- Attack
- 127
- Defense
- 92
- HP
- 153
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 679
- min 592
- Weather boostLv25
- 849
- min 740
- MaxLv50
- 1,344
- Lv40 1,189
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Golett is a Ground/Ghost-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 679 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 849 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,344 at level 50. It is weak to Water/Grass/Ice/Ghost/Dark attacks (1.6×). It resists Bug/Rock/Normal/Electric/Fighting/Poison attacks. In raids, Mud-Slap + Night Shade is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Golurk with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Automaton Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,344 / 1,360
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Although ancient people apparently built it by working with clay, the source of its energy is unclear.
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
Mud-Slap
Night ShadeBest100% efficiency8.7TDO 90 - 2Mud-SlapShadow Punch99% efficiency8.6TDO 89
- 3Mud-Slap
Brick Break96% efficiency8.3TDO 86 - 4AstonishNight Shade89% efficiency7.8TDO 80
- 5AstonishShadow Punch87% efficiency7.6TDO 79
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud-SlapBestGround · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +13 | 15.2 | 8.7 |
| AstonishGhost · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night ShadeBestGhost · 2.5s · STAB | 60 | 50 | 28.8 | 1.44 |
| Shadow PunchGhost · 1.5s · STAB | 35 | 33 | 28 | 1.27 |
| Brick BreakFighting · 1.5s | 40 | 33 | 26.7 | 1.21 |
- 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 Golett'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
- 101.8
- Actual Defense
- 53.3
- Actual HP
- 100
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
Mud-SlapShadow PunchBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 74% 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 1,189 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 Golett only reaches CP 1,344 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 | 1,344 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,334 | 99.3% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,340 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,338 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,330 | 98.6% |
| 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,325 | 98.6% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,336 | 98.6% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,328 | 98.4% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,334 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,331 | 98.1% |
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 GolettViewingBest movesMud-SlapNight Shade
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Water
Grass
IceGhost
Dark - ×0.625
Bug
Rock - ×0.39
Normal
ElectricFighting
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.39
Fire×1- Water×1.6
- Electric×0.39
- Grass×1.6
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1
Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
- Ghost×1.6
Dragon×1- Dark×1.6
Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves