Night Shade (move)

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Night Shade
ナイトヘッド Night Head
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Type  Ghost
Category  Special
PP  15 (max. 24)
Power  Varies
Accuracy  100%
Priority  {{{priority}}}
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation I
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Jam  1
Startles Pokémon that made a same-type appeal.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.
Condition  Clever
Appeal  3 ♥♥♥
Jamming  0  
An appealing move that can be used repeatedly without boring the audience.

Night Shade (Japanese: ナイトヘッド Night Head) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I. Prior to Generation II, it was the signature move of the Gastly evolutionary line.

Effect

Generation I

Night Shade inflicts damage equal to the user's level.

Although Night Shade is a Ghost-type move, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts. Night Shade hits both Normal-type Pokémon and Psychic-type Pokémon, both of which have immunities to Ghost-type moves during Generation I.

Generation II

Night Shade is now affected by type immunities, meaning that it cannot hit Normal-type Pokémon. Because the type mechanics were altered so that Psychic-type Pokémon are no longer immune to Ghost-type moves, Psychic-type Pokémon are still not immune to Night Shade.

Description

Games Description
Stad A Ghost-type attack. Highly accurate, it inflicts damage regardless of the target's type.
Stad2 A Ghost-type attack. Highly accurate, it always inflicts damage.
GSC The user's level equals damage HP.
RSEColo.XD Inflicts damage identical to the user's level.
FRLG An attack with a mirage that inflicts damage matching the user's level.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user makes the foe see a mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user's level.
BWB2W2 The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user's level.
XYORAS
SM
The user makes the target see a frightening mirage. It inflicts damage equal to the user's level.


Learnset

By leveling up

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Level
I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0092    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 21 21RSE
16FRLG
15 15 15 15
0093    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 21 21RSE
16FRLG
15 15 15 15
0094    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1 21 21RSE
16FRLG
15 15 15 15
0167    
 
Bug Bug 17 17 15 15 15 15
0168    
 
Bug Bug 17 17 15 15 15 15
0177    
 
Flying Flying 10 10 6 6 6 6
0178    
 
Flying Flying 1, 10 10 6 6 6XY
1, 6ORAS
1, 6
0198    
 
Flying Flying 26 27 21 21 21 21
0302    
 
Human-Like Human-Like 9 8 8 8XY
6ORAS
6
0353     Amorphous Amorphous 13 8 8BW
7B2W2
7 7
0354     Amorphous Amorphous 1, 13 1, 5 1, 5BW
1, 7B2W2
1, 7 1, 7
0355     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1
0356     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1 1
0386  
Deoxys
Normal Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 5 9 9 9XY
7ORAS
7
386A  
Deoxys
Attack Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 5 9 9 9XY
7ORAS
7
386D  
Deoxys
Defense Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 5 9 9 9XY
7ORAS
7
386S  
Deoxys
Speed Forme
  style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 5 9 9 9XY
7ORAS
7
0477     Amorphous Amorphous 1 1 1 1
0491     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 1DP
0562     Mineral Amorphous 13 13 13
0563     Mineral Amorphous 13 13 13
0592    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 9 9 9
0593    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 1, 9 1, 9 1, 9
0607    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 13 13 13
0608    
 
Amorphous Amorphous 13 13 13
0622    
 
Mineral Mineral 35 35 40
0623    
 
Mineral Mineral 35 35 40
0792    
 
style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered 7
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.


By breeding

# Pokémon Types Parent
Egg Groups
Egg Move
II III IV V VI VII VIII IX
0163    
 
Flying Flying
0441    
 
Flying Flying
0577     Amorphous Amorphous
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.


By Move Tutor

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Game
FRLG E XD
0151     style="text-align:center; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" width="140px" colspan="2" | Undiscovered style="text-align:center; display:none; background:#Template:Undiscovered egg color;" | Undiscovered
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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 V

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0163    
 
Flying Flying Dream World - Windswept Sky
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.


Generation VII

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0578     Amorphous Amorphous Island Scan - Route 16
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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.


By event

Generation II

# Pokémon Types Egg Groups Obtained with
0163    
 
Flying Flying Pokémon Center Mystery Egg #3
New York Pokémon Center
Bold indicates a Pokémon gains STAB 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 GO

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Description

Games Description
MDRB Damages all foes around the user. The amount of damage depends on the user's level.


