Shadow Punch (move)

Shadow Punch シャドーパンチ Shadow Punch

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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 King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone adjacent to 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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
093		Haunter	Ghost	Poison	25			25				25
094		Gengar	Ghost	Poison	25			25				25
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	37			37				37
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	no			37				37
622		Golett	Ground	Ghost	no			no				13
623		Golurk	Ground	Ghost	no			no				13
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Type		Father
					I		II		III		IV		V
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move. Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.

In the anime

Dusclops	Golett	Gengar	Dusknoir
The user throws a punch at the foe from the shadows.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
Dusclops	Dusclops's hands become outlined in a gray aura, then it punches the air and a black shadowy fist come out of its hand, outlined in a gray aura, and hits the opponent. It can fire many at once as well.
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops	Disaster of Disguise		Debut
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!		None
Gengar	Gengar raises one of its arms and purple sparks travel up its arm and appear around its fist. It then punches the air and sends a black fist with purple static electricity around it at the opponent.
Fantina's Gengar	Shield with a Twist!		None
Dusknoir	Dusknoir's hands become surrounded in a shadowy aura, and it reaches its arms out. Two fists in the shape of Dusknoir's fire out of Dusknoir's fists and slam into the opponent. While flying towards the opponent, the fists have a gray trail that connects to Dusknoir's fists, and when the attack hits, the fists merge back with Dusknoir's fists.
Conway's Dusknoir	Working on a Right Move!		None
Golett	Golett pulls back one of its arms and purple and black energy appears around it and forms into its arm, causing it to turn black and become outlined in purple. Golett then brings its fist forward and releases a black fist in the shape of Golett's fist with a purple outline. The fist then hits the opponent.
Luke's Golett	Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!		None

In the manga

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

	Dusknoir
The user punches the enemy.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Dusknoir	Dusknoir throws a powerful punch at the opponent.
Lily's Dusknoir	Stolen Memories		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

	Dusclops
The user fires one of its hands at the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Dusclops	Dusclops fires one or both of its hands at the opponent. The hand can either punch or repeatedly slap the opponent.
Emerald's Dusclops	The Final Battle VII		Debut

In other generations

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing sections and complete it. Reason: missing 3rd generation image(s).

Generation I	RBY	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (International)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (International)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (International)	FRLG	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (International)	HGSS	Generation V	BW	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (International)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battle Revolution (Alternative animation)	Battrio	PMD: Red and Blue	PMD: Time, Darkness, Sky	Rumble	Rumble Blast

Trivia

• The only Pokémon that can learn Shadow Punch by either leveling up or breeding are either part of the Ghost or Poison-type.
• Grimer is the only non-Ghost-type Pokémon able to learn Shadow Punch.
  • This also makes Grimer the only Pokémon capable of learning this move that does not get STAB from it.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 影子拳 Yǐng​zi​ Quán​ Finnish Varjonyrkki French Poing-Ombre German Finsterfaust Greek Γροθιά Σκιάς Hindi छाया का मुक्का Chhaya ka mukka Italian Pugnodombra Korean 섀도펀치 Shadow Punch Portuguese Punho das Sombras Serbian Senka-Pesnica Spanish Puño Sombra

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

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