Shadow Sneak (move)

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Shadow Sneak
かげうち Shadow Strike

The user extends its shadow and attacks the foe from behind. This move always goes first.

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Physical
PP	30 (max. 48)
Power	40
Accuracy	100%
Priority	+1
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 IV
Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Super Contests

Category	Smart
Appeal	2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Shadow Sneak (Japanese: かげうち Shadow Strike) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Shadow Sneak inflicts damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Shadow Sneak will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Shadow Sneak, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Shadow Sneak is (or attempts to be) used, Shadow Sneak's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#	Pokémon	Type		Level
167	Spinarak	Bug	Poison	26
168	Ariados	Bug	Poison	28
292	Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	38
302	Sableye	Dark	Ghost	25
352	Kecleon	Normal		20^DP
352	Kecleon	Normal		22^Pt ^HGSS
353	Shuppet	Ghost		20
354	Banette	Ghost		20
355	Duskull	Ghost		22
356	Dusclops	Ghost		22
442	Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	--
477	Dusknoir	Ghost		22
487	Giratina Altered Forme	Ghost	Dragon	19^HGSS
487	Giratina Origin Forme	Ghost	Dragon	19^HGSS
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		Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Spiritomb
200	Misdreavus	Ghost		Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Spiritomb
280	Ralts	Psychic		Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Spiritomb
353	Shuppet	Ghost		Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Spiritomb
442	Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	Shuppet, Banette Duskull, Dusclops, Dusknoir Spiritomb
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.