247: Shadow Ball

Essentials

Shadow Ball

Special

Generation 2

Summary

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 80
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 15, up to 24 with PP Up
Target: Selected opponent
Effect chance: 20
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Blocked by Detect and Protect
Reflectable with Magic Coat
Snatchable
Rolls accuracy
Flinches with King's Rock

Names

Japanese: シャドーボール (shadoobooru)
French: Ball'Ombre
German: Spukball
Spanish: Bola Sombra
Italian: Palla Ombra

Machines

: TM30
: TM30
: TM30

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Special Defense by one level.

Flavor Text

: Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe's SP. DEF.
: The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe's Sp. Def stat.

Contests

Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡♡
Jam
Flavor text: Scrambles up the order of appeals on the next turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Pokémon

						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
			36	29	29	Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
			45	33	33	Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
			45	33	33	Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
				37	37	Misdreavus		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
	38	38	38	59	59	Shedinja		Wonder Guard		Mineral	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
	41	41	41	53	53	Sableye		Keen Eye Stall		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
	44	44	44	31	31	Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk		Indeterminate	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
	48	48	48	31	31	Banette		Insomnia Frisk		Indeterminate	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
				38	38	Drifloon		Unburden Aftermath		Indeterminate	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
				44	44	Drifblim		Unburden Aftermath		Indeterminate	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
						Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Machine: Can be taught at any time by using a TM or HM.
	30	30	30	30	30	Butterfree		Compoundeyes		Bug	60	45	50	80	80	70	385
30	30	30	30	30	30	Rattata		Run Away Guts		Ground	30	56	35	25	35	72	253
30	30	30	30	30	30	Raticate		Run Away Guts		Ground	55	81	60	50	70	97	413
30	30	30	30	30	30	Nidoqueen		Poison Point Rivalry		No Eggs	90	82	87	75	85	76	495
30	30	30	30	30	30	Nidoking		Poison Point Rivalry		Monster Ground	81	92	77	85	75	85	495
30	30	30	30	30	30	Clefairy		Cute Charm Magic Guard		Fairy	70	45	48	60	65	35	323
30	30	30	30	30	30	Clefable		Cute Charm Magic Guard		Fairy	95	70	73	85	90	60	473
30	30	30	30	30	30	Jigglypuff		Cute Charm		Fairy	115	45	20	45	25	20	270
30	30	30	30	30	30	Wigglytuff		Cute Charm		Fairy	140	70	45	75	50	45	425
	30	30	30	30	30	Zubat		Inner Focus		Flying	40	45	35	30	40	55	245
	30	30	30	30	30	Golbat		Inner Focus		Flying	75	80	70	65	75	90	455
30	30	30	30	30	30	Meowth		Pickup Technician		Ground	40	45	35	40	40	90	290
30	30	30	30	30	30	Persian		Limber Technician		Ground	65	70	60	65	65	115	440
30	30	30	30	30	30	Abra		Synchronize Inner Focus		Humanshape	25	20	15	105	55	90	310
30	30	30	30	30	30	Kadabra		Synchronize Inner Focus		Humanshape	40	35	30	120	70	105	400
30	30	30	30	30	30	Alakazam		Synchronize Inner Focus		Humanshape	55	50	45	135	85	120	490
30	30	30	30	30	30	Slowpoke		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster Water 1	90	65	65	40	40	15	315
