Shadow Sneak (move)

Shadow Sneak
かげうち Shadow Strike
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Type  Ghost
Category  Physical
PP  30 (max. 48)
Power  40
Accuracy  100%
Priority  +1
Target
Foe Foe Foe
Self Ally Ally
May affect anyone adjacent to the user
Availability
Introduced  Generation IV
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jam  0  
Condition  Smart
Appeal  2 ♥♥
Enables the user to perform first in the next turn.
Condition  Smart
Appeal  0  
Jamming  0  

Shadow Sneak (Japanese: かげうち Shadow Strike) is a damage-dealing Ghost-type 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.

Description

Games Description
The user extends its shadow and attacks the foe from behind. This move always goes first.
The user extends its shadow and attacks the target from behind. This move always goes first.
PMDTDS Inflicts damage on a target up to 2 tiles away.
Conq The user extends its shadow and attacks the enemy from behind.


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 16 ''''
354   Banette Ghost Ghost 20 20 16 ''''
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.


By event

Generation V

#   Pokémon Type Obtained with
0088   Grimer Poison Dream World - Dream Park
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 manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga


In other generations

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Trivia

  • Shadow Sneak is the only variation of Quick Attack not yet seen in the anime.
  • No Pokémon introduced in Generation V can learn Shadow Sneak by any means.
  • Kecleon and Ralts are the only non-Ghost or Poison-type Pokémon able to learn Shadow Sneak.
    • However, Kecleon can become a Ghost-type with the help of its Ability.

In other languages

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


Variations of the move Quick Attack
  Quick AttackMach PunchBullet Punch
Ice ShardShadow 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.