Shadow Bulbasaur (Pokémon GO)

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1260

F Tier

#1056

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1260

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1260

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Bulbasaur

Grass

Poison

Attack

118

Top 79%

Defense

111

Top 73.9%

Stamina

128

Top 83.5%

Total

357

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

198 -251 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

348 -414 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

554 -637 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

692 -796 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1260 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 Bulbasaur takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Fire

160%

Ice

160%

Flying

160%

Psychic

160%

Resists

Grass

39.1%

Water

62.5%

Electric

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Vine Whip
Seed Bomb
6.72
32.0
2231.8s
4.41
2
Vine Whip
Power Whip
6.45
30.7
2324.2s
4.24
3
Vine Whip
Sludge Bomb
6.42
30.5
2337.5s
4.22
4
Tackle
Seed Bomb
5.36
25.5
2798.4s
3.52
5
Tackle
Power Whip
4.98
23.7
3011.9s
3.27
6
Tackle
Sludge Bomb
4.94
23.5
3034.5s
3.24

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
106.64
5788.8
0.6
33.8s
106.64
2
Mega Rayquaza
Air Slash
Dragon Ascent
89.17
8709.3
0.4
40.4s
89.17
3
Mega Mewtwo X
Confusion
Psystrike
88.57
4645.3
0.8
40.6s
88.57
4
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
85.06
5359.7
0.7
42.3s
85.06
5
Shadow Mewtwo
Confusion
Psystrike
81.28
2853.2
1.3
44.3s
79.49
6
Deoxys Normal
Zen Headbutt
Psycho Boost
82.45
1529.9
2.4
43.7s
79.14
7
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
77.24
3053.6
1.2
46.6s
75.89
8
Mega Staraptor
Gust
Brave Bird+
75.17
4588.9
0.8
47.9s
74.66
9
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
75.09
3639.4
1.0
47.9s
74.58
10
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
75.02
5578.4
0.6
48.0s
74.51

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Vine Whip

Fast Charge

Power Whip

General

Seed Bomb

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1260

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

111.76

Attack

105.88

Defense

120

Stat Product · 1,419,947

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1275

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1260	100.00%
14/15/15	50	1251	99.25%
15/14/15	50	1255	99.21%
15/15/14	50	1256	99.17%
13/15/15	50	1241	98.50%
14/14/15	50	1246	98.46%
14/15/14	50	1246	98.42%
15/13/15	50	1250	98.41%
15/14/14	50	1251	98.38%
15/15/13	50	1251	98.33%
12/15/15	50	1232	97.74%
13/14/15	50	1236	97.71%
13/15/14	50	1237	97.68%
14/13/15	50	1241	97.67%
14/14/14	50	1241	97.64%
15/12/15	50	1245	97.62%
14/15/13	50	1242	97.59%
15/13/14	50	1246	97.59%
15/14/13	50	1246	97.55%
15/15/12	50	1247	97.50%
11/15/15	50	1222	96.99%
12/14/15	50	1227	96.97%
13/13/15	50	1231	96.93%
12/15/14	50	1227	96.93%
13/14/14	50	1232	96.90%
14/12/15	50	1236	96.89%
14/13/14	50	1236	96.86%
13/15/13	50	1232	96.85%
15/11/15	50	1240	96.83%
14/14/13	50	1237	96.82%
15/12/14	50	1241	96.81%
15/13/13	50	1241	96.77%
14/15/12	50	1237	96.77%
15/14/12	50	1242	96.73%
15/15/11	50	1242	96.67%
10/15/15	50	1213	96.24%
11/14/15	50	1217	96.22%
12/13/15	50	1222	96.19%
11/15/14	50	1218	96.18%
12/14/14	50	1222	96.16%
13/12/15	50	1226	96.15%
13/13/14	50	1227	96.13%
12/15/13	50	1223	96.12%
14/11/15	50	1231	96.10%
13/14/13	50	1228	96.09%
14/12/14	50	1231	96.08%
14/13/13	50	1232	96.04%
13/15/12	50	1228	96.03%
15/10/15	50	1235	96.03%
15/11/14	50	1236	96.02%

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 Bulbasaur can learn in Pokémon GO, including legacy and elite TM moves.

