Shadow Punch (move)

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シャドーパンチShadow Punch

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Physical
PP	20(max. 32)
Power	60
Accuracy	—%
Priority	0
Makescontact Affected byProtect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected byMirror Move Affected byKing's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation III
TM118 inPokémon Legends: Z-A

Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2♥♥
Jam	0
The appeal works great if performed first.

Super Contests

Condition	Smart
Appeal	2♥♥
Earn +2 if the Pokémon performs first in the turn.

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Clever
Appeal	2♥♥
Jamming	0
Works great if the user goes first this turn.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Shadow Punch (Japanese:シャドーパンチShadow Punch) is a damage-dealingGhost-type move introduced inGeneration III. It isTM118 inPokémon Legends: Z-A.

Effect

Shadow Punch inflicts damage and bypassesaccuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in thesemi-invulnerable turn of a move such asDig orFly.

Description

Games	Description
RS EColoXD	An unavoidable punch that is thrown from shadows.
FRLG	The user throws a punch from the shadows. It cannot be evaded.
DP Pt HGSSPBR	The user throws a punch at the foe from the shadows. The punch lands without fail.
BW B2W2	The user throws a punch from the shadows. The punch lands without fail.
XY ORAS SM USUM PE SwSh BDSP LA SV	The user throws a punch from the shadows. This attack never misses.
ZA	The user attacks by hiding in shadows and then throwing out a quick punch.

Learnset

Byleveling up

#		Egg Groups	Level
			III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII		IX
							SM USUM	SwSh	BDSP	SV	ZA
0093	Haunter	Amorphous	Amorphous	25	25	25	25	1,Evo.	1,Evo.	1,Evo.	Evo.	−
0094	Gengar	Amorphous	Amorphous	25	25	25	25	1,Evo.	1	1	1	−
0356	Dusclops	Amorphous	Amorphous	37	37	37	37	1,Evo.	1,Evo.	1,Evo.	Evo.
0477	Dusknoir	Amorphous	Amorphous		37	37	37	1	1	1	1
0622	Golett	Mineral	Mineral			13	13	13	12		12	12
0623	Golurk	Mineral	Mineral			13	13	13	12		12	12
0802	Marshadow	No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered					26	18			18
0979	Annihilape	Field	Field								Evo.	Evo.
1000	Gholdengo	No Eggs Discovered	No Eggs Discovered								−	12
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

ByTM

#		Egg Groups		Compatibility
				IX
				ZA TM118
0093	Haunter	Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0094	Gengar	Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0302	Sableye	Human-Like		Human-Like	✔
0325	Spoink	Field		Field	✔
0326	Grumpig	Field		Field	✔
0354	Banette	Amorphous		Amorphous	✔
0376	Metagross	Mineral		Mineral	✔
0491	Darkrai	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0562	Yamask	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0562	Yamask Galarian Form	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0563	Cofagrigus	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0622	Golett	Mineral		Mineral	✔
0623	Golurk	Mineral		Mineral	✔
0709	Trevenant	Grass	Amorphous	✔
0720	Hoopa All forms	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0802	Marshadow	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
0867	Runerigus	Mineral	Amorphous	✔
0979	Annihilape	Field		Field	✔
1000	Gholdengo	No Eggs Discovered		No Eggs Discovered	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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.

Bybreeding

#		Egg Groups	Egg Move
			III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
							SM USUM	BDSP	SV
0088	Grimer	Amorphous	Amorphous	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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 III

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0088		Grimer		Amorphous		Amorphous	Purified Shadow Pokémon^XD
Bold indicates a Pokémon gainsSTAB 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

Game	Base Power	Max Power	Base PP	Max PP	Base Accuracy	Max Accuracy	Range	Target	Cuts corners
MDRB	6	-	8	-	—%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDTD S	6	-	8	-	—%	-	Front	Enemy	No
BSL	6	-	8	-	—%	-	Front	Enemy	No
MDGtI	7	99	17	50	—%	-	Front	Enemy	No
SMD	7	99	13	30	—%	-	Front	Enemy	No
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.

