- Attack
- 158
- Defense
- 198
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,174
- min 1,060
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,468
- min 1,325
- MaxLv50
- 2,324
- Lv40 2,056
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Lairon is a Steel/Rock-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,174 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,468 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,324 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 + Heavy Slam is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Aggron with 100 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)
- 2,324 / 2,352
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Lairon tempers its steel body by drinking highly nutritious mineral springwater until it is bloated. This Pokémon makes its nest close to springs of delicious water.
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 ClawHeavy SlamBest100% efficiency12.2TDO 256 - 2Iron TailHeavy Slam97% efficiency11.9TDO 249
- 3Metal Claw
Rock Slide96% efficiency11.8TDO 247 - 4Iron TailRock Slide95% efficiency11.6TDO 242
- 5Metal SoundHeavy Slam93% efficiency11.4TDO 239
Top 5 of 12 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 |
| Iron TailSteel · 1s · STAB | 14 | +6 | 16.8 | 6 |
| Metal SoundSteel · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy SlamBestSteel · 2s · STAB | 70 | 50 | 42 | 1.68 |
| Rock SlideRock · 2.5s · STAB | 75 | 50 | 36 | 1.8 |
| 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 Lairon'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
- 124.0
- Actual Defense
- 106.0
- Actual HP
- 101
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 ClawHeavy SlamBest100% 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 2,056 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 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 1,497 | 99.6% |
| 3 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 1,495 | 99.5% |
| 4 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 1,498 | 99.4% |
| 5 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 1,500 | 99.3% |
| 6 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 28.5 | 1,500 | 99.2% |
| 7 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 27.5 | 1,499 | 99.2% |
| 8 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 28 | 1,497 | 99.2% |
| 9 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 1,494 | 99.2% |
| 10 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 28.5 | 1,500 | 99.1% |
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 LaironViewing25 CandyBest movesMetal ClawHeavy Slam
- 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