Shadow Shelgon (Pokémon GO)

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Bagon

Salamence

#372

1160

1451

Attacker Rank

F Tier

F Tier

GO Battle LeaguePvP Rankings

Great LeagueGreat

1/15/14 · L28 · CP 1499

B Tier

#101

Ultra LeagueUltra

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2296

F Tier

#342

Master LeagueMaster

15/15/15 · L50 · CP 2296

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Shiny

Shadow Shelgon

#372

Dragon

Attack

172

Top 50.9%

Defense

155

Top 46%

Stamina

163

Top 53.4%

Total

490

Pokédex details

Shiny available

Rocket Grunts

Lv. 8

384 -458 CP

0/0/0 - 15/15/15

Rocket Grunts (WB)

Lv. 13

665 -754 CP

4/4/4 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids

Lv. 20

1047 -1160 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Shadow Raids (WB)

Lv. 25

1309 -1451 CP

6/6/6 - 15/15/15

Max CP

Lv. 50

2296 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 Shelgon takes from each attacking type, sorted from worst weakness to best resistance.

Weak to

Ice

160%

Dragon

160%

Fairy

160%

Resists

Fire

62.5%

Water

62.5%

Electric

62.5%

Grass

62.5%

Best Moves

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

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Dragon Breath
Dragon Pulse
10.32
82.1
1453.0s
7.87
2
Dragon Breath
Flamethrower
9.79
77.9
1532.2s
7.45
3
Dragon Breath
Crunch
9.24
73.5
1623.6s
7.03
4
Dragon Breath
Twister
8.90
70.8
1686.0s
6.78
5
Ember
Dragon Pulse
8.89
70.7
1687.7s
6.77
6
Ember
Flamethrower
8.05
64.1
1863.3s
6.13
7
Ember
Crunch
7.89
62.8
1901.9s
6.02
8
Ember
Twister
7.51
59.8
1996.3s
5.74

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Best Counters

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

Pokémon

Fast Move

Charged Move

1
Eternatus
Dragon Tail
Dynamax Cannon
62.13
2752.7
1.3
57.9s
60.96
2
Mega Rayquaza
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
61.20
2516.3
1.4
58.8s
60.05
3
Mega Dragonite
Dragon Tail
Outrage+
58.69
2697.9
1.3
61.3s
57.65
4
Kyurem Black
Dragon Tail
Freeze Shock
58.50
1942.8
1.9
61.5s
57.12
5
Mega Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
55.35
2508.8
1.4
65.0s
54.40
6
Shadow Haxorus
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
55.29
1296.2
2.8
65.1s
53.09
7
Kyurem White
Ice Fang
Ice Burn
52.93
1753.6
2.1
68.0s
51.61
8
Shadow Palkia
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
52.37
1869.1
1.9
68.7s
50.94
9
Shadow Garchomp
Dragon Tail
Breaking Swipe
52.19
1733.0
2.1
69.0s
50.72
10
Shadow Salamence
Dragon Tail
Draco Meteor
52.05
1400.1
2.6
69.2s
50.30

Go Battle League

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

Best moveset

Dragon Breath

Multipurpose

Twister

Spam/Bait

Flamethrower

High Energy

Rank 1 IVs

1499

1/15/14

IV (A/D/S) · Lv. 28

122.29

Attack

120.17

Defense

125

Stat Product · 1,836,968

Attack

Defense

Top IV spreads

IV (A/D/S)	Level	CP	% of Rank 1
1/15/14	28	1499	100.00%
0/14/11	28.5	1500	99.80%
0/11/14	28.5	1499	99.61%
0/15/10	28.5	1500	99.58%
0/15/15	28	1495	99.42%
0/15/14	28	1490	99.42%
0/12/13	28.5	1499	99.41%
1/14/15	28	1499	99.41%
1/14/14	28	1495	99.41%
2/13/14	28	1499	99.39%
0/13/12	28.5	1499	99.21%
0/13/11	28.5	1495	99.21%
1/15/13	28	1495	99.20%
1/12/11	28.5	1499	99.19%
2/14/13	28	1499	99.19%
0/10/15	28.5	1499	99.01%
0/10/14	28.5	1495	99.01%
0/14/10	28.5	1495	98.99%
1/9/14	28.5	1499	98.98%
1/13/10	28.5	1500	98.98%
2/15/12	28	1499	98.97%
0/11/8	29	1499	98.94%
0/15/4	29	1499	98.85%
0/14/15	28	1490	98.84%
0/14/14	28	1486	98.84%
1/13/15	28	1494	98.82%
1/13/14	28	1490	98.82%
0/11/13	28.5	1495	98.82%
2/12/15	28	1499	98.80%
2/12/14	28	1494	98.80%
1/10/13	28.5	1499	98.79%
3/11/14	28	1498	98.78%
0/15/9	28.5	1495	98.77%
1/14/9	28.5	1500	98.76%
0/8/11	29	1499	98.73%
0/12/7	29	1499	98.73%
3/15/10	28	1499	98.73%
0/15/13	28	1486	98.63%
0/4/15	29	1497	98.62%
0/12/12	28.5	1495	98.62%
0/12/11	28.5	1491	98.62%
1/14/13	28	1490	98.62%
2/13/13	28	1495	98.60%
1/11/12	28.5	1499	98.60%
1/11/11	28.5	1495	98.60%
3/12/13	28	1499	98.58%
2/10/11	28.5	1499	98.57%
3/15/15	27.5	1493	98.55%
0/9/10	29	1499	98.54%
4/14/15	27.5	1498	98.53%

