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

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Slurpuff

Malamar

A Shadow form of Inkay

Inkay Pokédex

#686

Normal

Shiny

529

662

Type

Dark

Psychic

Weather boost

Attack

Top 88.6%

Defense

Top 82%

Stamina

142

Top 75.2%

Total

335

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great LeagueGreat

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1048

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1048

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1048

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Shadow Inkay in Other Games

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How Shadow Inkay 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
Dark	6.63 DPS Top 86.2%	F	#444	Psywave Night Slash	6.63 TDO 50
Psychic	5.63 DPS Top 95.2%	F	#319	Psywave Night Slash	5.63 TDO 27
Overall
Overall	4.74 DPS Top 87.6%	F	#1433	Psywave Night Slash	4.74 TDO 28

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Psywave
Night Slash
4.66
21.3
3216.6s
3.02
2
Psywave
Psybeam
4.34
19.8
3453.1s
2.81
3
Tackle
Night Slash
4.26
19.4
3517.7s
2.76
4
Tackle
Psybeam
3.98
18.1
3771.9s
2.57
5
Tackle
Frustration
3.98
18.1
3771.9s
2.57
6
Psywave
Frustration
3.86
17.6
3888.3s
2.49
7
Peck
Night Slash
3.70
16.9
4056.3s
2.39
8
Peck
Psybeam
3.48
15.9
4314.3s
2.25
9
Peck
Frustration
3.48
15.9
4314.3s
2.25

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Beedrill
Bug Bite
Fell Stinger+
179.87
14501.2
0.0
3.3s
179.87
2
Mega Heracross
Fury Cutter
Megahorn
144.66
19729.6
0.0
4.1s
144.66
3
Pheromosa
Bug Bite
Bug Buzz
134.73
7086.4
0.1
4.5s
134.73
4
Shadow Vikavolt
Bug Bite
X Scissor
125.19
12629.4
0.0
4.8s
125.19
5
Mega Pinsir
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
124.68
17779.2
0.0
4.8s
124.68
6
Shadow Pinsir
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
118.90
11308.2
0.1
5.0s
118.90
7
Shadow Scizor
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
117.50
17424.3
0.0
5.1s
117.50
8
Shadow Escavalier
Bug Bite
Megahorn
115.50
17685.3
0.0
5.2s
115.50
9
Shadow Scyther
Fury Cutter
Bug Buzz
114.57
10747.5
0.1
5.2s
114.57
10
Mega Scizor
Fury Cutter
X Scissor
114.19
27496.0
0.0
5.3s
114.19

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

Rank 1 IVs

1048

15/15/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 50

94.95

Attack

92.43

Defense

131

Stat Product · 1,149,771

Attack

Defense

Best Buddy (Level 51): 15/15/15 at CP 1061

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
15/15/15	50	1048	100.00%
15/15/14	50	1045	100.00%
15/15/13	50	1041	99.24%
14/15/15	50	1039	99.12%
14/15/14	50	1035	99.12%
15/14/15	50	1043	99.09%
15/14/14	50	1040	99.09%
15/15/12	50	1038	98.47%
14/15/13	50	1032	98.36%
15/14/13	50	1037	98.33%
13/15/15	50	1030	98.23%
13/15/14	50	1026	98.23%
14/14/15	50	1034	98.21%
14/14/14	50	1031	98.21%
15/13/15	50	1038	98.18%
15/13/14	50	1035	98.18%
15/15/11	50	1035	97.71%
14/15/12	50	1029	97.60%
15/14/12	50	1033	97.58%
13/15/13	50	1023	97.48%
14/14/13	50	1027	97.46%
15/13/13	50	1032	97.43%
12/15/15	50	1020	97.35%
12/15/14	50	1017	97.35%
13/14/15	50	1025	97.34%
13/14/14	50	1022	97.34%
14/13/15	50	1029	97.31%
14/13/14	50	1026	97.31%
15/12/15	50	1034	97.27%
15/12/14	50	1030	97.27%
15/15/10	50	1031	96.95%
14/15/11	50	1025	96.85%
15/14/11	50	1030	96.82%
13/15/12	50	1020	96.73%
14/14/12	50	1024	96.71%
15/13/12	50	1029	96.68%
12/15/13	50	1014	96.60%
13/14/13	50	1018	96.59%
14/13/13	50	1023	96.57%
15/12/13	50	1027	96.53%
12/14/15	50	1016	96.46%
12/14/14	50	1012	96.46%
11/15/15	50	1011	96.46%
11/15/14	50	1008	96.46%
13/13/15	50	1020	96.44%
13/13/14	50	1017	96.44%
14/12/15	50	1025	96.41%
14/12/14	50	1021	96.41%
15/11/15	50	1029	96.36%
15/11/14	50	1026	96.36%

