Double Team (move)

If you were looking for the Double Battling Trainer class, see Double Team (Trainer class).

Double Team かげぶんしん Shadow Divide

Battles Type  Normal Category  Status PP  15 (max. 24) Power  — Accuracy  —% Priority  0 Does not make contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Affected by Snatch Not affected by Mirror Move Not affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Self: Affects the user

Availability Introduced  Generation I TM32 in Generation I TM32 in Generation II TM32 in Generation III TM32 in Generation IV TM32 in Generation V TM32 in Generation VI TM32 in Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon TM32 in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl TM032 in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  0   Can avoid being startled by others once.

Super Contests Condition  Cool Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Cool Appeal  1 ♥ Jamming  0   Gets the Pokémon pumped up. Helps prevent nervousness, too.

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Double Team (Japanese: かげぶんしん Shadow Divide) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation I. It is TM32 from Generation I to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, as well as in Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

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• Effect
  • Generation IX
    • Pokémon Legends: Z-A
• Description
• Learnset
  • By leveling up
  • By breeding
  • By TM
    • Before Generation IX
    • Generation IX onward
  • Special move
    • Generation IV
• In other games
  • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
  • Pokémon Masters EX
  • Super Smash Bros. series
  • Pokémon UNITE
  • Description
• In animation
  • Pokémon animated series
• In the manga
  • Ash & Pikachu
  • Be the Best! Pokémon B+W
  • Magical Pokémon Journey
  • Movie adaptations
  • Pokémon Adventures
  • Pokémon Battle Frontier
  • Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
  • Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys
  • Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!
  • Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!
  • Pokémon Pocket Monsters
• In other generations
  • Core series games
  • Side series games
  • Spin-off series games
• Trivia
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Effect

Double Team increases the user's evasion by one stage.

If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Double Team, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.

Double Team can be used as the first move of a Pokémon Contest combination, causing Agility, Quick Attack, and Teleport to score double the normal appeal if used in the next turn.

Generation IX

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

As the evasion and accuracy stats do not exist in Z-A, Double Team instead causes the user to become intangible at the spot where it was used, which causes all attacks to harmlessly bypass the user and makes it untargetable by further moves for its duration.

Compared to Protect and Detect, Double Team's intangibility means that Plus Moves will not harm a Double Team user but will partially ignore protection. To compensate, Double Team has a noticeable wind-up before its effect is triggered in contrast to the instant usage of Protect and Detect.

Pokémon Legends: Z-A Category  Status Accuracy  100% Standard Plus Move Power — Cooldown  15s  12s Move wind-up time  40 frames Effect duration  —s Additional effect  —  —  — User becomes briefly intangible after wind-up

