Shadow Force (move)

Shadow Force シャドーダイブ Shadow Dive

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Battles Type  Ghost Category  Physical PP  5 (max. 8) Power  120 Accuracy  100% Priority  {{{priority}}} Makes contact Not affected by Protect Not affected by Magic Coat Not affected by Snatch Affected by King's Rock

Target Foe Foe Foe Self Ally Ally May affect anyone but the user

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 ♥♥ Earn +3 if the Pokémon that just went hit max Voltage.

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 Force (Japanese: シャドーダイブ Shadow Dive) is a Template:Type2 move introduced in Generation IV. It is the signature move of Giratina.

Effect

Shadow Force causes the user to "vanish instantly" on the turn it is selected, rendering it semi-invulnerable, and then reappear the next turn to cause damage. The only circumstances in which it will not hit the target are if the target has used a move such as Dive or Fly, or if the target is Template:Type2. It will hit even if the foe has used Protect or Detect on the second turn and like Feint, lifts the effects of Protect or Detect for the remainder of the turn in a double battle.

If Yawn is used the turn before Shadow Force is used, the user will fall asleep and the move will be stopped before it hits (unless Uproar or Insomnia prevents the user from falling asleep). In addition, a foe who has just used Lock-On or Mind Reader can still strike through Shadow Force, as well as if the ablility No Guard is in play.

Learnset

Generation IV

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 40 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 46 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 40 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

By event

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with 0493 Arceus Normal 12th Movie Events Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

Generation V

By leveling up

#   Pokémon Type Level 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 46 0487 Giratina Ghost Dragon 46 Bold indicates a Pokémon which gets STAB from this move. Italic indicates a Pokémon whose evolution or alternate form gets STAB from this move.

In the anime

Head crest glows blue Disappears Reappears
The user disappears and reappears behind the opponent to strike.
Pokémon	Method
User	First Used In		Notes
	The middle of Giratina's head crest glows light blue and Giratina's body turns black and disappears as soon as an attack it about to hit it. Seconds later, it reappears behind the opponent and attacks it.
Giratina (anime)	Giratina and the Sky Warrior		None

In other generations

Generation I	RBY	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	FRLGE	Generation IV	Generation IV (Japanese)	Generation IV (international)	PtHGSS	HGSS	Generation V	BW	B2W2	Generation V (Japanese)	Generation V (international)	Generation VI	XY	ORAS	Generation VII	SMUSUM	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

Trivia

• Shadow Force has the highest base power of all Template:Type2 moves.
• Shadow Force is the only Template:Type2 move that can still only be learned by one Pokémon without getting an event Pokémon
• This move is the last Generation IV move in index number order.

In other languages

• Chinese: 影子潛水 Yǐngzǐ Qiánshuǐ
• Dutch: Schaduw Kracht
• French: Revenant
• German: Schemenkraft
• Greek: Σκοτεινή Ισχύς
• Italian: Oscurotuffo
• Korean: 섀도다이브 Shadow Dive
• Norwegian: Skygge Kraft
• Spanish: Golpe Umbrío

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.