- Attack
- 119
- Defense
- 79
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 604
- min 521
- Weather boostLv25
- 755
- min 652
- MaxLv50
- 1,196
- Lv40 1,057
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Numel is a Fire/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 604 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 755 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,196 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Water attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Ground attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Poison/Bug/Steel/Fairy/Electric attacks. In raids, Ember + Bulldoze is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Camerupt with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Numb Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,196 / 1,210
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Numel is extremely dull witted—it doesn't notice being hit. However, it can't stand hunger for even a second. This Pokémon's body is a seething cauldron of boiling magma.
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
Ember
BulldozeBest100% efficiency8.1TDO 74 - 2
TackleBulldoze96% efficiency7.7TDO 71 - 3EmberStomp93% efficiency7.5TDO 69
- 4EmberHeat Wave92% efficiency7.4TDO 69
- 5TackleStomp85% efficiency6.9TDO 63
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmberBestFire · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BulldozeBestGround · 3.5s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 27.4 | 1.92 |
| Heat WaveFire · 3s · STAB | 95 | 100 | 38 | 1.14 |
| StompNormal · 1.5s | 50 | 50 | 33.3 | 1 |
- 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 Numel'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
- 96.1
- Actual Defense
- 46.8
- 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
TackleBulldozeBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 83% 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 1,057 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 Numel only reaches CP 1,196 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 | 1,196 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,192 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,189 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,187 | 99.3% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,183 | 99.3% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,189 | 98.9% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,186 | 98.9% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,185 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,180 | 98.6% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,178 | 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 NumelViewingBest movesEmberBulldoze
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Water - ×1.6Ground
- ×0.625Fire
Poison
Bug
Steel
Fairy - ×0.39
Electric
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×2.56
- Electric×0.39
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×1- Poison×0.625
- Ground×1.6
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.05.10Spotlight Hour: Numel · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2020.06.16Spotlight Hour: Numel · 2× Catch Stardust