Shadow Archen (Pokémon GO)

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Carracosta

Archeops

#566

1052

1316

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/15 · L31 · CP 1500

F Tier

#952

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2083

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2083

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Shiny

Shadow Archen

#566

Rock

Flying

Attack

213

Top 29.4%

Defense

Top 86.6%

Stamina

146

Top 70.7%

Total

448

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

341 -415 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

594 -684 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

939 -1052 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1174 -1316 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2083 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 0/0/0, or 4/4/4 when weather boosted. Shadow Raids use a 6/6/6 IV floor. The hundo CP is always 15/15/15.

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

Damage multipliers Shadow Archen takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Water

160%

Electric

160%

Ice

160%

Rock

160%

Steel

160%

Resists

Normal

62.5%

Fire

62.5%

Poison

62.5%

Ground

62.5%

Flying

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Best Moves

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Every fast and charged move combo Shadow Archen can learn, ranked by simulated raid DPS.

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Wing Attack
Ancient Power
8.08
35.7
1856.9s
5.16
2
Wing Attack
Dragon Claw
8.06
35.6
1860.1s
5.15
3
Wing Attack
Crunch
7.98
35.2
1879.1s
5.11
4
Quick Attack
Ancient Power
7.54
33.3
1989.5s
4.82
5
Quick Attack
Dragon Claw
7.48
33.0
2005.2s
4.79
6
Quick Attack
Crunch
7.31
32.3
2052.9s
4.67

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Best Counters

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These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Archen in a raid.

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
99.96
7080.7
0.5
36.0s
99.96
2
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
102.23
2198.2
1.6
35.2s
98.98
3
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
98.16
2811.2
1.3
36.7s
95.55
4
Necrozma Dusk Mane
Metal Claw
Sunsteel Strike
95.66
4374.1
0.8
37.6s
94.85
5
Zamazenta Crowned Shield
Metal Claw
Behemoth Bash
94.81
6743.6
0.5
38.0s
94.81
6
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
89.82
2445.6
1.5
40.1s
87.63
7
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
90.07
2316.8
1.6
40.0s
87.20
8
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
87.14
3951.8
0.9
41.3s
86.46
9
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Meteor Mash
85.92
3411.5
1.1
41.9s
84.58
10
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
86.67
2476.0
1.5
41.5s
84.31

Go Battle League

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Recommended movesets, best IV spreads, and PvP traits for Shadow Archen in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Best moveset

Wing Attack

Fast Charge

Ancient Power

Boost

Crunch

Debuff

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 31

157.14

Attack

76.73

Defense

118

Stat Product · 1,422,775

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/15	31	1500	100.00%
0/15/14	31	1495	100.00%
0/15/12	31.5	1498	99.96%
0/15/10	32	1500	99.92%
0/14/14	31.5	1500	99.85%
0/13/15	31.5	1497	99.72%
0/13/13	32	1500	99.68%
1/15/15	30.5	1494	99.65%
1/15/13	31	1497	99.62%
1/15/11	31.5	1500	99.58%
0/12/14	32	1497	99.54%
1/14/15	31	1499	99.50%
1/14/14	31	1495	99.50%
1/14/12	31.5	1498	99.47%
1/14/10	32	1500	99.42%
4/15/14	30	1498	99.36%
1/13/14	31.5	1500	99.34%
2/15/14	30.5	1497	99.26%
2/15/12	31	1500	99.23%
1/12/15	31.5	1497	99.20%
0/10/15	32.5	1499	99.19%
1/12/13	32	1500	99.17%
0/15/13	31	1490	99.15%
2/14/15	30.5	1494	99.15%
2/14/13	31	1497	99.12%
0/15/11	31.5	1493	99.11%
2/14/11	31.5	1500	99.08%
0/15/9	32	1496	99.05%
0/14/15	31	1492	99.04%
1/11/14	32	1497	99.02%
0/14/13	31.5	1495	99.00%
0/14/12	31.5	1491	99.00%
2/13/15	31	1499	99.00%
2/13/14	31	1494	99.00%
0/15/7	32.5	1498	98.98%
5/15/13	30	1500	98.96%
2/13/12	31.5	1497	98.96%
0/14/11	32	1498	98.96%
0/14/10	32	1493	98.96%
2/13/10	32	1500	98.91%
3/15/15	30	1496	98.90%
3/15/14	30	1491	98.90%
0/15/5	33	1500	98.90%
0/14/9	32.5	1500	98.89%
0/14/8	32.5	1496	98.89%
0/13/14	31.5	1493	98.88%
3/15/13	30.5	1499	98.87%
3/15/12	30.5	1494	98.87%
5/14/14	30	1498	98.86%
0/13/12	32	1495	98.84%

Top 50 Great League spreads for wild-caught IVs, powered up to Level 50. Select a spread to preview its stats.

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Traits (4)

Moves

Every fast and charged attack Shadow Archen can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Quick Attack
10
13
1.0s
10
Wing Attack
10
11
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Ancient Power
70
-33
3.5s
20
Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Dragon Claw
45
-33
1.5s
30

Evolve

Every form this Pokémon evolves from and into, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Archen	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Archeops

Family

All of the Pokémon related to Archen including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Archen

#566

Shadow Archen

#566

Archeops

#567

Shadow Archeops

#567

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× damage boost to Rock- and Flying-type attacks when active in raids. Catching Shadow Archen with one of these active will increase your XP and candy rewards.

