- Attack
- 98
- Defense
- 95
- HP
- 142
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 529
- min 453
- Weather boostLv25
- 662
- min 567
- MaxLv50
- 1,048
- Lv40 927
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Inkay is a Dark/Psychic-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 529 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 662 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,048 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Bug attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Psychic attacks. In raids, Psywave + Night Slash is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Malamar with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Revolving Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,048 / 1,061
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Opponents who stare at the flashing of the light-emitting spots on its body become dazed and lose their will to fight.
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
Psywave
Night SlashBest100% efficiency7.0TDO 70 - 2
TackleNight Slash96% efficiency6.7TDO 67 - 3
PeckNight Slash95% efficiency6.7TDO 66 - 4PsywavePsybeam92% efficiency6.5TDO 64
- 5TacklePsybeam89% efficiency6.2TDO 62
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 Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsywaveBestPsychic · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +7 | 9.6 | 14 |
| PeckFlying · 1s | 10 | +10 | 10 | 10 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night SlashBestDark · 2s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 27 | 1.64 |
| PsybeamPsychic · 3s · STAB | 65 | 50 | 26 | 1.56 |
- 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 Inkay'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
- 81.0
- Actual Defense
- 54.8
- Actual HP
- 93
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
PsywaveNight SlashBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 79% 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 927 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 Inkay only reaches CP 1,048 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 | 1,048 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,045 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,041 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,039 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,035 | 99.1% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,043 | 99.1% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,040 | 99.1% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,038 | 98.5% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,032 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,037 | 98.3% |
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 InkayViewingBest movesPsywaveNight Slash
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Bug - ×1.6
Fairy - ×0.244Psychic
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1
Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1
Fighting×1
Poison×1
Ground×1- Flying×1
- Psychic×0.244
- Bug×2.56
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1- Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2025.02.18Spotlight Hour: Inkay · 2× Catch XP