Night Shade (move)

Night Shade ナイトヘッド Night Head

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Special PP  15 (max. 24) Power  Varies Accuracy  100% Priority  0 Does not make contact Affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Range Opponent Opponent Opponent Self Ally Ally Unknown

Availability Introduced  [[Generation {{{gen}}}]] Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Jam  1 ♥ ???

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  3 ♥♥♥ A basic performance using a move known by the Pokémon.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IX

Night Shade is a Ghost-type move introduced in Generation I that deals a varying amount of damage.

Effect

Generation I

Night Shade does damage equal to the user's level. Although Night Shade deals ghost damage, its type does not alter the amount of damage it inflicts.

Learnset

Generation I

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.--
• Haunter at Lv.--
• Gengar at Lv.--

Generation II

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.21
• Haunter at Lv.21
• Gengar at Lv.21
• Spinarak at Lv.17
• Ariados at Lv.17
• Natu at Lv.10
• Xatu at Lv.--
• Xatu at Lv.10
• Murkrow at Lv.26

Generation III

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
• Gastly at Lv.16 (FR/LG)
• Haunter at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
• Haunter at Lv.16 (FR/LG)
• Gengar at Lv.21 (R/S/E)
• Gengar at Lv.16 (FR/LG)
• Spinarak at Lv.17
• Ariados at Lv.17
• Natu at Lv.10
• Xatu at Lv.10
• Murkrow at Lv.27
• Sableye at Lv.9
• Shuppet at Lv.13
• Banette at Lv.--
• Banette at Lv.13
• Duskull at Lv.--
• Dusclops at Lv.--
• Deoxys at Lv.5

Generation IV

By leveling up

• Gastly at Lv.15
• Haunter at Lv.15
• Gengar at Lv.15
• Spinarak at Lv.15
• Ariados at Lv.15
• Natu at Lv.6
• Xatu at Lv.6
• Murkrow at Lv.21
• Sableye at Lv.8
• Shuppet at Lv.8
• Banette at Lv.--
• Banette at Lv.5
• Duskull at Lv.--
• Dusclops at Lv.--
• Deoxys at Lv.9
• Dusknoir at Lv.--
• Darkrai at Lv.--
• Deoxys (attack) at Lv.9
• Deoxys (defense) at Lv.9
• Deoxys (speed) at Lv.9

By breeding

• Hoothoot
• Chatot

In other languages

French: tenebres, German: nachtnebel, Italian: ombra nott., Spanish: tieneblas, Dutch: nachtschaduw.