Shadow Gyarados (Pokémon GO)

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Magikarp

Lapras

#130

1937

2422

Attacker Rank

A Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/14/15 · L16.5 · CP 1499

D Tier

#232

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/14 · L27.5 · CP 2500

A Tier

#67

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 3834

S Tier

#31

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Gyarados

#130

Water

Flying

Attack

237

Top 18.1%

Defense

186

Top 24.2%

Stamina

216

Top 12.9%

Total

639

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

668 -764 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

1143 -1259 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1790 -1937 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

2238 -2422 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

3834 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 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

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Waterfall
Aqua Tail
14.50
177.3
1034.4s
12.05
2
Waterfall
Hydro Pump
14.39
176.0
1042.2s
11.97
3
Waterfall
Outrage
14.14
172.9
1060.9s
11.78
4
Dragon Tail
Aqua Tail
14.10
172.4
1064.2s
11.74
5
Dragon Tail
Hydro Pump
13.94
170.5
1076.0s
11.64
6
Dragon Tail
Outrage
13.76
168.3
1090.2s
11.49
7
Bite
Aqua Tail
13.69
167.4
1096.1s
11.44
8
Dragon Breath
Aqua Tail
13.69
167.4
1096.1s
11.44
9
Bite
Hydro Pump
13.44
164.4
1116.2s
11.18
10
Dragon Breath
Hydro Pump
13.44
164.4
1116.2s
11.18

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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

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Zap Cannon+
78.87
1286.0
2.8
45.6s
74.90
2
Mega Raichu X
Thunder Shock
Volt Tackle+
71.40
1464.7
2.5
50.4s
68.53
3
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
63.18
1466.2
2.5
57.0s
60.90
4
Shadow Raikou
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
62.30
1332.9
2.7
57.8s
59.84
5
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
63.06
1013.9
3.6
57.1s
59.29
6
Xurkitree
Thunder Shock
Discharge
61.79
1133.8
3.2
58.3s
58.90
7
Mega Manectric
Thunder Fang
Wild Charge
61.35
1223.5
2.9
58.7s
58.80
8
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
61.86
993.5
3.6
58.2s
58.46
9
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
60.44
1196.5
3.0
59.6s
57.85
10
Shadow Magnezone
Volt Switch
Wild Charge
59.56
1417.1
2.5
60.4s
57.28

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Aqua Tail

Spam/Bait

Twister

Spam/Bait

Rank 1 IVs

1499

0/14/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 16.5

128.60

Attack

108.53

Defense

125

Stat Product · 1,744,637

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/14/15	16.5	1499	100.00%
0/15/14	16.5	1500	99.70%
0/15/13	16.5	1497	99.70%
1/14/13	16.5	1499	99.62%
0/13/15	16.5	1496	99.50%
1/12/15	16.5	1498	99.42%
1/15/12	16.5	1500	99.31%
1/15/11	16.5	1496	99.31%
2/14/11	16.5	1499	99.23%
0/14/14	16.5	1496	99.20%
0/14/13	16.5	1493	99.20%
1/13/14	16.5	1499	99.12%
1/13/13	16.5	1496	99.12%
2/12/13	16.5	1498	99.04%
0/12/15	16.5	1492	99.00%
3/11/13	16.5	1500	98.95%
2/15/10	16.5	1499	98.92%
2/15/9	16.5	1496	98.92%
1/11/15	16.5	1494	98.92%
0/15/12	16.5	1493	98.89%
0/15/11	16.5	1490	98.89%
3/14/9	16.5	1499	98.84%
2/10/15	16.5	1497	98.83%
1/14/12	16.5	1496	98.82%
1/14/11	16.5	1493	98.82%
0/12/4	17	1500	98.73%
2/13/12	16.5	1499	98.73%
2/13/11	16.5	1495	98.73%
3/9/15	16.5	1499	98.73%
0/13/14	16.5	1492	98.70%
0/13/13	16.5	1489	98.70%
0/4/13	17	1499	98.66%
3/12/11	16.5	1498	98.65%
1/12/14	16.5	1495	98.62%
1/12/13	16.5	1492	98.62%
4/11/11	16.5	1500	98.56%
0/10/6	17	1499	98.55%
2/11/14	16.5	1497	98.54%
2/11/13	16.5	1494	98.54%
3/15/8	16.5	1499	98.52%
3/15/7	16.5	1496	98.52%
1/15/10	16.5	1493	98.50%
1/15/9	16.5	1490	98.50%
0/11/15	16.5	1488	98.50%
3/10/14	16.5	1500	98.45%
3/10/13	16.5	1497	98.45%
4/14/7	16.5	1498	98.43%
2/14/10	16.5	1496	98.42%
2/14/9	16.5	1492	98.42%
1/10/15	16.5	1491	98.41%