Description

Games Description Stad Creates illusionary copies of the user. The copies disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy. Stad2 Creates illusionary copies of the user. They disorient the enemy, reducing its accuracy. GSC Heightens evasiveness. RSEColoXD Creates illusory copies to raise evasiveness. (move) Creates illusory copies to enhance elusiveness. (TM) FRLG The user creates illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. DPPtHGSS By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. (move) The user begins moving so quickly that it creates illusory copies to raise its evasiveness. (TM) PBR BWB2W2 XYORAS SMUSUMPE SwShBDSPLA By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to raise its evasiveness. SV By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself to boost its evasiveness. ZA The user moves so quickly that it creates illusory copies of itself, allowing the user to evade incoming attacks. Champs Boosts the user's evasiveness by 1 stage.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Level
					I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII		VIII		IX
											SMUSUM	PE	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0025		Pikachu		Field Fairy	15Y	15	15	18	21	21XY 23ORAS	23	12	8	8	8	−
0026		Raichu		Field Fairy	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	−	1	1	1	−
0026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field Fairy							−	1	1		1	−
0123		Scyther		Bug	24	48	41	37	37	37	37	8	16	16	16	16
0144		Articuno Galarian Form		No Eggs Discovered									−		60
0193		Yanma		Bug		13	13RSE 12FRLG	11	11	11	11			11	11
0212		Scizor		Bug		48	41RSE	−	−	−	−		16	16	16	16
0252		Treecko		Monster Dragon			−	−	−	−	−		27	27	27	27
0253		Grovyle		Monster Dragon			−	−	−	−	−		35	35	35	27
0254		Sceptile		Monster Dragon			−	−	−	−	−		35	35	35	27
0276		Taillow		Flying			19	19	19	19XY 17ORAS	17			17
0277		Swellow		Flying			19	19	19	19XY 17ORAS	17			17
0280		Ralts		Human-Like Amorphous			11	10	10	10XY 6ORAS	6		3	3	3	30
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like Amorphous			1, 11	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6		1	1	1	30
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like Amorphous			1, 11	1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6		1	1	1	30
0291		Ninjask		Bug			20	20	20	20	1, Evo.		1, Evo.	1, Evo.
0313		Volbeat		Bug Human-Like			9	5	5	5	5			5	5
0359		Absol		Field			31	33	33BW 25B2W2	25XY 19ORAS	19		5	5		32
0361		Snorunt		Fairy Mineral			7	4	4	4XY 5ORAS	5		10	10	10	35
0362		Glalie		Fairy Mineral			1, 7	1, 4	1, 4	1, 4XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5		1	1	1	35
0386		Deoxys Speed Forme		No Eggs Discovered			10	17	17	17XY 13ORAS	13			13	13
0396		Starly		Flying				13	13	13	13			13	13	16
0397		Staravia		Flying				13	13	13	13			13	13	16
0398		Staraptor		Flying				13	13	13	13			13	13	16
0428		Lopunny		Field Human-Like				−	−	−	−		−	−		12
0469		Yanmega		Bug				1, 11	1, 11	1, 11	1, 11			1, 11	1
0475		Gallade		Human-Like Amorphous				1, 10	1, 10	1, 10XY 1, 6ORAS	1, 6		1	1	1	30
0478		Froslass		Fairy Mineral				1, 4	1, 4	1, 4XY 1, 5ORAS	1, 5		1	1	1	1
0479		Rotom All available forms		Amorphous				15	15	15	15		1	1	1	1
0488		Cresselia		No Eggs Discovered				1	1	1	1		1	1	1
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered				47	47	47	47			47	47	47
0566		Archen		Flying Water 3					8	8	8		−
0567		Archeops		Flying Water 3					8	8	8		−
0587		Emolga		Field					19	19	19		5			5
0617		Accelgor		Bug					1, 8	1, 8	1, 8		1
0656		Froakie		Water 1						43	43				43	51
0657		Frogadier		Water 1						48	50				50	51
0658		Greninja All available forms		Water 1						52	56				56	51
0690		Skrelp		Water 1 Dragon						28	28		20		20	22
0691		Dragalge		Water 1 Dragon						28	28		20		20	22
0714		Noibat		Flying Dragon						−	−		12		12	12
0715		Noivern		Flying Dragon						−	−		12		12	12
0717		Yveltal		No Eggs Discovered						5	5		1			1
0744		Rockruff		Field							−		8		8
0745		Lycanroc Midday Form		Field							−		1		1
0745		Lycanroc Midnight Form		Field							−		1		1
0745		Lycanroc Dusk Form		Field							−		1		1
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous							5		12		12	12
0827		Nickit		Field									−			44
0828		Thievul		Field									−			44
0900		Kleavor		Bug											16	16
0908		Meowscarada		Field Grass											Rem.
1006		Iron Valiant		No Eggs Discovered											1
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.

By breeding

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Egg Move
					VIII	IX
					SwSh	SV
0509		Purrloin		Field	✔
0566		Archen		Flying Water 3	✔
0595		Joltik		Bug	✔	✔
0722		Rowlet		Flying	✔	✔
0816		Sobble		Water 1 Field	✔	✔
0885		Dreepy		Amorphous Dragon	✔	✔
0973		Flamigo		Flying		✔
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.

By TM

Before Generation IX

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII
					TM32	TM32	TM32	TM32	TM32	TM32	SMUSUM TM32	BDSP TM32
Every Pokémon can learn this move by TM except the ones listed below and only if marked with ✘.
0010		Caterpie		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0011		Metapod		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0013		Weedle		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0014		Kakuna		Bug	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0129		Magikarp		Water 2 Dragon	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0132		Ditto		Ditto	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0201		Unown		No Eggs Discovered		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0202		Wobbuffet		Amorphous		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0235		Smeargle		Field		✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0265		Wurmple		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0266		Silcoon		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0268		Cascoon		Bug			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0360		Wynaut		No Eggs Discovered			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0374		Beldum		Mineral			✘	✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0401		Kricketot		Bug				✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0412		Burmy All forms		Bug				✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0415		Combee		Bug				✘	✘	✘	✘	✘
0602		Tynamo		Amorphous					✘	✘	✘
0664		Scatterbug		Bug						✘	✘
0665		Spewpa		Bug						✘	✘
0787		Tapu Bulu		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0789		Cosmog		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0790		Cosmoem		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0803		Poipole		No Eggs Discovered							✘
0805		Stakataka		No Eggs Discovered							✘
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.

