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Pokémon (Colosseum) and Pokémon (GO)
Reason: Each appearance isn't the same.
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PokkenShadowMewtwo

Shadow Mewtwo in Pokkén Tournament.

Shadow Pokémon are Pokémon whose hearts were corrupted and locked behind several "doors" keeping the light from their heart from shining through. Constant care and battle are needed to unlock the doors to the Pokémon's heart. After all the doors are unlocked the player can then purify the Pokémon using the Relic Stone in Agate Village or the Purification Chamber in the Pokémon HQ Lab. In battles, the shadowy aura buffets all Pokémon except those with the Shadow type.

Creation[]

Shadow Pokémon Aura

The aura of a Shadow Pokémon.

Cipher created each Shadow Pokémon from his lab located close to the center of the Orre region. In the lab, Ein tried to perfect the formula for a Pokémon that was not afraid to attack other trainers. Once he found out that each Pokémon's heart could be locked away, he used this to create the Shadow Pokémon, perfecting his formula. However, due to the amount of corruption flowing from the Pokémon, it is possible to tell the difference between a normal "Pure" Pokémon and a "Shadow Pokémon". Only certain eyes can catch the strange, dark aura coming from them. Cipher took the S.S. Libra in order to take the Pokémon onboard and take them to the Cipher Key Lair to turn them into Shadow Pokémon.

Strongest Shadow Pokémon[]

The "strongest" Shadow Pokémon is usually considered to be Shadow Lugia, given the code name XD001. Lugia, already being the strongest Pokémon ever captured by Cipher, it was turned into a Shadow Pokémon and was said to not be able to be purified. However, by having the Purification Chamber at high power (by filling up all nine chambers), Michael was able to purify the Pokémon.

Pokémon GO[]

In Pokémon GO, all of Team GO Rocket has shadow Pokémon. Shadow Pokémon have a shadow bonus applied to their attacks that increases the damage dealt. Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Go have the charged attack Frustration, which does 10 damage, which not only is the least amount of damage of any charged attack in the game, but also does less damage than some fast attacks. Outside of some in-game events, Charged TMs can't remove Frustration.

Purification in Pokémon GO[]

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO has the following effects:

  • CP is increased to level 25. If the Shadow Pokémon has been powered up past level 25, it would stay at the higher level.
  • Amount of Stardust and Candy required to Power Up, evolve, or learn a new charged attack is reduced.
  • Frustration is replaced with Return. (In Trainer/Team GO Rocket Battles, Return has high power. In Gym battles/Raids, Return has a cooldown of only 0.7 seconds.)
  • All IV's of the purified Pokémon will increase by 2.

List of Shadow Pokémon[]

Colosseum
Bayleef Croconaw Quilava Makuhita Misdreavus Slugma
Noctowl Flaaffy Skiploom Quagsire Furret Yanma
Remoraid Mantine Qwilfish Dunsparce Meditite Swablu
Sudowoodo Hitmontop Entei Ledian Suicune Gligar
Piloswine Sneasel Stantler Ariados Aipom Murkrow
Forretress Granbull Vibrava Raikou Sunflora Delibird
Heracross Skarmory Miltank Absol Houndoom Tropius
Metagross Tyranitar Smeargle Ursaring Togetic Shuckle


XD: Gale of Darkness
Teddiursa Ledyba Poochyena Houndour Spheal Baltoy
Mareep Gulpin Seedot Spinarak Numel Carvanha
Shroomish Delcatty Voltorb Vulpix Makuhita Duskull
Ralts Mawile Snorunt Pineco Swinub Spearow
Grimer Seel Lunatone Zangoose Nosepass Togepi
Paras Growlithe Shellder Pidgeotto Beedrill Butterfree
Magneton Weepinbell Venomoth Arbok Roselia Meowth
Natu Primeape Hypno Sableye Golduck Raticate
Dodrio Farfetch'd Altaria Banette Kangaskhan Scyther
Chansey Lickitung Magmar Pinsir Hitmonchan Hitmonlee
Solrock Starmie Rapidash Magcargo Tangela Dugtrio
Swellow Electabuzz Snorlax Manectric Salamence Marowak
Lapras Moltres Zapdos Articuno Lugia Tauros
Exeggutor Rhydon Mr. Mime Poliwrath Dragonite

Trivia[]

  • In both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, despite being stronger then regular Pokémon, the Shadow Pokémon are always shown to be slightly lower leveled then their respective Pokémon Trainers' other Pokémon, this is likely due to the nature of Shadow Rush's high attack state and in the second game's case(as well as the rest of the Shadow-Type Attacks), have the ability to deal Super-Effective damage to any Non-Shadow Pokémon. This was likely done as to not have the Trainer that use Shadow Pokémon be too difficult to handle.
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