Weather Ball (move)
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Weather Ball (Japanese: ウェザーボール Weather Ball) is a damage-dealing Normal-type move introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation IV, it was Castform's signature move.
Effect
When no weather condition is under effect, Weather Ball deals Normal-type damage. During any weather condition, Weather Ball attacks with a different type and its base power doubles to 100. The type that Weather Ball is depends on the weather conditions at the time it is used. It will be:
- Fire-type if it is sunny.
- Water-type if it is raining.
- Ice-type if it is hailing.
- Rock-type if there is a sandstorm.
- Normal-type if it is foggy or there is no special weather condition in effect.
- ???-type if Shadow Sky is in effect.
Type power-ups from the weather will be put into effect, as well as STAB caused by Castform's type changing from its Ability, Forecast.
Description
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Learnset
By leveling up
# | Pokémon | Type | Level | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
249 | Lugia | Psychic | Flying | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
250 | Ho-Oh | Fire | Flying | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
351 | Castform | Normal | 30 | 30 | 40 | 30 | '''' | |||||
407 | Roserade | Grass | Poison | -- | -- | ' | ||||||
584 | Vanilluxe | Ice | -- | ' | ||||||||
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 | Type | Father | |||||||||
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III | IV | V | VI | |||||||||
069 | Bellsprout | Grass | Poison | |||||||||
361 | Snorunt | Ice | ||||||||||
420 | Cherubi | Grass | ||||||||||
425 | Drifloon | Ghost | Flying | |||||||||
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 IV
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Generation V
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In the anime
An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Used In | Notes | |
Castform fires a blue energy ball with water streams around it at the opponent from its mouth. | |||
Bart's Castform | Unfair-Weather Friends | Debut | |
Castform fires a red energy ball with fire streams around it at the opponent from its mouth. | |||
Bart's Castform | Unfair-Weather Friends | None | |
Roserade holds its arms up and creates an orange ball with fire streams around it and fires it at the opponent. | |||
Gardenia's Roserade | The Grass Menagerie! | None |
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
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The user fires a ball of energy at the opponent depending on the weather. | |||
Pokémon | Method | ||
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User | First Chapter Used In | Notes | |
Castform takes a deep breath and fires a large snow ball from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Ruby's Popo | VS. Kyogre & Groudon X | Debut | |
Castform releases a powerful ball of energy from its mouth at the opponent. | |||
Ruby's Popo | VS. Spoink I | None |
In other generations
Normal-type
Fire-type
Water-type
Ice-type
Rock-type
???-type
Trivia
- Bellsprout is the only Pokémon to learn Weather Ball through breeding that cannot have Castform as a parent.
- Despite Weather Ball becoming a Rock-type move in a sandstorm and a ???-type move in Shadow Sky, Castform itself won't change form in these conditions.
In other languages
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