- Attack
- 110
- Defense
- 97
- HP
- 111
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 529
- min 454
- Weather boostLv25
- 662
- min 568
- MaxLv50
- 1,048
- Lv40 927
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Ekans is a Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 529 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 662 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,048 at level 50. It is weak to Ground/Psychic attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Fighting/Poison/Bug/Fairy attacks. In raids, Acid + Sludge Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Arbok with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Snake Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,048 / 1,061
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Ekans curls itself up in a spiral while it rests. Assuming this position allows it to quickly respond to a threat from any direction with a glare from its upraised head.
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
AcidSludge BombBest100% efficiency8.9TDO 72 - 2Poison StingSludge Bomb99% efficiency8.8TDO 71
- 3AcidGunk Shot*89% efficiency7.9TDO 64
- 4Poison StingGunk Shot*86% efficiency7.7TDO 62
- 5AcidPoison Fang74% efficiency6.5TDO 53
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. * Exclusive moves require an Elite TM.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AcidBestPoison · 1s · STAB | 11 | +10 | 13.2 | 10 |
| Poison StingPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombBestPoison · 2.5s · STAB | 85 | 50 | 40.8 | 2.04 |
| Gunk Shot*Poison · 3s · STAB | 130 | 100 | 52 | 1.56 |
| Poison FangPoison · 1.5s · STAB | 30 | 33 | 24 | 1.09 |
 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).
- * 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 Ekans'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
- 89.6
- Actual Defense
- 55.8
- Actual HP
- 75
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
Poison StingSludge BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% 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 927 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 Ekans only reaches CP 1,048 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 | 1,048 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,044 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,040 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,035 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,043 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,039 | 99.1% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,040 | 99.0% |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,031 | 98.4% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,027 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,035 | 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 EkansViewingBest movesAcidSludge Bomb
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Ground
Psychic - ×0.625
Grass
FightingPoison
Bug
Fairy
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
Ice×1- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
Flying×1- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2021.02.02Spotlight Hour: Ekans · 2× evolution XP