Weather Ball

Essentials

Weather Ball

special

Generation 3

Summary

If there be weather, this move has doubled power and the weather's type.

Damage Dealt

Stats

Power: 50; percentile 20.6
Accuracy: 100%
PP: 10, up to 16 with PP Up
Target: Selected Pokémon
Effect chance: n/a
Priority: 0 (normal)

Flags

Makes contact
Has a charging turn
Must recharge
Blocked by Detect and Protect

This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Reflectable
Snatchable
Copied by Mirror Move

A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Punch-based
Sound-based
Unusable during Gravity
Defrosts when used
Targets opposite side in triples
Heals
Ignores Substitute
Powder-based
Jaw-based
Pulse-based
Ballistics-based

This move is blocked by Bulletproof.
Mental effects
Unusable during Sky Battles
Dance

Machines

: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM
: Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. If a weather move is active, this move has double power, and its type becomes the type of the weather move. Shadow Sky is typeless for the purposes of this move.

Flavor

Flavor Text

: The move’s type and power change with the weather.
: An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.

: An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.

: An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.

: An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.

: This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather.

Foreign Names

Japanese: ウェザーボール (wezaabooru)
: ウェザーボール
Korean: 웨더볼
Chinese: 氣象球
: 气象球
French: Ball’Météo
German: Meteorologe
Spanish: Meteorobola
Italian: Palla Clima
Czech: Koule počasí

Contests

Contest

Type

Appeal

♡♡♡♡

Jam

Flavor text

A highly appealing move.

Use after

Use before

None

Super Contest

Type
Appeal: ♡♡
Flavor text: Earn +2 if the Judge's Voltage goes up.
Use after: None
Use before: None

Similar moves

No other moves have the same effect as Weather Ball.

Pokémon

Normal Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Special Attack are more suited to Weather Ball's special damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
		—	—	—	—	—	—	Lugia		Pressure Multiscale		Undiscovered	106	90	130	90	154	110	680
		—	—	—	—	—	—	Ho-Oh		Pressure Regenerator		Undiscovered	106	130	90	110	154	90	680
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Roserade		Natural Cure Poison Point Technician		Fairy Grass	60	70	65	125	105	90	515
30	30	30	40	30	30	25	25	Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
30	30	30	40	40	30	25	25	Sunny Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
30	30	30	40	40	30	25	25	Rainy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
30	30	30	40	40	30	25	25	Snowy Castform		Forecast		Fairy Amorphous	70	70	70	70	70	70	420
			—	—	—	—	—	Vanilluxe		Ice Body Snow Warning Weak Armor		Mineral	71	95	85	110	95	79	535
					40	40	40	Volcanion		Water Absorb		Undiscovered	80	110	120	130	90	70	600
								Pokémon	Type	Ability	Gender	Egg Group	HP	Atk	Def	SpA	SpD	Spd	Total
Egg: Appears on a newly-hatched Pokémon, if the father had the same move.
								Bellsprout		Chlorophyll Gluttony		Grass	50	75	35	70	30	40	300
								Snorunt		Inner Focus Ice Body Moody		Fairy Mineral	50	50	50	50	50	50	300
								Cherubi		Chlorophyll		Fairy Grass	45	35	45	62	53	35	275
								Drifloon		Aftermath Unburden Flare Boost		Amorphous	90	50	34	60	44	70	348
								Fomantis		Leaf Guard Contrary		Grass	40	55	35	50	35	35	250

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