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Shadow
Japanese	シャドウ
Rōmaji	Shadou
Type	Pureblood Heartless
Games	Kingdom Hearts Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Kingdom Hearts II Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days Kingdom Hearts coded Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix Kingdom Hearts χ Kingdom Hearts III Kingdom Hearts Dark Road Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory
Variations • Mega-Shadow • Gigas Shadow • Flower Rider • Gift Shadow • Lion Dancer • Rodeo Rider • Candy Apple • Poison Apple • Shadow Witch • Shadow Magician • Flappy Rider

Shadow
Kingdom Hearts
Heartless that emerge from various places. They sneak up to their enemies and strike them with sharp claws. They are extremely tenacious, often chasing their prey to the end.
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
A Heartless that pops up in all kinds of places. The Shadow ambles around and attacks without warning. It is completely untouchable while hiding within the darkness.
Kingdom Hearts II
It sinks into the ground while moving, so timing is the key to defeating it. The moment it surfaces, attack away!
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
A Pureblood Heartless that flows across the ground as a shadow, completely immune to attack. Watch for the moment it emerges, then strike!
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
Heartless which lurk here, there, and everywhere. They hide themselves beneath their own shadows as they draw close to their prey, then lash out with sharpened claws. Don't want to get caught shadowboxing? Then wait till they surface to strike.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
A Heartless whose heart has been lost within the darkness. It appeared with the darkness that encroached the world, and is searching for a heart to prey on.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
Enemy This Heartless often travels in a group. Finish off a swarm quickly with an all-encompassing attack or special attack! Medal KINGDOM HEARTS (2002) A common Heartless that sneaks up to its enemies and strikes them with sharp claws.
Kingdom Hearts III
These shifty shades skulk around, then strike out of the blue. Stay locked on to make sure they don't give you the slip. They're immune to normal attacks when they dive beneath the surface, but a splash of Water magic will yank them out of hiding in a hurry!

	HP	STR		DEF	MP rec		EXP
Before rescue
After rescue
Weapon	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder
Percentage	Stop		Stun			Other
Seed(s)
Phil Cup	• Seed 4 (Hard Hitters): 4 Shadow
Pegasus Cup	• Seed 8 (Marauders): 4 Shadow
Hercules Cup	• Seed 9 (Dusk Vanguard): 3 Shadow
Hades Cup	• Seed 49 (Shadow Brothers): 7 Shadow • Seed 47 (Terrible Feet): 2 Shadow • Seed 32 (Shadow Summoners): 6 Shadow • Seed 26 (Shadow Storm): ? Shadow • Seed 9 (Night Rave): 5 Shadow • Seed 5 (Black Storm): ? Shadow

Floor			HP		AP		EXP
Sora	Riku
1F	B12F		33		2		3
2F	B11F		36		2		7
3F	B10F		39		3		12
4F	B9F		42		4		16
5F	B8F		45		5		21
6F	B7F		49		5		25
7F	B6F		52		6		30
8F	B5F		55		7		32
9F	B4F		58		8		36
10F	B3F		62		9		41
11F	B2F		98		7		75
12F	B1F		105		8		80
13F			111		9		91
Physical	Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0	x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop
O		O				O
Warp		Bind		Confuse		Terror
O		O		O		O
World(s)
Traverse Town, Wonderland, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah, Monstro, Halloween Town, Neverland, Hollow Bastion, Twilight Town, Destiny Islands, Castle Oblivion
Enemy Card
Ability			Duration				Cost
Incrementor			2 reloads				25 CP
Description
Increase the value of all cards by 1.
Drop Rate					Sell
Regular		Map Card Boost
4%		10%			10 Moogle Points

Floor			HP				AP		EXP
Sora	Riku		Regular		Beginner
1F	B12F		33		25		3		3
2F	B11F		36<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">				3		7
3F	B10F		39<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">				4		12
4F	B9F		42<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">				5		16
5F	B8F		45<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">				5		21
6F	B7F		49<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		6		25
7F	B6F		52<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		7		30
8F	B5F		55<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		8		32
9F	B4F		58<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		<span class="explain" title=" in Halloween Town.">		9		36
10F	B3F		62		47		10		41
11F	B2F		98		74		9		75
12F	B1F		105				10		80
13F			111		83		11		91
Physical		Fire		Ice		Lightning		Neutral
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Stun		Percentage				Stop		Warp
O		O				O		O
Bind		Confuse		Terror		Magnet		Freeze
O		O		O		O		O
Duel Stats			No. of Cards					Time
			3 cards					4 s
World(s)
Traverse Town, Wonderland, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah, Monstro, Halloween Town, Atlantica, Neverland, Hollow Bastion, Twilight Town, Destiny Islands, Castle Oblivion
Enemy Card
Ability					Duration			Cost
Incrementor					2 reloads			25 CP
Description
Increase the value of all cards by 1.
Drop Rate						Sell
Regular			Map Card Boost
4%			10%			16 Moogle Points

