- Attack
- 117
- Defense
- 105
- HP
- 160
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 682
- min 595
- Weather boostLv25
- 853
- min 744
- MaxLv50
- 1,350
- Lv40 1,194
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Pidgeotto is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 682 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 853 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,350 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ice/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Bug/Ground/Ghost attacks. In raids, Steel Wing + Aerial Ace is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Pidgeot with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Bird Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,350 / 1,366
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Pidgeotto claims a large area as its own territory. This Pokémon flies around, patrolling its living space. If its territory is violated, it shows no mercy in thoroughly punishing the foe with its sharp claws.
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
Steel Wing
Aerial AceBest100% efficiency8.3TDO 100 - 2Wing AttackAerial Ace98% efficiency8.1TDO 98
- 3Steel WingAir Cutter92% efficiency7.6TDO 92
- 4Wing AttackAir Cutter88% efficiency7.3TDO 88
- 5Steel Wing
Twister75% efficiency6.2TDO 75
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel WingBestSteel · 1s | 14 | +8 | 14 | 8 |
| Wing AttackFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +11 | 12 | 11 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aerial AceBestFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 26.4 | 2 |
| Air CutterFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 50 | 26.4 | 1.32 |
| TwisterDragon · 3s | 50 | 33 | 16.7 | 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 Pidgeotto'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
- 94.6
- Actual Defense
- 59.7
- Actual HP
- 104
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
Wing AttackAerial AceBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 78% 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 1,194 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 Pidgeotto only reaches CP 1,350 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 | 1,350 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,346 | 99.3% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,340 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,345 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,342 | 98.6% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,336 | 98.6% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,341 | 98.5% |
| 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,330 | 98.5% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,334 | 98.4% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,339 | 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
- Stage 1
- Shadow PidgeottoViewing12 CandyBest movesSteel WingAerial Ace
- 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
Bug - ×0.39
Ground
Ghost
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1.6
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1
Poison×1- Ground×0.39
- Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
- Ghost×0.39
- Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves