- Attack
- 106
- Defense
- 61
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 437
- min 367
- Weather boostLv25
- 546
- min 459
- MaxLv50
- 865
- Lv40 765
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Taillow is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 437 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 546 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 865 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ice/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Bug/Ground/Ghost attacks. In raids, Quick Attack + Aerial Ace is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Swellow with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Tiny Swallow Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 865 / 875
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Taillow courageously stands its ground against foes, however strong they may be. This gutsy Pokémon will remain defiant even after a loss. On the other hand, it cries loudly if it becomes hungry.
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
Quick Attack
Aerial AceBest100% efficiency7.9TDO 47 - 2PeckAerial Ace98% efficiency7.8TDO 46
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quick AttackBestNormal · 1s · STAB | 10 | +13 | 12 | 13 |
| PeckFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack1
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial AceBestFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 26.4 | 2 |
- 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 Taillow'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
- 86.7
- Actual Defense
- 37.8
- 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
Quick AttackAerial AceBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 75% 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 765 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 Taillow only reaches CP 865 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 | 865 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 858 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 862 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 859 | 98.7% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 851 | 98.3% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 855 | 98.3% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 858 | 98.2% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 852 | 97.9% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 856 | 97.8% |
| 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 843 | 97.5% |
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 TaillowViewingBest movesQuick AttackAerial Ace
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Ice
Rock - ×0.625
Grass
Bug - ×0.39
Ground
Ghost
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×0.39
- Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
- Ghost×0.39
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2020.07.07Spotlight Hour: Taillow · 2× Candy for transferring