- Attack
- 171
- Defense
- 39
- HP
- 128
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 583
- min 490
- Weather boostLv25
- 729
- min 613
- MaxLv50
- 1,154
- Lv40 1,020
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Carvanha is a Water/Dark-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 583 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 729 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,154 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Grass/Fighting/Bug/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Water/Ice/Ghost/Dark/Steel/Psychic attacks. In raids, Bite + Crunch is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Sharpedo with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Savage Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,154 / 1,167
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Carvanha's strongly developed jaws and its sharply pointed fangs pack the destructive power to rip out boat hulls. Many boats have been attacked and sunk by this Pokémon.
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
BiteCrunchBest100% efficiency12.9TDO 58 - 2SnarlCrunch98% efficiency12.7TDO 57
- 3Bite
Aqua Jet84% efficiency10.8TDO 48 - 4SnarlAqua Jet82% efficiency10.6TDO 47
- 5Bite
Poison Fang73% efficiency9.5TDO 42
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteBestDark · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| SnarlDark · 1s · STAB | 11 | +13 | 13.2 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CrunchBestDark · 3s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 26 | 2.36 |
| Aqua JetWater · 2.5s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 21.6 | 1.64 |
| Poison FangPoison · 1.5s | 30 | 33 | 20 | 0.91 |
- 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 Carvanha'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
- 133.3
- Actual Defense
- 26.9
- Actual HP
- 85
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
BiteCrunchBest100% 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 1,020 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 Carvanha only reaches CP 1,154 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 | 1,154 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,147 | 99.5% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,150 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,141 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,143 | 98.6% |
| 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,135 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,146 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,143 | 98.1% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,137 | 98.1% |
| 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,129 | 97.8% |
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 CarvanhaViewingBest movesBiteCrunch
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Grass
Fighting
Bug
Fairy - ×0.625
FireWater
Ice
GhostDark
Steel - ×0.39
Psychic
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×0.625
- Water×0.625
- Electric×1.6
- Grass×1.6
- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×0.39
- Bug×1.6
Rock×1- Ghost×0.625
Dragon×1- Dark×0.625
- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2025.02.04Spotlight Hour: Carvanha · 2× evolution XP