Ghost Charged move

Night Shade

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Night Shade, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

−50

Cost per use

Duration

2.5s

Animation time

DPS

24.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 60
Energy: −50
Duration: 2.5s
DPS: 24.0 dmg/s
DPE: 1.2 dmg/energy
Damage window start: 2.00s
Damage window end: 2.40s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 70
Energy: −45
Turns: 1 (instant)
DPE: 1.56 dmg/energy

Editor's notes

For raids and gym battles, Night Shade hits for 60 base power and costs 50 energy.

Notable Pokémon that can learn it include Cursola, Zoroark, Duosion and Gastly — that is where this move earns its place.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy the move costs to fire.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Night Shade

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Cursola Ghost	3,463	253	182	155
2	Zoroark Dark	2,907	250	127	155
3	Duosion Psychic	2,282	208	103	163
4	Gastly GhostPoison	1,390	186	67	102
5	Chatot NormalFlying	2,025	183	91	183
6	Solosis Psychic	1,546	170	83	128
7	Zorua Dark	1,329	153	78	120
8	Noctowl NormalFlying	2,289	145	156	225
9	Shuppet Ghost	1,151	138	65	127
10	Natu PsychicFlying	1,247	134	89	120
11	Golett GroundGhost	1,344	127	92	153
12	Frillish WaterGhost	1,422	115	134	146
13	Duskull Ghost	798	70	162	85
14	Hoothoot NormalFlying	766	67	88	155

FAQ

Is Night Shade a good move?

Night Shade deals 60 base damage over 2.5 seconds, which works out at 24.0 DPS and 1.2 damage per energy spent. Compare it with the rest of the Ghost moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Night Shade?

The table above lists the 14 strongest by base attack, led by Cursola, Zoroark, Duosion.

Is Night Shade better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 60 power for 50 energy over 2.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 70 power for 45 energy. The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

Explore more

All Ghost moves Fast and charged moves of this type Best Ghost attackers Top DPS picks for raids Ghost Pokedex Every Ghost-type Pokemon