Generation IX onward

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Compatibility
					IX
					ZA TM032
0016		Pidgey		Flying	✔
0017		Pidgeotto		Flying	✔
0018		Pidgeot		Flying	✔
0025		Pikachu		Field Fairy	✔
0026		Raichu		Field Fairy	✔
0026		Raichu Alolan Form		Field Fairy	✔
0042		Golbat		Flying	✔
0052		Meowth		Field	✔
0052		Meowth Alolan Form		Field	✔
0053		Persian		Field	✔
0053		Persian Alolan Form		Field	✔
0063		Abra		Human-Like	✔
0064		Kadabra		Human-Like	✔
0065		Alakazam		Human-Like	✔
0123		Scyther		Bug	✔
0152		Chikorita		Monster Grass	✔
0153		Bayleef		Monster Grass	✔
0154		Meganium		Monster Grass	✔
0158		Totodile		Monster Water 1	✔
0159		Croconaw		Monster Water 1	✔
0160		Feraligatr		Monster Water 1	✔
0169		Crobat		Flying	✔
0172		Pichu		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0212		Scizor		Bug	✔
0227		Skarmory		Flying	✔
0252		Treecko		Monster Dragon	✔
0253		Grovyle		Monster Dragon	✔
0254		Sceptile		Monster Dragon	✔
0280		Ralts		Human-Like Amorphous	✔
0281		Kirlia		Human-Like Amorphous	✔
0282		Gardevoir		Human-Like Amorphous	✔
0303		Mawile		Field Fairy	✔
0359		Absol		Field	✔
0361		Snorunt		Fairy Mineral	✔
0362		Glalie		Fairy Mineral	✔
0396		Starly		Flying	✔
0397		Staravia		Flying	✔
0398		Staraptor		Flying	✔
0428		Lopunny		Field Human-Like	✔
0475		Gallade		Human-Like Amorphous	✔
0478		Froslass		Fairy Mineral	✔
0479		Rotom All forms		Amorphous	✔
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0498		Tepig		Field	✔
0499		Pignite		Field	✔
0500		Emboar		Field	✔
0504		Patrat		Field	✔
0505		Watchog		Field	✔
0509		Purrloin		Field	✔
0510		Liepard		Field	✔
0517		Munna		Field	✔
0518		Musharna		Field	✔
0587		Emolga		Field	✔
0607		Litwick		Amorphous	✔
0608		Lampent		Amorphous	✔
0609		Chandelure		Amorphous	✔
0648		Meloetta		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0655		Delphox		Field	✔
0656		Froakie		Water 1	✔
0657		Frogadier		Water 1	✔
0658		Greninja All available forms		Water 1	✔
0661		Fletchling		Flying	✔
0662		Fletchinder		Flying	✔
0663		Talonflame		Flying	✔
0669		Flabébé All forms		Fairy	✔
0670		Floette All main forms		Fairy	✔
0670		Floette Eternal Flower		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0671		Florges All forms		Fairy	✔
0678		Meowstic Male		Field	✔
0687		Malamar		Water 1 Water 2	✔
0690		Skrelp		Water 1 Dragon	✔
0691		Dragalge		Water 1 Dragon	✔
0707		Klefki		Mineral	✔
0714		Noibat		Flying Dragon	✔
0715		Noivern		Flying Dragon	✔
0717		Yveltal		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous	✔
0827		Nickit		Field	✔
0828		Thievul		Field	✔
0876		Indeedee Female		Fairy	✔
0900		Kleavor		Bug	✔
0973		Flamigo		Flying	✔
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.

Special move

Generation IV

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups	Obtained with
0422		Shellos East Sea		Water 1 Amorphous	My Pokémon Ranch
0491		Darkrai		No Eggs Discovered	Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia - Liberate the Tower!
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.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Double Team raises the raises the user's evasiveness by one stage.

