Shadow Sneak (move)

Shadow Sneak かげうち Shadow Strike

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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 King's Rock

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

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, HM, or move tutor move.

Contests Category  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

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

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

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

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	19				26
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	28				28
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	38				38
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	25				25
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	20		22	22
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	20				20
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	20				20
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	22				22
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	22				22
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	--				--
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	22				22
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon		19		19
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
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
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 manga

Pokémon Adventures

	Extending the shadows	Sableye
The user extends its shadow and it attacks the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Round/Chapter Used In		Notes
Sableye	Sableye's shadow zooms forward until it is behind the opponent. The shadow then raises one of its fists and the fist comes out of the ground. Sableye's shadow then punches the opponent or a burst of energy erupts from the ground under the opponent from the shadows. Sometimes, when the light is bright, Sableye can make multiple shadows appear and stretch out from it.
Jupiter's Sableye	VS. Sableye		Debut

In other generations

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

• Shadow Sneak is the only variation of Quick Attack not yet seen in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 影子偷襲 Yǐngzi Tōuxí Dutch Sluipschaduw French Ombre Portée German Schattenstoß Greek Λαθροσκιοβασία Italian Furtivombra Korean 야습 Yaseup Spanish Sombra Vil

Variations of the move Quick Attack
Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Aqua Jet Bullet Punch • Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.