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Diancie #719

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.245 m to 1 m tall, averaging 0.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.245 m 0'10"	0.25 m 0'10"
XS	0.25 m 0'10"	0.375 m 1'03"
M	0.375 m 1'03"	0.625 m 2'01"
XL	0.625 m 2'01"	0.75 m 2'06"
XXL	0.75 m 2'06"	1 m 3'03"

XXS

0.245 m

0'10"

0.25 m

0'10"

0.25 m

0'10"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.375 m

1'03"

0.625 m

2'01"

0.625 m

2'01"

0.75 m

2'06"

XXL

0.75 m

2'06"

1 m

3'03"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
Dodge duration	1s
Dodge distance	1
Min action frequency	0.2s
Max action frequency	1.6s

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Archen at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	26 CP	27	1421 CP
2	81 CP	28	1474 CP
3	137 CP	29	1526 CP
4	192 CP	30	1579 CP
5	248 CP	31	1605 CP
6	304 CP	32	1632 CP
7	359 CP	33	1658 CP
8	415 CP	34	1684 CP
9	471 CP	35	1711 CP
10	526 CP	36	1737 CP
11	579 CP	37	1763 CP
12	631 CP	38	1790 CP
13	684 CP	39	1816 CP
14	737 CP	40	1842 CP
15	789 CP	41	1866 CP
16	842 CP	42	1889 CP
17	895 CP	43	1913 CP
18	947 CP	44	1937 CP
19	1000 CP	45	1961 CP
20	1052 CP	46	1985 CP
21	1105 CP	47	2009 CP
22	1158 CP	48	2033 CP
23	1210 CP	49	2058 CP
24	1263 CP	50	2083 CP
25	1316 CP	51	2108 CP
26	1368 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	26 CP	18	947 CP	35	1711 CP
2	81 CP	19	1000 CP	36	1737 CP
3	137 CP	20	1052 CP	37	1763 CP
4	192 CP	21	1105 CP	38	1790 CP
5	248 CP	22	1158 CP	39	1816 CP
6	304 CP	23	1210 CP	40	1842 CP
7	359 CP	24	1263 CP	41	1866 CP
8	415 CP	25	1316 CP	42	1889 CP
9	471 CP	26	1368 CP	43	1913 CP
10	526 CP	27	1421 CP	44	1937 CP
11	579 CP	28	1474 CP	45	1961 CP
12	631 CP	29	1526 CP	46	1985 CP
13	684 CP	30	1579 CP	47	2009 CP
14	737 CP	31	1605 CP	48	2033 CP
15	789 CP	32	1632 CP	49	2058 CP
16	842 CP	33	1658 CP	50	2083 CP
17	895 CP	34	1684 CP	51	2108 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Archen up to each level from level 1.


50.0	624,000	406	360
40.0	324,000	406	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
5.0	2,880	16	-


1.5	240	2	-
2.0	480	4	-
2.5	720	6	-
3.0	960	8	-
3.5	1,440	10	-
4.0	1,920	12	-
4.5	2,400	14	-
5.0	2,880	16	-
5.5	3,600	18	-
6.0	4,320	20	-
6.5	5,040	22	-
7.0	5,760	24	-
7.5	6,720	26	-
8.0	7,680	28	-
8.5	8,640	30	-
9.0	9,600	32	-
9.5	10,800	34	-
10.0	12,000	36	-
10.5	13,200	38	-
11.0	14,400	40	-
11.5	15,960	43	-
12.0	17,520	46	-
12.5	19,080	49	-
13.0	20,640	52	-
13.5	22,560	55	-
14.0	24,480	58	-
14.5	26,400	61	-
15.0	28,320	64	-
15.5	30,600	67	-
16.0	32,880	70	-
16.5	35,160	73	-
17.0	37,440	76	-
17.5	40,080	79	-
18.0	42,720	82	-
18.5	45,360	85	-
19.0	48,000	88	-
19.5	51,000	91	-
20.0	54,000	94	-
20.5	57,000	97	-
21.0	60,000	100	-
21.5	63,600	104	-
22.0	67,200	108	-
22.5	70,800	112	-
23.0	74,400	116	-
23.5	78,600	120	-
24.0	82,800	124	-
24.5	87,000	128	-
25.0	91,200	132	-
25.5	96,000	136	-
26.0	100,800	140	-
26.5	105,600	145	-
27.0	110,400	150	-
27.5	115,800	155	-
28.0	121,200	160	-
28.5	126,600	165	-
29.0	132,000	170	-
29.5	138,000	175	-
30.0	144,000	180	-
30.5	150,000	185	-
31.0	156,000	190	-
31.5	163,200	198	-
32.0	170,400	206	-
32.5	177,600	214	-
33.0	184,800	222	-
33.5	193,200	232	-
34.0	201,600	242	-
34.5	210,000	252	-
35.0	218,400	262	-
35.5	228,000	274	-
36.0	237,600	286	-
36.5	247,200	298	-
37.0	256,800	310	-
37.5	267,600	325	-
38.0	278,400	340	-
38.5	289,200	355	-
39.0	300,000	370	-
39.5	312,000	388	-
40.0	324,000	406	-
40.5	336,000	406	12
41.0	348,000	406	24
41.5	361,200	406	36
42.0	374,400	406	48
42.5	387,600	406	63
43.0	400,800	406	78
43.5	415,200	406	93
44.0	429,600	406	108
44.5	444,000	406	126
45.0	458,400	406	144
45.5	474,000	406	162
46.0	489,600	406	180
46.5	505,200	406	201
47.0	520,800	406	222
47.5	537,600	406	243
48.0	554,400	406	264
48.5	571,200	406	288
49.0	588,000	406	312
49.5	606,000	406	336
50.0	624,000	406	360

Carracosta

Archeops