Night Shade
Ghost-type special move in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Flavor
SpecialThe user makes the foe see a mirage. It inflicts damage matching the user’s level.
Learners
| Pokémon | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Banette #354 | | Start |
 Duskull #355 | | Start |
 Dusclops #356 | | Start |
 Dusknoir #477 | | Start |
 Darkrai #491 |  | Start |
Banette #354 | | 5 |
 Natu #177 |   | 6 |
 Xatu #178 | | 6 |
 Sableye #302 | | 8 |
 Shuppet #353 | | 8 |
 Deoxys Speed #386 | | 9 |
 Deoxys Attack #386 | | 9 |
 Deoxys #386 | | 9 |
 Deoxys Defense #386 | | 9 |
 Gastly #69 |  | 15 |
 Haunter #70 | | 15 |
 Gengar #71 | | 15 |
 Spinarak #167 |  | 15 |
 Ariados #168 | | 15 |
 Murkrow #74 | | 21 |
Learners
| Pokémon | Type | Method |
|---|---|---|
 Chatot #102 |  | Egg |
 Hoothoot #106 | | Egg |
Related
| Move | Type | Class | TM/HM | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | |  Physical | - | 30 | 100 | 15 | 47 | The user attacks the foe while shouting in a startling fashion. It may also make the target flinch. |
| Confuse Ray | |  Status | - | - | 100 | 10 | 51 | The foe is exposed to a sinister ray that triggers confusion. |
| Destiny Bond | | Status | - | - | - | 5 | 19 | When this move is used, if the user faints, the foe that landed the knockout hit also faints. |
| Grudge | | Status | - | - | - | 5 | 10 | If the user faints, the user’s grudge fully depletes the PP of the foe’s move that knocked it out. |
| Lick | | Physical | - | 20 | 100 | 30 | 17 | The foe is licked with a long tongue, causing damage. It may also paralyze the target. |
| Nightmare | | Status | - | - | 100 | 15 | 5 | A sleeping foe is shown a nightmare that inflicts some damage every turn. |
| Ominous Wind | | Special | - | 60 | 100 | 5 | 15 | The user creates a gust of repulsive wind. It may also raise all the user’s stats at once. |
| Shadow Ball | | Special | 80 | 100 | 15 | 195 | The user hurls a shadowy blob at the foe. It may also lower the foe’s Sp. Def stat. | |
| Shadow Claw | | Physical | 70 | 100 | 15 | 80 | The user slashes with a sharp claw made from shadows. It has a high critical-hit ratio. | |
| Shadow Force | | Physical | - | 120 | 100 | 5 | 1 | The user disappears, then strikes the foe on the second turn. It hits even if the foe used Protect. |
| Shadow Punch | | Physical | - | 60 | - | 20 | 5 | The user throws a punch at the foe from the shadows. The punch lands without fail. |
| Shadow Sneak | | Physical | - | 40 | 100 | 30 | 14 | The user extends its shadow and attacks the foe from behind. This move always goes first. |
| Spite | | Status | - | - | 100 | 10 | 18 | The user looses its grudge on the move last used by the foe by cutting 4 PP from it. |
