Shadow Punch (move)

Shadow Punch (Japanese: シャドーパンチ Shadow Punch) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 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

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 25 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 25 0356 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Haunter, Gengar
Dusclops

|- | colspan="6" | 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 0093 Haunter Ghost Poison 25 0094 Gengar Ghost Poison 25 0356 Dusclops Ghost 37 0477 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

Template:Breedlist |- | style="background: #FFF; font-family:monospace,monospace" | 0088 | style="background: #FFF; text-align: center;" | | style="background: #FFF" | Grimer
| colspan="2" style="background:#9141CB; text-align: center;" | Poison | style="background: #FFF" | Haunter, Gengar
Dusclops, Dusknoir

|- | colspan="6" | 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. |} |}

In the anime

File:Shadow Punch.jpg Dusclops
The user throws a punch at the foe from the shadows.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Dusclops's hands become outlined in a grey aura, then it punches the air and a black shadowy fist come out of its hand, outlined in a grey aura, and hits the foe. 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's arms are surrounded by dark energy in the form of purple lightning bolts. It then punches the opponent.
Fantina's Gengar	A Shield with a Twist		None

In other languages

• Spanish: Puño Sombra
• German: Finsterfaust
• French: Poing-Ombre
• Italian: Pugnodombra

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

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