Fast Attacks

Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10
Vine Whip
6
5
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Power Whip
90
-50
2.5s
36
Seed Bomb
55
-33
2.0s
27.5
Sludge Bomb
85
-50
2.5s
34

Evolve

This Pokémon's evolution path, plus the requirements to trigger each stage.

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Bulbasaur	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Ivysaur
Ivysaur	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Venusaur
Venusaur	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 200 / 40 Mega Energy	Mega Venusaur

Family

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

Bulbasaur

Dynamax Bulbasaur

Shadow Bulbasaur

Ivysaur

Dynamax Ivysaur

Shadow Ivysaur

Venusaur

Dynamax Venusaur

Gigantamax Venusaur

Mega Venusaur

Shadow Venusaur

Costumes

Bulbasaur has 3 costumes in Pokémon GO.

Shedinja Bulbasaur

Party Hat Bulbasaur

Visor Bulbasaur

Mega Boost

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

Mega Venusaur #3

Boosts:

Mega Beedrill #15

Boosts:

Mega Victreebel #71

Boosts:

Mega Gengar #94

Boosts:

Mega Sceptile #254

Boosts:

Primal Groudon #383

Boosts:

Mega Abomasnow #460

Boosts:

Mega Chesnaught #652

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.343 m to 1.225 m tall, averaging 0.7 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.343 m 1'02"	0.35 m 1'02"
XS	0.35 m 1'02"	0.525 m 1'09"
M	0.525 m 1'09"	0.875 m 2'10"
XL	0.875 m 2'10"	1.05 m 3'05"
XXL	1.05 m 3'05"	1.225 m 4'00"

XXS

0.343 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.35 m

1'02"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.525 m

1'09"

0.875 m

2'10"

0.875 m

2'10"

1.05 m

3'05"

XXL

1.05 m

3'05"

1.225 m

4'00"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	1.15s
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 Bulbasaur at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	15 CP	27	860 CP
2	49 CP	28	892 CP
3	83 CP	29	923 CP
4	116 CP	30	955 CP
5	150 CP	31	971 CP
6	184 CP	32	987 CP
7	217 CP	33	1003 CP
8	251 CP	34	1019 CP
9	285 CP	35	1035 CP
10	318 CP	36	1051 CP
11	350 CP	37	1067 CP
12	382 CP	38	1083 CP
13	414 CP	39	1099 CP
14	446 CP	40	1115 CP
15	477 CP	41	1129 CP
16	509 CP	42	1143 CP
17	541 CP	43	1157 CP
18	573 CP	44	1172 CP
19	605 CP	45	1186 CP
20	637 CP	46	1201 CP
21	669 CP	47	1215 CP
22	700 CP	48	1230 CP
23	732 CP	49	1245 CP
24	764 CP	50	1260 CP
25	796 CP	51	1275 CP
26	828 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	15 CP	18	573 CP	35	1035 CP
2	49 CP	19	605 CP	36	1051 CP
3	83 CP	20	637 CP	37	1067 CP
4	116 CP	21	669 CP	38	1083 CP
5	150 CP	22	700 CP	39	1099 CP
6	184 CP	23	732 CP	40	1115 CP
7	217 CP	24	764 CP	41	1129 CP
8	251 CP	25	796 CP	42	1143 CP
9	285 CP	26	828 CP	43	1157 CP
10	318 CP	27	860 CP	44	1172 CP
11	350 CP	28	892 CP	45	1186 CP
12	382 CP	29	923 CP	46	1201 CP
13	414 CP	30	955 CP	47	1215 CP
14	446 CP	31	971 CP	48	1230 CP
15	477 CP	32	987 CP	49	1245 CP
16	509 CP	33	1003 CP	50	1260 CP
17	541 CP	34	1019 CP	51	1275 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Bulbasaur 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

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