Weather Ball

Type

Normal

Gen.

Power

Accuracy

100%

Priority

Effect Summary

Deals damage and and its type changes corresponding to a weather

with double power.

Detailed Effect

Weather Ball deals damage and both type and power vary with the weather.
Pokémon with the ability Bulletproof are immune to this move as it is projectile based.
The table below shows what type Weather Ball is depending on the weather:

Weather	Type	Power
clear weather , foggy or strong winds	Normal	100
sunny	Fire	50 (boosted to 100 due to the weather effect)
rainy	Water	50 (boosted to 100 due to the weather effect)
hail or snow	Ice	50
sandstorm	Rock	50

Weather Ball is not affected by Normalize, Pixilate, Refrigerate, Aerilate or Galvanize.
Weather Ball is affected by Ion Deluge when turned into a

Normal -type move.
Weather Ball is affected by Electrify.

In XD: Gale of Darkness Weather Ball becomes a typeless move with 100 power during a shadowy aura (created by Shadow Sky.
As a typeless-move it is not affected by Wonder Guard and the user receives no same-type attack bonus
In Gen 3 the category of Weather Ball depends on the type it turns into.
If it turns into a Special -type Mirror Coat will activate.

Description

RS E	The move’s type and power change with the weather.
FRLG	An attack that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
DP HGSS PL COL B2W2 XY ORAS	An attack move that varies in power and type depending on the weather.
SM USUM LGPLGE SWSH	This attack move varies in power and type depending on the weather.

Meta Information

Move Target

Normal

Affects a selected adjacent target.

means that the Pokémon can not be selected.

means that the Pokémon can be selected.

means that the Pokémon will be selected.

Effect Type

Damage	Deals damage.
Unique Effect	Unique effect, shared by very few or no other moves.

Interactions

Blocked by Detect and Protect	This move will not work if the target has used Detect or Protect this turn.
Copied by Mirror Move	A Pokémon targeted by this move can use Mirror Move to copy it.
Ballistics-based	This move is blocked by Bulletproof.

Other Languages

Weather Ball