Shadow Bolt (move)

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Shadow Bolt
ダークサンダー Dark Thunder
Shadow Bolt.png
Shadow Bolt 2.png
Type  Shadow
Category  Special
PP  N/A (max. N/A)
Power  75
Accuracy  100%
Priority  0
Range
Opponent Opponent
Self Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation III
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Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
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Jamming  0  


Shadow Bolt (Japanese: ダークサンダー Dark Thunder) is one of several Shadow moves available only in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness. Like other Shadow moves, it is forgotten and replaced with another move once the Pokémon is purified. It is the signature move of Shadow Zapdos.

Effect

Shadow Bolt is a Shadow version of Thunderbolt. It deals damage and has a 10% chance of inflicting paralysis on the target.

As Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded, and since Pokémon Contests do not exist in Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, Shadow Bolt cannot be used in Contests.

Description

Games Description
XD A shadowy thunder attack that may paralyze.


Learnset

# Pokémon Types
0145 Zapdos Zapdos
ElectricIC XD.png
FlyingIC XD.png
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB from this move.
Italics indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form receives STAB from this move.
A dash (−) indicates a Pokémon cannot learn the move by the designated method.
An empty cell indicates a Pokémon that is unavailable in that game/generation.


Trivia

  • Shadow Bolt is the only Shadow move that can cause paralysis.

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png French Éclair Noir
Germany Flag.png German Cryptoblitz
Italy Flag.png Italian Fulminombra
Spain Flag.png Spanish Rayo Oscuro


Shadow moves
PhysicalIC HOME.png Shadow BlastShadow BlitzShadow BreakShadow EndShadow Rush
SpecialIC HOME.png Shadow BoltShadow ChillShadow Fire
Shadow RaveShadow StormShadow Wave
StatusIC HOME.png Shadow DownShadow HalfShadow Hold
Shadow MistShadow PanicShadow ShedShadow Sky


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