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

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Grimmsnarl

Perrserker

A Shadow form of Obstagoon

Obstagoon Pokédex

#862

Normal

Shiny

1515

1894

Type

Dark

Normal

Weather boost

Attack

180

Top 46.2%

Defense

194

Top 19.7%

Stamina

212

Top 16.1%

Total

586

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/14/15 · L21.5 · CP 1500

F Tier

#668

Ultra LeagueUltra

0/15/13 · L42 · CP 2500

F Tier

#532

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2999

F Tier

#338

Pokédex details

Shadow Obstagoon in Other Games

National Dex page

Sword & Shield

How Shadow Obstagoon 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	16.12 DPS Top 22.9%	F	#118	Lick Night Slash	16.12 TDO 304
Normal	10.87 DPS Top 12.6%	F	#120	Lick Hyper Beam	10.87 TDO 161
Overall
Overall	10.87 DPS Top 36.0%	F	#589	Lick Hyper Beam	10.87 TDO 161

Full move guide →

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Lick
Hyper Beam
11.36
142.1
1320.3s
9.50
2
Counter
Hyper Beam
11.02
137.9
1360.7s
9.20
3
Counter
Night Slash
10.20
127.5
1471.1s
8.53
4
Lick
Gunk Shot
10.19
127.4
1472.0s
8.52
5
Lick
Night Slash
10.12
126.5
1482.7s
8.47
6
Counter
Gunk Shot
10.10
126.4
1484.7s
8.46
7
Counter
Cross Chop
9.71
121.4
1545.6s
8.11
8
Lick
Cross Chop
9.51
119.0
1576.5s
7.93
9
Counter
Obstruct
7.67
95.9
1955.8s
6.39
10
Counter
Frustration
7.18
89.8
2089.7s
6.00

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Mewtwo X
Counter
Dynamic Punch+
91.51
5424.6
0.7
39.3s
90.62
2
Mega Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
81.95
3181.9
1.1
43.9s
80.32
3
Mega Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
77.54
3060.6
1.2
46.4s
75.95
4
Mega Falinks
Counter
Brick Break+
70.56
3232.4
1.1
51.0s
69.26
5
Keldeo Resolute
Low Kick
Secret Sword
67.74
3287.1
1.1
53.1s
66.62
6
Mega Mewtwo Y
Counter
Focus Blast
66.82
3889.3
0.9
53.9s
66.09
7
Shadow Blaziken
Counter
Aura Sphere
67.94
1929.7
1.9
53.0s
65.64
8
Mega Gallade
Low Kick
Sacred Sword
66.09
3140.9
1.1
54.5s
65.03
9
Lucario
Force Palm
Aura Sphere
63.36
2061.3
1.7
56.8s
61.53
10
Shadow Conkeldurr
Force Palm
Dynamic Punch
63.05
2359.6
1.5
57.1s
61.47

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

Best moveset

Counter

Multipurpose

Cross Chop

Spam/Bait

Night Slash

Boost Spam

Rank 1 IVs

1500

0/14/15

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 21.5

111.49

Attack

128.84

Defense

140

Stat Product · 2,011,000

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/14/15	21.5	1500	100.00%
0/15/14	21.5	1500	99.76%
0/15/13	21.5	1497	99.76%
1/15/11	21.5	1499	99.60%
0/13/15	21.5	1496	99.52%
1/13/13	21.5	1498	99.36%
0/14/14	21.5	1497	99.29%
0/14/13	21.5	1493	99.29%
2/13/11	21.5	1500	99.19%
0/12/7	22	1500	99.17%
0/9/10	22	1500	99.15%
1/14/12	21.5	1498	99.12%
1/14/11	21.5	1495	99.12%
1/11/15	21.5	1498	99.11%
0/15/12	21.5	1494	99.05%
0/15/11	21.5	1490	99.05%
0/12/15	21.5	1493	99.04%
2/14/10	21.5	1500	98.94%
2/11/13	21.5	1499	98.94%
0/10/9	22	1500	98.92%
4/15/14	21	1498	98.89%
0/7/12	22	1499	98.88%
1/12/14	21.5	1498	98.88%
1/12/13	21.5	1495	98.88%
1/15/10	21.5	1495	98.87%
0/13/14	21.5	1493	98.81%
0/13/13	21.5	1490	98.81%
0/4/15	22	1498	98.80%
2/12/12	21.5	1499	98.71%
2/12/11	21.5	1496	98.71%
5/15/12	21	1500	98.71%
2/15/9	21.5	1500	98.69%
2/15/8	21.5	1497	98.69%
0/11/8	22	1500	98.69%
0/11/7	22	1497	98.69%
2/9/15	21.5	1498	98.68%
0/14/4	22	1497	98.67%
0/8/11	22	1499	98.66%
0/8/10	22	1496	98.66%
1/13/12	21.5	1495	98.64%
1/13/11	21.5	1491	98.64%
1/10/15	21.5	1494	98.62%
0/5/14	22	1498	98.60%
0/14/12	21.5	1490	98.57%
0/14/11	21.5	1487	98.57%
0/11/15	21.5	1489	98.56%
3/9/13	21.5	1500	98.51%
3/15/6	21.5	1498	98.51%
1/14/2	22	1499	98.48%
5/13/14	21	1499	98.48%

