Shadow Charjabug in Pokémon GO: Best Moveset, Counters and Max CP

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Grubbin

Vikavolt

A Shadow form of Charjabug

Charjabug Pokédex

#737

Normal

Shiny

970

1212

Type

Bug

Electric

Weather boost

Attack

145

Top 65.7%

Defense

161

Top 42.7%

Stamina

149

Top 70.1%

Total

455

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/15 · L38.5 · CP 1497

A Tier

#48

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1919

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1919

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

316 -382 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

549 -630 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

867 -970 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1083 -1212 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1919 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

Attacking types Shadow Charjabug is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Fire
Rock
Resists: Electric
Grass
Fighting
Steel

Shadow Charjabug in Other Games

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Sun & Moon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Sword & Shield Scarlet & Violet

How Shadow Charjabug stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank	DPS	Tier	Rank	Best raid moveset	DPS · TDO
Bug	15.00 DPS Top 35.2%	F	#95	Bug Bite X Scissor	15.00 TDO 159
Electric	13.69 DPS Top 51.0%	F	#157	Spark Discharge	13.69 TDO 138
Overall
Overall	9.05 DPS Top 53.6%	F	#876	Bug Bite Discharge	9.05 TDO 93

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Bug Bite
Discharge
9.33
70.8
1608.2s
7.03
2
Bug Bite
X Scissor
9.20
69.8
1630.9s
6.94
3
Spark
Discharge
8.77
66.6
1710.6s
6.61
4
Volt Switch
Discharge
8.53
64.7
1759.2s
6.43
5
Spark
X Scissor
8.52
64.7
1760.2s
6.43
6
Volt Switch
X Scissor
8.29
62.9
1808.9s
6.26
7
Bug Bite
Crunch
7.65
58.1
1960.8s
5.76
8
Spark
Crunch
7.14
54.2
2102.3s
5.37
9
Volt Switch
Crunch
6.92
52.5
2167.2s
5.22
10
Bug Bite
Frustration
6.06
46.0
2476.1s
4.56

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Delphox
Fire Spin
Mystical Fire+
61.00
4215.6
0.9
59.0s
60.24
2
Blacephalon
Incinerate
Mind Blown
54.98
3487.3
1.0
65.5s
53.77
3
Shadow Reshiram
Fire Fang
Fusion Flare
53.91
4484.4
0.8
66.8s
53.51
4
Mega Blaziken
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
53.52
4417.7
0.8
67.3s
53.02
5
Mega Charizard Y
Fire Spin
Blast Burn
52.00
4295.3
0.8
69.2s
51.43
6
Mega Chandelure
Fire Spin
Overheat
49.74
5096.8
0.7
72.4s
49.16
7
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
48.19
3365.5
1.1
74.7s
47.63
8
Shadow Darmanitan Standard
Fire Fang
Overheat
48.46
2264.6
1.6
74.3s
47.51
9
Shadow Chandelure
Fire Spin
Overheat
48.39
3384.3
1.1
74.4s
47.39
10
Shadow Rampardos
Smack Down
Rock Slide
48.47
1905.2
1.9
74.3s
47.19