In Pokémon GO, Shadow Punch has been an available move since the release of the game on July 6, 2016, but it hadn't been assigned to any Pokémon until February 16, 2017, when it was assigned to Haunter.

Shadow Punch

Charged Attack

Gyms &Raids

Power

Energy cost

Duration

1.7 seconds

Damage window

1.3 - 1.5 seconds

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy cost

Secondary effect

Effect chance

Max Battles
Power	Level 1: 250 Level 2: 300 Level 3: 350

Eligible Pokémon:

Standard eligibility

ByElite Charged TM

ByGO Snapshot

AsShadow Pokémon

AsPurified Pokémon

Formerly eligible

None

Updates

Gyms & Raids

July 30, 2016
- Power: 20 → 25
February 16, 2017
- Power: 25 → 40
- Energy cost: 25 → 33
- Duration: 2.1 → 1.7 seconds
- Damage window: 1.4 - 1.7 → 1.3 - 1.5 seconds

Trainer Battles

September 3, 2024
- Power: 40 → 55

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Shadow Punch

★★★
Attack power	30.59765
Charge time	0.5 seconds
Range type	Arc (melee)
Number of hits	1
Number of projectiles	1
Critical hit rate	1.5%
Additional effect	None

Pokémon Masters EX

Name	Category	Move gauge cost	MP (uses)	Basepower	Maxpower	Accuracy	Target	Effect tag	Description	Playablesync pair(s)
Shadow Punch	Physical	2	—	45	54	—%	An opponent	Sure Hit	Never misses.	Phoebe & Dusclops/Dusknoir Sygna Suit Korrina & Marshadow
Sync move
Name	Category	State		Basepower	Maxpower	Target		Effect tag	Description	Playablesync pair
Lonely Flower Shadow Punch	Physical	Default 6★ EX		250	300	An opponent		—	No additional effect. The sync buff is doubled the first time a sync move is used.	Phoebe & Dusknoir

Description

Games	Description
MDRB MDTD S	Inflicts damage on the target. It never misses.
BSL	てきポケモンにダメージをあたえるかならずめいちゅうする
MDGtI SMD MDRTDX	It damages an enemy. It never misses.

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon	Method
Dusclops Golett Gengar Dusknoir
The user throws a punch from the shadows. This attack never misses.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Dusclops's hands become outlined in a gray aura, then it punches the air and a black shadowy fist comes out of its hand, outlined in a gray aura, and hits the opponent. It can fire many at once as well.
Timmy Grimm's Dusclops	Disaster of Disguise	Debut
Brandon's Dusclops	Gathering the Gang of Four!	None
	Gengar raises one of its arms and purple sparks travel up its arm and appear around its fist. It then punches the air and sends a black fist with purple static electricity around it at the opponent; or, one of Gengar's fists becomes surrounded in a light and dark purple misty energy and punches through the ground. The fist then comes back up through the ground and punches the opponent.
Fantina's Gengar	Shield with a Twist!	None
Acerola's Greedy Rapooh	The Battlefield of Truth and Love!	None
	Dusknoir's hands become surrounded in a shadowy aura, and it reaches its arms out. Two fists in the shape of Dusknoir's fire out of Dusknoir's fists and slam into the opponent. While flying toward the opponent, the fists have a gray trail that connects to Dusknoir's fists, and when the attack hits, the fists merge back with Dusknoir's fists; or, Dusknoir's fist becomes surrounded by a shadowy aura, and it punches the opponent with it.
Conway's Dusknoir	Working on a Right Move!	None
Hamber's Dusknoir	Respective Departures	Enhanceable by Terastallization
	Golett pulls back one of its arms and purple and black energy appears around it and forms into its arm, causing it to turn black and become outlined in purple. Golett then brings its fist forward and releases a black fist in the shape of Golett's fist with a purple outline. The fist then hits the opponent.
Luke's Golett	Cilan Versus Trip, Ash Versus Georgia!	None