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)

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

Fast Attacks

Peck
10
10
1.0s
10
Psywave
4
7
0.5s
8
Tackle
5
5
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
Night Slash
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Psybeam
65
-50
3.0s
21.67

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Inkay	50 Candy 45 Candy (purified) Upside-down phone	Malamar
Malamar	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Malamar

Ranges from 0.196 m to 0.8 m tall, averaging 0.4 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.196 m 0'08"	0.2 m 0'08"
XS	0.2 m 0'08"	0.3 m 1'00"
M	0.3 m 1'00"	0.5 m 1'08"
XL	0.5 m 1'08"	0.6 m 2'00"
XXL	0.6 m 2'00"	0.8 m 2'07"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.196 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.2 m

0'08"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.3 m

1'00"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.5 m

1'08"

0.6 m

2'00"

XXL

0.6 m

2'00"

0.8 m

2'07"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Psychic

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

0.9s

Attack probability

10%

Attack timer

29s

Dodge probability

15%

Min action frequency

0.2s

Max action frequency

1.6s

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

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	13 CP	27	715 CP
2	41 CP	28	742 CP
3	69 CP	29	768 CP
4	97 CP	30	795 CP
5	125 CP	31	808 CP
6	153 CP	32	821 CP
7	181 CP	33	834 CP
8	209 CP	34	848 CP
9	237 CP	35	861 CP
10	265 CP	36	874 CP
11	291 CP	37	887 CP
12	318 CP	38	900 CP
13	344 CP	39	914 CP
14	371 CP	40	927 CP
15	397 CP	41	939 CP
16	424 CP	42	951 CP
17	450 CP	43	963 CP
18	476 CP	44	975 CP
19	503 CP	45	987 CP
20	529 CP	46	999 CP
21	556 CP	47	1011 CP
22	582 CP	48	1023 CP
23	609 CP	49	1036 CP
24	636 CP	50	1048 CP
25	662 CP	51	1061 CP
26	689 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	13 CP	18	476 CP	35	861 CP
2	41 CP	19	503 CP	36	874 CP
3	69 CP	20	529 CP	37	887 CP
4	97 CP	21	556 CP	38	900 CP
5	125 CP	22	582 CP	39	914 CP
6	153 CP	23	609 CP	40	927 CP
7	181 CP	24	636 CP	41	939 CP
8	209 CP	25	662 CP	42	951 CP
9	237 CP	26	689 CP	43	963 CP
10	265 CP	27	715 CP	44	975 CP
11	291 CP	28	742 CP	45	987 CP
12	318 CP	29	768 CP	46	999 CP
13	344 CP	30	795 CP	47	1011 CP
14	371 CP	31	808 CP	48	1023 CP
15	397 CP	32	821 CP	49	1036 CP
16	424 CP	33	834 CP	50	1048 CP
17	450 CP	34	848 CP	51	1061 CP

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

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Shadow Inkay

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Malamar

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Dynamax Malamar

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Mega Malamar

#687

Shadow Malamar

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