Game Base Power Max Power Base PP Max PP Base Accuracy Max Accuracy Range Target Cuts corners MDRB - - 17 - —% - User User - MDTDS - - 17 - —% - User User - BSL - - 17 - —% - User User - MDGtI - - 15 50 —% - User User - SMD - - 15 30 —% - User User - With some exceptions, Pokémon learnsets match those from the core series games: MD Rescue Team = Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen. MD Time and Darkness = Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. MD Sky = Pokémon Platinum. MD Adventure Squad = Pokémon Platinum. MD Gates to Infinity = Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Super Mystery Dungeon = Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. MD Rescue Team DX = Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Base power	Max power	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playable sync pair(s)
Double Team	Status	1	—	—	—	—%	Self	—	Raises the user's evasiveness by one stat rank.	Sygna Suit Steven & Deoxys (Speed Forme) Eve (Poké Kid) & Eevee Cheren & Liepard
Buddy move
Transformational Double Team	Status	—	2	—	—	—%	—	—	Activation Condition: When any allies' attack moves hit a total of 10 times while this move is deactivated. Deactivation Condition: When this move is used. Raises the evasiveness of all allied sync pairs by two stat ranks. Increases the Physical Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks when the user's sync move is Dark type. Turns the field of play's zone into a Dark Zone when the user's sync move is Dark type. (A Dark Zone powers up Dark-type attacks.) Increases the Special Moves ↑ Next effect of all allied sync pairs by two ranks when the user's sync move is Water type. Makes the weather rainy when the user's sync move is Water type.	Calem (Champion) & Greninja

Notes:

• Double Team:
  • Description prior to Version 2.10.0 (from June 28, 2021): Raises the user's evasiveness.
• Transformational Double Team:
  • This buddy move was known as B Double Team prior to version 2.38.0.

Super Smash Bros. series

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  Lucario about to use Double Team.
• 
  Lucario using Double Team.
• 
  Lucario attacking.

Double Team is Lucario's down Special move. When Lucario uses Double Team, it creates copies of itself for its opponent to attack, while the real Lucario sneaks up from behind to counterattack.

Pokémon UNITE

Double Team

Pokémon	Move Icon	Image	Level Learned	Cooldown	Description
Greninja			5	8s	Quickly moves the user away from the current position, creating illusory copies of it to aid in battle. Upgraded to Double Team+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13. Upgrade: Reduces this move's cooldown.
Meowscarada			7	8s	Has the user create an illusory copy of itself while dashing in order to befuddle opposing Pokémon. If this move is used again, the user swaps places with the illusory copy. When this swap happens, or when the illusory copy's HP drops to 0, flower petals are scattered around, dealing damage to opposing Pokémon and leaving them unable to act for a short time. Upgraded to Double Team+ when the Pokémon reaches Lv. 13. Upgrade: Increases the time that the illusory copy remains before disappearing, and decreases the damage taken by the illusory copy.