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Twilight Town Episode 0 (Mysterious Tower)		15	10		5	2
Radiant Garden Episode 1		16	11		5	3
Radiant Garden Post-episode 1, pre-episode 2		22	17		9	6
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)		32	27		15	21
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		34	29		16	24
The Land of Dragons Episode 1		17	12		6	4
Beast's Castle Episode 1		20	15		8	5
Olympus Coliseum Episode 1		22	17		9	7
Disney Castle Episode 1		24	19		10	9
Timeless River Episode 1		25	20		11	9
Timeless River Post-1000 Heartless		37	32		18	32
Port Royal Episode 1		26	21		11	10
Agrabah Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		27	22		12	13
Agrabah Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		41	36		20	42
Halloween Town Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		29	24		13	15
Halloween Town Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		41	37		21	44
Pride Lands Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		31	26		14	18
Pride Lands Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		43	39		22	50
Space Paranoids Episode 1		32	27		15	21
Space Paranoids Post-episode 1, pre-episode 2		37	32		18	32
The World That Never Was		50	45		26	80
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (1) ×1, Munny (1) ×1 Dark Shard (4%)
World(s)
Twilight Town, Radiant Garden, The Land of Dragons, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Disney Castle, Timeless River, Port Royal, Agrabah, Halloween Town, Pride Lands, Space Paranoids, The World That Never Was

Location		HP	Strength		Defense	EXP
Twilight Town Episode 0 (Mysterious Tower)		15	10		5	2
Radiant Garden Episode 1		16	11		5	2
Radiant Garden Post-episode 1, pre-episode 2		22	17		9	5
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (pre-Space Paranoids)		32	27		15	16
Radiant Garden Episode 2 (post-Space Paranoids)		34	29		16	18
The Land of Dragons Episode 1		17	12		6	3
Beast's Castle Episode 1		20	15		8	4
Olympus Coliseum Episode 1		22	17		9	5
Disney Castle Episode 1		24	19		10	7
Timeless River Episode 1		25	20		11	7
Timeless River Post-1000 Heartless		37	32		18	24
Port Royal Episode 1		26	21		11	8
Agrabah Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		27	22		12	10
Agrabah Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		41	36		20	32
Halloween Town Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		29	24		13	11
Halloween Town Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		41	37		21	33
Pride Lands Episode 1 (pre-1000 Heartless)		31	26		14	14
Pride Lands Episode 1 (post-1000 Heartless)		43	39		22	38
Space Paranoids Episode 1		32	27		15	16
Space Paranoids Post-episode 1, pre-episode 2		37	32		18	24
The World That Never Was		50	45		26	60
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Rewards
HP prize (1) ×1, Munny (1) ×1 Dark Shard (4%)
World(s)
Twilight Town, Radiant Garden, The Land of Dragons, Beast's Castle, Olympus Coliseum, Disney Castle, Timeless River, Port Royal, Agrabah, Halloween Town, Pride Lands, Space Paranoids, The World That Never Was

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Pain and Panic Cup		• Match 1: 5 Shadow • Match 4: 4 Shadow
		26	21		11
Pain and Panic Paradox Cup		• Match 1: 5 Shadow • Match 4: 4 Shadow
		59	54		31
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 1: 3 Shadow • Match 7: 4 Shadow
		91	87		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Cup		HP	Strength		Defense
Pain and Panic Cup		• Match 1: 5 Shadow • Match 4: 4 Shadow
		30	25		14
Pain and Panic Paradox Cup		• Match 1: 5 Shadow • Match 4: 4 Shadow
		59	54		31
Hades Paradox Cup		• Match 1: 3 Shadow • Match 7: 4 Shadow
		91	86		51
Physical	Fire			Blizzard
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0
Thunder	Dark			Neutral
×1.0	×1.0			×1.0