30	30	30	30	30	30	Slowbro		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster Water 1	95	75	110	100	80	30	490
				30	30	Grimer		Stench Sticky Hold		Indeterminate	80	80	50	40	50	25	325
				30	30	Muk		Stench Sticky Hold		Indeterminate	105	105	75	65	100	50	500
30	30	30	30	30	30	Gastly		Levitate		Indeterminate	30	35	30	100	35	80	310
30	30	30	30	30	30	Haunter		Levitate		Indeterminate	45	50	45	115	55	95	405
30	30	30	30	30	30	Gengar		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	65	60	130	75	110	500
30	30	30	30	30	30	Drowzee		Insomnia Forewarn		Humanshape	60	48	45	43	90	42	328
30	30	30	30	30	30	Hypno		Insomnia Forewarn		Humanshape	85	73	70	73	115	67	483
30	30	30	30	30	30	Lickitung		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster	90	55	75	60	75	30	385
	30	30	30	30	30	Koffing		Levitate		Indeterminate	40	65	95	60	45	35	340
	30	30	30	30	30	Weezing		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	90	120	85	70	60	490
30	30	30	30	30	30	Chansey		Natural Cure Serene Grace		Fairy	250	5	5	35	105	50	450
30	30	30	30	30	30	Kangaskhan		Early Bird Scrappy		Monster	105	95	80	40	80	90	490
30	30	30	30	30	30	Mr. Mime		Soundproof Filter		Humanshape	40	45	65	100	120	90	460
30	30	30	30	30	30	Jynx		Oblivious Forewarn		Humanshape	65	50	35	115	95	95	455
30	30	30	30	30	30	Eevee		Run Away Adaptability		Ground	55	55	50	45	65	55	325
30	30	30	30	30	30	Vaporeon		Water Absorb		Ground	130	65	60	110	95	65	525
30	30	30	30	30	30	Jolteon		Volt Absorb		Ground	65	65	60	110	95	130	525
30	30	30	30	30	30	Flareon		Flash Fire		Ground	65	130	60	95	110	65	525
	30	30	30	30	30	Porygon		Trace Download		Mineral	65	60	70	85	75	40	395
30	30	30	30	30	30	Snorlax		Immunity Thick Fat		Monster	160	110	65	65	110	30	540
30	30	30	30	30	30	Mewtwo		Pressure		No Eggs	106	110	90	154	90	130	680
30	30	30	30	30	30	Mew		Synchronize		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
30	30	30	30	30	30	Sentret		Run Away Keen Eye		Ground	35	46	34	35	45	20	215
30	30	30	30	30	30	Furret		Run Away Keen Eye		Ground	85	76	64	45	55	90	415
	30	30	30	30	30	Hoothoot		Insomnia Keen Eye		Flying	60	30	30	36	56	50	262
	30	30	30	30	30	Noctowl		Insomnia Keen Eye		Flying	100	50	50	76	96	70	442
	30	30	30	30	30	Crobat		Inner Focus		Flying	85	90	80	70	80	130	535
30	30	30	30	30	30	Cleffa		Cute Charm Magic Guard		No Eggs	50	25	28	45	55	15	218
30	30	30	30	30	30	Igglybuff		Cute Charm		No Eggs	90	30	15	40	20	15	210
30	30	30	30	30	30	Togepi		Serene Grace Hustle		No Eggs	35	20	65	40	65	20	245
30	30	30	30	30	30	Togetic		Serene Grace Hustle		Flying Fairy	55	40	85	80	105	40	405
	30	30	30	30	30	Natu		Synchronize Early Bird		Flying	40	50	45	70	45	70	320
	30	30	30	30	30	Xatu		Synchronize Early Bird		Flying	65	75	70	95	70	95	470
30	30	30	30	30	30	Aipom		Run Away Pickup		Ground	55	70	55	40	55	85	360
	30	30	30	30	30	Yanma		Speed Boost Compoundeyes		Bug	65	65	45	75	45	95	390
30	30	30	30	30	30	Espeon		Synchronize		Ground	65	65	60	130	95	110	525
30	30	30	30	30	30	Umbreon		Synchronize		Ground	95	65	110	60	130	65	525
30	30	30	30	30	30	Murkrow		Insomnia Super Luck		Flying	60	85	42	85	42	91	405
30	30	30	30	30	30	Slowking		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster Water 1	95	75	80	100	110	30	490
30	30	30	30	30	30	Misdreavus		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	60	60	85	85	85	435
30	30	30	30	30	30	Girafarig		Inner Focus Early Bird		Ground	70	80	65	90	65	85	455
