Shadow Ball (move)
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| Shadow Ball シャドーボール Shadow Ball | ||||||||||||
| The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat. | ||||||||||||
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Shadow Ball (Japanese: シャドーボール Shadow Ball) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move first introduced in the movie Mewtwo Strikes Back. It was first introduced as a usable attack in the Generation II video games.
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Effect
Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense.
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Shadow Ball is Mewtwo's standard special move in Super Smash Bros. Melee. It is chargeable and moves in a zigzag. Lucario, who debuted in Super Smash Brothers Brawl, has Aura Sphere, which functions similarly.
Learnset
Generation II
By TM30
Generation III
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092 | 
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | 36FRLG |
| 093 | 
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | 45FRLG |
| 094 | 
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | 45FRLG |
| 292 | 
| Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | 38 |
| 302 | 
| Sableye | Dark | Ghost | 41 |
| 353 | 
| Shuppet | Ghost | 44 | |
| 354 | 
| Banette | Ghost | 48 | |
| 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 TM30
Generation IV
By leveling up
| # | Pokémon | Type | Level | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 092 |
| Gastly | Ghost | Poison | 29 |
| 093 |
| Haunter | Ghost | Poison | 33 |
| 094 |
| Gengar | Ghost | Poison | 33 |
| 200 | 
| Misdreavus | Ghost | 37 | |
| 292 |
| Shedinja | Bug | Ghost | 59 |
| 302 |
| Sableye | Dark | Ghost | 53 |
| 353 |
| Shuppet | Ghost | 31 | |
| 354 |
| Banette | Ghost | 31 | |
| 425 | 
| Drifloon | Ghost | Flying | 38 |
| 426 | 
| Drifblim | Ghost | Flying | 44 |
| 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 TM30
In the anime
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| Mewtwo | Gengar | Froslass | Dusknoir |
| The user forms a black ball out of energy. The user shoots it at its opponent. | |||
| Pokémon | Method | ||
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| User | First Episode Used In | Notes | |
 Persian
| Persian opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Persian shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Vivica's Persian | Saved by the Beldum! | None | |
 Alakazam
| Alakazam crosses its spoons and forms a black ball out of energy. Alakazam shoots it at its opponent when the spoons seperate. | ||
| Kenny's Alakazam | Settling a Not-So-Old Score | None | |
| Gengar
| Gengar puts its hands together and forms a black ball out of energy. Gengar shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Agatha's Gengar | The Scheme Team | None | |
 Eevee
| Eevee opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Eevee closes its mouth to shoot it at its opponent. | ||
| May's Eevee | What I Did for Love | None | |
 Mewtwo
| Mewtwo puts its hands together and forms a black ball out of energy. Mewtwo shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Mewtwo | Mewtwo Strikes Back | Debut | |
 Xatu
| Xatu's wings form a black ball out of energy. Xatu shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Calista's Xatu | Me, Myself and Time | None | |
 Umbreon
| Umbreon opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Umbreon closes its mouth to shoot it at its opponent. | ||
| Gary's Umbreon | Ill-Will Hunting! | None | |
 Murkrow
| Murkrow forms a black ball out of energy in front of its beak. Murkrow shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Paul's Murkrow | Glory Blaze | None | |
 Sneasel
| Sneasel's claws turn black. It then puts its claws together to form a black ball out of energy. Sneasel shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Harrison's Sneasel | Playing with Fire | None | |
 Houndoom
| Houndoom opens its mouth to form a black ball out of energy. Houndoom shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Joshua's Houndoom | Mean With Envy | None | |
 Shiftry
| Shiftry forms a black ball out of energy in front of its mouth. Shiftry shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Spenser's Shiftry | Ka Boom with a View! | None | |
 Purugly
| Purugly opens its mouth to form a black ball out of energy. Purugly shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Mars's Purugly | Double Team Turnover! | None | |
 Spiritomb
| Spiritomb forms a black ball out of energy in front of itself. Spiritomb shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Wild Spiritomb | The Keystone Pops! | None | |
 Weavile
| Weavile's claws turn black. It then puts its claws together to form a black ball out of energy. Weavile shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Wild Weavile | Duels of the Jungle! | None | |
 Glaceon
| Glaceon opens its mouth and forms a black ball out of energy. Glaceon shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| May's Glaceon | Strategy with a Smile! | None | |
 Dusknoir
| Dusknoir opens its stomach "mouth" and forms a black ball out of energy. Dusknoir shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Lord Dusknoir | Explorers of the Sky | None | |
 Froslass
| Froslass forms a black ball out of energy in front of its arms. Froslass shoots it at its opponent. | ||
| Wild Froslass | The Drifting Snorunt | None | |
Trivia
- Despite Ghost-type moves running off of the Pokémon's Attack prior to Generation IV, Shadow Ball has always lowered Special Defense.
- Although it is a Ghost-type move, which does not affect Normal-type Pokémon, it has hit Normal-type Pokémon multiple times in the anime.
In other languages
- French: Ball'ombre
- German: Spukball
- Dutch: Schaduwbal
- Italian: Palla Ombra
- Spanish: Bola Sombra
- Korean: 섀도볼 Seadoball
- Hindi: Chaya Ka Gola
| Variations on the move Shadow Ball | |
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| Shadow Ball | Energy Ball | Flash Cannon |
| Crunch |
| Generation II TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation II HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | |
| Generation III TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| Generation III HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
| Generation IV TMs | |
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| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | |
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | |
| 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | |
| Generation IV HMs | |
| 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | |
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