- Attack
- 109
- Defense
- 82
- HP
- 135
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 533
- min 457
- Weather boostLv25
- 667
- min 571
- MaxLv50
- 1,056
- Lv40 934
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Glameow is a Normal-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 533 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 667 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,056 at level 50. It is weak to Fighting attacks (1.6×). It resists Ghost attacks. In raids, Scratch + Play Rough is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Purugly with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Catty Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,056 / 1,068
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
When it's happy, Glameow demonstrates beautiful movements of its tail, like a dancing ribbon.
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
Scratch
Play RoughBest100% efficiency8.2TDO 69 - 2Scratch
Thunderbolt100% efficiency8.2TDO 69 - 3Quick AttackPlay Rough98% efficiency8.1TDO 68
- 4Quick AttackThunderbolt98% efficiency8.1TDO 68
- 5Scratch
Aerial Ace88% efficiency7.2TDO 60
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScratchBestNormal · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| Quick AttackNormal · 1s · STAB | 10 | +13 | 12 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Play RoughBestFairy · 3s | 90 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 |
| ThunderboltElectric · 2.5s | 80 | 50 | 32 | 1.6 |
| Aerial AceFlying · 2.5s | 55 | 33 | 22 | 1.67 |
- 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 Glameow'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
- 88.9
- Actual Defense
- 48.3
- Actual HP
- 89
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
Quick AttackPlay RoughBest100% 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 934 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 Glameow only reaches CP 1,056 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 | 1,056 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,052 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,047 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,050 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,049 | 98.4% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,044 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,039 | 98.4% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,047 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,042 | 98.2% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,045 | 97.9% |
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 GlameowViewingBest movesScratchPlay Rough
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fighting - ×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