- Attack
- 109
- Defense
- 111
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 577
- min 498
- Weather boostLv25
- 721
- min 622
- MaxLv50
- 1,141
- Lv40 1,010
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Voltorb is a Electric-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 577 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 721 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,141 at level 50. It is weak to Ground attacks (1.6×). It resists Electric/Flying/Steel attacks. In raids, Spark + Discharge is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Electrode with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Ball Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,141 / 1,155
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Voltorb was first sighted at a company that manufactures Poké Balls. The link between that sighting and the fact that this Pokémon looks very similar to a Poké Ball remains a mystery.
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
SparkDischargeBest100% efficiency8.4TDO 82 - 2SparkThunderbolt100% efficiency8.4TDO 82
- 3
TackleDischarge97% efficiency8.2TDO 80 - 4TackleThunderbolt96% efficiency8.0TDO 79
- 5Spark
Gyro Ball78% efficiency6.5TDO 64
Top 5 of 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SparkBestElectric · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DischargeBestElectric · 2.5s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 31.2 | 2.36 |
| ThunderboltElectric · 2.5s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 38.4 | 1.92 |
 Signal Beam*Bug · 3s | 75 | 50 | 25 | 1.5 |
| Gyro BallSteel · 3.5s | 85 | 50 | 24.3 | 1.7 |
- 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).
- * Exclusive move: a move that was only available during events such as Community Day. It now requires an Elite TM.
Calculate with your Pokémon
Move the sliders or enter a CP and Shadow Voltorb'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
- 88.9
- Actual Defense
- 62.7
- Actual HP
- 80
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
SparkThunderboltBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 82% 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 1,010 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 Voltorb only reaches CP 1,141 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 | 1,141 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,137 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,132 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,137 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,132 | 98.4% |
| 6 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,128 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,123 | 98.4% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,133 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,128 | 98.3% |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,133 | 98.2% |
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 VoltorbViewingBest movesSparkDischarge
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Ground - ×0.625Electric
FlyingSteel
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×0.625
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1- Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events5 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2025.04.01Spotlight Hour: Voltorb, Hisuian Voltorb, Electrode, Hisuian Electrode, Foongus, Amoonguss, Galarian Stunfisk · 2× Candy for catches
- 2025.01.07Spotlight Hour: Voltorb, Hisuian Voltorb · 2× Catch Stardust
- 2022.08.02Spotlight Hour: Hisuian Voltorb · 2× Catch Stardust
- 2022.02.22Spotlight Hour: Voltorb · 2× Candy for catches
- 2021.03.16Spotlight Hour: Voltorb · 2× Catch Stardust