Night Shade
Ghost-type physical move in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire.
Flavor
In-game flavor text and battle data for this move.
PhysicalInflicts damage identical to the user’s level.
Learners
Pokémon that learn this move naturally by leveling up.
| Pokémon | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|
 Banette #147 | | Start |
 Duskull #148 | | Start |
 Dusclops #149 | | Start |
 Deoxys #202 |  | 5 |
 Sableye #68 |  | 9 |
 Natu #162 |  | 10 |
 Xatu #163 | | 10 |
 Shuppet #146 | | 13 |
Banette #147 | | 13 |
Related
Other moves that share this move type.
| Move | Type | Class | TM/HM | Power | Acc. | PP | Pokémon | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astonish | | Physical | - | 30 | 100 | 15 | 24 | An attack that may shock the foe into flinching. |
| Confuse Ray | |  Status | - | - | 100 | 10 | 23 | A sinister ray that confuses the foe. |
| Destiny Bond | | Status | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | If the user faints, the foe is also made to faint. |
| Grudge | | Status | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | If the user faints, deletes the PP of the final move. |
| Lick | | Physical | - | 20 | 100 | 30 | 3 | Licks with a long tongue to injure. May also paralyze. |
| Shadow Ball | | Physical | 80 | 100 | 15 | 76 | Hurls a black blob that may lower the foe’s SP. DEF. | |
| Shadow Punch | | Physical | - | 60 | - | 20 | 2 | An unavoidable punch that is thrown from shadows. |
| Spite | | Status | - | - | 100 | 10 | 4 | Spitefully cuts the PP of the foe’s last move. |