Description

Games Description MDRB Boosts the user's Evasion by one level. MDTDS Boosts the user's Evasiveness by 1 level. BSL じぶんの かいひを １だんかいあげる MDGtI It boosts your evasiveness. (The stat change returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.) Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U Generate a second Lucario, and then counterattack.* SMD It boosts your evasiveness. The stat returns to normal when you go to the next floor or step on a Wonder Tile.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Mismagius and Leafeon Bunnelby Lucario Pikachu
The user makes illusory copies of itself that disorient the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	Gloom's body becomes outlined in blue energy. It then glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Florinda's Gloom	Make Room for Gloom		Debut
	Golbat creates a copy and uses it as a decoy. After the opponent attacks it, it disappears and Golbat appears behind the opponent.
Mandi's Golbat	Round One - Begin!		None
	Scyther's body glows white or multicolored before creating two or more copies of itself.
Jeanette Fisher's Scyther	The Fourth Round Rumble		None
Tracey's Scyther	Tracey Gets Bugged		None
Bugsy's Scyther	Gettin' The Bugs Out		None
	Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself.
Tad's Poliwrath	Charizard Chills		None
	Eevee creates multiple copies of itself.
Gary's Eevee	The Rivalry Revival		None
Serena's Eevee	Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!		None
	Alakazam creates multiple copies of itself.
Alex Davis's Alakazam	Power Play!		None
	Yanma creates multiple copies of itself.
Zachary Evans's Yanma	Wings 'N' Things		None
	Skiploom creates multiple copies of itself.
Ephraim's Skippy	The Grass Route		None
	Murkrow flies around so fast it looks like a blur, and it moves fast so it looks like there are multiple other Murkrow.
Multiple wild Murkrow	All That Glitters!		None
	Teddiursa creates two other copies of itself that does anything it does.
A wild Teddiursa	UnBEARable		None
	Golem creates two other copies of itself.
Goneff's Golem	The Wayward Wobbuffet		None
	Scizor creates multiple copies of itself. Sometimes, its body glows white before it multiplies.
Iron-Masked Marauder's Scizor	Celebi: The Voice of the Forest		None
Katie's Scizor	A Judgment Brawl		None
McCann's Scizor	Mastering Current Events!		None
	Tyrogue's body glows white and creates multiple copies of himself.
Kiyo's Tyrogue	A Tyrogue Full of Trouble		None
	Magby's body glows white, then makes multiple copies of itself.
Satchel's Magby	You're a Star, Larvitar!		None
	Furret's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
Salvador's Furret	A Claim to Flame!		None
	Slugma's body glows white then creates two other copies of itself.
Macy's Slugma	Love, Pokémon Style		None
	Magneton glows white then creates multiple copies of itself.
Jackson's Magneton	Tie One On!		None
	Wingull's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
A Coordinator's Wingull	Having a Wailord of a Time		None
	Mightyena's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Tabitha's Mightyena	The Spheal of Approval		None
	Delcatty's body glows white, then it creates multiple copies of itself.
Georgio's Delcatty	A Date With Delcatty		None
	Ninjask disappears to dodge an attack, then reappears a few seconds later; or, Ninjask's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Colonel Hansen's two Ninjask	The Princess and the Togepi		None
Brandon's Ninjask	Pace - The Final Frontier!		None
	Magcargo's body glows white then creates multiple copies of itself.
Flannery's Mag	Going, Going, Yawn		None
	Taillow's body glows white then creates five copies of itself.
Ritchie's Rose	Celebi and Joy!		None
	Ludicolo's body glows whitish-green and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Poncho's Ludicolo	Go Go Ludicolo!		None
	Deoxys raises its tentacles and creates hundreds of copies of itself. The copies are purple in color and have no pupils. The copies then do whatever the user tells them to do. When the copies are hit, they disintegrate.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal)	Destiny Deoxys		None
	Luvdisc's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
Misty's Caserin	Luvdisc is a Many Splendored Thing!		None
	Salamence's body glows white, then creates multiple copies of itself.
Silver's Salamence	The Search for the Legend		None
	Swellow's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Swellow	Solid as a Solrock		None
	Surskit's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Kent's Surskit	A Cacturne for the Worse		None
	Snorunt's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Snorunt	Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snorunt!		None
	Meowth's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Tyson's Meowth	Saved by the Beldum		None
	Glalie's body glows white and creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Glalie	Shocks and Bonds		None
A Trainer's Glalie	Getting a Jump on the Competition!		None
	Multiple shadows come out of Gengar's body that take the shape of it.
Agatha's Gengar	The Scheme Team		None
	Multiple shadows come out of Shiftry's body and take the form of Shiftry; or, Shiftry moves quickly, leaving behind afterimages of itself.
Angela's Shiftry	From Cradle to Save		None
Spenser's Shiftry	Ka Boom with a View!		None
	Tauros splits into multiple copies of himself.
Ash's Tauros	Second Time's the Charm!		None
	Pidgeot moves quickly to create multiple afterimages of itself.
Solidad's Pidgeot	Channeling the Battle Zone!		None
	Aipom's body glows white or becomes outlined in white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Dawn's Aipom	Aipom and Circumstance!		None
	Starly creates multiple copies of itself.
Paul's Starly	When Pokémon Worlds Collide!		None
	Altaria's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A Trainer's Altaria	Not on MY Watch Ya Don't!		None
	Misdreavus splits into three other copies of itself.