Mission	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
00	—		60		1		8
02	20		60		1		8
05	20		60		1		8
07	20		60		1		8
08	20		60		1		8
09	20		60		1		8
14	25		74		1		15
20	27		80		1		18
21	27		80		1		18
22	27		80		1		18
23	27		80		1		18
26	27		80		1		18
27	27		80		1		18
28	27		80		1		18
29	27		80		1		18
35	30		91		2		24
42	30		91		2		24
43	30		91		2		24
59	43		129		2		44
61	43		129		3		44
74	48		143		4		51
77	48		143		6		51
83	48		143		8		51
89	48		143		11		51
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x2.20		x1.60		x0.60			x1.70
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment					Heart Points
• Full Body: ?					—
					Flinch?		Bloom-Out?
					X		X
Rewards
Missions 1-14 Potion (10%) Missions 15-35 Potion (10%) Missions 36-50 Ether (25%) Missions 51-61 Moonstone (15%) Missions 73-93 Blazing Gem (7%)
Story Mode
Munny x5
Mission Mode
Munny x3
World(s)
Twilight Town, Agrabah, Beast's Castle, Halloween Town, Olympus Coliseum, Neverland

Games	HP				EXP		STR/DEF
	Story Mode		Mission Mode
Day 224	• Round 1: 3 Shadow
	43		129		3		44
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder			Aero
x2.20		x1.60		x0.60			x1.70
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt			Air-Toss
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00			x1.00
Defense Power Adjustment							Heart Points
• Full Body: ?							—
							Flinch?
							X
Rewards
Games (Day 224) Moonstone (15%)
Story Mode
Munny x5
Mission Mode
Munny x3

World		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Destiny Islands		19	8	30	9
Traverse Town		19	8	30	9
Traverse Town (Questploration)		35	48	56	17
Wonderland		28	25	45	14
Wonderland (Questploration)		35	48	56	17
Agrabah		44	107	71	22
Hollow Bastion		46	122	74	23
Castle Oblivion		65	429	105	33
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt	Air-Toss
O		O		O	O
Slow	Stop	Confuse		Stun	Magnet
O	O	O		O	O
Rewards
HP Ball x1-4, Munny x8
Beginner Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Standard Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Proud Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Critical Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Worlds
Destiny Islands, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Agrabah, Hollow Bastion, Castle Oblivion

World		Sector	Floor	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Destiny Islands		A		38	8	30	9
Destiny Islands		B		66	39	52	16
Destiny Islands		C		85	88	67	21
Traverse Town		B	1,3	38	8	30	9
			2	19	8	30	9
Traverse Town		C		19	8	30	9
Traverse Town		D		19	8	30	9
Traverse Town		E	1	66	39	52	16
			2	32	39	52	16
			3	131	39	52	20
Traverse Town		F	1	71	584	114	35
			2	72	621	115	36
			5	75	746	121	38
Wonderland		A		28	25	45	14
Wonderland		C		28	25	45	14
Olympus Coliseum		A		49	148	78	24
Agrabah		B		44	107	71	22
Agrabah		E		79	896	127	39
Hollow Bastion		A		46	122	74	23
Hollow Bastion		B	1	89	1459	144	45
			11	43	12	34	11
Hollow Bastion II		A		25	17	40	12
Hollow Bastion II		B		33	42	53	16
Hollow Bastion II		C		42	88	67	21
Fire		Blizzard		Thunder		Aero
x1.00		x1.00		x1.00		x1.00
Ignite		Freeze		Jolt		Air-Toss
O		O		O		O
Slow	Stop	Confuse		Stun		Magnet
O	O	O		O		O
Rewards
HP Ball x1-4, Munny x8
Beginner Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Standard Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Proud Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Critical Mode			Potion (1.00%)
Worlds
Destiny Islands, Traverse Town, Wonderland, Olympus Coliseum, Agrabah, Hollow Bastion, Hollow Bastion II

Colored rows
The color of the row indicates the type of enemy: Blue = Regular enemies Red = Bugged enemies Green = Green bugged enemies
Status resistance symbols
The symbol indicates the effectiveness of the status effect: O = Effective Δ = Partially effective X = Not effective

World	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Traverse Town	24	15	38	12
Traverse Town (Summoned by Guard Armor)	19	8	30	9
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Reward
HP Ball x1-4, Munny x8

Layer	HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Layers 1-4	20	29	52	16
Layers 6-10	22	41	58	18
Layers 12-13	23	47	61	19
Layers 16-17	27	80	71	22
Layer 19	27	80	71	22
Layer 22	28	92	74	23
Layer 26	30	111	78	24
Fire	Blizzard		Thunder	Aero
x1.00	x1.00		x1.00	x1.00
Rewards
HP Ball x1-2