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

Best moveset

Volt Switch

Multipurpose

X Scissor

Spam/Bait

Discharge

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1497

0/13/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 38.5

113.36

Attack

136.03

Defense

128

Stat Product · 1,973,820

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/15	38.5	1497	100.00%
0/13/13	39	1498	99.94%
0/14/14	38.5	1496	99.79%
1/14/15	38	1500	99.74%
0/14/12	39	1498	99.73%
2/14/15	37.5	1499	99.69%
0/14/10	39.5	1499	99.65%
0/15/15	38	1494	99.63%
1/15/15	37.5	1493	99.58%
0/11/15	39	1499	99.57%
0/15/13	38.5	1496	99.57%
1/11/15	38.5	1498	99.53%
1/15/14	38	1500	99.52%
1/15/13	38	1495	99.52%
0/11/13	39.5	1500	99.51%
0/15/11	39	1498	99.50%
1/11/13	39	1500	99.48%
2/15/14	37.5	1499	99.47%
1/15/11	38.5	1497	99.46%
0/12/15	38.5	1492	99.43%
0/15/9	39.5	1499	99.42%
3/15/14	37	1498	99.40%
0/12/14	39	1499	99.37%
0/12/13	39	1494	99.37%
1/12/14	38.5	1498	99.33%
0/15/7	40	1500	99.33%
0/8/15	39.5	1496	99.31%
0/12/12	39.5	1500	99.30%
1/12/12	39	1500	99.27%
0/8/13	40	1498	99.25%
0/13/14	38.5	1492	99.22%
1/13/15	38	1496	99.17%
0/13/12	39	1494	99.16%
0/15/5	40.5	1500	99.14%
0/9/14	39.5	1496	99.13%
2/13/15	37.5	1495	99.12%
1/13/13	38.5	1498	99.12%
1/9/15	39	1500	99.09%
0/13/11	39.5	1500	99.08%
0/13/10	39.5	1495	99.08%
2/13/13	38	1497	99.07%
0/14/15	38	1490	99.06%
0/9/12	40	1498	99.06%
2/9/15	38.5	1500	99.05%
1/13/11	39	1499	99.05%
0/4/15	40.5	1499	99.04%
2/13/11	38.5	1499	99.00%
0/14/13	38.5	1492	99.00%
0/13/8	40	1496	99.00%
0/10/15	39	1494	98.99%

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 (5)

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

Fast Attacks

Bug Bite
5
6
0.5s
10
Spark
4
6
0.5s
8
Volt Switch
13
20
1.5s
8.67

Charged Attacks

Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Discharge
65
-33
2.5s
26
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
X Scissor
45
-33
1.5s
30

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Grubbin	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Charjabug
Charjabug	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified) Magnetic Lure active	Vikavolt

Ranges from 0.245 m to 0.875 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"	0.875 m 2'10"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

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"

0.875 m

2'10"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Jump time

Attack probability

10%

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

0.5

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

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

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	27	1309 CP
2	75 CP	28	1358 CP
3	126 CP	29	1406 CP
4	177 CP	30	1455 CP
5	229 CP	31	1479 CP
6	280 CP	32	1503 CP
7	331 CP	33	1528 CP
8	382 CP	34	1552 CP
9	433 CP	35	1576 CP
10	485 CP	36	1600 CP
11	533 CP	37	1625 CP
12	582 CP	38	1649 CP
13	630 CP	39	1673 CP
14	679 CP	40	1697 CP
15	727 CP	41	1719 CP
16	776 CP	42	1741 CP
17	824 CP	43	1762 CP
18	873 CP	44	1784 CP
19	921 CP	45	1806 CP
20	970 CP	46	1829 CP
21	1018 CP	47	1851 CP
22	1067 CP	48	1873 CP
23	1115 CP	49	1896 CP
24	1164 CP	50	1919 CP
25	1212 CP	51	1942 CP
26	1261 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	18	873 CP	35	1576 CP
2	75 CP	19	921 CP	36	1600 CP
3	126 CP	20	970 CP	37	1625 CP
4	177 CP	21	1018 CP	38	1649 CP
5	229 CP	22	1067 CP	39	1673 CP
6	280 CP	23	1115 CP	40	1697 CP
7	331 CP	24	1164 CP	41	1719 CP
8	382 CP	25	1212 CP	42	1741 CP
9	433 CP	26	1261 CP	43	1762 CP
10	485 CP	27	1309 CP	44	1784 CP
11	533 CP	28	1358 CP	45	1806 CP
12	582 CP	29	1406 CP	46	1829 CP
13	630 CP	30	1455 CP	47	1851 CP
14	679 CP	31	1479 CP	48	1873 CP
15	727 CP	32	1503 CP	49	1896 CP
16	776 CP	33	1528 CP	50	1919 CP
17	824 CP	34	1552 CP	51	1942 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Charjabug 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	-

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

Grubbin

#736

Shadow Grubbin

#736

Charjabug

#737

Shadow Charjabug

#737

Vikavolt

#738

Shadow Vikavolt

#738

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