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Gyarados Shadow

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Shadow Gyarados

#130

waterflying

1937

CP

2422

CP

Attacker Rank

Water
#15

A Tier

Water
#218

F Tier

Overall

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great League

L16.5 · CP 1499

0/14/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Ultra League

L27.5 · CP 2500

0/15/14

ATK/DEF/STA

Master League

L50 · CP 3834

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Shadow Gyarados

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Shadow Gyarados

Shiny

Shadow Gyarados

#130

Water

Flying

RainyWindy

Attack

237

Top 17.1%

Defense

186

Top 23.2%

Stamina

216

Top 12.5%

Total

639

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Category

Atrocious Pokémon

Height

6.5 m

Weight

235 kg

Buddy distance

1 km

Mega Energy Reward

For Walking as a Buddy

5 Mega Energy

Second move

Stardust10,000Candy25

Purification

Stardust1,000Candy1

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Transferable

Tradable

Yes

Raid Meta

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

Attacker rank

Water

Water

24.31 DPSTop 4.6%

TIER

A

RANK

#15

Overall

Overall

14.36 DPSTop 13.8%

TIER

F

RANK

#218

Best raid moveset

water

Waterfall

water

Aqua Tail

DPS

24.31

TDO 297

Overall

DPS

14.36

TDO 176

Perfect IVs

Full CP & IV chart
Catch CP at every encounter level for a perfect 15/15/15 IV Shadow Gyarados.
Shadow icon

Team GO Rocket

Lv. 8

731 -

764 CP

Shadow icon

Team GO Rocket (WB)

Lv. 13

1206 -

1259 CP

Raid icon

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1790 -

1937 CP

Raid icon

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2238 -

2422 CP

Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50

3834 CP

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

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

Weak to

Electric

256%

Rock

160%

Resists

Ground

39.1%

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Fighting

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

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

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

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Best Counters

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

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Go Battle League

Rank 1 IVs and PvP traits for Shadow Gyarados in each Pokémon GO Battle League.

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

0/14/15

Level

16.5

CP

1499

Stat Product

1,744,637

Atk

128.60

Def

108.53

HP

125

Traits (5)

+Spammy+Agile+Shield PressureGlass CannonVolatile

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Charged Attacks

  • 50

    -33

    2.0s

    25

  • 65

    -33

    3.0s

    21.67

  • 90

    -50

    3.5s

    25.71

  • 135

    -100

    3.5s

    38.57

  • 110

    -50

    4.0s

    27.5

  • 50

    -33

    3.0s

    16.67

Evolve

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

Magikarp

Candy400 Candy
Candy360 Candy (purified)
Gyarados

Gyarados

Gyarados

Gyarados

Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first.

300 / 60 Mega Energy

Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados

Family

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

Magikarp

#129

Water
Shadow Magikarp

Shadow Magikarp

#129

Water
Gyarados

Gyarados

#130

WaterFlying
Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados

#130

WaterDark
Shadow Gyarados

Shadow Gyarados

#130

WaterFlying

Mega Boost

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

Mega Charizard Y #6

Boosts:

FlyingFire
Mega Blastoise

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Water
Mega Pidgeot

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

NormalFlying
Mega Slowbro

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

WaterPsychic
Mega Pinsir

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

FlyingBug
Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

WaterDark
Mega Aerodactyl

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

FlyingRock
Mega Dragonite

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

FlyingDragon
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

GroundWater
Mega Sharpedo

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

WaterDark
Mega Salamence

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

FlyingDragon
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

BugWaterElectric
Mega Rayquaza

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

FlyingPsychicDragon

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Gyarados at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
147 CP272616 CP
2150 CP282713 CP
3252 CP292810 CP
4355 CP302907 CP
5457 CP312955 CP
6559 CP323004 CP
7662 CP333052 CP
8764 CP343100 CP
9866 CP353149 CP
10969 CP363197 CP
111066 CP373246 CP
121163 CP383294 CP
131259 CP393343 CP
141356 CP403391 CP
151453 CP413434 CP
161550 CP423477 CP
171647 CP433521 CP
181744 CP443565 CP
191841 CP453609 CP
201937 CP463653 CP
212034 CP473698 CP
222131 CP483743 CP
232228 CP493788 CP
242325 CP503834 CP
252422 CP513879 CP
262519 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
147 CP181744 CP353149 CP
2150 CP191841 CP363197 CP
3252 CP201937 CP373246 CP
4355 CP212034 CP383294 CP
5457 CP222131 CP393343 CP
6559 CP232228 CP403391 CP
7662 CP242325 CP413434 CP
8764 CP252422 CP423477 CP
9866 CP262519 CP433521 CP
10969 CP272616 CP443565 CP
111066 CP282713 CP453609 CP
121163 CP292810 CP463653 CP
131259 CP302907 CP473698 CP
141356 CP312955 CP483743 CP
151453 CP323004 CP493788 CP
161550 CP333052 CP503834 CP
171647 CP343100 CP513879 CP

Level Up

Total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL to power Shadow Gyarados up to each level from level 1.
50.0624,000Stardust406Candy360Candy XL
40.0336,000Stardust406Candy12Candy XL
35.0228,000Stardust274Candy-
30.0150,000Stardust185Candy-
25.096,000Stardust136Candy-
20.057,000Stardust97Candy-
15.030,600Stardust67Candy-
10.013,200Stardust38Candy-
5.03,600Stardust18Candy-
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