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Lairon Shadow

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Previous Pokémon: AronAron
AggronNext Pokémon: Aggron
Shadow Lairon

#305

steelrock

1174

CP

1468

CP

Attacker Rank

Steel
#81

F Tier

Steel
Rock
#141

D Tier

Rock
#613

F Tier

Overall

PvP Rank 1 IVs

Great League

L28 · CP 1498

0/14/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Ultra League

L50 · CP 2324

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Master League

L50 · CP 2324

15/15/15

ATK/DEF/STA

Shadow Lairon

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Shadow Lairon

Shiny

Shadow Lairon

#305

Steel

Rock

SnowPartly Cloudy

Attack

158

Top 59.1%

Defense

198

Top 16.2%

Stamina

155

Top 59.9%

Total

511

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Category

Iron Armor Pokémon

Height

0.89 m

Weight

120 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 Lairon stacks up as a raid attacker per type, alongside its best raid moveset for each role.

Attacker rank

Steel

Steel

16.91 DPSTop 29.0%

TIER

F

RANK

#81

Rock

Rock

14.61 DPSTop 39.5%

TIER

D

RANK

#141

Overall

Overall

10.81 DPSTop 38.8%

TIER

F

RANK

#613

Best raid moveset

steel

Metal Claw

steel

Heavy Slam

DPS

16.91

TDO 161

steel

Metal Claw

rock

Rock Slide

DPS

14.61

TDO 139

Overall

DPS

10.81

TDO 103

Perfect IVs

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

Team GO Rocket

Lv. 8

438 -

463 CP

Shadow icon

Team GO Rocket (WB)

Lv. 13

722 -

763 CP

Raid icon

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1060 -

1174 CP

Raid icon

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1325 -

1468 CP

Max CP icon

Max CP

Lv. 50

2324 CP

How rare is a hundo? See odds by encounter type

It's Super Effective

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

Weak to

Fighting

256%

Ground

256%

Water

160%

Resists

Poison

24.4%

Normal

39.1%

Flying

39.1%

Ice

62.5%

Psychic

62.5%

Bug

62.5%

Rock

62.5%

Dragon

62.5%

Fairy

62.5%

Best Moves

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

#

Fast Move

Charged Move

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Best Counters

View all counters
These are the top ten counters to defeat Shadow Lairon in a raid.

#

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

Go Battle League

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

Rank 1 IVs

Best Buddy (Lv 51)

IV (A/D/S)

0/14/15

Level

28

CP

1498

Stat Product

2,008,495

Atk

111.69

Def

149.86

HP

120

Traits (4)

+Spammy+Shield Pressure+DefensiveVolatile

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Charged Attacks

Evolve

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

Aron

Candy25 Candy
Candy22 Candy (purified)
Lairon

Lairon

Lairon

Lairon

Candy100 Candy
Candy90 Candy (purified)
Aggron

Aggron

Aggron

Aggron

Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first.

200 / 40 Mega Energy

Mega Aggron

Mega Aggron

Family

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

Aron

#304

SteelRock
Shadow Aron

Shadow Aron

#304

SteelRock
Lairon

Lairon

#305

SteelRock
Shadow Lairon

Shadow Lairon

#305

SteelRock
Aggron

Aggron

#306

SteelRock
Mega Aggron

Mega Aggron

#306

Steel
Shadow Aggron

Shadow Aggron

#306

SteelRock

Mega Boost

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

Mega Aerodactyl #142

Boosts:

FlyingRock
Mega Steelix

Mega Steelix #208

Boosts:

GroundSteel
Mega Scizor

Mega Scizor #212

Boosts:

BugSteel
Mega Tyranitar

Mega Tyranitar #248

Boosts:

RockDark
Mega Mawile

Mega Mawile #303

Boosts:

SteelFairy
Mega Aggron

Mega Aggron #306

Boosts:

Steel
Mega Metagross

Mega Metagross #376

Boosts:

SteelPsychic
Mega Lucario

Mega Lucario #448

Boosts:

FightingSteel
Mega Diancie

Mega Diancie #719

Boosts:

RockFairy

Hundo CP

This chart shows the maximum Combat Power for Shadow Lairon at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.
LevelMax CPLevelMax CP
129 CP271586 CP
291 CP281644 CP
3153 CP291703 CP
4215 CP301762 CP
5277 CP311791 CP
6339 CP321821 CP
7401 CP331850 CP
8463 CP341879 CP
9525 CP351909 CP
10587 CP361938 CP
11646 CP371968 CP
12705 CP381997 CP
13763 CP392026 CP
14822 CP402056 CP
15881 CP412082 CP
16939 CP422108 CP
17998 CP432134 CP
181057 CP442161 CP
191116 CP452188 CP
201174 CP462215 CP
211233 CP472242 CP
221292 CP482269 CP
231351 CP492296 CP
241409 CP502324 CP
251468 CP512352 CP
261527 CP
LevelMax CPLevelMax CPLevelMax CP
129 CP181057 CP351909 CP
291 CP191116 CP361938 CP
3153 CP201174 CP371968 CP
4215 CP211233 CP381997 CP
5277 CP221292 CP392026 CP
6339 CP231351 CP402056 CP
7401 CP241409 CP412082 CP
8463 CP251468 CP422108 CP
9525 CP261527 CP432134 CP
10587 CP271586 CP442161 CP
11646 CP281644 CP452188 CP
12705 CP291703 CP462215 CP
13763 CP301762 CP472242 CP
14822 CP311791 CP482269 CP
15881 CP321821 CP492296 CP
16939 CP331850 CP502324 CP
17998 CP341879 CP512352 CP

Level Up

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