Pokémon Origins

Pokémon	Method
Haunter
The user's fist becomes engulfed in shadowy energy and it punches the opponent with it. This attack never misses.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Haunter's hand become outlined in a black and purple aura. It then punches the opponent.
Red's Haunter	File 3: Giovanni	Debut Shadow Punch did not exist inGeneration I

Biri-Biri

Pokémon	Method
Gengar
The user's fist becomes engulfed in shadowy energy and it punches the opponent with it. This attack never misses.
User	First Used In	Notes
	One of Gengar's fists becomes surrounded in a bright purple aura. It then punches the opponent.
Anna's Gengar	Biri-Biri	Debut

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon	Method
Dusclops
The user launches a barrage of punches from the shadows.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Dusclops fires both of its hands at the opponent, repeatedly striking them.
Timmy's Dusclops	A Mysterious Masked Man Appears!	Debut

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

Pokémon	Method
Dusknoir
The user throws a punch from the shadows.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Dusknoir throws a powerful punch at the opponent.
Lily's Dusknoir	Stolen Memories	Debut

Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon	Method
Mega Gengar Phoebe's Dusclops Emerald's Dusclops Gengar
The user punches the target from the shadows.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Dusclops fires one or both of its hands at the opponent. The hands can either punch or repeatedly slap the opponent.
Phoebe's Dusclops	The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XIV	Debut
Emerald's Dusclops	The Final Battle VII	None
	Gengar punches the opponent multiple times with its fists.
X's Garma	Changing Gengar	None
	Mega Gengar punches the opponent multiple times with its fists.
X's Garma	Changing Gengar	None

In other generations

Core series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Side series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Spin-off series games

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

Generation I	RB Y	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	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	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, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX

In other languages


Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	暗影拳Amyíng Kyùhn* 影子拳Yíngjí Kyùhn*
Chinese	Mandarin	暗影拳Ànyǐng Quán* 影子拳Yǐngzi Quán*
Czech		Stínová rána
Dutch		Schaduwslag
Finnish		Varjonyrkki
French		Poing Ombre
German		Finsterfaust
Greek		Γροθιά ΣκιάςGrothiá Skiás
Hindi		शैडो पंचShadow Punch* छाया का मुक्काChhaya ka Mukka
Indonesian		Pukulan Bayangan* Pukulan Gelap
Italian		Pugnodombra
Korean		섀도펀치Syaedopeonchi
Polish		Cios Cienia
Portuguese	Brazil	Soco Sombrio (games,AG061,AG062,SM131–present, TCG) Soco das Sombras (AG189–BW040)
Portuguese	Portugal	Soco Sombra
Romanian		Lovitura Umbrei
Russian		Теневой КулакTenevoy Kulak
Serbian		Senka-Pesnica
Spanish	Latin America	Puño Sombra (games,HZ034) Puño de Sombra (DP186–BW040,HZ063) Golpe de Sombra (AG189–DP102)
Spanish	Spain	Puño Sombra
Thai		ชาโดว์พันช์Shadow Punch
Turkish		Gölge Yumruğu
Vietnamese		Cú Đấm Bóng Tối

Variations of the moveSwift

	Feint Attack •Shadow Punch •Aerial Ace •Magnet Bomb
	Swift •Magical Leaf •Shock Wave

Generation IX TMs
SV
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Added inSV2.0.1
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Added inSV3.0.0
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Shadow Punch (move)

Effect

Description

Learnset

Byleveling up

ByTM

Bybreeding

Special move

Generation III

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

Pokémon GO

Updates

Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Masters EX

Description

In animation

Pokémon animated series

Pokémon Origins

Biri-Biri

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Phantom Thief Pokémon 7

Pokémon Adventures

In other generations

Core series games

Side series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

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