Shadow Punch (move)

Shadow Punch シャドーパンチ Shadow Punch

The user throws a punch at the foe from the shadows. The punch lands without fail.

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  20 (max. 32) Power  60 Accuracy  —% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes 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 III Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0 The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests Category  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

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

Shadow Punch (Japanese: シャドーパンチ Shadow Punch) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation III.

Effect

Shadow Punch inflicts damage and is unaffected by modifications to the Accuracy stat and Evasion stat. It will not hit a Pokémon during the semi-invulnerable turn of moves such as Dig, Fly and Dive.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 25 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 25 356 Dusclops Ghost 37 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 088 Grimer Poison Haunter, Gengar Dusclops 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.

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 093 Haunter Ghost Poison 25 094 Gengar Ghost Poison 25 356 Dusclops Ghost 37 477 Dusknoir Ghost 37 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 088 Grimer Poison Haunter, Gengar Dusclops, Dusknoir 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

Pokémon	Method
User	First Episode Used In		Notes
Dusclops	Dusclops stand firm and punches, a grey, shadowy fist is launched at the foe.
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four		None
Gengar	Gengar's arms are surrounded by dark energy in the form of purple lightning bolts. It then punches the opponent.
Fantina's Gengar	A Shield with a Twist		None

Trivia

• Grimer and its evolution, Muk, are the only Pokémon that can legally learn Shadow Punch and not gain STAB.

In other languages

• Spanish: Puño Sombra
• German: Finsterfaust
• French: Poing-Ombre
• Italian: Pugnodombra

Variations on the move Swift
	Faint Attack | Aerial Ace | Shadow Punch | Magnet Bomb
	Swift | Magical Leaf | Shock Wave

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