- Attack
- 72
- Defense
- 140
- HP
- 137
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 476
- min 402
- Weather boostLv25
- 595
- min 502
- MaxLv50
- 942
- Lv40 834
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Shelmet is a Bug-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 476 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 595 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 942 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Flying/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Fighting/Ground attacks. In raids, Infestation + Bug Buzz is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Accelgor with 200 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Snail Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 942 / 954
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
It evolves when bathed in an electric-like energy along with Karrablast. The reason is still unknown.
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
InfestationBug BuzzBest100% efficiency5.8TDO 78 - 2
AcidBug Buzz96% efficiency5.5TDO 75 - 3InfestationSignal Beam90% efficiency5.2TDO 71
- 4AcidSignal Beam86% efficiency5.0TDO 68
- 5Infestation
Body Slam84% efficiency4.9TDO 66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InfestationBestBug · 1s · STAB | 9 | +13 | 10.8 | 13 |
| AcidPoison · 1s | 11 | +10 | 11 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BuzzBestBug · 3.5s · STAB | 95 | 50 | 32.6 | 2.28 |
| Signal BeamBug · 3s · STAB | 75 | 50 | 30 | 1.8 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
- 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 Shelmet'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
- 62.4
- Actual Defense
- 77.2
- Actual HP
- 90
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
AcidBug BuzzBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 81% 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 834 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 Shelmet only reaches CP 942 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 | 942 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 939 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 939 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 936 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 932 | 98.9% |
| 6 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 936 | 98.7% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 936 | 98.6% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 933 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 933 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 929 | 98.2% |
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 ShelmetViewingBest movesInfestationBug Buzz
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Flying
Rock - ×0.625
Grass
Fighting
Ground
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.625
Ice×1- Fighting×0.625
- Poison×1
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2025.02.09Community Day: Karrablast, Shelmet · Exclusive move: Razor Shell