Shadow Pokémon Physiology

ColosseumXD: Gale of Darkness

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Introduction

Shadow Pokémon are Pokémon that have been used for wrongful purposes after having the doors to their hearts artificially closed. This process was created and carried out by Cipher in the Orre region. The main objective of Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is to snag Shadow Pokémon and restore them to normal through purification.

While the concept of Shadow Pokémon remains largely the same between the two games, there are several differences:

• The effectiveness of various purification actions in Colosseum is generally greater than in XD, but the average total size of a Shadow Pokémon's Heart Gauge is also larger in Colosseum.
• Shadow Pokémon in the first game sometimes enter Hyper Mode, while in XD they enter Reverse Mode instead.
• While in Reverse Mode, a Pokémon hurts itself after every turn, whereas a Pokémon in Hyper Mode only has a chance of hurting itself through a potential confusion roll.
• In Colosseum, Shadow Rush is always normally effective, but in XD, Shadow moves are super effective against non-Shadow Pokémon and not very effective against other Shadow Pokémon.
• In Colosseum, the only Shadow move Shadow Pokémon can know is Shadow Rush, but in XD, Shadow Rush is one of many Shadow moves. Its power is also weaker in XD.

Abilities

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• Aura (Shadow Pokémon have a natural aura that can only be seen by a few. Rui even differentiates Pokémon due to them not having a Shadow Pokémon's aura. Shadow Pokémon's aura is noted to be invisible)
• Berserk Mode (Shadow Pokémon have no issue violently attacking humans)
• Emotional Empowerment (Shadow Pokémon can have their emotions rose to a fever pitch, entering "HYPER MODE")
  • Pressure Points (While in Hyper Mode, using shadow rush has a 90% critical hit chance. Critical hits are in actuality pressure point strikes, with the Japaense version noting "Hit a pressure point!")

All previous powers and abilities asides from HYPER MODE.

• Non-Standard Damage (Shadow Moves in XD are super effective against any Pokémon that's not a shadow Pokémon)
• Emotional Empowerment (Shadow Pokémon have a chance of having their emtoions rise to a fever pitch and enter REVERSE MODE)

Resistances

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• Limited Resistance to
  • Berserk Mode (Shadow Pokémon have a chance of coming to their senses out of HYPER MODE)
• Resistance to
  • Purification (Shadow Pokémon have the door to their heart tightly shut, requiring it to be opened first before, only Pokémon on the level of Celebi can properly purify a Shadow without needing to open the door to its heart)
  • 'Power Nullification & Memory Manipulation (Shadow Pokémon cannot have their moves deleted from the move deleter, who forcibly makes Pokémon forget moves)
  • Mimicry (Shadow Pokémon moves cannot be copied with moves like Sketch or Mimic)

All previous resistances.

• Resistance to
  • Elemental Manipulation
    • Shadow: Shadow Pokémon are naturally resistant to shadow type moves.
      • Shadow Type Attacks

Weaknesses

• Colosseum Unique Weaknesses:
  • When a Shadow Pokémon enters HYPER MODE they have variety of different drawbacks:
    • They cannot attack for the first turn they enter HYPER MODE in.
    • They cannot be healed or restored by items except for scents.
    • Shadow Pokémon have a chance fo disobeying using any move that's not shadow rush, which may make them attack an ally Pokémon or even their own trainer or other trainers.
    • They may hit themself in confusion.
    • They may be too confused to do anything.
    • They may force themself back into their own ball.
  • Shadow Pokémon cannot learn TMs.
  • Shadow Pokémon cannot level up or gain experience from battles, instead when they're purified, they regain all the experience they initially couldn't gain.
  • Shadow Pokémon cannot evolve even through the use of evolution stones.
• XD Gale of Darkness Unique Weaknesses:
  • When a Shadow Pokémon enters REVERSE MODE they have variety of different drawbacks:
    • They take damage at the end of every turn.
  • They cannot be healed with healing items.

Explanations

Shadow Moves

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Shadow Rush
Game	Move	Type	Category	Power	Accuracy	Description
C	Shadow Rush	Normal	Physical	90	100%	An attack that is so harsh, it also hurts the attacker.

Shadow Moves
Game	Move	Category	Power	Accuracy	Description
XD	Shadow Blast	Physical	80	100%	A wicked blade of air is formed using a shadowy aura.
XD	Shadow Blitz	Physical	40	100%	A Pokémon throws this tackle while casting a shadowy aura.
XD	Shadow Bolt	Special	75	100%	A shadowy thunder attack that may paralyze.
XD	Shadow Break	Physical	75	100%	A shattering ram attack with a shadowy aura.
XD	Shadow Chill	Special	75	100%	A shadowy ice attack that may freeze.
XD	Shadow Down	Status	—	100%	A shadowy aura sharply cuts the foe's Defense.
XD	Shadow End	Physical	120	60%	A shadowy aura ram attack that also rebounds on the user.
XD	Shadow Fire	Special	75	100%	A shadowy fireball attack that may inflict a burn.
XD	Shadow Half	Status	—	100%	A shadowy aura's energy cuts everyone's HP by half.
XD	Shadow Hold	Status	—	80%	The opponent Pokémon cannot escape.
XD	Shadow Mist	Status	—	100%	A shadowy aura sharply cuts the foe's evasiveness.
XD	Shadow Panic	Status	—	60%	A shadowy aura emanates to cause a confuse condition.
XD	Shadow Rave	Special	70	100%	A shadowy aura in the ground is used to launch spikes.
XD	Shadow Rush	Physical	55	100%	A Pokémon executes a tackle while exuding a shadowy aura.
XD	Shadow Shed	Status	—	100%	A shadowy aura eliminates Reflect and similar moves.
XD	Shadow Sky	Status	—	100%	Darkness hurts all but Shadow Pokémon for 5 turns.
XD	Shadow Storm	Special	95	100%	A shadowy aura is used to whip up a vicious tornado.
XD	Shadow Wave	Special	50	100%	Shadowy aura waves are loosed to inflict damage.

