- Attack
- 79
- Defense
- 59
- HP
- 99
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 308
- min 250
- Weather boostLv25
- 385
- min 313
- MaxLv50
- 609
- Lv40 539
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Ralts is a Psychic/Fairy-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 308 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 385 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 609 at level 50. It is weak to Poison/Ghost/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Psychic/Fighting/Dragon attacks. In raids, Confusion + Psyshock is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Kirlia with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Feeling Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 609 / 616
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Ralts senses the emotions of people using the horns on its head. This Pokémon rarely appears before people. But when it does, it draws closer if it senses that the person has a positive disposition.
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
ConfusionPsyshockBest100% efficiency6.2TDO 30 - 2
Charge BeamPsyshock93% efficiency5.8TDO 28 - 3Confusion
Disarming Voice87% efficiency5.4TDO 26 - 4Charge BeamDisarming Voice82% efficiency5.1TDO 25
- 5Confusion
Shadow Sneak72% efficiency4.5TDO 22
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfusionBestPsychic · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +14 | 15.2 | 9.3 |
| Charge BeamElectric · 1s | 7 | +14 | 7 | 14 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsyshockBestPsychic · 2.5s · STAB | 60 | 33 | 28.8 | 2.18 |
| Disarming VoiceFairy · 4s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 21 | 2.55 |
| Shadow SneakGhost · 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 Ralts'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
- 67.4
- Actual Defense
- 36.8
- Actual HP
- 68
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
ConfusionPsyshockBest100% 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 539 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 Ralts only reaches CP 609 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 | 609 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 606 | 98.9% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 604 | 98.9% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 603 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 605 | 98.6% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 601 | 97.9% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 600 | 97.9% |
| 8 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 597 | 97.9% |
| 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 596 | 97.9% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 602 | 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 RaltsViewingBest movesConfusionPsyshock
From Shadow Ralts to the final evolutionShadow Gallade 125 CandyShadow Gardevoir 125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
PoisonGhost
Steel - ×0.625Psychic
- ×0.39
Fighting
Dragon
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×1
Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×0.39
- Poison×1.6
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×0.625
Bug×1
Rock×1- Ghost×1.6
- Dragon×0.39
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
- Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events4 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2025.01.25Community Day Classic: Ralts · Exclusive move: Synchronoise
- 2024.01.16Spotlight Hour: Ralts · 2× Candy for transferring
- 2022.09.13Spotlight Hour: Ralts · 2× Catch XP
- 2019.08.03Community Day: Ralts · Exclusive move: Synchronoise