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

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Dwebble

Scraggy

A Shadow form of Crustle

Crustle Pokédex

#558

Normal

Shiny

1452

1815

Type

Bug

Rock

Weather boost

Attack

188

Top 42%

Defense

200

Top 16.3%

Stamina

172

Top 44.2%

Total

560

Attacker Rank

C Tier

A Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/13/13 · L22.5 · CP 1498

F Tier

#258

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/14/15 · L45 · CP 2499

C Tier

#146

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2874

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

490 -573 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

844 -944 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1325 -1452 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1657 -1815 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2874 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 Crustle is weak to and resists. Double weaknesses and resistances show their multiplier.

Weak to: Water
Rock
Steel
Resists: Normal
Poison

Shadow Crustle in Other Games

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How Shadow Crustle 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	19.66 DPS Top 14.1%	C	#38	Fury Cutter X Scissor	19.66 TDO 268
Rock	21.73 DPS Top 7.9%	A	#29	Smack Down Rock Wrecker	21.73 TDO 280
Overall
Overall	14.49 DPS Top 16.2%	F	#265	Fury Cutter Rock Wrecker	14.49 TDO 188

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Fury Cutter
Rock Wrecker
13.77
145.5
1089.4s
11.15
2
Smack Down
Rock Wrecker
12.81
135.3
1171.2s
10.39
3
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
12.19
128.8
1230.3s
9.89
4
Fury Cutter
Rock Slide
12.17
128.6
1232.7s
9.87
5
Smack Down
X Scissor
11.87
125.4
1264.1s
9.65
6
Smack Down
Rock Slide
11.73
124.0
1278.3s
9.50
7
Fury Cutter
Rock Blast
11.48
121.3
1306.1s
9.32
8
Smack Down
Rock Blast
11.43
120.8
1312.3s
9.28
9
Smack Down
Frustration
8.84
93.4
1696.4s
7.18
10
Fury Cutter
Frustration
6.13
64.8
2445.5s
4.97

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Zacian Crowned Sword
Metal Claw
Behemoth Blade
48.69
4347.2
0.8
73.9s
48.23
2
Necrozma Dusk Mane
Metal Claw
Sunsteel Strike
46.83
2949.0
1.2
76.9s
46.23
3
Zamazenta Crowned Shield
Metal Claw
Behemoth Bash
45.66
6231.2
0.6
78.9s
45.60
4
Mega Greninja
Water Shuriken
Surf+
47.13
1381.0
2.6
76.4s
45.49
5
Mega Starmie
Psywave
Liquidation+
44.10
1443.4
2.5
81.6s
42.82
6
Primal Kyogre
Waterfall
Origin Pulse
42.28
2541.1
1.4
85.1s
41.74
7
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Meteor Mash
41.28
3147.4
1.1
87.2s
40.86
8
Shadow Metagross
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
40.99
2125.6
1.7
87.8s
40.35
9
Mega Metagross
Bullet Punch
Meteor Mash
39.23
3055.4
1.2
91.8s
38.85
10
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Future Sight+
39.67
1796.5
2.0
90.7s
38.82

