- Attack
- 117
- Defense
- 90
- HP
- 116
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 552
- min 475
- Weather boostLv25
- 690
- min 593
- MaxLv50
- 1,093
- Lv40 966
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Kirlia is a Psychic/Fairy-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 552 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 690 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,093 at level 50. It is weak to Poison/Ghost/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Psychic/Fighting/Dragon attacks. In raids, Confusion + Psychic is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It can evolve into Shadow Gallade, Shadow Gardevoir. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Emotion Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,093 / 1,106
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
It is said that a Kirlia that is exposed to the positive emotions of its Trainer grows beautiful. This Pokémon controls psychokinetic powers with its highly developed brain.
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
ConfusionPsychicBest100% efficiency9.8TDO 77 - 2
Magical LeafPsychic96% efficiency9.4TDO 74 - 3
Charge BeamPsychic93% efficiency9.1TDO 72 - 4Confusion
Triple Axel89% efficiency8.7TDO 69 - 5Magical LeafTriple Axel85% efficiency8.3TDO 65
Top 5 of 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ConfusionBestPsychic · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +14 | 15.2 | 9.3 |
| Magical LeafGrass · 1.5s | 17 | +17 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
| Charge BeamElectric · 1s | 7 | +14 | 7 | 14 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsychicBestPsychic · 3s · STAB | 95 | 50 | 38 | 2.28 |
| Triple AxelIce · 2s | 60 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
 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 Kirlia'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
- 52.3
- 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
ConfusionPsychicBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 73% 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 966 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 Kirlia only reaches CP 1,093 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 | 1,093 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,084 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,088 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,087 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,076 | 98.5% |
| 6 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,080 | 98.3% |
| 7 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,079 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,084 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,083 | 98.1% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,082 | 98.1% |
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 KirliaViewing25 CandyBest movesConfusionPsychic
- 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
- FairySTAB 1.2×Disarming VoiceSuper effective ×1.6FightingDragonDark
- PsychicSTAB 1.2×Confusion · PsychicSuper effective ×1.6FightingPoison
- IceTriple AxelSuper effective ×1.6GrassGroundFlyingDragon
- GrassMagical LeafSuper effective ×1.6WaterGroundRock
- ElectricCharge BeamSuper effective ×1.6WaterFlying
- GhostShadow SneakSuper effective ×1.6PsychicGhost