Shadow Force (move)

Shadow Force シャドーダイブ Shadow Dive

The user disappears, then strikes the foe on the second turn. It hits even if the foe used Protect.

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Not 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 IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0 Jam  0

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

Shadow Force on Legendary Pokémon MoveDex Shadow Force on Eevee's Movedex

Shadow Force (Japanese: シャドーダイブ Shadow Dive) is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature move of Giratina.

Effect

Shadow Force causes the user to "vanish instantly" on the turn it is selected, rendering it semi-invulnerable, and then reappear the next turn to cause damage. The only circumstances in which it will not hit the target are if the target has used a move such as Dive or Fly, or if the target is Normal-type. It will hit even if the foe has used Protect or Detect on the second turn.

If Yawn is used the turn before Shadow Force is used, it will be aborted before it hits, as the user will fall asleep. This will not work if the user's ability is Insomnia (possible if Worry Seed has been used) or if Uproar is in effect.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
487		Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon	40
487		Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon	40
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 event

#		Pokémon	Type		Obtained in
493		Arceus	Normal		12th Movie Events
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Trivia

• Shadow Force is the only Ghost-type move with a base power over 80.

In other languages

• Dutch: Schaduw Kracht
• Spanish: Golpe Umbrío
• German: Schemenkraft
• Italian: Oscurotuffo
• French: Revenant

This move article is part of Project MoveDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each move.