Location		HP	EXP	Strength	Defense
Realm of Darkness		31	48	26	15
Physical	Fire	Blizzard	Thunder	Dark	Other
?	?	?	?	?	?
Stun	Freeze	Mini	Blind	Ignite	Confuse
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Bind	Poison	Slow	Stop	Sleep	Death
x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0	x1.0
Zero Gravity		Magnet		Warp
x1.0		x1.0		x1.0
Rewards
Shop LV 8 Wellspring Crystal (?%), Mega-Potion (?%), Zero Graviga (?%)
World(s)
Realm of Darkness

Location			HP		Strength			Defense			EXP
Dive to the Heart			14		16			8			0
Olympus			18		19			9			3
Olympus (4 worlds cleared)			29		29			14			13
Olympus (6 worlds cleared)			38		36			18			27
Olympus (The Final World cleared)			48		44			22			47
Dark World			23		63			32			0
Twilight Town			25		25			12			8
Twilight Town (6 worlds cleared)			31		31			15			15
Twilight Town (The Final World cleared)			40		38			19			31
Toy Box			27		27			13			10
Toy Box (4 worlds cleared)			31		31			15			15
Toy Box (6 worlds cleared)			40		38			19			31
Toy Box (The Final World cleared)			49		46			23			53
Kingdom of Corona			29		29			14			13
Kingdom of Corona (4 worlds cleared)			34		33			16			19
Kingdom of Corona (6 worlds cleared)			43		40			20			36
Kingdom of Corona (The Final World cleared)			52		48			24			59
Monstropolis (Battlegate 8)			27		73			37			0
San Fransokyo			57		52			26			73
San Fransokyo (The Final World cleared)			61		55			28			89
Keyblade Graveyard			20		55			28			36
Keyblade Graveyard (Battlegate 0)			70		63			32			124
The Final World			61		55			28			89
Scala ad Caelum			70		63			32			124
Scala ad Caelum (Kairi's heart fragment)			1400		63			32			0
Physical	Fire		Blizzard			Thunder				Water
×1.0	×1.0		×1.0			×1.0				×1.0
Aero		Dark		Neutral					Rapid-fire
×1.0		×1.0		×1.0					×1.0
Freeze		Electrify		Stun					Hunny
◯		◯		◯					◯
Reaction Endurance		Revenge Value		Attraction Magnification					Damage Limit
0		—		×1.1					—
Rewards
HP prize (1) ×2, Munny (1) ×1 Writhing Shard (8%), Writhing Stone (4%) Demon Tower cast-offs: HP prize (5) ×2
World(s)
Dive to the Heart, Olympus, Dark World, Twilight Town, Toy Box, Kingdom of Corona, Monstropolis, San Fransokyo, Keyblade Graveyard, The Final World, Scala ad Caelum

Episode			LV		BP
Episode 1			1		2
			11		14
Episode 2			11		14
			31		56
Episode 3			26		45
			31		56
			36		67
Episode 4			36		67
Episode 5			36		67
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Weak		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Normal	Normal		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Weak	Weak		Weak		Weak
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		HP +1
Defeat 1000		Defense +1

World		Rank		LV		BP
Agrabah		★		1		2
		★★		11		14
		★★★		26		45
		★★★★		36		67
Wonderland		★		1		2
		★★		11		14
		★★★		26		45
		★★★★		36		67
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire			Water
Normal		Weak			Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light			Darkness
Normal	Normal		Weak			Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis			Blind
Weak	Weak		Weak			Weak
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		HP +1
Defeat 1000		Defense +1

Event			LV		BP
Premium Quest Key - BP Bonus Chance!			1		2
Daily Challenge			1		2
Physical			Magic
Normal			Weak
Non-element		Fire		Water
Normal		Weak		Normal
Lightning	Wind		Light		Darkness
Normal	Normal		Weak		Normal
Poison	Sleep		Paralysis		Blind
Weak	Weak		Weak		Weak
Attack		Physical
Stats		—
Bonus		—
Passive Effects
Defeat 1		HP +1
Defeat 10		HP +1
Defeat 100		HP +1
Defeat 1000		Defense +1

The Shadow is a Pureblood Heartless introduced in Kingdom Hearts. Shadows are one the weakest and most common varieties of Heartless, although they can still pose a threat to those without a Keyblade.