	30	30	30	30	30	Dunsparce		Serene Grace Run Away		Ground	100	70	70	65	65	45	415
30	30	30	30	30	30	Snubbull		Intimidate Run Away		Ground Fairy	60	80	50	40	40	30	300
30	30	30	30	30	30	Granbull		Intimidate Quick Feet		Ground Fairy	90	120	75	60	60	45	450
	30	30	30	30	30	Qwilfish		Swift Swim Poison Point		Water 2	65	95	75	55	55	85	430
30	30	30	30	30	30	Sneasel		Inner Focus Keen Eye		Ground	55	95	55	35	75	115	430
	30	30	30	30	30	Corsola		Natural Cure Hustle		Water 1 Water 3	55	55	85	65	85	35	380
30	30	30	30	30	30	Houndour		Flash Fire Early Bird		Ground	45	60	30	80	50	65	330
30	30	30	30	30	30	Houndoom		Flash Fire Early Bird		Ground	75	90	50	110	80	95	500
	30	30	30	30	30	Porygon2		Trace Download		Mineral	85	80	90	105	95	60	515
	30	30	30	30	30	Stantler		Intimidate Frisk		Ground	73	95	62	85	65	85	465
30	30	30	30	30	30	Smoochum		Oblivious Forewarn		No Eggs	45	30	15	85	65	65	305
30	30	30	30	30	30	Miltank		Thick Fat Scrappy		Ground	95	80	105	40	70	100	490
30	30	30	30	30	30	Blissey		Natural Cure Serene Grace		Fairy	255	10	10	75	135	55	540
				30	30	Raikou		Pressure		No Eggs	90	85	75	115	100	115	580
				30	30	Entei		Pressure		No Eggs	115	115	85	90	75	100	580
				30	30	Suicune		Pressure		No Eggs	100	75	115	90	115	85	580
30	30	30	30	30	30	Lugia		Pressure		No Eggs	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
30	30	30	30	30	30	Ho-oh		Pressure		No Eggs	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
30	30	30	30	30	30	Celebi		Natural Cure		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
	30	30	30	30	30	Poochyena		Run Away Quick Feet		Ground	35	55	35	30	30	35	220
	30	30	30	30	30	Mightyena		Intimidate Quick Feet		Ground	70	90	70	60	60	70	420
	30	30	30	30	30	Zigzagoon		Pickup Gluttony		Ground	38	30	41	30	41	60	240
	30	30	30	30	30	Linoone		Pickup Gluttony		Ground	78	70	61	50	61	100	420
	30	30	30	30	30	Beautifly		Swarm		Bug	60	70	50	90	50	65	385
	30	30	30	30	30	Dustox		Shield Dust		Bug	60	50	70	50	90	65	385
	30	30	30	30	30	Seedot		Chlorophyll Early Bird		Ground Plant	40	40	50	30	30	30	220
	30	30	30	30	30	Nuzleaf		Chlorophyll Early Bird		Ground Plant	70	70	40	60	40	60	340
	30	30	30	30	30	Shiftry		Chlorophyll Early Bird		Ground Plant	90	100	60	90	60	80	480
	30	30	30	30	30	Ralts		Synchronize Trace		Indeterminate	28	25	25	45	35	40	198
	30	30	30	30	30	Kirlia		Synchronize Trace		Indeterminate	38	35	35	65	55	50	278
	30	30	30	30	30	Gardevoir		Synchronize Trace		Indeterminate	68	65	65	125	115	80	518
	30	30	30	30	30	Surskit		Swift Swim		Water 1 Bug	40	30	32	50	52	65	269
	30	30	30	30	30	Masquerain		Intimidate		Water 1 Bug	70	60	62	80	82	60	414
	30	30	30	30	30	Slakoth		Truant		Ground	60	60	60	35	35	30	280
	30	30	30	30	30	Vigoroth		Vital Spirit		Ground	80	80	80	55	55	90	440
	30	30	30	30	30	Slaking		Truant		Ground	150	160	100	95	65	100	670
	30	30	30	30	30	Nincada		Compoundeyes		Bug	31	45	90	30	30	40	266
	30	30	30	30	30	Ninjask		Speed Boost		Bug	61	90	45	50	50	160	456
	30	30	30	30	30	Shedinja		Wonder Guard		Mineral	1	90	45	30	30	40	236
	30	30	30	30	30	Whismur		Soundproof		Monster Ground	64	51	23	51	23	28	240
	30	30	30	30	30	Loudred		Soundproof		Monster Ground	84	71	43	71	43	48	360
	30	30	30	30	30	Exploud		Soundproof		Monster Ground	104	91	63	91	63	68	480
	30	30	30	30	30	Skitty		Cute Charm Normalize		Ground Fairy	50	45	45	35	35	50	260
	30	30	30	30	30	Delcatty		Cute Charm Normalize		Ground Fairy	70	65	65	55	55	70	380
	30	30	30	30	30	Sableye		Keen Eye Stall		Humanshape	50	75	75	65	65	50	380
