Shadow Rush (move)

Shadow Rush (Japanese: ダークラッシュ Dark Rush) is a move usable only in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. In Pokémon Colosseum, all Shadow Pokémon know only Shadow Rush when captured, while in Pokémon XD, it is one of several Shadow moves. Like other Shadow moves, it is forgotten and replaced with another move once the Pokémon is purified.

Effect

Pokémon Colosseum

Shadow Rush does damage, with a base power of 90 and the Pokémon takes recoil damage equal to 25% of the damage done. This move becomes more likely to get a critical hit if the Shadow Pokémon using it is in Hyper Mode.

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness

Shadow Rush's base power drops to 55, but it does not have recoil damage.

As Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded, and since Pokémon Contests do not exist in Colosseum or XD, Shadow Rush cannot be used in Contests.

Learnset

Generation III

As Shadow Pokémon

#		Pokémon	Type		Level
012		Butterfree	Bug	Flying	30
020		Raticate	Normal		34
024		Arbok	Poison		33
049		Venomoth	Bug	Poison	32
052		Meowth	Normal		22
057		Primeape	Fighting		34
062		Poliwrath	Water	Fighting	42
100		Voltorb	Electric		19
106		Hitmonlee	Fighting		38
107		Hitmonchan	Fighting		38
108		Lickitung	Normal		38
115		Kangaskhan	Normal		35
123		Scyther	Bug	Flying	40
126		Magmar	Fire		46
128		Tauros	Normal		46
144		Articuno	Ice	Flying	50
145		Zapdos	Electric	Flying	50
149		Dragonite	Dragon	Flying	55
153		Bayleef	Grass		30
156		Quilava	Fire		30
159		Croconaw	Water		30
162		Furret	Normal		33
164		Noctowl	Normal	Flying	30
166		Ledian	Bug	Flying	40
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	43
176		Togetic	Normal	Flying	20
180		Flaaffy	Electric		30
185		Sudowoodo	Rock		35
188		Skiploom	Grass	Flying	30
190		Aipom	Normal		43
192		Sunflora	Grass		45
193		Yanma	Bug	Flying	33
195		Quagsire	Water	Ground	30
198		Murkrow	Dark	Flying	43
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		30
205		Forretress	Bug	Steel	43
206		Dunsparce	Normal		33
207		Gligar	Ground	Flying	43
210		Granbull	Normal		43
211		Qwilfish	Water	Poison	33
213		Shuckle	Bug	Rock	45
214		Heracross	Bug	Fighting	45
215		Sneasel	Dark	Ice	43
217		Ursaring	Normal		47
218		Slugma	Fire		30
221		Piloswine	Ice	Ground	43
223		Remoraid	Water		20
225		Delibird	Ice	Flying	45
226		Mantine	Water	Flying	33
227		Skarmory	Steel	Flying	47
229		Houndoom	Dark	Fire	48
234		Stantler	Normal		43
235		Smeargle	Normal		47
237		Hitmontop	Fighting		38
241		Miltank	Normal		48
243		Raikou	Electric		40
244		Entei	Fire		40
245		Suicune	Water		40
248		Tyranitar	Rock	Dark	55
296		Makuhita	Fighting		30
301		Delcatty	Normal		18
303		Mawile	Steel		22
307		Meditite	Fighting	Psychic	33
329		Vibrava	Ground	Dragon	43
333		Swablu	Normal	Flying	33
354		Banette	Ghost		37
357		Tropius	Grass	Flying	49
359		Absol	Dark		46
373		Salamence	Dragon	Flying	50
376		Metagross	Steel	Psychic	50
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

• Although not normally possible, Shadow Rush can hit the opponent when in the semi-invulnerable stage of Fly, Bounce, Dig and Dive. However the Shadow Pokémon must be in Hyper Mode, and must first attempt to use Thunder, Surf, Earthquake or Magnitude accordingly.

In other languages

• German: Cryptoschlag
• French: Charge Noire

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