Shadow Ball (move)

Shadow Ball (Japanese: シャドーボール Shadow Ball) is a damage-dealing move introduced in Generation II. It has been TM30 since Generation II.

Effect
Shadow Ball deals damage and has a 20% chance of lowering the target's by one stage.

Pokémon with are unaffected by Shadow Ball.

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Super Smash Bros. series
is 's standard special move. It is chargeable and moves in a zigzag fashion. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, while Mewtwo charges, any enemy that touches the charging Shadow Ball gets damaged. This was changed in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, where it no longer can damage opponents while charging. Mewtwo also uses Shadow Ball on its opponent when ing them.

, who debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, uses, which functions similarly.

Pokémon GO

 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on July 30, 2016, Shadow Ball had a power of 40.
 * Prior to an update to Niantic's servers on February 16, 2017, Shadow Ball had a power of 45, an energy bar of GO charge 3.png, and a duration of 3.08 seconds.

and may only know this move if they were obtained before February 16, 2017.

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In the Pokémon Adventures manga

 * In Cunning Kirlia, 's Rara was revealed to know Shadow Ball when she used to prevent 's  from using the move against her.

Trivia

 * Due to Shadow Ball being a physical move prior to Generation IV, Shadow Ball is the only damaging move to have ever dealt damage in a different category from.

In other languages
Spukball Bola sombra Ball'Ombre Palla Ombra シャドーボール 暗影球（招式）