Shadow Claw

Ghost-type fast move in Pokémon GO.

Shadow Bone

Shadow Force

Shadow Claw

Category

Fast

Type

Ghost

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

Duration

0.5s

DPS

DPE

1.5

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

Turns

DPE

0.75

Rankings compare fast moves only. Type ranks show position and call out ties; all-type percentages include ties. Higher Energy generation ranks higher.

Gyms & Raids

Category

Fast

Duration

0.5s

Power

Rank 3 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 78.3 percent across all types; 61 of 78 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

Rank 4 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 100 percent across all types; 80 of 80 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

1.5

Best in Ghost; rank 1 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 19.3 percent across all types; 15 of 78 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

DPS

Best in Ghost; rank 1 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 33.4 percent across all types; 26 of 78 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

Trainer Battles

Category

Fast

Turns

Power

Rank 3 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 62.9 percent across all types; 49 of 78 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

Energy

Rank 3 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 61.3 percent across all types; 49 of 80 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

DPE

0.75

Rank 3 of 4 eligible Ghost-type fast moves.Top 66.7 percent across all types; 52 of 78 eligible fast moves have an equal or better value.

Archetype

Multipurpose

Shadow Bone

Shadow Force

Shadow Claw

Category

Fast

Type

Ghost

Gyms & Raids

Power

Energy

Duration

0.5s

DPS

DPE

1.5

Trainer Battles

Power

Energy

Turns

DPE

0.75

These are the strongest Pokémon that can learn the Ghost-type move Shadow Claw.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Necrozma Dawn Wings
Shadow Claw
Moongeist Beam
19.63
312.7
48.0
764.3s
17.16
2
Kyurem Black
Shadow Claw
Freeze Shock
19.08
310.7
48.3
786.2s
16.55
3
Necrozma Dusk Mane
Shadow Claw
Sunsteel Strike
18.38
292.9
51.2
816.0s
15.97
4
Mega Gengar
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
19.25
221.5
67.7
779.2s
15.87
5
Mega Metagross
Shadow Claw
Meteor Mash
17.48
345.3
43.4
858.3s
15.56
6
Shadow Metagross
Shadow Claw
Meteor Mash
17.93
236.0
63.6
836.6s
15.16
7
Lunala
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
15.69
285.3
52.6
955.8s
13.89
8
Mega Banette
Shadow Claw
Shadow Ball
17.05
166.4
90.2
879.8s
13.58
9
Metagross
Shadow Claw
Meteor Mash
15.18
239.8
62.6
987.9s
13.16
10
Shadow Giratina Altered
Shadow Claw
Shadow Force
14.53
275.1
54.5
1032.5s
12.85

Ranked Pokémon whose recommended PvP moveset includes Shadow Claw. Pick a league to see its rankings.

Rank	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charged Move 1	Charged Move 2	League
#5 of 1153	Mimikyu	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Sneak General	Play Rough High Energy	Great League
#19 of 1153	Shadow Sableye	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Foul Play Spam/Bait	Drain Punch Boost Spam	Great League
#38 of 1153	Feraligatr	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Ice Beam High Energy	Great League
#40 of 1153	Sableye	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Foul Play Spam/Bait	Power Gem General	Great League
#61 of 1153	Shadow Feraligatr	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Hydro Cannon Spam/Bait	Ice Beam High Energy	Great League
#78 of 1153	Doublade	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Sacred Sword Spam/Bait	Iron Head General	Great League
#84 of 1153	Spidops	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Lunge Debuff	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#156 of 1153	Cofagrigus	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Ball General	Energy Ball Debuff	Great League
#157 of 1153	Shadow Cofagrigus	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Ball General	Energy Ball Debuff	Great League
#193 of 1153	Runerigus	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Ball General	Rock Tomb Debuff	Great League
#219 of 1153	Linoone	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Swift Spam/Bait	Grass Knot General	Great League
#302 of 1153	Shadow Trevenant	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Ball General	Foul Play Spam/Bait	Great League
#349 of 1153	Trevenant	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Seed Bomb Spam/Bait	Shadow Ball General	Great League
#376 of 1153	Mew	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Wild Charge Self-Debuff	Psyshock Spam/Bait	Great League
#380 of 1153	Shadow Ursaring	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Swift Spam/Bait	Great League
#436 of 1153	Shadow Gengar	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Punch Spam/Bait	Dark Pulse General	Great League
#444 of 1153	Ursaring	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Swift Spam/Bait	Great League
#446 of 1153	Dhelmise	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Power Whip General	Brutal Swing Spam/Bait	Great League
#460 of 1153	Hisuian Zoroark	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Swift Spam/Bait	Shadow Ball General	Great League
#528 of 1153	Haunter	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Punch Spam/Bait	Ice Punch Spam/Bait	Great League
#539 of 1153	Perrserker	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Trailblaze Boost	Great League
#563 of 1153	Leavanny	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Leaf Blade Spam/Bait	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Great League
#616 of 1153	Gengar	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Punch Spam/Bait	Dark Pulse General	Great League
#626 of 1153	Shadow Haunter	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Ice Punch Spam/Bait	Shadow Ball General	Great League
#651 of 1153	Zangoose	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	Night Slash Boost Spam	Great League
#671 of 1153	Sneasler	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Great League
#677 of 1153	Shadow Sneasler	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Close Combat Self-Debuff	X Scissor Spam/Bait	Great League
#705 of 1153	Metagross	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Meteor Mash General	Earthquake Nuke	Great League
#768 of 1153	Shadow Metagross	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Meteor Mash General	Earthquake Nuke	Great League
#919 of 1153	Banette	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Ball General	Dazzling Gleam High Energy	Great League
#981 of 1153	Shadow Banette	Shadow Claw Multipurpose	Shadow Ball General	Dazzling Gleam High Energy	Great League