Dark · Special move · Gen 5
Night Daze
Night Daze is a Dark-type special move introduced in Generation 5. It has 85 base power and 95% accuracy, with 10 PP (16 with PP Max). 3 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Dark
Category
Special
Power
85
Accuracy
95%
PP
10 (max 16)
Priority
0
Effect
40% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1. Has a 40% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (3 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Usable (1 Pokémon) — changed: power 85 → 90
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Dark attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsFightingDarkFairy
Pokémon that learn Night Daze
3 Pokémon and forms (Mega Evolutions share their base form's moves). ✓ = can learn it in that game by any method; “Gens” lists every main-series generation it could be learned in.
Zorua
Zoroark
LunalaNight Daze FAQ
What does Night Daze do?
Night Daze is a Dark-type special move with 85 power. Has a 40% chance to lower the target's accuracy by 1 stage.
Which Pokémon can learn Night Daze?
3 Pokémon and forms can learn Night Daze in at least one game: 3 in Scarlet & Violet, 1 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Zorua, Zoroark and Lunala.
Is Night Daze in Pokémon Champions?
Yes — 1 Pokémon can use Night Daze in Pokémon Champions, where it was changed: power 85 → 90.
What is Night Daze super effective against?
As a Dark-type attack, Night Daze is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Fighting, Dark and Fairy (unless its effect says otherwise).
Move data and effect text from Pokémon Showdown (MIT), generation from PokéAPI; learnsets for Gen 1–9, Pokémon Champions and Legends: Z-A from Showdown. Unofficial fan site.