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'''Shadow moves''' (Japanese: '''ダークわざ''' ''Dark moves'') are special [[move]]s known only by [[Shadow Pokémon]]. Not even {{p|Smeargle}} can learn them through {{m|Sketch}}. They have no [[Elemental type|type]] and are noted in the games with a series of dashes in place of a type bar.   In Colosseum, Shadow moves have regular effectiveness against any type. In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], Shadow moves are super-effective against any non-Shadow {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, and are not very effective against other Shadow Pokémon.

Many of the Shadow moves are dark, corrupted counterparts of a move that the Shadow Pokémon would normally learn. A major example of this is [[Shadow Lugia]]'s {{m|Shadow Blast}}, which, like the move {{m|Aeroblast}}, sends a high-powered stream of air at the foe, and can only be learned by Lugia. These moves often have lower [[power]] than their non-shadow counterparts, but still inflict more damage due to the aforementioned [[Same-type attack bonus|super-effectiveness]]. Their usefulness is also increased by their lack of {{PP}}, they can be used as often as needed within a single battle.