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

Best moveset

Fury Cutter

Multipurpose

X Scissor

Spam/Bait

Rock Wrecker

General

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/13/13

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 22.5

119.13

Attack

134.97

Defense

117

Stat Product · 1,881,140

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/13/13	22.5	1498	100.00%
0/11/15	22.5	1499	99.91%
3/14/15	22	1500	99.80%
2/15/15	22	1495	99.75%
0/14/12	22.5	1497	99.61%
1/11/13	22.5	1499	99.59%
0/12/14	22.5	1498	99.53%
0/12/13	22.5	1494	99.53%
1/9/15	22.5	1500	99.49%
0/10/15	22.5	1495	99.43%
3/15/14	22	1499	99.41%
2/15/8	22.5	1500	99.40%
4/12/15	22	1500	99.39%
3/13/15	22	1496	99.34%
2/14/15	22	1492	99.28%
1/14/10	22.5	1497	99.28%
1/15/15	22	1487	99.22%
0/15/11	22.5	1497	99.21%
0/15/10	22.5	1493	99.21%
1/12/12	22.5	1498	99.20%
2/9/13	22.5	1500	99.17%
0/13/12	22.5	1494	99.15%
0/12/6	23	1498	99.13%
1/10/14	22.5	1499	99.12%
1/10/13	22.5	1495	99.12%
0/3/14	23	1499	99.09%
4/15/12	22	1499	99.07%
0/11/14	22.5	1495	99.06%
0/11/13	22.5	1491	99.06%
0/10/8	23	1500	99.06%
2/7/15	22.5	1500	99.06%
1/8/15	22.5	1496	99.01%
4/13/14	22	1500	99.00%
0/9/15	22.5	1492	98.96%
3/14/14	22	1496	98.95%
2/14/8	22.5	1497	98.93%
4/11/15	22	1497	98.92%
2/15/14	22	1491	98.89%
1/15/9	22.5	1496	98.87%
1/15/8	22.5	1492	98.87%
3/12/15	22	1492	98.87%
2/12/10	22.5	1498	98.87%
0/6/11	23	1498	98.86%
2/13/15	22	1488	98.82%
1/13/11	22.5	1498	98.81%
1/13/10	22.5	1494	98.81%
2/10/12	22.5	1499	98.79%
0/15/4	23	1500	98.77%
0/15/3	23	1496	98.77%
1/14/15	22	1484	98.76%

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

Fast Attacks

Fury Cutter
4
8
0.5s
8
Smack Down
13
7
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
Rock Blast
50
-33
2.0s
25
Rock Slide
75
-50
2.5s
30
Rock Wrecker
110
-50
3.5s
31.43
X Scissor
45
-33
1.5s
30

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Dwebble	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified)	Crustle

Ranges from 0.686 m to 2.45 m tall, averaging 1.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.686 m 2'03"	0.7 m 2'04"
XS	0.7 m 2'04"	1.05 m 3'05"
M	1.05 m 3'05"	1.75 m 5'09"
XL	1.75 m 5'09"	2.1 m 6'11"
XXL	2.1 m 6'11"	2.45 m 8'00"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.686 m

2'03"

0.7 m

2'04"

0.7 m

2'04"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.05 m

3'05"

1.75 m

5'09"

1.75 m

5'09"

2.1 m

6'11"

XXL

2.1 m

6'11"

2.45 m

8'00"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.8s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Dodge duration

Dodge distance

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

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

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	27	1961 CP
2	112 CP	28	2033 CP
3	189 CP	29	2106 CP
4	266 CP	30	2179 CP
5	342 CP	31	2215 CP
6	419 CP	32	2251 CP
7	496 CP	33	2288 CP
8	573 CP	34	2324 CP
9	649 CP	35	2360 CP
10	726 CP	36	2397 CP
11	799 CP	37	2433 CP
12	871 CP	38	2469 CP
13	944 CP	39	2505 CP
14	1017 CP	40	2542 CP
15	1089 CP	41	2574 CP
16	1162 CP	42	2607 CP
17	1234 CP	43	2639 CP
18	1307 CP	44	2672 CP
19	1380 CP	45	2705 CP
20	1452 CP	46	2738 CP
21	1525 CP	47	2772 CP
22	1597 CP	48	2806 CP
23	1670 CP	49	2840 CP
24	1743 CP	50	2874 CP
25	1815 CP	51	2908 CP
26	1888 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	35 CP	18	1307 CP	35	2360 CP
2	112 CP	19	1380 CP	36	2397 CP
3	189 CP	20	1452 CP	37	2433 CP
4	266 CP	21	1525 CP	38	2469 CP
5	342 CP	22	1597 CP	39	2505 CP
6	419 CP	23	1670 CP	40	2542 CP
7	496 CP	24	1743 CP	41	2574 CP
8	573 CP	25	1815 CP	42	2607 CP
9	649 CP	26	1888 CP	43	2639 CP
10	726 CP	27	1961 CP	44	2672 CP
11	799 CP	28	2033 CP	45	2705 CP
12	871 CP	29	2106 CP	46	2738 CP
13	944 CP	30	2179 CP	47	2772 CP
14	1017 CP	31	2215 CP	48	2806 CP
15	1089 CP	32	2251 CP	49	2840 CP
16	1162 CP	33	2288 CP	50	2874 CP
17	1234 CP	34	2324 CP	51	2908 CP

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Crustle 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 Crustle including its evolutions, shadow versions, regional forms, and Dynamax and Gigantamax forms.

Dwebble

#557

Shadow Dwebble

#557

Crustle

#558

Shadow Crustle

#558

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