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Pokemon Legends: Arceus

Shadow Ball Effect and Pokemon That Learn It

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Shadow Ball is a Ghost-type Move in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Learn about the move's type, power, accuracy, PP, and effect, as well as what Pokemon learn it and whether it is a Physical, Special, or Status move.

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Shadow Ball Effect and Information

Type Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Ghost Type Icon
Category Pokemon Legends: Arceus - Special Category Icon
Power 80
Accuracy 100
PP 10
Effect The user hurls a shadowy blob at the target to deal damage. This may also lower the target’s defensive stats.

Pokemon that Learn Shadow Ball

By Default

There are currently no Pokemon that learn this move via this method.

By Level Up

Basculegion ImageBasculegion - Lv. 25 (35) Hisuian Zoroark ImageHisuian Zoroark - Lv. 40 (51) Darkrai ImageDarkrai - Lv. 36 (49)
Giratina ImageGiratina - Lv. 30 (42) Rotom ImageRotom - Lv. 25 (35) Froslass ImageFroslass - Lv. 25 (35)
Dusknoir ImageDusknoir - Lv. 34 (45) Spiritomb ImageSpiritomb - Lv. 43 (54) Mismagius ImageMismagius - Lv. 43 (54)
Drifblim ImageDrifblim - Lv. 37 (48) Drifloon ImageDrifloon - Lv. 37 (48) Dusclops ImageDusclops - Lv. 34 (45)
Duskull ImageDuskull - Lv. 34 (45) Misdreavus ImageMisdreavus - Lv. 43 (54) Hisuian Typhlosion ImageHisuian Typhlosion - Lv. 43 (54)
Gengar ImageGengar - Lv. 43 (54) Haunter ImageHaunter - Lv. 43 (54) Gastly ImageGastly - Lv. 43 (54)

By Evolution

There are currently no Pokemon that learn this move via this method.

By Move Tutor (Training Grounds)

Basculegion ImageBasculegion Wyrdeer ImageWyrdeer Sylveon ImageSylveon
Hisuian Zoroark ImageHisuian Zoroark Hisuian Zorua ImageHisuian Zorua Arceus ImageArceus
Darkrai ImageDarkrai Manaphy ImageManaphy Cresselia ImageCresselia
Giratina ImageGiratina Azelf ImageAzelf Mesprit ImageMesprit
Uxie ImageUxie Rotom ImageRotom Froslass ImageFroslass
Dusknoir ImageDusknoir Gallade ImageGallade Porygon-Z ImagePorygon-Z
Glaceon ImageGlaceon Leafeon ImageLeafeon Yanmega ImageYanmega
Togekiss ImageTogekiss Lickilicky ImageLickilicky Weavile ImageWeavile
Abomasnow ImageAbomasnow Snover ImageSnover Toxicroak ImageToxicroak
Croagunk ImageCroagunk Drapion ImageDrapion Skorupi ImageSkorupi
Lucario ImageLucario Munchlax ImageMunchlax Spiritomb ImageSpiritomb
Happiny ImageHappiny Mime Jr. ImageMime Jr. Bronzong ImageBronzong
Bronzor ImageBronzor Skuntank ImageSkuntank Stunky ImageStunky
Chingling ImageChingling Purugly ImagePurugly Glameow ImageGlameow
Honchkrow ImageHonchkrow Mismagius ImageMismagius Lopunny ImageLopunny
Buneary ImageBuneary Drifblim ImageDrifblim Drifloon ImageDrifloon
Ambipom ImageAmbipom Mothim ImageMothim Wormadam ImageWormadam
Wormadam (Sandy Cloak) ImageWormadam (Sandy Cloak) Wormadam (Trash Cloak) ImageWormadam (Trash Cloak) Roserade ImageRoserade
Budew ImageBudew Bibarel ImageBibarel Bidoof ImageBidoof
Glalie ImageGlalie Snorunt ImageSnorunt Chimecho ImageChimecho
Dusclops ImageDusclops Duskull ImageDuskull Roselia ImageRoselia
Gardevoir ImageGardevoir Kirlia ImageKirlia Ralts ImageRalts
Dustox ImageDustox Beautifly ImageBeautifly Blissey ImageBlissey
Stantler ImageStantler Porygon2 ImagePorygon2 Sneasel ImageSneasel
Hisuian Sneasel ImageHisuian Sneasel Hisuian Qwilfish ImageHisuian Qwilfish Misdreavus ImageMisdreavus
Murkrow ImageMurkrow Umbreon ImageUmbreon Espeon ImageEspeon
Yanma ImageYanma Aipom ImageAipom Togetic ImageTogetic
Togepi ImageTogepi Cleffa ImageCleffa Crobat ImageCrobat
Hisuian Typhlosion ImageHisuian Typhlosion Snorlax ImageSnorlax Porygon ImagePorygon
Flareon ImageFlareon Jolteon ImageJolteon Vaporeon ImageVaporeon
Eevee ImageEevee Mr. Mime ImageMr. Mime Chansey ImageChansey
Gengar ImageGengar Haunter ImageHaunter Gastly ImageGastly
Alakazam ImageAlakazam Kadabra ImageKadabra Abra ImageAbra
Golbat ImageGolbat Zubat ImageZubat Ninetales ImageNinetales
Clefable ImageClefable Clefairy ImageClefairy

Pokemon Legends: Arceus Related Guides

Pokemon Legends Arceus Moves

List of Moves: All Confirmed Moves

List of Moves by Type

Moves By Type
PLA - GrassGrass PLA - WaterWater PLA - FireFire
PLA - ElectricElectric PLA - IceIce PLA - FightingFighting
PLA - GroundGround PLA - PoisonPoison PLA - FlyingFlying
PLA - PsychicPsychic PLA - BugBug RockRock
PLA - GhostGhost PLA - DragonDragon PLA - DarkDark
PLA - SteelSteel PLA - FairyFairy PLA - NormalNormal
Moves by Category
List of New Moves List of Physical Moves List of Special Moves
List of Status Moves List of Signature Moves List of Moves with Changed Effects

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