- Attack
- 213
- Defense
- 89
- HP
- 146
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,052
- min 939
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,316
- min 1,174
- MaxLv50
- 2,083
- Lv40 1,842
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Archen is a Rock/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,052 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,316 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 2,083 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Electric/Ice/Rock/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Fire/Poison/Ground/Flying/Bug attacks. In raids, Wing Attack + Ancient Power is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Archeops with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- First Bird Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 2,083 / 2,108
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Restored from a fossil, this ancient bird Pokémon has wings but can't yet fly.
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
Wing Attack
Ancient PowerBest100% efficiency13.6TDO 131 - 2
Quick AttackAncient Power99% efficiency13.5TDO 130 - 3Wing Attack
Dragon Claw98% efficiency13.3TDO 128 - 4Quick AttackDragon Claw96% efficiency13.1TDO 126
- 5Wing Attack
Crunch90% efficiency12.2TDO 118
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing AttackBestFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +11 | 12 | 11 |
| Quick AttackNormal · 1s | 10 | +13 | 10 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient PowerBestRock · 3.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 24 | 2.55 |
| Dragon ClawDragon · 1.5s | 45 | 33 | 30 | 1.36 |
| CrunchDark · 3s | 65 | 33 | 21.7 | 1.97 |
- 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 Archen'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
- 163.4
- Actual Defense
- 51.8
- Actual HP
- 96
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
Wing AttackAncient PowerBest100% 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 1,842 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 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 1,500 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 1,495 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 31.5 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 1,500 | 99.9% |
| 5 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31.5 | 1,500 | 99.8% |
| 6 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 31.5 | 1,497 | 99.7% |
| 7 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 32 | 1,500 | 99.7% |
| 8 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 30.5 | 1,494 | 99.6% |
| 9 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 31 | 1,497 | 99.6% |
| 10 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 31.5 | 1,500 | 99.6% |
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 ArchenViewingBest movesWing AttackAncient Power
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Electric
IceRock
Steel - ×0.625Normal
Fire
Poison
GroundFlying
Bug
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×0.625
- Water×1.6
- Electric×1.6
Grass×1- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1- Poison×0.625
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1- Dragon×1
- Dark×1
- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves