- Attack
- 72
- Defense
- 118
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 416
- min 347
- Weather boostLv25
- 520
- min 434
- MaxLv50
- 823
- Lv40 728
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Ledyba is a Bug/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 416 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 520 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 823 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Rock attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Fire/Electric/Ice/Flying attacks (1.6×). It resists Bug/Grass/Fighting/Ground attacks. In raids, Bug Bite + Aerial Ace is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Ledian with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Five Star Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 823 / 832
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Ledyba secretes an aromatic fluid from where its legs join its body. This fluid is used for communicating with others. This Pokémon conveys its feelings to others by altering the fluid's scent.
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
Bug Bite
Aerial AceBest100% efficiency5.7TDO 59 - 2
TackleAerial Ace98% efficiency5.6TDO 58 - 3Bug BiteSilver Wind88% efficiency5.0TDO 52
- 4TackleSilver Wind87% efficiency5.0TDO 51
- 5Bug BiteSwift82% efficiency4.7TDO 48
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BiteBestBug · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial AceBestFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 26.4 | 2 |
| Silver WindBug · 3.5s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 22.3 | 2.36 |
| SwiftNormal · 3s | 65 | 50 | 21.7 | 1.3 |
- 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 Ledyba'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
- 62.4
- Actual Defense
- 66.2
- 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
Bug BiteAerial AceBest100% 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 728 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 Ledyba only reaches CP 823 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 | 823 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 820 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 820 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 813 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 816 | 98.5% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 817 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 817 | 98.2% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 810 | 98.1% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 810 | 98.0% |
| 10 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 813 | 97.7% |
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 LedybaViewingBest movesBug BiteAerial Ace
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Rock - ×1.6
Fire
Electric
IceFlying - ×0.625Bug
- ×0.39
Grass
Fighting - ×0.244
Ground
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×0.39
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.39
Poison×1- Ground×0.244
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×2.56
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.07.05Spotlight Hour: Ledyba · 2× Catch XP