Shadow Ball
Move data
| Type | ghost |
| Category | Special |
| Power | 80 |
| Accuracy | 100 |
| PP | 15 |
| Introduced | Generation 2 |
Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's Special Defense by one stage.
Stats can be lowered to a minimum of -6 stages each.
When a Pokémon is holding Ghostium Z and uses its Z-Power, Shadow Ball turns into Never-Ending Nightmare and has base power 160.
Game descriptions
| Gold Silver Crystal | An attack that may lower SPCL.DEF. |
| Ruby Sapphire Emerald | Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| FireRed LeafGreen | A shadowy blob is hurled at the foe. May also lower the foe’s SP. DEF. |
| Diamond Pearl Platinum HeartGold SoulSilver | The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat. |
| Black White Black 2 White 2 | The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. It may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| X Y O.Ruby A.Sapphire | The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| Sun Moon Ultra Sun Ultra Moon L.G. Pikachu L.G. Eevee | The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
| Sword Shield B.Diamond S.Pearl | The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target’s Sp. Def stat. |
Other languages
| English | Shadow Ball |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Bola Sombra |
| Italian | Palla Ombra |
| Japanese | シャドーボール (Shadow Ball) |
| German | Spukball |
| French | Ball'Ombre |
Pokémon that learn Shadow Ball:
#563
#855
#115
#463
#563
#855
#863
