- Attack
- 121
- Defense
- 141
- HP
- 137
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 747
- min 657
- Weather boostLv25
- 934
- min 821
- MaxLv50
- 1,478
- Lv40 1,307
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Aron is a Steel/Rock-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 747 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 934 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,478 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Fighting/Ground attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Water attacks (1.6×). It resists Ice/Psychic/Bug/Rock/Dragon/Fairy/Normal/Flying/Poison attacks. In raids, Metal Claw + Iron Head is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Lairon with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Iron Armor Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,478 / 1,496
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
This Pokémon has a body of steel. To make its body, Aron feeds on iron ore that it digs from mountains. Occasionally, it causes major trouble by eating bridges and rails.
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
Metal ClawIron HeadBest100% efficiency8.8TDO 121 - 2Metal SoundIron Head89% efficiency7.9TDO 108
- 3Metal Claw
Rock Tomb89% efficiency7.9TDO 108 - 4Metal Claw
Body Slam87% efficiency7.7TDO 106 - 5TackleIron Head85% efficiency7.5TDO 103
Top 5 of 9 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 Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal ClawBestSteel · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +5 | 14.4 | 10 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
| Metal SoundSteel · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron HeadBestSteel · 2s · STAB | 60 | 50 | 36 | 1.44 |
| Rock TombRock · 3s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 26 | 1.56 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
- 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 Aron'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
- 97.5
- Actual Defense
- 77.7
- Actual HP
- 90
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
Metal ClawIron HeadBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 86% 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 1,307 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 Aron only reaches CP 1,478 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 | 1,478 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,473 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,467 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,473 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,468 | 99.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,469 | 98.7% |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,463 | 98.6% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,469 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,464 | 98.6% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,456 | 98.5% |
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 AronViewingBest movesMetal ClawIron Head
From Shadow Aron to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Fighting
Ground - ×1.6
Water - ×0.625
Ice
Psychic
BugRock
Dragon
Fairy - ×0.39Normal
Flying - ×0.244
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.39
Fire×1- Water×1.6
Electric×1
Grass×1- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×2.56
- Poison×0.244
- Ground×2.56
- Flying×0.39
- Psychic×0.625
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1- Dragon×0.625
Dark×1- Steel×1
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.09.20Spotlight Hour: Aron · 2× Candy for catches