- Attack
- 118
- Defense
- 111
- HP
- 128
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 637
- min 554
- Weather boostLv25
- 796
- min 692
- MaxLv50
- 1,260
- Lv40 1,115
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Bulbasaur is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 637 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 796 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,260 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ice/Flying/Psychic attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Fighting/Fairy/Grass attacks. In raids, Vine Whip + Power Whip is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Ivysaur with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Seed Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,260 / 1,275
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Bulbasaur can be seen napping in bright sunlight. There is a seed on its back. By soaking up the sun's rays, the seed grows progressively larger.
All values are for Pokémon GO; main-series values are not listed. The Pokédex entry is the game's own English text.
Related tips
- Shadow Pokémon: when to purifyShadow Pokémon have 1.2× Attack but also take more damage, and they cost 1.2× Stardust and Candy to power up.
- How to read IVs and appraisalsIVs run from 0 to 15 for each of Attack, Defense and HP, and appraisal stars are set by the sum of the three (0–45).
- What to power up first (power-up priorities for beginners)Stardust is limited, so first power up strong counters you'll use for a long time across many raids.
Best movesetsLv40 · 15/15/15 IVs
- 1
Vine WhipPower WhipBest100% efficiency10.4TDO 109 - 2Vine Whip
Sludge Bomb95% efficiency9.9TDO 103 - 3Vine WhipSeed Bomb89% efficiency9.3TDO 97
- 4
TacklePower Whip89% efficiency9.3TDO 97 - 5TackleSludge Bomb84% efficiency8.8TDO 91
Top 5 of 6 movesets.
Raid and Gym efficiency against an ordinary neutral 5-star boss. DPS is damage per second, TDO is total damage dealt before fainting, and efficiency compares (DPS³ × TDO)^¼ with the top moveset. Shadow modifiers (1.2× Attack, 0.83× Defense) are included. Against a specific boss, moves of the types it's weak to do more.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine WhipBestGrass · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +5 | 14.4 | 10 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power WhipBestGrass · 2.5s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 43.2 | 2.16 |
| Sludge BombPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Seed BombGrass · 2s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
- DPS is damage per second, EPS energy per second and DPE damage per energy. A Charged Attack costing 100 energy uses 1 bar, 50 uses 2 bars and 33 uses 3 bars.
- STAB (same-type attack bonus) applies to moves of the Pokémon's own type, which deal 1.2× damage (included in DPS, DPT and DPE).
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Bulbasaur's stats, move performance and power-up cost update instantly.
Enter the CP shown in the game to find the closest level for these IVs.
- Actual Attack
- 95.3
- Actual Defense
- 62.7
- Actual HP
- 85
Actual stat = (base stat + IV) × level multiplier. Shadow ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense are included (not in the in-game CP). Level 51 is the Best Buddy boost.
Move performance at these stats
Vine WhipPower WhipBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% of the same moveset's DPS at Lv40 with 15/15/15.
Raid calculation against a neutral 5-star boss. * Exclusive moves need an Elite TM.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 1,115 after
Based on the game's power-up cost table. Shadow costs 1.2× and purified 0.9× (rounded up per power-up); Lucky Pokémon pay half the Stardust. Event bonuses are not included.
IV rankings by leagueBy stat product
Shadow Bulbasaur only reaches CP 1,260 at level 50 with 100% IVs, so it can't reach this league's cap. In that case, higher IVs are better.
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,260 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,251 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,255 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,256 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,241 | 98.5% |
| 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,246 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,246 | 98.4% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,250 | 98.4% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,251 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,251 | 98.3% |
Stat product = Attack × Defense × HP (up to level 50, excluding Best Buddy). It shows how long a Pokémon lasts under the same CP cap and doesn't include move matchups.
EvolutionFrom game data
- Base
- Shadow BulbasaurViewingBest movesVine WhipPower Whip
From Shadow Bulbasaur to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Ice
Flying
Psychic - ×0.625
Water
Electric
Fighting
Fairy - ×0.39Grass
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.39
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×1
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events3 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.01.2022Community Day Classic: Bulbasaur · Exclusive move: Frenzy Plant
- 2021.07.06Spotlight Hour: Bulbasaur · 2× Catch XP
- 2018.03.25Community Day: Bulbasaur · Exclusive move: Frenzy Plant