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.

In the anime

Gengar gathers energy

Gengar using Shadow Punch

Pokémon

Dusclops. Dusclops stand firm and punches, a grey, shadowy fist is launched at the foe.

• Used by Brandon's Dusclops in Gathering the Gang of Four. Debut

Gengar. Gengar's arms are surrounded by dark energy in the form of purple lightning bolts. It then punches the opponent.

• Used by Fantina's Gengar in A Shield with a Twist!.

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.

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.