- Attack
- 175
- Defense
- 87
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 892
- min 790
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,116
- min 988
- MaxLv50
- 1,766
- Lv40 1,562
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Murkrow is a Dark/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 892 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,116 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,766 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Ice/Rock/Fairy attacks (1.6×). It resists Grass/Ghost/Dark/Ground/Psychic attacks. In raids, Feint Attack + Drill Peck is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Honchkrow with 100 Candy and Sinnoh Stone. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Darkness Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,766 / 1,787
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Murkrow was feared and loathed as the alleged bearer of ill fortune. This Pokémon shows strong interest in anything that sparkles or glitters. It will even try to steal rings from women.
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
Feint Attack
Drill PeckBest100% efficiency14.3TDO 143 - 2PeckDrill Peck97% efficiency13.9TDO 139
- 3Feint AttackFoul Play96% efficiency13.7TDO 137
- 4PeckFoul Play92% efficiency13.1TDO 131
- 5Feint AttackDark Pulse88% efficiency12.6TDO 126
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feint AttackBestDark · 1s · STAB | 11 | +10 | 13.2 | 10 |
| PeckFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drill PeckBestFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 33.6 | 2.55 |
| Foul PlayDark · 2s · STAB | 70 | 50 | 42 | 1.68 |
| Dark PulseDark · 3s · STAB | 80 | 50 | 32 | 1.92 |
- 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 Murkrow'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
- 136.2
- Actual Defense
- 50.8
- Actual HP
- 101
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
Feint AttackDrill PeckBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 77% 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 1,562 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
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 43.5 | 1,499 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 1,498 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 44 | 1,499 | 99.9% |
| 4 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 44.5 | 1,499 | 99.8% |
| 5 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 43.5 | 1,496 | 99.7% |
| 6 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 44.5 | 1,499 | 99.7% |
| 7 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 44 | 1,496 | 99.6% |
| 8 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 43.5 | 1,500 | 99.6% |
| 9 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 1,499 | 99.5% |
| 10 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 44 | 1,500 | 99.5% |
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 MurkrowViewingBest movesFeint AttackDrill Peck
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Ice
Rock
Fairy - ×0.625
Grass
GhostDark - ×0.39
Ground
Psychic
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×0.39
Bug×1- Rock×1.6
- Ghost×0.625
Dragon×1- Dark×0.625
Steel×1- Fairy×1.6
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.12.03Spotlight Hour: Murkrow · 2× Catch XP
- 2021.10.26Spotlight Hour: Murkrow · 2× evolution XP