- Attack
- 159
- Defense
- 145
- HP
- 190
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,124
- min 1,013
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,405
- min 1,266
- MaxLv50
- 2,225
- Lv40 1,968
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Vigoroth is a Normal-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,124 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,405 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,225 at level 50. It is weak to Fighting attacks (1.6×). It resists Ghost attacks. In raids, Scratch + Body Slam is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Slaking with 100 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Wild Monkey Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 2,225 / 2,251
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Vigoroth is always itching and agitated to go on a wild rampage. It simply can't tolerate sitting still for even a minute. This Pokémon's stress level rises if it can't be moving constantly.
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
ScratchBody SlamBest100% efficiency11.2TDO 213 - 2
CounterBody Slam96% efficiency10.8TDO 205 - 3Scratch
Rock Slide95% efficiency10.6TDO 202 - 4CounterRock Slide90% efficiency10.2TDO 193
- 5ScratchBrick Break89% efficiency10.0TDO 190
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.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchBestNormal · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| CounterFighting · 1s | 13 | +9 | 13 | 9 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body SlamBestNormal · 2s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
| Rock SlideRock · 2.5s | 75 | 50 | 30 | 1.5 |
| Brick BreakFighting · 1.5s | 40 | 33 | 26.7 | 1.21 |
 BulldozeGround · 3.5s | 80 | 50 | 22.9 | 1.6 |
- 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 Vigoroth'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
- 124.7
- Actual Defense
- 79.7
- Actual HP
- 122
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
ScratchBody SlamBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 77% 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 1,968 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
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 29.5 | 1,498 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 29.5 | 1,499 | 99.8% |
| 4 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 29.5 | 1,500 | 99.8% |
| 5 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 29.5 | 1,497 | 99.7% |
| 6 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 1,494 | 99.4% |
| 7 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 1,490 | 99.4% |
| 8 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 29 | 1,499 | 99.4% |
| 9 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 1,496 | 99.3% |
| 10 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 1,492 | 99.3% |
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
- Stage 1
- Shadow VigorothViewing25 CandyBest movesScratchBody Slam
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6Fighting
- ×0.39
Ghost
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×1.6
Poison×1- Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×1
- Ghost×0.39
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves