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Shadow Bone

Ghost physical

Generation 7

Summary

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Damage Dealt

  • Bug 1
  • Dark ½
  • Dragon 1
  • Electric 1
  • Fairy 1
  • Fighting 1
  • Fire 1
  • Flying 1
  • Ghost 2
  • Grass 1
  • Ground 1
  • Ice 1
  • Normal 0
  • Poison 1
  • Psychic 2
  • Rock 1
  • Steel 1
  • Water 1

Stats

Power
85; percentile 62.6
Accuracy
100%
PP
10, up to 16.0 with PP Up PP Up
Target
Selected Pokémon
Effect chance
20
Priority
0 (normal)

Machines

Generation 7
Not a TM
Generation 8
Not a TM

Effect

Inflicts regular damage. Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Meta

This reflects how the games treat moves and may be somewhat idealistic.

Flavor

Flavor Text

Generation 7
Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee!

The user attacks by beating the target with a bone that contains a spirit. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

Generation 8
Sword, Shield

The user attacks by beating the target with a bone that contains a spirit. This may also lower the target’s Defense stat.

Foreign Names

Japanese
シャドーボーン (shadooboon)
シャドーボーン
Korean
섀도본
Chinese
暗影之骨
暗影之骨
French
Os Ombre
German
Schattenknochen
Spanish
Hueso Sombrío
Italian
Ossotetro

Similar moves

These moves all have the same effect as Shadow Bone.

Move Type Class PP Power Acc Pri Effect
Iron Tail Steel physical 15 100 75%

Has a 30% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Crunch Dark physical 15 80 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Rock Smash Fighting physical 15 40 100%

Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Crush Claw Normal physical 10 75 95%

Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Razor Shell Water physical 10 75 95%

Has a 50% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Liquidation Water physical 10 85 100%

Has a 20% chance to lower the target's Defense by one stage.

Pokémon

Ghost Pokémon get STAB, and have their types highlighted in green.

Pokémon with higher Attack are more suited to Shadow Bone's physical damage, and have the stat highlighted in green.

Sun, Moon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon Let’s Go, Pikachu!, Let’s Go, Eevee! Generation 8 Pokémon Type Ability Gender Egg Group HP Atk Def SpA SpD Spd Total
Level up: Learned when a Pokémon reaches a certain level.
27 27 * Alolan Marowak Alolan Marowak Fire Ghost Cursed Body
Lightning Rod
Rock Head
½ male, ½ female Monster 60 80 110 50 80 45 425
27 Totem Alolan Marowak Totem Alolan Marowak Fire Ghost Cursed Body
Lightning Rod
Rock Head
½ male, ½ female Monster 60 80 110 50 80 45 425

2 Pokémon

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