- Attack
- 88
- Defense
- 67
- HP
- 116
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 380
- min 316
- Weather boostLv25
- 476
- min 395
- MaxLv50
- 753
- Lv40 666
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Rookidee is a Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 380 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 476 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 753 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ice/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Fighting/Bug/Ground attacks. In raids, Sand Attack + Sky Attack is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Corvisquire with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Tiny Bird Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 753 / 762
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
It will bravely challenge any opponent, no matter how powerful. This Pokémon benefits from every battle—even a defeat increases its strength a bit.
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
Sand Attack
Sky AttackBest100% efficiency8.5TDO 53 - 2Air SlashSky Attack96% efficiency8.2TDO 51
- 3PeckSky Attack92% efficiency7.9TDO 49
- 4Air Slash
Payback72% efficiency6.2TDO 38 - 5Sand AttackPayback72% efficiency6.1TDO 38
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand AttackBestGround · 0.5s | 4 | +7 | 8 | 14 |
| Air SlashFlying · 1s · STAB | 12 | +8 | 14.4 | 8 |
| PeckFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky AttackBestFlying · 2s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 48 | 1.92 |
| PaybackDark · 2s | 95 | 100 | 47.5 | 0.95 |
- 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 Rookidee'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
- 73.8
- Actual Defense
- 40.8
- Actual HP
- 78
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
Air SlashSky AttackBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 75% 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 666 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 Rookidee only reaches CP 753 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 | 753 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 750 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 746 | 99.0% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 749 | 98.8% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 748 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 743 | 98.1% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 739 | 98.1% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 746 | 97.9% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 741 | 97.8% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 744 | 97.6% |
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 RookideeViewingBest movesSand AttackSky Attack
From Shadow Rookidee to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Ice
Rock - ×0.625
Grass
Fighting
Bug - ×0.39Ground
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×0.625
Poison×1- Ground×0.39
- Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- 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.
- 2025.08.30Community Day: Rookidee · Exclusive move: Air Cutter