Shadow Pokémon

Shadow Pokémon pay homage to Pokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness. They are captured Pokémon that have been corrupted by the "Shadow Plague," and as such, can no longer gain experience or level up. Their "Shadow" moves have unlimited

PP and are always super effective, except against other Shadow Pokémon, in which case they are not very effective.

They can potentially be captured from their trainer and then purified. To purify a shadow Pokémon just walk around with it; its heart gauge goes down similarly to how an egg is normally hatched. When the gauge is at 0 it will say "Undo the final lock!" This is done at the Relic Stone in Origin City. The heart gauge can also be brought down with items called scents. There are three types of scents; Joy, Excite and Vivid. These are purchasable in Antares Town in the house to the right of the Pokémon Center.



Shadow Pokémon
A total of 41 Shadow Pokémon are available, though some are version exclusive. For a full list of Shadow Pokémon, view this page.