Status Effects

The following is an explanation of the various status effects of Pokémon

Status Effects

Name Effect Apperances Burned Reduces one's physical attack and takes damage overtime from the burns. Usually caused by Fire type moves and generally lasts indefinitely unless an external item, ability like shed skin, or move like rest is used. In Generation 1, a burned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/16 of its maximum health. In Generation 2, a burned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/8 of its maximum health. In Generation 8 onward, a burned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/16 of its maximum health. Burn status can be caused by the following moves: Beak Blast (if a Pokémon makes contact with the user of the move during the move's charging phase), Blaze Kick, Blazing Torque, Blue Flare, Burning Bulwark (If contact is made with the user of the move), Burning Jealously (If the Pokémon has increased stats during that turn), Ember, Fire Blast, Fire Fang, Fire Punch, Flame Wheel, Flamethrower, Flare Blitz, Fling (if holding a Flame Orb), Heat Wave, Ice Burn, Infernal Parade, Inferno, Matcha Gotcha, Lava Plume, Psycho Shift (If the user of the move is already inflicted with the burn status), Pyro Ball, Sacred Fire, Sandsear Storm, Scald, Scorching Sands, Searing Shot, Secret Power (when used on a volcano), Shadow Fire, Sizzly Slide, Steam Eruption, Tri Attack, and Will-O-Wisp. Most Pokémon Games Freeze Prevents any action in battle. Usually caused by Ice type moves and generally only lasts for multiple turns, they can be thawed out early if hit by a fire move. The thaw out chance ranges from generation, in Generation 2 the thaw out chance is a 25/256 chance. In Generation 3, the thaw out chance is 20% each turn. In Pokémon Champions, the thaw out chance is 25% each turn. In Generation 1, a frozen Pokémon cannot break out unless hit by a fire-type move that can inflict burn or if an opponent uses the move Haze. Frozen status can be caused by the moves: Blizzard, Freeze-Dry, Freezing Glare, Ice Beam, Ice Fang, Ice Punch, Powder Snow, Secret Power (when used in snow or ice weather), Shadow Chill, or Tri Attack. Most Pokémon Games Frostbite In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the freeze status conditions is replcaaed with frostbite. Frostbite has the Pokémon lose 1/16 of their maximum health every turn and reduces damage dealt by a frostbitten Pokémon's special moves. Pokémon Legends: Arceus Paralysis Has a chance of preventing any action in battle and lowers speed stat. Usually caused by Electric type skills, it lasts indefinitely without external help, any ability like shed skin, or a move like rest. In later games, attacking a shocked enemy is guaranteed to cause a critical hit. Paralysis in general has a 25% chance of having a Pokémon be unable to attack asides from Pokémon Champions. In Generation 1, paralysis reduces a Pokemon's speed by 75% rounded down due to a stats modification glitch (along with this, using moves like agility would return the dropped speed to normal and double it and the speed drop would stay even after being cured of Paralysis using an item or through Rest). In Generation 2, the irregularities are fixed. In Generations 7 and 8 the paralysis reduces the Pokémon's speed by 50%. In Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the paralysis is changed to reduce the affected Pokémon's movement speed during battle. In Pokémon Champions, paralyzed Pokémon have a 12.5% chance to be fully paralyzed. The ability to paralyze can be done by the following moves: Body Slam, Bolt Strike, Bounce, Buzzy Buzz, Combat Torque, Dire Claw, Discharge, Dragon Breath, Fling (if holding a Light Ball), Force Palm, Freeze Shock, G-Max Befuddle, G-Max Stun Shock, G-Max Volt Crash, Glare, Lick, Nuzzle, Psycho Shift (if user of the attack is already paralyzed), Secret Power (When used on plain terrain, building floors, link battles, Sky Battles, Distortion World, or Electric Terrain is in effect), Shadow Bolt, Spark, Splishy Splash, Stoked Sparksurfer, Stun Spore, Thunder, Thunder Fang, Thunder Punch, Thunder Shock, Thunder Wave, Thunderbolt, Tri Attack, Volt Tackle, Wildbolt Storm, and Zap Cannon. Most Pokémon Games Poison Depletes health at the end of each turn, often persisting on the field. In Generation 1 a poisoned Pokémon takes damage equal to 1/16 of their maximum health at the end of every turn. A badly poisoned Pokémon still takes 1/16 of their