				30	30	Mawile		Intimidate Hyper Cutter		Ground Fairy	50	85	85	55	55	50	380
	30	30	30	30	30	Meditite		Pure Power		Humanshape	30	40	55	40	55	60	280
	30	30	30	30	30	Medicham		Pure Power		Humanshape	60	60	75	60	75	80	410
	30	30	30	30	30	Volbeat		Illuminate Swarm		Bug Humanshape	65	73	55	47	75	85	400
	30	30	30	30	30	Illumise		Oblivious Tinted Lens		Bug Humanshape	65	47	55	73	75	85	400
	30	30	30	30	30	Roselia		Natural Cure Poison Point		Fairy Plant	50	60	45	100	80	65	400
	30	30	30	30	30	Gulpin		Sticky Hold Liquid Ooze		Indeterminate	70	43	53	43	53	40	302
	30	30	30	30	30	Swalot		Sticky Hold Liquid Ooze		Indeterminate	100	73	83	73	83	55	467
	30	30	30	30	30	Spoink		Own Tempo Thick Fat		Ground	60	25	35	70	80	60	330
	30	30	30	30	30	Grumpig		Own Tempo Thick Fat		Ground	80	45	65	90	110	80	470
	30	30	30	30	30	Spinda		Own Tempo Tangled Feet		Ground Humanshape	60	60	60	60	60	60	360
	30	30	30	30	30	Zangoose		Immunity		Ground	73	115	60	60	60	90	458
	30	30	30	30	30	Lunatone		Levitate		Mineral	70	55	65	95	85	70	440
	30	30	30	30	30	Solrock		Levitate		Mineral	70	95	85	55	65	70	440
	30	30	30	30	30	Baltoy		Levitate		Mineral	40	40	55	40	70	55	300
	30	30	30	30	30	Claydol		Levitate		Mineral	60	70	105	70	120	75	500
	30	30	30	30	30	Castform		Forecast		Fairy Indeterminate	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
	30	30	30	30	30	Kecleon		Color Change		Ground	60	90	70	60	120	40	440
	30	30	30	30	30	Shuppet		Insomnia Frisk		Indeterminate	44	75	35	63	33	45	295
	30	30	30	30	30	Banette		Insomnia Frisk		Indeterminate	64	115	65	83	63	65	455
	30	30	30	30	30	Duskull		Levitate		Indeterminate	20	40	90	30	90	25	295
	30	30	30	30	30	Dusclops		Pressure		Indeterminate	40	70	130	60	130	25	455
	30	30	30	30	30	Chimecho		Levitate		Indeterminate	65	50	70	95	80	65	425
	30	30	30	30	30	Absol		Pressure Super Luck		Ground	65	130	60	75	60	75	465
	30	30	30	30	30	Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300
	30	30	30	30	30	Glalie		Inner Focus Ice Body		Fairy Mineral	80	80	80	80	80	80	480
	30	30	30	30	30	Gorebyss		Swift Swim		Water 1	55	84	105	114	75	52	485
	30	30	30	30	30	Metang		Clear Body		Mineral	60	75	100	55	80	50	420
	30	30	30	30	30	Metagross		Clear Body		Mineral	80	135	130	95	90	70	600
	30	30	30	30	30	Latias		Levitate		No Eggs	80	80	90	110	130	110	600
	30	30	30	30	30	Latios		Levitate		No Eggs	80	90	80	130	110	110	600
	30	30	30	30	30	Jirachi		Serene Grace		No Eggs	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
			30	30	30	Attack Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	180	20	180	20	150	600
			30	30	30	Defense Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	70	160	70	160	90	600
	30			30	30	Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	150	50	150	50	150	600
		30		30	30	Speed Deoxys		Pressure		No Eggs	50	95	90	95	90	180	600
				30	30	Bidoof		Simple Unaware		Water 1 Ground	59	45	40	35	40	31	250
				30	30	Bibarel		Simple Unaware		Water 1 Ground	79	85	60	55	60	71	410
				30	30	Budew		Natural Cure Poison Point		No Eggs	40	30	35	50	70	55	280
				30	30	Roserade		Natural Cure Poison Point		Fairy Plant	60	70	55	125	105	90	505
				30	30	Wormadam		Anticipation		Bug	60	59	85	79	105	36	424
				30	30	Sandy Wormadam		Anticipation		Bug	60	79	105	59	85	36	424
				30	30	Trash Wormadam		Anticipation		Bug	60	69	95	69	95	36	424
				30	30	Mothim		Swarm		Bug	70	94	50	94	50	66	424
				30	30	Ambipom		Pickup Technician		Ground	75	100	66	60	66	115	482
