- Attack
- 71
- Defense
- 77
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 342
- min 281
- Weather boostLv25
- 427
- min 351
- MaxLv50
- 676
- Lv40 598
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Seedot is a Grass-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 342 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 427 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 676 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ice/Poison/Flying/Bug attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Grass/Ground attacks. In raids, Bullet Seed + Grass Knot is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Nuzleaf with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Acorn Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 676 / 684
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Seedot attaches itself to a tree branch using the top of its head. It sucks moisture from the tree while hanging off the branch. The more water it drinks, the glossier this Pokémon's body becomes.
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
Bullet SeedGrass KnotBest100% efficiency6.6TDO 47 - 2
Quick AttackGrass Knot100% efficiency6.6TDO 47 - 3Bullet Seed
Foul Play81% efficiency5.3TDO 38 - 4Quick AttackFoul Play81% efficiency5.3TDO 38
- 5Bullet SeedEnergy Ball79% efficiency5.2TDO 37
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullet SeedBestGrass · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
| Quick AttackNormal · 1s | 10 | +13 | 10 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass KnotBestGrass · 2.5s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 43.2 | 2.16 |
| Foul PlayDark · 2s | 70 | 50 | 35 | 1.4 |
| Energy BallGrass · 4s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 27 | 2.16 |
- 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 Seedot'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
- 61.7
- Actual Defense
- 45.8
- 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
Bullet SeedGrass KnotBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 72% 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 598 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 Seedot only reaches CP 676 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 | 676 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 674 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 673 | 98.9% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 668 | 98.8% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 671 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 670 | 98.0% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 666 | 98.0% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 669 | 97.8% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 665 | 97.8% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 661 | 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 SeedotViewingBest movesBullet SeedGrass Knot
From Shadow Seedot 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
Poison
Flying
Bug - ×0.625
Water
ElectricGrass
Ground
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1- Poison×1.6
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1.6
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.01.17Spotlight Hour: Seedot · 2× Catch XP
- 2020.05.24Community Day: Seedot · Exclusive move: Bullet Seed