- Attack
- 188
- Defense
- 200
- HP
- 172
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,452
- min 1,325
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,815
- min 1,657
- MaxLv50
- 2,874
- Lv40 2,542
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Crustle is a Bug/Rock-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,452 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,815 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,874 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Rock/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Poison attacks. In raids, Fury Cutter + Rock Wrecker is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Stone Home Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 2,874 / 2,908
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Competing for territory, Crustle fight viciously. The one whose boulder is broken is the loser of the battle.
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
Fury Cutter
Rock WreckerBest100% efficiency15.1TDO 350 - 2Smack DownRock Wrecker94% efficiency14.2TDO 329
- 3Fury CutterRock Slide88% efficiency13.4TDO 309
- 4Fury CutterX-Scissor86% efficiency13.1TDO 302
- 5Smack DownRock Slide85% efficiency12.9TDO 299
Top 5 of 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fury CutterBestBug · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +8 | 9.6 | 16 |
| Smack DownRock · 1s · STAB | 13 | +7 | 15.6 | 7 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock WreckerBestRock · 3.5s · STAB | 110 | 50 | 37.7 | 2.64 |
| X-ScissorBug · 1.5s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 36 | 1.64 |
| Rock SlideRock · 2.5s · STAB | 75 | 50 | 36 | 1.8 |
| Rock BlastRock · 2s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
- 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 Crustle'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
- 145.5
- Actual Defense
- 107.0
- Actual HP
- 111
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
Fury CutterRock WreckerBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% 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 2,542 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 | 13 | 13 | 22.5 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22.5 | 1,499 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 1,500 | 99.8% |
| 4 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 1,495 | 99.7% |
| 5 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 22.5 | 1,497 | 99.6% |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 22.5 | 1,499 | 99.6% |
| 7 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 22.5 | 1,498 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 22.5 | 1,494 | 99.5% |
| 9 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 22.5 | 1,500 | 99.5% |
| 10 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 22.5 | 1,495 | 99.4% |
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 CrustleViewing50 CandyBest movesFury CutterRock Wrecker
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
WaterRock
Steel - ×0.625
Normal
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
Fire×1- Water×1.6
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×1- Poison×0.625
Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×1
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves