Night Shade
- Non-contact — Damaging moves that don’t make contact (status moves excluded). The attacker takes no damage from Rough Skin, Iron Barbs or Rocky Helmet.
Values in Pokémon Champions
Pow
—
Acc
100
PP
15
Priority
0
Range
Single
Effect
Deals 50 HP of damage.
Changes by generation
Newest first. Periods with identical values are grouped; bold values changed from the previous (older) period.
| Generation | Type | Cat | Pow | Acc | PP | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokémon Champions | Ghost | Spec | — | 100 | 15 | 0 |
| Gen 4–9 | Ghost | Spec | — | 100 | 15 | 0 |
| Gen 2–3 | Ghost | Phys | — | 100 | 15 | 0 |
| Gen 1 | Ghost | Phys | 1 | 100 | 15 | 0 |
Pokémon that run this move
VGC 20262026-09
Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in VGC 2026 (2026-09).
Source: Smogon (VGC 2024 reg.G)
OU (Singles)2026-09
Percentages are the share within each Pokémon in OU (Singles) (2026-09).
Source: Smogon (OU)
Type
Super effective (×2)
PsychicGhost
Not very effective (×½)
Dark
No effect (×0)
Normal
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FAQ
What type is Night Shade?
Night Shade is a Ghost-type Spec move.
What does Night Shade do?
Deals 50 HP of damage.
Which Pokémon can learn Night Shade?
87 Pokémon can learn it, e.g. Clefairy, Clefable, Ninetales, Venonat, Venomoth, Gastly, Haunter, Gengar.