Shadow Ball
Pokémon that run it
| Pokémon | Teams | Share of its teams | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gholdengo | 7,988 | 98.00% | 49.99% |
 Froslass | 6,057 | 94.21% | 50.93% |
 Gengar | 4,691 | 95.44% | 49.43% |
 Sinistcha | 2,649 | 14.16% | 47.28% |
 Typhlosion-Hisui | 850 | 88.73% | 46.04% |
 Chandelure | 606 | 95.73% | 47.15% |
 Froslass-Mega | 531 | 97.43% | 52.47% |
 Dragapult | 525 | 41.40% | 49.67% |
 Gengar | 406 | 93.76% | 50.11% |
 Zoroark-Hisui | 375 | 42.47% | 47.22% |
 Aegislash | 321 | 12.15% | 48.67% |
 Sylveon | 321 | 2.77% | 36.38% |
 Basculegion ♀ | 194 | 62.18% | 50.15% |
 Wash Rotom | 161 | 2.73% | 37.68% |
 Skeledirge | 126 | 75.45% | 42.53% |
 Cofagrigus | 88 | 55.70% | 41.58% |
 Farigiraf | 85 | 0.57% | 41.61% |
 Indeedee | 79 | 6.23% | 48.43% |
 Gardevoir | 76 | 2.01% | 45.19% |
 Alakazam | 67 | 24.36% | 33.64% |
 Delphox | 59 | 0.88% | 34.33% |
 Jolteon | 54 | 24.77% | 35.78% |
 Basculegion | 47 | 0.19% | 48.90% |
 Typhlosion | 40 | 46.51% | 36.81% |
 Heat Rotom | 34 | 2.64% | 37.18% |
 Primarina | 30 | 1.04% | 33.10% |
 Reuniclus | 29 | 29.59% | 42.81% |
 Indeedee ♀ | 20 | 0.61% | 35.43% |
 Hatterene | 19 | 1.67% | 29.82% |
 Lucario | 19 | 1.39% | 34.15% |
 Chandelure | 16 | 100.00% | 33.80% |
 Mow Rotom | 12 | 4.18% | 40.54% |
 Polteageist | 12 | 70.59% | 29.17% |
 Armarouge | 11 | 0.86% | 32.95% |
 Whimsicott | 11 | 0.08% | 21.18% |
 Espeon | 10 | 18.87% | 37.78% |
 Frost Rotom | 10 | 4.90% | 33.71% |
 Meowstic ♀ | 10 | 6.45% | 36.59% |
 Sinistcha-Masterpiece | 10 | 13.51% | 48.08% |
 Espathra | 9 | 1.76% | 21.95% |
 Mimikyu | 9 | 1.01% | 37.31% |
 Rotom | 9 | 29.03% | 34.12% |
 Zoroark | 9 | 24.32% | 25.42% |
 Glaceon | 8 | 5.59% | 39.44% |
 Roserade | 8 | 24.24% | 26.19% |
 Aegislash Blade Forme | 7 | 63.64% | 46.75% |
 Drampa | 7 | 1.03% | 33.80% |
 Sableye | 7 | 0.23% | 40.58% |
 Vaporeon | 7 | 6.60% | 28.26% |
 Ninetales | 6 | 1.74% | 28.95% |
 Annihilape | 5 | 0.29% | 36.96% |
 Wyrdeer | 5 | 4.24% | 32.14% |
 Castform | 4 | 16.67% | 40.54% |
 Ceruledge | 4 | 0.21% | 46.00% |
 Chimecho | 4 | 2.70% | 74.47% |
 Oranguru | 4 | 0.69% | 28.21% |
 Spiritomb | 4 | 3.23% | 12.50% |
 Clefable | 3 | 0.26% | 34.38% |
 Delphox | 3 | 0.51% | 31.25% |
 Dragalge | 3 | 1.14% | 41.94% |
Showing the 60 species that run it most, of 88.
All-time figures across every format. Method
Shadow Ball FAQ
All-time, whole corpusIs Shadow Ball good in Pokémon Champions VGC?
Shadow Ball is ranked #22 of 453 moves by usage, carried by 24,268 teams (26.92% of teams). Those teams have won 49.13% of 251,063 games, below the 50% line. Usage says how many players trusted it; the win rate says how those games went.
Which Pokémon run Shadow Ball the most?
Gholdengo, Froslass and Gengar are the top species carrying it, by teams. The win rate beside each one is that species' own record, not this move's.
| Name | Share of its teams | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gholdengo | 98.00% | 49.99% | 80,129 |
| Froslass | 94.21% | 50.93% | 66,683 |
| Gengar | 95.44% | 49.43% | 48,426 |
| Sinistcha | 14.16% | 47.28% | 27,698 |
| Typhlosion-Hisui | 88.73% | 46.04% | 8,391 |
| Chandelure | 95.73% | 47.15% | 6,340 |
| Froslass-Mega | 97.43% | 52.47% | 3,297 |
| Dragapult | 41.40% | 49.67% | 5,305 |
| Gengar | 93.76% | 50.11% | 2,319 |
| Zoroark-Hisui | 42.47% | 47.22% | 4,066 |
| Aegislash | 12.15% | 48.67% | 3,446 |
| Sylveon | 2.77% | 36.38% | 2,790 |
| Basculegion ♀ | 62.18% | 50.15% | 1,948 |
| Wash Rotom | 2.73% | 37.68% | 1,343 |
| Skeledirge | 75.45% | 42.53% | 1,225 |
| Cofagrigus | 55.70% | 41.58% | 825 |
| Farigiraf | 0.57% | 41.61% | 769 |
| Indeedee | 6.23% | 48.43% | 795 |
| Gardevoir | 2.01% | 45.19% | 717 |
| Alakazam | 24.36% | 33.64% | 550 |
Is Shadow Ball spread across the metagame, or concentrated on a few Pokémon?
Spread: Gholdengo alone carries 32.92% of the 24,268 teams running Shadow Ball, and its top three species together account for 77.20%.
How reliable is Shadow Ball's win rate?
The 49.13% figure is a posterior mean, not a raw average; the interval behind it is 48.97%–49.29%, from 251,063 games. That is a narrow band for a figure with this many games behind it.
Where do these numbers come from?
Tournament decklists and real match records for Pokémon Champions, ingested from Limitless, Victory Road and the official circuit. These figures are all-time over the whole corpus, not scoped to a format or window the way the boards above the search bar are. Win rates are shrunk toward the field average rather than printed raw, so a thin sample cannot top a board.