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Night Shade (move)

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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}}}
Target
Foe Foe
Self Ally
May affect anyone but the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
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 damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I.

Contents

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.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
092 092 Gastly Ghost Poison --
093 093 Haunter Ghost Poison --
094 094 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
092 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 21
093 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 21
094 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 21
167 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 17
168 168 Ariados Bug Poison 17
177 177 Natu Psychic Flying 10
178 178 Xatu Psychic Flying --
10
198 198 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
092 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 21RSE
092 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 16FRLG
093 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 21RSE
093 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 16FRLG
094 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 21RSE
094 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 16FRLG
167 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 17
168 168 Ariados Bug Poison 17
177 177 Natu Psychic Flying 10
178 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 10
198 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 27
302 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 9
353 353 Shuppet Ghost 13
354 354 Banette Ghost --
13
355 355 Duskull Ghost --
356 356 Dusclops Ghost --
386 386 Deoxys
Normal Forme
Psychic 5
386 386A Deoxys
Attack Forme
Psychic 5
386 386D Deoxys
Defense Forme
Psychic 5
386 386S 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
151 151 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
092 092 Gastly Ghost Poison 15
093 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 15
094 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 15
167 167 Spinarak Bug Poison 15
168 168 Ariados Bug Poison 15
177 177 Natu Psychic Flying 6
178 178 Xatu Psychic Flying 6
198 198 Murkrow Dark Flying 21
302 302 Sableye Dark Ghost 8
353 353 Shuppet Ghost 8
354 354 Banette Ghost --
5
355 355 Duskull Ghost --
356 356 Dusclops Ghost --
386 386 Deoxys
Normal Forme
Psychic 9
386 386A Deoxys
Attack Forme
Psychic 9
386 386D Deoxys
Defense Forme
Psychic 9
386 386S Deoxys
Speed Forme
Psychic 9
477 477 Dusknoir Ghost --
491 491 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
163 163 Hoothoot Normal Flying Natu, Xatu
Murkrow
441 441 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 the anime


In other languages

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


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