Shimmering

Shimmering is one of the ways to teleport to wherever the user wants by "shimmering". This power is mostly used by demons such as Belthazor, Sykes, and Dumain. ("Black as Cole," "Forever Charmed")

Shimmering allows demons to travel any where in the world as well to different planes or time-lines, such as time-loops. They can also shimmer anyone they want to, but they need to have psychical contact with them. This power seems to be an energy based Teleportation and is close to Smoking but different. (The Good, the Bad and the Cursed) (The Demon Who Came in from the Cold)

It's been shown that demons can be vanquished in mid-shimmer: Phoebe was able to vanquish several demons this way while possesing demonic powers and Piper blew up Past Dumain in mid-shimmer as he tried to escape. It just seems to be a matter of timing more than anything: catching them before they disappear completely.

The Charmed Ones always discussed how their powers were connected to their emotions and shimmering may also be such. When Phoebe accused Cole of being evil when he killed Janna, he was distraught, and his shimmering was slower. But, when Cole and Phoebe were chasing Paige, Cole was blasted off a catwalk by Shax, and he shimmered out very quickly. ("Exit Strategy"), ("Charmed Again, Part 1")

List of Users

 * Most Demons
 * Phoenix witches
 * Belthazor
 * The Brotherhood of the Thorn
 * Phoebe (when she absorbed demonic powers from the Game Masters via Power-Sucking Athame)
 * Sykes
 * Raynor
 * Klea
 * Tarkin
 * Vornac
 * Triggs
 * Vicus
 * Andras
 * Litvack
 * Kurzon
 * Imara
 * Sirk
 * Elkin
 * Kyra
 * Dogan
 * Julie
 * Dumain
 * Elizabeth
 * Devil
 * Saleel
 * Jinny
 * Dane
 * Malick
 * Savard
 * Nomed
 * Vaklav
 * Manticore
 * Grimlocks (only a few)
 * Swarm Demons
 * Shouter Demon
 * Thorn Demons
 * Brute Demons
 * Rat Demon
 * Demonic Power Brokers
 * Mercury demons
 * Possessor Demons
 * Chameleon Demon
 * Tai's Minions
 * Nanta
 * Zira