Zoey's Misdreavus	Mounting a Coordinator Assault!		None
	Geodude's whole body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A Trainer's Geodude	All Dressed Up with Somewhere to Go!		None
	Darkrai's body glows red and it creates faded copies of itself that circles around the opponent.
Darkrai (M10)	The Rise of Darkrai		None
	Ambipom's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself. Sometimes, its body doesn't even glow at all.
Dawn's Ambipom	The Psyduck Stops Here!		None
	Raichu's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A Raichu Ash used briefly	Camping It Up!		None
	Phione's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A wild Phione	Hold the Phione!		None
	Mr. Mime's body glows white and it creates five identical copies of itself.
Clayton's Mr. Mime	Short and To the Punch!		None
	Gabite's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ursula's Gabite	Opposites Interact!		None
	Mismagius's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Zoey's Mismagius	Coming Full-Festival Circle!		None
	Leafeon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Zoey's Leafeon	Coming Full-Festival Circle!		None
	Luxray's body flashes white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Volkner's Luxray	The Eighth Wonder of the Sinnoh World!		None
	Panpour's body flashes white and it creates multiple copies of itself. As each copy is created, a flash of white light appears where it is going to appear.
Cress's Panpour	Triple Leaders, Team Threats!		None
	Tranquill's entire body glows white and it creates four copies of itself.
Trip's Tranquill	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!		None
	Woobat's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A wild Woobat	Sewaddle and Burgh in Pinwheel Forest!		None
	Gothitelle disappears just as it is about to be hit by an attack. Then it reappears along with multiple copies of itself.
A wild Gothitelle	The Lost World of Gothitelle!		None
	Golett's body flashes white and it creates three copies of itself around the battlefield. It then flashes white once again, creating two more copies.
Luke's Golett	Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!		None
	Accelgor crosses its arms and its entire body starts to glow white. It then opens its arms and it creates four copies of itself. When the copies shoot through the air, they leave behind a light blue stream of energy; or Accelgor disappears and then forms several clones of itself and surrounds its oppenent moving at great speed.
Charles's Accelgor	The Mighty Accelguard to the Rescue!		None
Shōyu's Accelgor	Mega Evolution - Bonds		None
	Keldeo flashes in light blue, then jumps aside, leaving behind an afterimage of itself.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Resolute Form Keldeo flashes in light blue and multiple copies of itself appear on either side of it.
Keldeo (M15)	Kyurem VS. The Sword of Justice		None
	Druddigon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Drayden's Druddigon	Drayden Versus Iris: Past, Present, and Future!		None
	Liepard's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Stephan's Liepard	Strong Strategy Steals the Show!		None
	Flareon's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Virgil's Flareon	A Unova League Evolution!		None
	Vanillite's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Teaque's Vanillite	Cilan and the Case of the Purrloin Witness!		None
	Ninetales's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A wild Ninetales	Mystery on a Deserted Island!		None
	Fletchling's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Fletchling	A Battle of Aerial Mobility!		None
Clarice's Fletchling	Master Class is in Session!		None
	Bunnelby's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Clemont's Bunnelby	Clemont's Got a Secret!		None
	Froakie's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Froakie	A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!		None
	Greninja's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		None
Sanpei's Greninja	A Stealthy Challenge!		None
Ippei's Greninja	A Festival of Decisions!		First mentioned in A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!
Ash's Greninja	A Meeting of Two Journeys!		None
	Furfrou creates multiple copies of itself.
Kayleigh's Furfrou	Dreaming a Performer's Dream!		None
	Frogadier's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Frogadier	The Green, Green Grass Types of Home!		None
	Ducklett's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
A Performer's Ducklett	A Dancing Debut!		None
	Ash-Greninja's body glows white and it creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Greninja	Championing a Research Battle!		None
	Weavile's body glows white and it creates multiples copies of itself.
Alain's Weavile	Finals Not for the Faint-Hearted!		None
	Nihilego's body glows white and it creates multiples copies of itself.
Nihilego (anime)	Faba's Revenge!		None
	Midday Form Lycanroc creates multiples copies of itself.
Olivia's Lycanroc	Heart of Fire! Heart of Stone!		None
	Riolu creates multiples copies of itself.
Ash's Riolu	Toughing It Out!		Riolu cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII
	Farfetch'd creates multiple copies of itself. The copies disappear in a puff of smoke when hit.
Goh's Farfetch'd	Betrayed, Bothered, and Beleaguered!		Farfetch'd cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII
	Lucario creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Lucario	Getting More Than You Battled For!		Lucario cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII
	Mega Lucario creates multiple copies of itself.
Ash's Lucario	Catching the Aura of Fate!		Lucario cannot legally learn Double Team in Generation VIII
	Pikachu moves rapidly to create multiple copies of itself.
Friede's Captain Pikachu	The Pendant That Starts It All (Part Two)		None
	Mow Rotom creates multiple copies of itself.
Hamber's Rotom	HZ130		None