In the anime

 
Gengar
 
Frillish
 
Deoxys
 
Solosis
The user fires a black beam at the opponent.
Pokémon Method
User First Used In Notes
  Gengar fires a black or dark crimson beam, outlined in red, blue, or purple from its eyes or hands at the opponent. Sometimes, its eyes glow red.
A giant Gengar The Ancient Puzzle of Pokémopolis Debut
Drake's Gengar Hello, Pummelo! None
Morty's Gengar A Ghost of a Chance None
Gengar of Team Meanies Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters out of the Gate None
Fantina's Gengar Shield with a Twist! None
  Gastly fires a light purple beam from its body at the opponent, or Gastly fires two black beams outlined in dark red from its eyes at the opponent.
Captain's Gastly A Shipful of Shivers None
Multiple wild Gastly A Ghost of a Chance None
Morty's Gastly From Ghost to Ghost None
  Haunter's eyes glow red, and it fires multiple black beams outlined in streaks of dark red from its eyes at the opponent.
Morty's Haunter From Ghost to Ghost None
Four wild Haunter Hoenn Alone! None
  Ariados's horn glows black and it fires a black beam streaked with dark red lines from its horn at the opponent, or Ariados shoots two black beams outlined in dark red from its eyes at the opponent.
Oakley's Ariados Pokémon Heroes: Latios & Latias None
Forrester Franklin's Ariados All in a Day's Wurmple None
  Sableye's eyes glow red and it fires two black beams outlined in dark red from them at the opponent.
A wild Sableye Ready, Willing, and Sableye None
  A black-purple energy with a blue outline covers Dusclops's eye and it releases it at the opponent as a beam.
Butler's Dusclops Jirachi: Wish Maker None
  Deoxys releases a black energy beam outlined in dark red at the opponent from the crystal on its chest.
Deoxys (Purple Crystal) Destiny Deoxys None
Deoxys (Green Crystal) Destiny Deoxys None
  Frillish's eyes become surrounded in a purple aura. The aura then becomes replaced with a bright pink glow and Frillish's body glows pale pink. Frillish then holds out its tentacles and waves both of them up and down in a fast-paced hypnotic pattern. It then releases multiple pink rings from the outline of its body at the opponent . When the opponent is hit by the rings, its body becomes outlined in light purple, damaging it.
Trip's Frillish A Rival Battle for Club Champ! None
  Yamask's eyes start to glow bright pink and its body glows pale purple. Then, it releases multiple crimson rings from its face at the opponent. The rings grow larger as they travel, and when the opponent gets hit by the crimson rings, its body becomes outlined in light purple, damaging it.
James's Yamask The Dragon Master's Path! None
  Solosis's eyes start to glow bright pink and its body turns pale purple. It then releases multiple crimson rings from its body at the opponent. When the rings hit the opponent, its body becomes surrounded in pale purple, damaging it.
Doyle's Solosis Where Did You Go, Audino? None
  Banette's eyes start to glow bright pink and its body turns pale purple. It then releases multiple crimson rings from its body at the opponent. When the rings hit the opponent, its body becomes surrounded in pale purple, damaging it.
A wild Banette Celebrating the Hero's Comet! None


In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga


In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga


In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In the Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All manga


In other generations

Core series games

Spin-off series games

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 黑夜魔影 Hākyeh Mōyíng
Mandarin 黑夜魔影 Hēiyè Móyǐng *
黑夜詛咒 Hēiyè Zǔzhòu *
暗夜遙感 Ànyè Yáogǎn *
黑夜幽靈 Hēiyè Yōulíng *
  Danish Natskygge
  Dutch Nachtschade
  Finnish Yövarjo
Varjomäjäys (AG014)
  French Ombre Nocturne*
Ténèbres*
  German Nachtnebel
  Greek Νυχτερινό Σύνδρομο Nuchterinó Súndromo
  Indonesian Bayangan Malam
  Italian Ombra Notturna*
Ombra Nott.*
  Korean 나이트헤드 Night Head
  Polish Cień Nocy
Portuguese   Brazil Sombra Noturna (anime, TCG, Adventures)
Escuridão Noturna (ET01)
Sombra da Noite (ET04, The Official Pokémon Handbook)
Sombras da Noite (The Official Pokémon Handbook)
  Portugal Sombra Noturna
  Romanian Umbra Nopții
  Serbian Noćna Senka
Spanish   Latin America Sombra de la Noche (EP095)
Tinieblas (EP111, EP182, BW010)
Rayo Nocturno (M05, AG014)
Sombra Nocturna (DP102, BW035-present)
  Spain Tinieblas
  Vietnamese Cái Bóng Trong Đêm


Variations of the move Seismic Toss
  Seismic Toss
  Night Shade



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