- Attack
- 119
- Defense
- 91
- HP
- 121
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 574
- min 495
- Weather boostLv25
- 717
- min 618
- MaxLv50
- 1,136
- Lv40 1,004
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Dratini is a Dragon-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 574 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 717 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,136 at level 50. It is weak to Ice/Dragon/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Water/Electric/Grass attacks. In raids, Dragon Breath + Aqua Tail is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Dragonair with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Dragon Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,136 / 1,149
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Dratini continually molts and sloughs off its old skin. It does so because the life energy within its body steadily builds to reach uncontrollable levels.
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
Dragon Breath
Aqua TailBest100% efficiency7.7TDO 64 - 2
Iron TailAqua Tail98% efficiency7.6TDO 63 - 3Dragon BreathTwister91% efficiency7.1TDO 59
- 4Dragon Breath
Wrap91% efficiency7.1TDO 59 - 5Iron TailTwister90% efficiency7.0TDO 58
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon BreathBestDragon · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| Iron TailSteel · 1s | 14 | +6 | 14 | 6 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua TailBestWater · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
| TwisterDragon · 3s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 20 | 1.82 |
| WrapNormal · 3s | 60 | 33 | 20 | 1.82 |
- 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 Dratini'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
- 96.1
- Actual Defense
- 52.8
- Actual HP
- 81
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
Dragon BreathAqua TailBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 87% 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 1,004 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 Dratini only reaches CP 1,136 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 | 1,136 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,127 | 99.3% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,131 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,130 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,119 | 98.5% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,123 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,122 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,127 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,126 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,125 | 98.1% |
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 DratiniViewingBest movesDragon BreathAqua Tail
From Shadow Dratini 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
IceDragon
Fairy - ×0.625
FireWater
Electric
Grass
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1
Rock×1
Ghost×1- Dragon×1.6
Dark×1- Steel×1
- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events4 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.02.06Spotlight Hour: Dratini · 2× Catch XP
- 2022.11.05Community Day Classic: Dratini · Exclusive move: Draco Meteor
- 2021.05.11Spotlight Hour: Dratini · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2018.02.24Community Day: Dratini · Exclusive move: Draco Meteor