• In Clefairy and the Moon Stone, Brock told his Zubat to use Double Team. This is a dubbing error, as in the original Japanese version, Brock told Zubat to use Whirlwind instead.
• In the preview for the unaired AG101, a Whiscash is seen using Double Team.
• In A Rush of Ninja Wisdom!, Nihei's Venusaur was mentioned to know Double Team.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Murkrow Mightyena
The user multiplies into twos at a time.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Murkrow multiplies into twos at a time.
Three wild Murkrow	The Murkrows' Plot		Debut
	Mightyena divides itself into twos where the clones become transparent.
Team Magma's Mightyena	Two Groups Attacking! Magma VS. Aqua		None

Be the Best! Pokémon B+W

Jellicent
By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself that disorient the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Jellicent makes multiple copies of itself by moving rapidly.
Muteki's Jellicent	Victini - A New Friend!		Debut

Magical Pokémon Journey

Scizor
The user creates illusionary copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Scizor creates illusionary copies of itself, confusing the opponent.
A wild Scizor	Go, Go, Apricot! (Part 2)		None

Movie adaptations

Greninja
The user creates illusionary copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Greninja creates illusionary copies of itself, confusing the opponent.
Riot's Greninja	Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction		Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Accelgor Greninja Crobat Cranidos
The user creates multiple copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Poliwhirl disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then reappears somewhere else.
Red's Poli	...But Fearow Itself!		Debut
	Poliwrath disappears right before it's about to get hit by an attack, creating an afterimage. It then reappears somewhere else, or Poliwrath creates multiple copies of itself around the opponent.
Red's Poli	Just a Spearow Carrier		None
	When Aipom is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears, creating an afterimage when it does. It then reappears somewhere else.
Gold's Aibo	Number One Donphan		None
	When Quilava is about to get hit by an attack, it disappears, creating an afterimage when it does. It then reappears somewhere else.
Gold's Exbo	Tyranitar War		None
	Crobat creates multiple copies of itself.
Janine's Crobat	Crossing Crobat		None
	Tyrogue creates four copies of himself.
Bruno's Tyrogue	The Last Battle X		None
	Plusle creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.
Ruby's Plusle	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		None
	Minun creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.
Sapphire's Minun	Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II		None
	Combusken creates multiple copies of itself to confuse its opponent.
Sapphire's Chic	I Dare Ya, Altaria... Knock Chic off My Shoulder!		None
	Manectric moves so fast that it leaves behind an afterimage of itself.
Wattson's Manectric	Can I Ninjask You a Question?		None
	Umbreon creates several solid copies of itself.
Greta's Umbreon	Skirting Around Surskit I		None
	Cranidos runs around the opponent, creating copies of itself to confuse them.
Roark's Cranidos	A Conk on Cranidos's Cranium		None
	Staraptor creates multiple copies of itself to dodge an attack.
Darach's Staraptor	Getting the Drop on Gallade II		None
	Accelgor quickly dodges an opponent's attack by creating copies of itself.
Alder's Accelgor	A New Perspective		None
	Froakie creates multiple copies of itself.
Y's Croaky	Fast-Thinking Froakie		None
	Greninja creates multiple copies of itself.
Y's Croaky	Chesnaught Protects		None
	Pikachu creates multiple copies of itself.
Scarlet's Pikachu	PASV13		None

Pokémon Battle Frontier

Illumise Entei
The user creates illusory copies of itself to boost its evasiveness.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Illumise multiplies into two, increasing her evasiveness.
Enta's Illumise	Aim for the Top!		Debut
	Entei multiplies itself, increasing its evasiveness.
Anabel's Entei	Final Battle: Versus The Salon Maiden		None

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Dragonite
By moving rapidly, the user makes illusory copies of itself that disorient the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Dragonite makes multiple copies of itself by moving rapidly.
Palmer's Dragonite	Look for Giratina!		Debut

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Voltorb Xatu
The user creates multiple copies of themselves.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Voltorb creates multiple copies of itself and confuses the opponent.
Takeo's Voltorb	Let's Aim For The Goal		Debut
	Xatu creates multiple copies of itself and confuses the opponent.
Black's Xatu	The Secret Of The Fighting Type Pokémon		None

Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!

