Shadow Sneak (move)

Shadow Sneak かげうち Shadow Strike

Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  30 (max. 48) Power  40 Accuracy  100% Priority  +1 Makes 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 Normal: May affect anyone but the user (long-range)

Availability Introduced  Generation IV Not a TM, TR, HM, or Move Tutor move.

Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jam  0

Super Contests Condition  Smart Appeal  2 ♥♥ Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.

Contest Spectaculars Condition  Smart Appeal  0   Jamming  0

On Smogon's Movedex: Generation IV Generation V Generation VI Generation VII Generation VIII Generation IX

Shadow Sneak (Japanese: かげうち Shadow Strike) is a damage-dealing Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV.

Effect

Shadow Sneak inflicts damage, and is an increased priority move. If the target does not use an increased priority move during the round that it is used, Shadow Sneak will go first regardless of the user's or target's speed. If the target also uses a move with an increased priority of +1 during the same round that the user uses Shadow Sneak, the attack order of the users will be determined normally. If the user is put to sleep or frozen during the round that Shadow Sneak is (or attempts to be) used, Shadow Sneak's increased speed priority will not be reset. Subsequently, it will only be reset on the turn after the user wakes up or is defrosted, or if the user switches out.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Type		Level
					I		II		III		IV		V		VI
167		Spinarak	Bug	Poison	19				26			'
168		Ariados	Bug	Poison	28				28			'
292		Shedinja	Bug	Ghost	38				38			''''
302		Sableye	Dark	Ghost	25				25			''''
352		Kecleon	Normal		Normal	20		22	22			'
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost	20				20			''''
354		Banette	Ghost		Ghost	20				20			''''
355		Duskull	Ghost		Ghost	22				22			''''
356		Dusclops	Ghost		Ghost	22				22			''''
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark	--				--			''''
477		Dusknoir	Ghost		Ghost	22				22			''''
487		Giratina	Ghost	Dragon		19		19			''''
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
					II		III		IV		V		VI
088		Grimer	Poison		Poison
200		Misdreavus	Ghost		Ghost
280		Ralts	Psychic		Psychic
353		Shuppet	Ghost		Ghost
442		Spiritomb	Ghost	Dark
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 the manga

Pokémon Adventures

File:Sableye Shadow Sneak Adventures 1.png Extending the shadows File:Sableye Shadow Sneak Adventures 2.png Attacking
The user extends its shadow and it attacks the opponent.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Chapter Used In		Notes
	Sableye extends its shadow so that it is behind the opponent and the shadow punches the opponent.
Jupiter's Sableye	VS. Sableye		Debut

Trivia

• Shadow Sneak is the only variation of Quick Attack not yet seen in the anime.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 影子偷襲 Yǐngzi Tōuxí Dutch Sluipschaduw French Ombre Portée German Schattenstoß Italian Furtivombra Korean 야습 Yaseup Spanish Sombra Vil

Variations of the move Quick Attack
Quick Attack • Mach Punch • Bullet Punch Ice Shard • Shadow Sneak Vacuum Wave

This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.