- Attack
- 63
- Defense
- 50
- HP
- 120
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 260
- min 206
- Weather boostLv25
- 325
- min 258
- MaxLv50
- 515
- Lv40 456
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Weedle is a Bug/Poison-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 260 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 325 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 515 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Flying/Psychic/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Poison/Bug/Fairy/Grass/Fighting attacks. It evolves into Shadow Kakuna with 12 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Hairy Bug Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 515 / 522
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Weedle has an extremely acute sense of smell. It is capable of distinguishing its favorite kinds of leaves from those it dislikes just by sniffing with its big red proboscis (nose).
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
Movesets need both a Fast and a Charged Attack.
Learnable moves
Fast Attack2
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bug BiteBug · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +6 | 12 | 12 |
 Poison StingPoison · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack1
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 StruggleNormal · 2s | 35 | 0 | 17.5 | 0 |
- 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 Weedle'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
- 55.9
- Actual Defense
- 32.4
- Actual HP
- 80
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
It needs both a Fast and a Charged Attack to calculate.
Power-up cost
- Stardust
- 270,000
- Candy
- 312
- Candy XL
- 0
Lv 20 → 40: 40 power-ups, CP 456 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 Weedle only reaches CP 515 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 | 515 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 514 | 99.1% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 509 | 98.7% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 511 | 98.5% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 512 | 98.2% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 507 | 97.8% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 510 | 97.6% |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 502 | 97.4% |
| 9 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 510 | 97.3% |
| 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 508 | 97.3% |
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 WeedleViewing
- Stage 1
From Shadow Weedle to the final evolution62 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Flying
Psychic
Rock - ×0.625PoisonBug
Fairy - ×0.39
Grass
Fighting
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
Water×1
Electric×1- Grass×0.39
Ice×1- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×0.625
Ground×1- Flying×1.6
- Psychic×1.6
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1
Steel×1- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.04.16Spotlight Hour: Caterpie, Weedle, Wurmple · 2× Catch Stardust
- 2020.06.20Community Day: Weedle · Exclusive move: Drill Run