Certain Heartless, such as the Darkside, the Dark Follower, or Ansem, Seeker of Darkness, can summon Shadows. The Demon Tower and Demon Tide consist of a swarm of Shadows.

Design

A normal Shadow has a vaguely humanoid body structure. It has a round, spherical head with circular, glowing yellow eyes. It also has two long, twisted antennae sprouting out of the top of its head. Each of its hands has three clawed fingers, and its feet are large and lack any discernible digits. With the exception of its eyes, this Heartless's body is completely black (with the exception of the Shadows summoned by the Dark Follower, which are dark purple).

The Shadow's name is a reference to a shadow, highlighting its status as the most basic type of Heartless. The name could also be a reference to the Shadow's ability to flatten itself into a silhouette on the ground, and become a literal shadow.

Story

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

While Aqua is traversing the Realm of Darkness, she encounters the Shadow among a few other Pureblood Heartless.

Kingdom Hearts

Sora is temporarily a Shadow.

The Shadows first appear within Sora's Dive to the Heart, but are summarily destroyed by Sora, along with the Darkside, and he awakes from his dream. However, when Riku opens the door to Destiny Islands's heart, the Shadows reappear to devour the children's island. Sora notices the storm caused by their arrival and races to the island, but although he attacks them with his Wooden Sword, he is unable to damage the eldritch monsters until he discovers the Keyblade. Although he is now equipped to fight back the horde, his friends have already fallen into the darkness, and the island's heart has been devoured.

Shadows continue to appear as minor Heartless throughout the worlds, but do not reappear in force until Sora completes the Door to Darkness at Hollow Bastion by releasing Kairi's heart from his body. Not only does this change him into a Shadow, but the triumphant Ansem summons a swarm of Shadows to chase Kairi, Donald Duck, and Goofy from the castle. However, at the Entrance Hall, Kairi notices the Shadow that is Sora and embraces him, sharing her light with him and returning his human form.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

This information is based on alternate scenes or materials and is not considered canon within the overall plot of the series.
Shadows appear in the Mission Mode tutorial when the player learns about collecting Mission Points.

Shadows appear when Roxas trains with Marluxia in Twilight Town, who uses them to illustrate why Organization XIII pursues Emblem Heartless but ignores Purebloods. Much later, when Roxas goes to Halloween Town on a mission in which he is to meet up with Xigbar, he is surrounded by Shadows before being rescued by his senior. Still later, Roxas fought a more powerful version of the Darkside, the Dark Follower, which summoned a swarm of Shadows in its unsuccessful attempt to repel the Nobody.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Several Shadows spawn when Sora and company attempt to leave the card world of Monstro, when Jack Skellington mentions a "problem" in Halloween Town, and when Sora arrives in Agrabah to find Aladdin under attack by Heartless.

Kingdom Hearts II

Shadows are created from the destroyed Kingdom Hearts.

When Sora's and Riku's teams enter the Hall of Empty Melodies, swarms of Shadows appear and attack them separately. Riku lends Kairi a Keyblade, and they each fight back the swarm. However, it is Xigbar who finishes the Heartless off before challenging Sora to battle.

After Ansem the Wise fires the Kingdom Hearts Encoder at Xemnas's artificial Kingdom Hearts, the shower of hearts that results attracts a gigantic swarm of Shadows, who attack the castle. Maleficent and Pete offer to hold off the Shadows so that Sora and his friends can defeat Xemnas, in exchange for the castle itself. The castle and the artificial world it was built on are destroyed in Xemnas's final assault, taking the Shadows with them.

Kingdom Hearts III

In the Keyblade Graveyard, the Real Organization XIII summons a swarm of Shadows along with other enemies to attack the Guardians of Light when they first arrive in the Graveyard, and later a massive swarm of Shadows encircles the Guardians before being repelled by Yen Sid.

Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind

While Sora is searching for the fragments of Kairi's heart in Scala ad Caelum, a Shadow with a pink aura appears guarding one of the fragments.

Strategy

Kingdom Hearts

• Scratch Attack (引っかき攻撃, Hikkaki Kōgeki)
• Thrust Attack (突き攻撃, Tsuki Kōgeki)
• Jump Attack (ジャンプ攻撃, Janpu Kōgeki)

Shadows emerge from the ground to attack with a simple but powerful scratch attack. These Heartless are easy to defeat on their own, but their habit of attacking in large swarms can be quite overwhelming. When facing swarms of Shadows in Kingdom Hearts, the Thunder spell is an effective means of finishing off these foes quickly. The Keyblade is sufficient enough to take down a Shadow when it challenges Sora on its own, however.