				30	30	Drifloon		Unburden Aftermath		Indeterminate	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
				30	30	Drifblim		Unburden Aftermath		Indeterminate	150	80	44	90	54	80	498
				30	30	Buneary		Run Away Klutz		Ground Humanshape	55	66	44	44	56	85	350
				30	30	Lopunny		Cute Charm Klutz		Ground Humanshape	65	76	84	54	96	105	480
				30	30	Mismagius		Levitate		Indeterminate	60	60	60	105	105	105	495
				30	30	Honchkrow		Insomnia Super Luck		Flying	100	125	52	105	52	71	505
				30	30	Glameow		Limber Own Tempo		Ground	49	55	42	42	37	85	310
				30	30	Purugly		Own Tempo Thick Fat		Ground	71	82	64	64	59	112	452
				30	30	Chingling		Levitate		No Eggs	45	30	50	65	50	45	285
				30	30	Stunky		Stench Aftermath		Ground	63	63	47	41	41	74	329
				30	30	Skuntank		Stench Aftermath		Ground	103	93	67	71	61	84	479
				30	30	Bronzor		Levitate Heat Proof		Mineral	57	24	86	24	86	23	300
				30	30	Bronzong		Levitate Heat Proof		Mineral	67	89	116	79	116	33	500
				30	30	Mime Jr.		Soundproof Filter		No Eggs	20	25	45	70	90	60	310
				30	30	Happiny		Natural Cure Serene Grace		No Eggs	100	5	5	15	65	30	220
				30	30	Spiritomb		Pressure		Indeterminate	50	92	108	92	108	35	485
				30	30	Munchlax		Thick Fat Pickup		No Eggs	135	85	40	40	85	5	390
				30	30	Lucario		Inner Focus Steadfast		Ground Humanshape	70	110	70	115	70	90	525
				30	30	Skorupi		Battle Armor Sniper		Bug Water 3	40	50	90	30	55	65	330
				30	30	Drapion		Battle Armor Sniper		Bug Water 3	70	90	110	60	75	95	500
				30	30	Croagunk		Dry Skin Anticipation		Humanshape	48	61	40	61	40	50	300
				30	30	Toxicroak		Dry Skin Anticipation		Humanshape	83	106	65	86	65	85	490
				30	30	Snover		Snow Warning		Monster Plant	60	62	50	62	60	40	334
				30	30	Abomasnow		Snow Warning		Monster Plant	90	92	75	92	85	60	494
				30	30	Weavile		Pressure		Ground	70	120	65	45	85	125	510
				30	30	Lickilicky		Oblivious Own Tempo		Monster	110	85	95	80	95	50	515
				30	30	Togekiss		Serene Grace Hustle		Flying Fairy	85	50	95	120	115	80	545
				30	30	Yanmega		Speed Boost Tinted Lens		Bug	86	76	86	116	56	95	515
				30	30	Leafeon		Leaf Guard		Ground	65	110	130	60	65	95	525
				30	30	Glaceon		Snow Cloak		Ground	65	60	110	130	95	65	525
				30	30	Porygon-Z		Download Adaptability		Mineral	85	80	70	135	75	90	535
				30	30	Gallade		Steadfast		Indeterminate	68	125	65	65	115	80	518
				30	30	Dusknoir		Pressure		Indeterminate	45	100	135	65	135	45	525
				30	30	Froslass		Snow Cloak		Fairy Mineral	70	80	70	80	70	110	480
					30	Fan Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
					30	Frost Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
					30	Heat Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
					30	Mow Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				30	30	Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	50	77	95	77	91	440
					30	Wash Rotom		Levitate		Indeterminate	50	65	107	105	107	86	520
				30	30	Uxie		Levitate		No Eggs	75	75	130	75	130	95	580
				30	30	Mesprit		Levitate		No Eggs	80	105	105	105	105	80	580
				30	30	Azelf		Levitate		No Eggs	75	125	70	125	70	115	580
				30	30	Giratina		Pressure		No Eggs	150	100	120	100	120	90	680
					30	Origin Giratina		Levitate		No Eggs	150	120	100	120	100	90	680
				30	30	Cresselia		Levitate		No Eggs	120	70	120	75	130	85	600
				30	30	Manaphy		Hydration		Water 1 Fairy	100	100	100	100	100	100	600
				30	30	Darkrai		Bad Dreams		No Eggs	70	90	90	135	90	125	600
				30	30	Arceus		Multitype		No Eggs	120	120	120	120	120	120	720