Shadow Prinplup (Pokémon GO)

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Piplup

Empoleon

#394

972

1215

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePVP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

0/15/14 · L38 · CP 1498

F Tier

#825

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1923

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 1923

Normal

Shiny

Shadow Prinplup

#394

Water

Attack

150

Top 64%

Defense

139

Top 56.8%

Stamina

162

Top 58.5%

Total

451

Pokédex details

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

321 -383 CP

1/1/1 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

550 -632 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

868 -972 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1086 -1215 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

1923 CP

The IV floor for Rocket Grunts is 1/1/1, 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 Prinplup takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Electric

160%

Grass

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Ice

62.5%

Steel

62.5%

Best Moves

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Metal Claw
Bubble Beam
8.18
58.5
1833.9s
6.08
2
Bubble
Bubble Beam
8.03
57.5
1867.5s
5.97
3
Metal Claw
Hydro Pump
7.77
55.6
1931.4s
5.78
4
Bubble
Hydro Pump
7.73
55.3
1941.2s
5.73
5
Metal Claw
Icy Wind
7.14
51.1
2099.7s
5.31
6
Bubble
Icy Wind
6.94
49.7
2160.2s
5.15

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Mega Raichu Y
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
57.64
1532.4
2.3
62.5s
55.88
2
Mega Sceptile
Fury Cutter
Frenzy Plant
56.42
2924.1
1.2
63.8s
55.29
3
Regieleki
Lock On
Thunder Cage
56.42
1481.4
2.4
63.8s
54.60
4
Zeraora
Volt Switch
Plasma Fists
51.91
1984.2
1.8
69.4s
50.93
5
Shadow Regigigas
Hidden Power Electric
Crush Grip
51.86
2006.2
1.8
69.4s
50.90
6
Kartana
Razor Leaf
Leaf Blade
51.56
1917.6
1.9
69.8s
50.36
7
Shadow Electivire
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
52.12
1373.8
2.6
69.1s
50.33
8
Mega Mewtwo Y
Psycho Cut
Thunderbolt
51.07
2580.5
1.4
70.5s
50.24
9
Shadow Raikou
Thunder Shock
Wild Charge
51.17
1803.4
2.0
70.4s
50.12
10
Thundurus Therian
Volt Switch
Wildbolt Storm
51.22
1462.1
2.5
70.3s
49.94

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Bubble

Fast Charge

Icy Wind

Debuff

Hydro Pump

Nuke

Rank 1 IVs

1498

0/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 38

116.84

Attack

119.96

Defense

137

Stat Product · 1,920,138

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
0/15/14	38	1498	100.00%
0/15/12	38.5	1500	100.00%
0/11/14	39	1500	99.56%
0/12/15	38.5	1498	99.49%
0/13/14	38.5	1499	99.43%
1/13/14	38	1498	99.36%
1/13/12	38.5	1500	99.36%
0/14/15	38	1497	99.35%
0/14/14	38	1493	99.35%
0/14/13	38.5	1500	99.35%
0/14/12	38.5	1495	99.35%
1/14/13	38	1499	99.28%
1/14/15	37.5	1496	99.28%
0/15/13	38	1494	99.27%
0/15/15	37.5	1491	99.27%
0/15/11	38.5	1496	99.26%
0/15/9	39	1498	99.25%
0/15/7	39.5	1500	99.22%
1/15/14	37.5	1497	99.20%
1/15/12	38	1499	99.20%
2/15/12	37.5	1498	99.12%
3/14/14	37	1500	99.12%
2/15/15	37	1500	99.11%
2/15/14	37	1495	99.11%
3/15/15	36.5	1498	99.02%
0/8/15	39.5	1500	98.98%
0/10/15	39	1499	98.89%
0/10/14	39	1495	98.89%
0/10/12	39.5	1497	98.89%
1/9/14	39	1500	98.88%
0/11/15	38.5	1493	98.83%
0/11/13	39	1496	98.83%
1/10/15	38.5	1498	98.83%
0/11/11	39.5	1498	98.82%
0/11/9	40	1500	98.80%
1/11/14	38.5	1499	98.77%
0/12/14	38.5	1494	98.77%
0/12/12	39	1496	98.77%
0/12/10	39.5	1499	98.75%
1/12/15	38	1497	98.71%
1/12/14	38	1493	98.71%
1/12/13	38.5	1500	98.71%
1/12/12	38.5	1495	98.71%
2/11/14	38	1498	98.70%
0/13/15	38	1492	98.70%
2/11/12	38.5	1500	98.70%
0/13/13	38.5	1495	98.70%
0/13/12	38.5	1490	98.70%
0/13/11	39	1497	98.69%
0/13/9	39.5	1499	98.67%

