Phantom Force (move)

Move data

Type Ghost
Category Physical  Physical
Power 90
Accuracy 100
PP 10  (max. 16)
Makes contact? Yes
Introduced Generation 6

Machine/Record

Sword​/​Shield TM86
Scarlet​/​Violet TM151

Effects

Phantom Force causes the user to disappear on the first turn, becoming invulnerable to most attacks. On the second turn, it deals damage and can hit Pokémon using Protect or Detect.

Changes

  • In Generation 6 if the target has used Minimize, Phantom Force deals double damage and ignores accuracy.

Z-Move effects

When a Pokémon is holding Ghostium Z and uses its Z-Power, Phantom Force turns into Never-Ending Nightmare and has base power 175.

Move target

Foe
Foe
Foe
User
Ally
Ally

Targets a single adjacent Pokémon.

Other languages

English Phantom Force
Japanese ゴーストダイブ (Ghost Dive)
German Phantomkraft
French Hantise
Italian Spettrotuffo
Spanish Golpe Fantasma
Korean 고스트다이브
Chinese (Simplified) 潜灵奇袭
Chinese (Traditional) 潛靈奇襲

Game descriptions

X​/​Y
O.Ruby​/​A.Sapphire
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.
Sun​/​Moon
Ultra Sun​/​Ultra Moon
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.
Sword​/​Shield
B.Diamond​/​S.Pearl
The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.
Scarlet​/​Violet The user vanishes somewhere, then strikes the target on the next turn. This move hits even if the target protects itself.

Learnt by level up

These Pokémon learn Phantom Force at the level specified. The numbers given are for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and may vary in other games; check the respective Pokédex pages for details.

Shuppet Shuppet
#0353 / Ghost
Level 48
Banette Banette
#0354 / Ghost
Level 53
Mismagius Mismagius
#0429 / Ghost
Level 1
Golett Golett
#0622 / Ground · Ghost
Level 44
Golurk Golurk
#0623 / Ground · Ghost
Level 46
Phantump Phantump
#0708 / Ghost · Grass
Level 36
Trevenant Trevenant
#0709 / Ghost · Grass
Level 36
Hoopa (Hoopa Confined) Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
#0720 / Psychic · Ghost
Level 35
Decidueye Decidueye
#0724 / Grass · Ghost
Level 1
Lunala Lunala
#0792 / Psychic · Ghost
Level 63
Drakloak Drakloak
#0886 / Dragon · Ghost
Level 48
Dragapult Dragapult
#0887 / Dragon · Ghost
Level 48
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Level 1
Bramblin Bramblin
#0946 / Grass · Ghost
Level 35
Brambleghast Brambleghast
#0947 / Grass · Ghost
Level 35
Greavard Greavard
#0971 / Ghost
Level 41
Houndstone Houndstone
#0972 / Ghost
Level 46
Flutter Mane Flutter Mane
#0987 / Ghost · Fairy
Level 70

Learnt upon evolution

Drifblim Drifblim
#0426 / Ghost · Flying

Learnt by TM

Haunter Haunter
#0093 / Ghost · Poison
Gengar Gengar
#0094 / Ghost · Poison
Mew Mew
#0151 / Psychic
Misdreavus Misdreavus
#0200 / Ghost
Sableye Sableye
#0302 / Dark · Ghost
Shuppet Shuppet
#0353 / Ghost
Banette Banette
#0354 / Ghost
Duskull Duskull
#0355 / Ghost
Dusclops Dusclops
#0356 / Ghost
Drifloon Drifloon
#0425 / Ghost · Flying
Drifblim Drifblim
#0426 / Ghost · Flying
Mismagius Mismagius
#0429 / Ghost
Spiritomb Spiritomb
#0442 / Ghost · Dark
Dusknoir Dusknoir
#0477 / Ghost
Giratina (Altered Forme) Giratina
Altered Forme
#0487 / Ghost · Dragon
Giratina (Origin Forme) Giratina
Origin Forme
#0487 / Ghost · Dragon
Arceus Arceus
#0493 / Normal
Hisuian Zorua Zorua
Hisuian Zorua
#0570 / Normal · Ghost
Hisuian Zoroark Zoroark
Hisuian Zoroark
#0571 / Normal · Ghost
Golett Golett
#0622 / Ground · Ghost
Golurk Golurk
#0623 / Ground · Ghost
Phantump Phantump
#0708 / Ghost · Grass
Trevenant Trevenant
#0709 / Ghost · Grass
Hoopa (Hoopa Confined) Hoopa
Hoopa Confined
#0720 / Psychic · Ghost
Hoopa (Hoopa Unbound) Hoopa
Hoopa Unbound
#0720 / Psychic · Dark
Decidueye Decidueye
#0724 / Grass · Ghost
Mimikyu Mimikyu
#0778 / Ghost · Fairy
Lunala Lunala
#0792 / Psychic · Ghost
Sinistea Sinistea
#0854 / Ghost
Drakloak Drakloak
#0886 / Dragon · Ghost
Dragapult Dragapult
#0887 / Dragon · Ghost
Spectrier Spectrier
#0897 / Ghost
Calyrex (Shadow Rider) Calyrex
Shadow Rider
#0898 / Psychic · Ghost
Basculegion (Male) Basculegion
Male
#0902 / Water · Ghost
Ceruledge Ceruledge
#0937 / Fire · Ghost
Bramblin Bramblin
#0946 / Grass · Ghost
Greavard Greavard
#0971 / Ghost
Houndstone Houndstone
#0972 / Ghost
Sinistcha Sinistcha
#1013 / Grass · Ghost
Pecharunt Pecharunt
#1025 / Poison · Ghost