation I.

Generation II and on

After Generation I, the type mechanics were altered so that Night Shade and all other Ghost-type moves hit Psychic-type Pokémon, leaving only Normal-type Pokémon immune to Night Shade. Night Shade will inflict damage equal to the user's level.

In the anime

Gastly using Night Shade

Pokémon

Gengar. Gengar fires a black beam, outlines in red from its eyes or hands.

• Used by a giant Gengar in The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis. Debut.
• Used by Drake's Gengar in Hello Pumello.
• Used by Morty's Gengar from Ghost of a Chance to Ghost to Ghost.

Gastly. Gastly fires black beams from its eyes, or it shoots a light purple beam from its face at the opponent.

• Used by Captain's Gastly in A Shipful of Shivers.
• Used by a wild Gastly in A Ghost of a Chance.
• Used by Morty's Gastly in Ghost to Ghost.

Haunter. Haunter fires black beams from its eyes.

• Used by Morty's Haunter in Ghost to Ghost.
• Used by Fantina's Gengar in Shield with a Twist!.

Ariados. Ariados fires black beams from its eyes.

• Used by Forrester's Ariados in All in a Day's Wurmple.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	--
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	--
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	--
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation II

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	21
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	21
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	21
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	17
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	17
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	10
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	-- 10
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	26
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation III

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	21RSE
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	16FRLG
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	21RSE
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	16FRLG
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	21RSE
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	16FRLG
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	17
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	17
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	10
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	10
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	27
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	9
353		Shuppet	Ghost		13
354		Banette	Ghost		-- 13
355		Duskull	Ghost		--
356		Dusclops	Ghost		--
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		5
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		5
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		5
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		5
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By move tutor

In Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

#		Pokémon	Type
151		Mew	Psychic
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
092		Gastly	Ghost	Poison	15
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	15
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	15
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	15
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	15
177		Natu	Psychic	Flying	6
178		Xatu	Psychic	Flying	6
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	21
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	8
353		Shuppet	Ghost		8
354		Banette	Ghost		-- 5
355		Duskull	Ghost		--
356		Dusclops	Ghost		--
386		Deoxys Normal Forme	Psychic		9
386		Deoxys Attack Forme	Psychic		9
386		Deoxys Defense Forme	Psychic		9
386		Deoxys Speed Forme	Psychic		9
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		--
491		Darkrai	Dark		--DP
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By breeding

#		Pokémon	Type		Father
163		Hoothoot	Normal	Flying	Natu, Xatu Murkrow
441		Chatot	Normal	Flying	Natu, Xatu Murkrow
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution gets STAB from this move. *Indicates Pokémon that can only learn the move through chain breeding.

In other languages

• French: Ténèbres
• German: Nachtnebel
• Italian: Ombra nott
• Spanish: Tinieblas

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