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)

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Bubble
10
12
1.0s
10
Metal Claw
6
5
0.5s
12

Charged Attacks

Bubble Beam
45
-33
2.0s
22.5
Hydro Pump
135
-100
3.5s
38.57
Icy Wind
65
-33
3.5s
18.57

Evolve

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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Piplup	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Prinplup
Prinplup	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Empoleon

Family

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

Piplup

#393

Shadow Piplup

#393

Prinplup

#394

Shadow Prinplup

#394

Empoleon

#395

Shadow Empoleon

#395

Mega Boost

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

Mega Blastoise #9

Boosts:

Mega Slowbro #80

Boosts:

Mega Starmie #121

Boosts:

Mega Gyarados #130

Boosts:

Mega Swampert #260

Boosts:

Mega Sharpedo #319

Boosts:

Primal Kyogre #382

Boosts:

Mega Greninja #658

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.392 m to 1.4 m tall, averaging 0.8 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.392 m 1'03"	0.4 m 1'04"
XS	0.4 m 1'04"	0.6 m 2'00"
M	0.6 m 2'00"	1 m 3'03"
XL	1 m 3'03"	1.2 m 3'11"
XXL	1.2 m 3'11"	1.4 m 4'07"

XXS

0.392 m

1'03"

0.4 m

1'04"

0.4 m

1'04"

0.6 m

2'00"

0.6 m

2'00"

1 m

3'03"

1 m

3'03"

1.2 m

3'11"

XXL

1.2 m

3'11"

1.4 m

4'07"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	10s
Jump time	0.9s
Attack probability	10%
Attack timer	29s
Dodge probability	15%
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 Prinplup at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	27	1312 CP
2	75 CP	28	1361 CP
3	126 CP	29	1409 CP
4	178 CP	30	1458 CP
5	229 CP	31	1482 CP
6	280 CP	32	1507 CP
7	332 CP	33	1531 CP
8	383 CP	34	1555 CP
9	434 CP	35	1579 CP
10	486 CP	36	1604 CP
11	534 CP	37	1628 CP
12	583 CP	38	1652 CP
13	632 CP	39	1677 CP
14	680 CP	40	1701 CP
15	729 CP	41	1723 CP
16	777 CP	42	1744 CP
17	826 CP	43	1766 CP
18	875 CP	44	1788 CP
19	923 CP	45	1810 CP
20	972 CP	46	1833 CP
21	1020 CP	47	1855 CP
22	1069 CP	48	1878 CP
23	1118 CP	49	1900 CP
24	1166 CP	50	1923 CP
25	1215 CP	51	1946 CP
26	1263 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	24 CP	18	875 CP	35	1579 CP
2	75 CP	19	923 CP	36	1604 CP
3	126 CP	20	972 CP	37	1628 CP
4	178 CP	21	1020 CP	38	1652 CP
5	229 CP	22	1069 CP	39	1677 CP
6	280 CP	23	1118 CP	40	1701 CP
7	332 CP	24	1166 CP	41	1723 CP
8	383 CP	25	1215 CP	42	1744 CP
9	434 CP	26	1263 CP	43	1766 CP
10	486 CP	27	1312 CP	44	1788 CP
11	534 CP	28	1361 CP	45	1810 CP
12	583 CP	29	1409 CP	46	1833 CP
13	632 CP	30	1458 CP	47	1855 CP
14	680 CP	31	1482 CP	48	1878 CP
15	729 CP	32	1507 CP	49	1900 CP
16	777 CP	33	1531 CP	50	1923 CP
17	826 CP	34	1555 CP	51	1946 CP

Level Up

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

Piplup

Empoleon