Pikachu Wooper
The user forms a decoy of itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Pikachu forms multiple copies of itself.
Shu's Pikachu	GDZ37		Debut
	Wooper forms a decoy of itself.
Shu's Wooper	GDZ47		None

Pocket Monsters Platinum: Aim to Be Battle King!!

Empoleon
The user increases evasiveness by multiplying.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Empoleon multiples itself and the clones are scattered, confusing the opponent.
Shin's Empoleon	A Heated Battle Begins!!		Debut

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Clefairy and Tyrogue
The user creates illusionary copies of itself.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Clefairy creates illusionary copies of itself which become real.
Red's Clefairy	The Ultimate Battle…?!		Debut
	Tyrogue creates illusionary copies of himself which become real.
Red's Tyrogue	The Ultimate Battle…?!		Debut
	Gothorita creates illusionary copies of itself which become real.
Unknown Trainer's Gothorita	Pocket Monsters BW		None

In other generations

Core series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Side series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Spin-off series games

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

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)	RS	FRLG	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	SV	Legends: Z-A	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD: Time, Darkness, and Sky	MD: Time and Darkness	MD: Sky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX	Champions

Trivia

• This move's Japanese name, かげぶんしん kage bunshin, is a reference to a ninja technique ubiquitous in manga, anime, and other fiction commonly known in English as shadow clone. A popular example of this is the Naruto series, where the main character, Naruto Uzumaki, has used Kage Bunshin no Jutsu throughout the series as one of his signature ninja techniques.
• The move's description in the Stadium games erroneously states that it lowers the opponent's accuracy.
• In Super Smash Bros, one of Greninja's victory poses has it use Double Team.

In other languages

Language		Title
Catalan		Doble Equip
Chinese	Cantonese	影子分身 Yíngjí Fānsān
	Mandarin	影子分身 Yǐngzi Fēnshēn * 影分身 Yǐng Fēnshēn *[specify] 幻象分身法 Huànxiàng Fēnshēn Fǎ *
Czech		Zdvojení
Danish		Dobbelthold
Dutch		Dubbelteam
Finnish		Parijoukkue (Original series) Tuplatiimi (Advanced Generation)
French		Reflet
German		Doppelteam
Greek		Διπλή Ομάδα Diplí Omáda
Hebrew		צוות כפול Tsevet Kaful
Hindi		दोहरी टीम Dohri Team दुगनी टीम Dugni Team
Indonesian		Membelah Bayangan Jurus Bayangan
Italian		Doppioteam
Korean		그림자분신 Geurimjabunsin
Polish		Podwójny Zespół
Portuguese	Brazil	Time Duplo (Pokémon UNITE, EP105, M04, AG044–AG067, HS11–HS18, SM103–present, PS009–present) Multiplicar* (EP116–EP144, EP266–AG036, AG100, AG108, AG126–XY131, PS487) Other names include: Time Duplicado*, Ataque em Equipe*, Dois Flancos*, Multiplicar Equipe*, Duplicar*, Evasivas*, Estroboscópio*, Time em Dobro*, Time Dobrado*, Equipe Dupla*
	Portugal	Duplicar (Pokémon Chronicles) Equipa Dupla (Diamond and Pearl Series)
Romanian		Echipa Dublă
Russian		Двойная Опека Dvoynaya Opeka
Serbian		Udvostručenje
Spanish	Latin America	Doble Equipo (games, EP068–AG067, BW010–present) Multiplicación* (AG100–DP179)
	Spain	Doble Equipo
Swedish		Dubbellag Dubbelt lag
Thai		แยกร่างเงา Yaekrang Ngao
Vietnamese		Phân Thân Ảnh Phân Thân

Spin-off series games

Pokémon Masters EX

Language		Title
Japanese		かげぶんしん・変幻 Kagebunshin Hengen
Mandarin Chinese		影子分身・變幻 Yǐngzi Fēnshēn Biànhuàn
French		Reflet S
German		Doppelteam S
Italian		Doppioteam S
Korean		그림자분신변환 Geurimja Bunsin Byeonhwan
Spanish		Doble Equipo S

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