Weather Ball (move)

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Weather Ball
ウェザーボール Weather Ball
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Type  Normal
Category  Special
PP  10 (max. 16)
Power  50
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
Does not affect any Pokémon*
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
Condition  Smart
Appeal  4 ♥♥♥♥
Jam  0  
???
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Weather Ball is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation III. It is Castform's signature move.

Effect

When no weather condition is under effect, Weather Ball deals damage of the Template:Type2. During any weather condition, Weather Ball attacks with a different type and its base power doubles to 100. The type that Weather Ball is depends on the weather conditions at the time it is used. It will be:

Type power-ups from the weather will be put into effect, as well as STAB caused by Castform's type changing from its ability, Forecast.

In the anime

Pokémon

Template:Type2 Weather Ball

Roserade. A yellow-orange ball forms between Roserade's hands. Roserade then fires it at the opponent. It then burns the opponent.

Learnset

Generation III

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0351 Castform Castform
Normal 30
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level
0351 Castform Castform
Normal 30
0407 Roserade Roserade
Grass Poison --
Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move.
Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB
from this move.


In other languages

  • French: Ball'meteo
  • German: Meteorologe
  • Italian: Palla clima
  • Spanish: Meteorobola.


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