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)

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Bite
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Dragon Tail
14
8
1.0s
14
Waterfall
13
7
1.0s
13

Charged Attacks

Aqua Tail
50
-33
2.0s
25
Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Dragon Pulse
90
-50
3.5s
25.71
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Outrage
110
-50
4.0s
27.5
Twister
50
-33
3.0s
16.67

Evolve

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Magikarp	400 Candy 360 Candy (purified)	Gyarados
Gyarados	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Gyarados

Family

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

Magikarp

#129

Dynamax Magikarp

#129

Shadow Magikarp

#129

Gyarados

#130

Dynamax Gyarados

#130

Mega Gyarados

#130

Shadow Gyarados

#130

Mega Boost

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These Mega and Primal Pokémon provide a 1.3× 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 #6

Boosts:

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Pidgeot #18

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Pinsir #127

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Skarmory #227

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Staraptor #398

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 3.185 m to 13 m tall, averaging 6.5 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	3.185 m 10'05"	3.25 m 10'08"
XS	3.25 m 10'08"	4.875 m 16'00"
M	4.875 m 16'00"	8.125 m 26'08"
XL	8.125 m 26'08"	9.75 m 32'00"
XXL	9.75 m 32'00"	13 m 42'08"

XXS

3.185 m

10'05"

3.25 m

10'08"

3.25 m

10'08"

4.875 m

16'00"

4.875 m

16'00"

8.125 m

26'08"

8.125 m

26'08"

9.75 m

32'00"

XXL

9.75 m

32'00"

13 m

42'08"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Hovering
Movement timer	8s
Jump time	1s
Attack probability	40%
Attack timer	3s
Dodge probability	5%
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 Gyarados at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	47 CP	27	2616 CP
2	150 CP	28	2713 CP
3	252 CP	29	2810 CP
4	355 CP	30	2907 CP
5	457 CP	31	2955 CP
6	559 CP	32	3004 CP
7	662 CP	33	3052 CP
8	764 CP	34	3100 CP
9	866 CP	35	3149 CP
10	969 CP	36	3197 CP
11	1066 CP	37	3246 CP
12	1163 CP	38	3294 CP
13	1259 CP	39	3343 CP
14	1356 CP	40	3391 CP
15	1453 CP	41	3434 CP
16	1550 CP	42	3477 CP
17	1647 CP	43	3521 CP
18	1744 CP	44	3565 CP
19	1841 CP	45	3609 CP
20	1937 CP	46	3653 CP
21	2034 CP	47	3698 CP
22	2131 CP	48	3743 CP
23	2228 CP	49	3788 CP
24	2325 CP	50	3834 CP
25	2422 CP	51	3879 CP
26	2519 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	47 CP	18	1744 CP	35	3149 CP
2	150 CP	19	1841 CP	36	3197 CP
3	252 CP	20	1937 CP	37	3246 CP
4	355 CP	21	2034 CP	38	3294 CP
5	457 CP	22	2131 CP	39	3343 CP
6	559 CP	23	2228 CP	40	3391 CP
7	662 CP	24	2325 CP	41	3434 CP
8	764 CP	25	2422 CP	42	3477 CP
9	866 CP	26	2519 CP	43	3521 CP
10	969 CP	27	2616 CP	44	3565 CP
11	1066 CP	28	2713 CP	45	3609 CP
12	1163 CP	29	2810 CP	46	3653 CP
13	1259 CP	30	2907 CP	47	3698 CP
14	1356 CP	31	2955 CP	48	3743 CP
15	1453 CP	32	3004 CP	49	3788 CP
16	1550 CP	33	3052 CP	50	3834 CP
17	1647 CP	34	3100 CP	51	3879 CP

Level Up

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

Magikarp

Lapras