Sora can block Shadows' scratch attacks with Guard, but he does not gain any Tech Points for doing so successfully.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

Shadows tend to be the weakest of any enemy group, and if things prove too crowded can be defeated first. Their cards generally have a low value, making them easy to defeat, or to farm card breaks for Riku's Dark Mode.

Deck

Card		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Shadow [KH CoM]	X	O	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
	Shadow [KH Re:CoM]	X	O	X		X	X	X	X	X	X

Attacks

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Cards
Sliding (スライディング, Suraidingu)[KH CoM]		Physical	—	x1.5
		Kicks while sliding along the ground. Unlikely to hit an aerial target.
Scratch (引っかき, Hikkaki)[KH Re:CoM]		Physical	—	x1.5
		—
Jump Attack (ジャンプ攻撃, Janpu Kōgeki)		Physical	—	x2.0
		Jumps forward and swings its claws down. Quick execution.

Kingdom Hearts II

Shadows function much the same as they do in Kingdom Hearts, and can easily be defeated with basic ground combos. Their attacks are slow and predictable with easily noticeable movements that give time to guard or dodge. They can be picked off to regain small amounts of HP while fighting other stronger enemies.

Technique		Element	Power	Guard?
Left Claw (左引っかき, Hidari Hikkaki, lit. "Left Scratch")		Physical	—	x0.65	O
		Scratches with left hand.
Right Claw (右引っかき, Migi Hikkaki, lit. "Right Scratch")		Physical	—	x0.65	O
		Scratches with right hand.
Pounce Claw (跳び引っかき, Tobi Hikkaki, lit. "Jump Scratch")		Physical	—	x0.65	O
		Jumps and scratches.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

While Shadows are weak and pose little threat, they are best ignored as they are rarely required for the completion of a mission and drop no Heart Points. However, if they need to be fought then there should be little problem confronting them with a simple ground combo or two, or a cast of magic such as Thunder for dealing with groups. Watch for when they twitch, as that signals their attack where they will lunge forward with their claws.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Scratch Attack (ひっがき攻撃, Higgaki Kōgeki)		—	—	0.40	△
		Scratches at the target.
Jumping Scratch Attack (とびつきひっか攻撃, Tobitsuki Hikka Kōgeki)		—	—	1.17	△
		Jumps at the target while scratching.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?
Scratch (引っかき, Hikkaki)		—	—	1.00 (normal) 1.16 (bugged)	◯
		Scratches with its left claw.
Claw Lunge (跳び引っかき, Tobi Hikkaki, lit. "Jump Scratch")		—	—	1.00 (normal) 1.16 (bugged)	◯
		Jumps up and scratches with its right claw.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.

Coliseum

Technique	Target	Element	Power	Hit Rate	Critical Rate	Guard Timing
Claw Lunge (跳び引っかき, Tobi Hikkaki, lit. "Jump Scratch")	Near (Single)	—	0.8	90%	4%	Early
	Jumps up and scratches with its right claw.

Kingdom Hearts III

In Kingdom Hearts III, Shadows function much the same as their previous incarnations, however here they can be forced out of the ground with the usage of Water magic, and they topple to the ground if ran into. They can be easily defeated within a single combo, making them useful for building up the situation gauge and recovering the HP they drop, especially in the Demon Tower fight where the cast-offs will drop extra HP when defeated.

A Shadow with a pink aura and especially high health is fought in Scala ad Caelum, and defeating it is necessary to advance. After portions of its health are depleted, it will teleport around the area to distract Sora with other enemies. Defeating this Shadow will grant Sora a fragment of Kairi's heart and move him onto the next area, regardless of how many other enemies remain.

Technique		Element	Status	Power	Block?	Repel LV
Lunge (突き, Tsuki)		Physical	1.0	◯	2
		Lunges with its left hand.
Scratch (引っかき, Hikkaki)		Physical	1.0	◯	2
		Scratches with right hand while advancing forward.
Jump Scratch (ジャンプ引っかき, Janpu Hikkaki)		Physical	1.0	◯	2
		Leaps lightly and scratches with both hands.
Guard/Block: △ = Can be blocked; O = Can be blocked and interrupted (melee) or deflected back (projectile); X = Cannot be blocked.