Phantom Force (move)

Phantom Force
ゴーストダイブ Ghost Dive

Battles

Type	Ghost
Category	Physical
PP	10 (max. 16)
Power	90
Accuracy	100%
Priority	0
Makes contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by Mirror Move Affected by King's Rock

Range

Opponent	Opponent	Opponent
Self	Ally	Ally
Normal: May affect anyone adjacent to the user

Availability

Introduced	Generation VI
TM86 in Pokémon Sword and Shield

Contest Spectaculars

Condition	Cool
Appeal	1 ♥
Jamming	0
Prevents the user from being startled until the turn ends.

On Smogon's Movedex:

Phantom Force (Japanese: ゴーストダイブ Ghost Dive) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type move introduced in Generation VI. It is TM86 in Generation VIII.

Effect

Generation VI

Phantom Force causes the user to "vanish" on the turn it is used, making it semi-invulnerable, and then reappear the next turn causing damage.

Phantom Force hits the target even if it is protected by a protection move, and removes the effects of protection moves from the target for the remainder of the turn; if it hits a target that is protected by protection move that affects its whole side of the field, it removes the protection move from that entire side of the field (even if the protection move would not affect Phantom Force, such as Crafty Shield). If Phantom Force hits a Pokémon protected by a move with a negative effect (such as Spiky Shield), the user will not suffer the negative effect of the protection move. Phantom Force cannot remove the effects of protecting moves if it does not affect the target (such as if the target is Normal-type).

If the target has used Minimize, Phantom Force deals double its regular damage and bypasses accuracy checks to always hit, unless the target is in the semi-invulnerable turn of a move such as Dig or Fly.

If a Power Herb is held by the user, Phantom Force can be executed in one turn.

Generation VII

Phantom Force no longer bypasses accuracy checks nor deals double its regular damage if the target has used Minimize.

Description

Games	Description
XY ORAS SM USUM SwSh	The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.

Learnset

By leveling up

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Level
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral	47^XY 45^ORAS	45	64
0353		Shuppet		Amorphous		Amorphous	54^ORAS	54
0354		Banette		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 64^ORAS	1, 64
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 65	1, 65	1, Evo.
0429		Mismagius		Amorphous		Amorphous	1	1
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral			44
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral	1, 75	76	46
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous	45	45	36
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous	45	45	36
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous	1, 57	1, 57	48
0717		Yveltal		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	55	55
0720		Hoopa Confined		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	46^XY 35^ORAS	35
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying		1^USUM	1
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral		54	60
0792		Lunala		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		61	63
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon			48
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon			48
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 TM

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Machine
#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		I --	II --	III --	IV --	V --	VI --	VII --	VIII TM86	IX --
0094		Gengar		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0151		Mew		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			✔
0292		Shedinja		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0426		Drifblim		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0563		Cofagrigus		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0622		Golett		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0623		Golurk		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0708		Phantump		Grass	Amorphous			✔
0709		Trevenant		Grass	Amorphous			✔
0711		Gourgeist		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying			✔
0778		Mimikyu		Amorphous		Amorphous			✔
0781		Dhelmise		Mineral		Mineral			✔
0792		Lunala		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			✔
0802		Marshadow		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			✔
0854		Sinistea		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0855		Polteageist		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0867		Runerigus		Mineral	Amorphous			✔
0886		Drakloak		Amorphous	Dragon			✔
0887		Dragapult		Amorphous	Dragon			✔
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
#	Pokémon		Types	Parent Egg Groups	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX
0353		Shuppet		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.

Special move

Generation VII

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0724		Decidueye		Flying		Flying	Hidden Ability Pokémon Bank Decidueye^SM
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 VI

#	Pokémon		Types	Egg Groups		Obtained with
0491		Darkrai		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	Wonderland Darkrai Mysterious World Darkrai February 2015 Darkrai
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

Description

Games	Description
SMD	You'll get the Phantom Force status condition, which lets you charge power to try a powerful attack on the next turn. It breaks through the enemy's Protect, Wide Guard, or Quick Guard to damage the enemy.

In the anime

Pokémon	Method
Appearing from a portal Lunala
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn.
User	First Used In	Notes
	Lunala creates a thin purple portal beneath itself and sinks into it. Seconds later, another portal appears behind the opponent, and Lunala comes out of it before attacking the opponent.
Lunala (anime)	Full Moon and Many Arms!	Debut

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Pokémon	Method
Mismagius Yveltal; disappearing Yveltal; attacking
The user disappears from sight before reappearing to attack the opponent.
User	First Chapter Used In	Notes
	Yveltal creates a shadowy portal that it dives inside. It then emerges from another portal to stab the opponent with its tail.
Malva's Yveltal	Yveltal Steals	Debut
	Mismagius hides in its opponent's shadow. It then emerges from the shadow and charges at the opponent.
Anabel's Mismagius	PASM20	None

In other generations

Generation I	RB Y	Generation I (Japanese)	Generation I (international)	Generation II	Generation II (Japanese)	Generation II (international)	Crystal	Generation III	Generation III (Japanese)	Generation III (international)	RS	FRLG	FRLG E	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	Pt HGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SM USUM	LGPE	Generation VIII	SwSh	BDSP	Legends: Arceus	Generation IX	Stadium (JP)	Stadium	Stadium 2	Colosseum	XD	Battle Revolution	Battrio	MD: Red and Blue	MD:Time, Darkness, andSky	MD: Blazing, Stormy, & Light Adventure Squad	MD: GTI	SMD	MD: RTDX	Rumble	Rumble Blast	Masters EX
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In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	潛靈奇襲 Chìhmlīng Kèijaahp *
Chinese	Mandarin	潛靈奇襲 / 潜灵奇袭 Qiánlíng Qíxí * 幽靈潛水 Yōulíng Qiánshuǐ *
French		Hantise
German		Phantomkraft
Italian		Spettrotuffo
Korean		고스트다이브 Ghost Dive
Polish		Siła Fantomu
Brazilian Portuguese		Golpe Fantasma
Spanish		Golpe Fantasma

Generation VIII TMs
SwSh
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99
BDSP
01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 • 60 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99 • 100
Generation VIII TRs (SwSh)
00 • 01 • 02 • 03 • 04 • 05 • 06 • 07 • 08 • 09 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 • 49 • 50 • 51 • 52 • 53 • 54 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 58 • 59 60 • 61 • 62 • 63 • 64 • 65 • 66 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 70 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 91 • 92 • 93 • 94 • 95 • 96 • 97 • 98 • 99

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