Night Shade (move)
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| Night Shade ナイトヘッド | |
|---|---|
| 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% |
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| ??? | |
| 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 (Japanese: ナイトヘッド Night Head) is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a varying amount of damage.
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Effect
Generation I
Night Shade does damage equal to the user's level. Although Night Shade deals ghost damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts.
In the anime
Gastly using Night Shade.
Pokémon
Gastly. Gastly fires black beams from its eyes.
- 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.
Gengar. Gengar fires a black beam from its eyes.
- Used by Drake's Gengar in Hello Pumello.
- Used by Morty's Gengar from Ghost of a Chance to Ghost to Ghost.
Learnset
Generation I
Generation II
By leveling up
Generation III
By leveling up
- Gastly at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
- Gastly at Lv.16 (FR/LG)
- Haunter at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
- Haunter at Lv.16 (FR/LG)
- Gengar at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
- Gengar at Lv.16 (FR/LG)
- Spinarak at Lv.17
- Ariados at Lv.17
- Natu at Lv.10
- Xatu at Lv.10
- Murkrow at Lv.27
- Sableye at Lv.9
- Shuppet at Lv.13
- Banette at Lv.--
- Banette at Lv.13
- Duskull at Lv.--
- Dusclops at Lv.--
- Deoxys at Lv.5
Generation IV
By leveling up
- Gastly at Lv.15
- Haunter at Lv.15
- Gengar at Lv.15
- Spinarak at Lv.15
- Ariados at Lv.15
- Natu at Lv.6
- Xatu at Lv.6
- Murkrow at Lv.21
- Sableye at Lv.8
- Shuppet at Lv.8
- Banette at Lv.--
- Banette at Lv.5
- Duskull at Lv.--
- Dusclops at Lv.--
- Deoxys at Lv.9
- Dusknoir at Lv.--
- Darkrai at Lv.--
- Deoxys (attack) at Lv.9
- Deoxys (defense) at Lv.9
- Deoxys (speed) at Lv.9
In other languages
French: Ténèbres, German: Nachtnebel, Italian: Ombra nott., Spanish: Tinieblas
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