Shadow Ball
Ghost-type charged move in Pokémon GO. Costs 55 energy to fire. Use the stats below to compare against alternatives in the same type.
- Power
- 100
- Energy cost
- 55
- Turns
- 1
- DPE
- 1.82
How Shadow Ball performs in Pokémon GO PvP
Charged moves cost energy to fire. Shadow Ball costs 55 energy and deals 100 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.82. Higher DPE = more bang per charged-move cycle, which compounds across long matches.
Shadow Ball has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Best Pokémon with Shadow Ball
Tier-list-ranked attackers that run Shadow Ball as part of their recommended moveset. Tier shown is the best slot the mons holds — sometimes general-raid, sometimes a specific type bucket.
What does Shadow Ball do in Pokémon GO?
Shadow Ball is a Ghost-type charged move. Costs 55 energy to fire, deals 100 damage, giving it a damage-per-energy of 1.82.
Is Shadow Ball worth unlocking?
Shadow Ball has strong DPE — solid charged move for closers or surprise burst.
Does Shadow Ball have any extra effects?
Shadow Ball is a clean damage move — no buffs, debuffs, or stat changes. The full value is in the DPE ratio.
Can Shadow Ball be used in raids too?
Yes — charged-move stats are shared between PvP and raids, with different timing mechanics. In raids, Shadow Ball contributes to DPS based on power and the underlying mons's stats. See /raid for raid counter rankings.
For the full move database with sortable columns, see all moves. For type-effectiveness math behind STAB, see the type chart.