How to Get Shadow Ball TM in Cobblemon

Unlock and craft the Shadow Ball Technical Machine in Cobblemon 1.8 — official TM Machine recipe and ingredients.

Shadow Ball

ghost Unlockable

The user attacks by hurling a shadowy blob at the target. This may also lower the target's Sp. Def stat.

TM Machine recipe for Shadow Ball

Craft at a TM Machine with a Blank TM plus:

How to get Shadow Ball TM in Cobblemon

Unlock the recipe by obtaining a Pokémon that knows Shadow Ball. Alpha Pokémon often know two random TM moves — a fast way to unlock recipes.
Gather a Blank TM and the ingredients listed above (Type Gems and extras).
Burn the recipe onto the Blank TM in a TM Machine to create a usable Shadow Ball TM.

Find Alphas that unlock Shadow Ball TM Machine crafting Blank TM recipe

Example Alphas that can unlock Shadow Ball

304 species can roll this move as an Alpha. See the full Alpha list.

Butterfree Rattata Raticate Nidoqueen Nidoking Clefairy Clefable Ninetales Jigglypuff Wigglytuff Zubat Golbat

Frequently asked questions

How do you get the Shadow Ball TM in Cobblemon?

Unlock the Shadow Ball recipe by obtaining a Pokémon that knows Shadow Ball (often by catching an Alpha that rolled it), then craft it at a TM Machine with 8× Ghost Gem, 1× Spell Tag.

What is the Cobblemon Shadow Ball TM recipe?

The official TM Machine recipe for Shadow Ball is: 8× Ghost Gem, 1× Spell Tag. You also need a Blank TM disk.

How do you get TMs in Cobblemon?

In Cobblemon 1.8, most TM recipes are unlocked by obtaining a Pokémon that knows a TM-compatible move (Alpha Pokémon are especially good for this), or from Data Monitors / exploration loot such as Gimmighoul Chests. Once unlocked, craft the TM at a TM Machine using a Blank TM, Type Gems, and the recipe ingredients.

What is the Cobblemon TM Machine recipe?

Craft a TM Machine, then insert a Blank TM plus the materials listed for each move. This tool shows every official TM Machine recipe from Cobblemon’s game data.