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 (6)

Moves

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

Fast Attacks

Dragon Breath
6
4
0.5s
12
Ember
10
10
1.0s
10

Charged Attacks

Crunch
65
-33
3.0s
21.67
Dragon Pulse
90
-50
3.5s
25.71
Flamethrower
65
-50
2.0s
32.5
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
Bagon	25 Candy 22 Candy (purified)	Shelgon
Shelgon	100 Candy 90 Candy (purified)	Salamence
Salamence	Shadow Pokémon can't Mega Evolve. Purify first. 300 / 60 Mega Energy	Mega Salamence

Family

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

Bagon

#371

Shadow Bagon

#371

Shelgon

#372

Shadow Shelgon

#372

Salamence

#373

Mega Salamence

#373

Shadow Salamence

#373

Mega Boost

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

Mega Charizard X #6

Boosts:

Mega Dragonite #149

Boosts:

Mega Ampharos #181

Boosts:

Mega Sceptile #254

Boosts:

Mega Altaria #334

Boosts:

Mega Salamence #373

Boosts:

Mega Latias #380

Boosts:

Mega Latios #381

Boosts:

Mega Rayquaza #384

Boosts:

Mega Garchomp #445

Boosts:

Size

Ranges from 0.534 m to 1.907 m tall, averaging 1.09 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.534 m 1'09"	0.545 m 1'09"
XS	0.545 m 1'09"	0.818 m 2'08"
M	0.818 m 2'08"	1.363 m 4'06"
XL	1.363 m 4'06"	1.635 m 5'04"
XXL	1.635 m 5'04"	1.907 m 6'03"

XXS

0.534 m

1'09"

0.545 m

1'09"

0.545 m

1'09"

0.818 m

2'08"

0.818 m

2'08"

1.363 m

4'06"

1.363 m

4'06"

1.635 m

5'04"

XXL

1.635 m

5'04"

1.907 m

6'03"

Catch Screen

How this Pokémon moves and dodges on the catch screen.

Movement	Jump
Movement timer	11s
Jump time	1.1s
Attack probability	30%
Attack timer	20s
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 Shelgon at each level, with perfect 15/15/15 Individual Values (IVs). See hundo odds by encounter type.

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	28 CP	27	1567 CP
2	90 CP	28	1625 CP
3	151 CP	29	1683 CP
4	212 CP	30	1741 CP
5	274 CP	31	1770 CP
6	335 CP	32	1799 CP
7	396 CP	33	1828 CP
8	458 CP	34	1857 CP
9	519 CP	35	1886 CP
10	580 CP	36	1915 CP
11	638 CP	37	1944 CP
12	696 CP	38	1973 CP
13	754 CP	39	2002 CP
14	812 CP	40	2031 CP
15	870 CP	41	2057 CP
16	928 CP	42	2083 CP
17	986 CP	43	2109 CP
18	1044 CP	44	2135 CP
19	1102 CP	45	2162 CP
20	1160 CP	46	2188 CP
21	1218 CP	47	2215 CP
22	1277 CP	48	2242 CP
23	1335 CP	49	2269 CP
24	1393 CP	50	2296 CP
25	1451 CP	51	2324 CP
26	1509 CP

Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP	Level	Max CP
1	28 CP	18	1044 CP	35	1886 CP
2	90 CP	19	1102 CP	36	1915 CP
3	151 CP	20	1160 CP	37	1944 CP
4	212 CP	21	1218 CP	38	1973 CP
5	274 CP	22	1277 CP	39	2002 CP
6	335 CP	23	1335 CP	40	2031 CP
7	396 CP	24	1393 CP	41	2057 CP
8	458 CP	25	1451 CP	42	2083 CP
9	519 CP	26	1509 CP	43	2109 CP
10	580 CP	27	1567 CP	44	2135 CP
11	638 CP	28	1625 CP	45	2162 CP
12	696 CP	29	1683 CP	46	2188 CP
13	754 CP	30	1741 CP	47	2215 CP
14	812 CP	31	1770 CP	48	2242 CP
15	870 CP	32	1799 CP	49	2269 CP
16	928 CP	33	1828 CP	50	2296 CP
17	986 CP	34	1857 CP	51	2324 CP

Level Up

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

Bagon

Salamence