maximum health at first, however the damage increases by 1/16 each time it takes poison damage. In Generation 2, the damage is lowered to 1/8 of its maximum damage and poison damage taken by a badly poisoned Pokémon doesn't interact with other types of recurrent damage. From Generation 1 to 4 all poisoned Pokémon in a trainer's party loses 1 HP for every four steps taken (in FireRed and LeafGreen it's instead every five steps). In Generation 1 to 3, the poison Pokémon will take poison damage until they faint. In Generation 4, a poisoned Pokémon's HP will be brought to 1 and then they will cure themself of poison. In Generation 5 to 8 poisoned Pokémon no longer take poison damage outside of battle. In Legends: Z-A, poisoned Pokémon take damage whil it is outside its Poké Ball. The moves that inflict poison are as follows: Baneful Bunker (If Pokémon makes contact with the user of the move), Barb Barrage, Cross Poison, Dire Claw, Fling (if holding Poison Barb), G-Max Befuddle, G-Max Malodor, G-Max Stun Shock, Gunk Shot, Mortal Spin, Noxious Toruqe, Poison Gas, Poison Jab, Poison Powder, Poison Sting, Poison Tail, Psychco Shift (if the user of the move is poisoned), Secret Power (When used in tall grass), Shell Side Arm, Sludge, Sludge Bomb, Sludge Wave, Smog, Toxic Spikes, Toxic Thread, and twineedle. Most Pokémon Games Confusion Confused Pokémon become indecisive and may either attack a random enemy or attack themself. In Generations 1-6 it was a 50% chance of the Pokémon hurting itself in confusion. In Generation 7 and onwards, it was a 33% chance of the Pokémon hurting itself in confusion. In Legends: Z-A, confusion causes the Pokémon to move sporadically. The following moves cause confusion: Axe Kick, Chatter, Confuse Ray, Confusion, Dizzy Punch, Dynamic Punch, Flatter, G-Max Gold Rush, G-Max Smite, Hurricane, Magical Torque, Psybeam, Rock Climb, Secret Power (only when used on a rocky surface), Shadow Panic, Signal Beam, Strange Steam, Supersonic, Swagger, Sweet Kiss, Teeter Dance, and Water Pulse. Most Pokémon Games Infatuation Infatuated Pokémon have a chance of not attacking the Pokémon they're infatuated with. There is a 50% chance of the move failing due to infatuation. The following moves cause infatuation: Attract and G-Max Cuddle. Most Pokémon Games Flinch The Pokémon flinches from an attack, costing them their turn. Only Pokémon with abilites like inner focus will prevent flinching. The following moves cause flinch: Air Slash, Astonish, Bite, Bone Club, Dark Pulse, Double Iron Bash, Dragon Rush, Extrasensory, Fake Out, Fiery Wrath, Fire Fang, Fling (only if King's Rock or or Razor Fang is held), Floaty Fall, Headbutt, Heart Stamp, Hyper Fang, Ice Fang, Icicle Crash, Iron Head, Low Kick, Mountain Gale, Needle Arm, Rock Slide, Rolling Kick, Secret Power (only in caves, rocky terrain, burial grounds, or in space), Sky Attack, Snore (Only if asleep), Steamroller, Stomp, Thunder Fang, Triple Arrows, Twister, Upper Hand, Waterfall, Zen Headbutt, and Zing Zap. Most Pokémon Games Sleep Prevents any action in battle. The Pokémon is asleep and will normally take some turns to wake up. In Generation 1, sleep lasts for 1-7 turns, with a 1/4 chance to wake up turn 1 and a 1/8 chance to wake up in 2-6 turns. In Generation 2 sleep lasts 2-8 turns, the Pokémon has a 1/4 chance oto wake up in 2 turns or 5 turns and a 1/8 chanc eot wake up in 3 turns, 4 turns, 6 turns, or 7 turns. In Generation 3 sleep lasts 2-5 turns. In Generation 5, sleep now lasts 2-4 turns. In Pokémon Champions, sleep now lasts 2-3 turns. The following moves cause sleep: Dark Void, Dire Claw, G-Max Befuddle, G-Max Snooze, Grass Whistle, Hypnosis, Lovely Kiss, Psycho Shift (if user is asleep), Relic Song, Rest, Secret Power (only in long grass, tall grass, or grassy terrain being in affect), Sing, Sleep Powder, Spore, Wicked Torque, and Yawn. Most Pokémon Games Drowsy The replacement for the sleep status in the Legends games. It has a chance of the afflicted Pokémon being unable to move along with taking increased damage from attacks. Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Pokémon Legends: Z-A Fainted Can no longer participate in battle. In most games, if the all Pokémon faint, the trainer whites out and returns back to their last save with some of their money gone. Can only be recovered with revives, healing at a bed or Pokémon Center, or through specific moves. Most Pokémon Games Wrap Prevents any action from a unit until the wrap ends. Pokémon Generation 1