Ghost · Physical move · Gen 4
Shadow Force
Shadow Force is a Ghost-type physical move introduced in Generation 4. It has 120 base power and 100% accuracy, with 5 PP (8 with PP Max). 2 Pokémon and forms can learn it.
Type
Ghost
Category
Physical
Power
120
Accuracy
100%
PP
5 (max 8)
Priority
0
Effect
Disappears turn 1. Hits turn 2. Breaks protection. If this move is successful, it breaks through the target's Baneful Bunker, Detect, King's Shield, Protect, or Spiky Shield for this turn, allowing other Pokemon to attack the target normally. If the target's side is protected by Crafty Shield, Mat Block, Quick Guard, or Wide Guard, that protection is also broken for this turn and other Pokemon may attack the target's side normally. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
- Targets
- One adjacent Pokémon
- Properties
- Makes contact
- Scarlet & Violet
- Usable (1 Pokémon)
- Pokémon Champions
- Not usable
- Legends: Z-A
- Not usable
Type matchups as a Ghost attack
2× vsPsychicGhost
½× vsDark
0× vsNormal
Pokémon that learn Shadow Force
2 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.
Giratina
ArceusShadow Force FAQ
What does Shadow Force do?
Shadow Force is a Ghost-type physical move with 120 power. If this move is successful, it breaks through the target's Baneful Bunker, Detect, King's Shield, Protect, or Spiky Shield for this turn, allowing other Pokemon to attack the target normally. If the target's side is protected by Crafty Shield, Mat Block, Quick Guard, or Wide Guard, that protection is also broken for this turn and other Pokemon may attack the target's side normally. This attack charges on the first turn and executes on the second. On the first turn, the user avoids all attacks. If the user is holding a Power Herb, the move completes in one turn.
Which Pokémon can learn Shadow Force?
2 Pokémon and forms can learn Shadow Force in at least one game: 1 in Scarlet & Violet, 0 in Pokémon Champions and 0 in Legends: Z-A. Examples: Giratina and Arceus.
Is Shadow Force in Pokémon Champions?
No, no Pokémon can use Shadow Force in Pokémon Champions.
What is Shadow Force super effective against?
As a Ghost-type attack, Shadow Force is super effective against Psychic and Ghost, not very effective against Dark and has no effect on Normal (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.