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 (3)

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

Fast Attacks

Counter
13
9
1.0s
13
Lick
5
6
0.5s
10

Charged Attacks

Cross Chop
50
-50
1.5s
33.33
Frustration
10
-33
2.0s
5
Gunk Shot
130
-100
3.0s
43.33
Hyper Beam
150
-100
4.0s
37.5
Night Slash
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Obstruct
20
-33
1.5s
13.33

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Galarian Zigzagoon	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Galarian Linoone
Galarian Linoone	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Obstagoon

Ranges from 0.784 m to 2.48 m tall, averaging 1.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.784 m 2'07"	0.8 m 2'07"
XS	0.8 m 2'07"	1.2 m 3'11"
M	1.2 m 3'11"	2 m 6'07"
XL	2 m 6'07"	2.4 m 7'10"
XXL	2.4 m 7'10"	2.48 m 8'02"

Size

Lower bound

Upper bound

XXS

0.784 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

0.8 m

2'07"

1.2 m

3'11"

1.2 m

3'11"

2 m

6'07"

2 m

6'07"

2.4 m

7'10"

XXL

2.4 m

7'10"

2.48 m

8'02"

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement

Jump

Movement timer

10s

Jump time

Attack probability

30%

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 Obstagoon at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	37 CP	27	2046 CP
2	117 CP	28	2122 CP
3	197 CP	29	2198 CP
4	277 CP	30	2273 CP
5	357 CP	31	2311 CP
6	437 CP	32	2349 CP
7	517 CP	33	2387 CP
8	598 CP	34	2425 CP
9	678 CP	35	2463 CP
10	758 CP	36	2501 CP
11	833 CP	37	2539 CP
12	909 CP	38	2577 CP
13	985 CP	39	2614 CP
14	1061 CP	40	2652 CP
15	1137 CP	41	2686 CP
16	1212 CP	42	2720 CP
17	1288 CP	43	2754 CP
18	1364 CP	44	2788 CP
19	1440 CP	45	2823 CP
20	1515 CP	46	2858 CP
21	1591 CP	47	2892 CP
22	1667 CP	48	2928 CP
23	1743 CP	49	2963 CP
24	1819 CP	50	2999 CP
25	1894 CP	51	3034 CP
26	1970 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	37 CP	18	1364 CP	35	2463 CP
2	117 CP	19	1440 CP	36	2501 CP
3	197 CP	20	1515 CP	37	2539 CP
4	277 CP	21	1591 CP	38	2577 CP
5	357 CP	22	1667 CP	39	2614 CP
6	437 CP	23	1743 CP	40	2652 CP
7	517 CP	24	1819 CP	41	2686 CP
8	598 CP	25	1894 CP	42	2720 CP
9	678 CP	26	1970 CP	43	2754 CP
10	758 CP	27	2046 CP	44	2788 CP
11	833 CP	28	2122 CP	45	2823 CP
12	909 CP	29	2198 CP	46	2858 CP
13	985 CP	30	2273 CP	47	2892 CP
14	1061 CP	31	2311 CP	48	2928 CP
15	1137 CP	32	2349 CP	49	2963 CP
16	1212 CP	33	2387 CP	50	2999 CP
17	1288 CP	34	2425 CP	51	3034 CP

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

Zigzagoon

#263

Galarian Zigzagoon

#263

Shadow Galarian Zigzagoon

#263

Shadow Zigzagoon

#263

Linoone

#264

Galarian Linoone

#264

Shadow Galarian Linoone

#264

Shadow Linoone

#264

Obstagoon

#862

Shadow Obstagoon

#862

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