- Attack
- 105
- Defense
- 150
- HP
- 165
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 738
- min 647
- Weather boostLv25
- 922
- min 808
- MaxLv50
- 1,460
- Lv40 1,291
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Lileep is a Rock/Grass-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 738 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 922 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,460 at level 50. It is weak to Ice/Fighting/Bug/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Electric attacks. In raids, Infestation + Grass Knot is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Cradily with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Sea Lily Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,460 / 1,477
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Lileep became extinct approximately a hundred million years ago. This ancient Pokémon attaches itself to a rock on the seafloor and catches approaching prey using tentacles shaped like flower petals.
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
Infestation
Grass KnotBest100% efficiency9.0TDO 154 - 2Bullet SeedGrass Knot94% efficiency8.5TDO 145
- 3
AcidGrass Knot94% efficiency8.5TDO 145 - 4Infestation
Ancient Power78% efficiency7.0TDO 120 - 5AcidAncient Power76% efficiency6.8TDO 117
Top 5 of 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| InfestationBestBug · 1s | 9 | +13 | 9 | 13 |
| AcidPoison · 1s | 11 | +10 | 11 | 10 |
| Bullet SeedGrass · 1s · STAB | 7 | +13 | 8.4 | 13 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass KnotBestGrass · 2.5s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 43.2 | 2.16 |
| Ancient PowerRock · 3.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 24 | 2.55 |
 Mirror CoatPsychic · 2.5s | 60 | 50 | 24 | 1.2 |
- 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 Lileep'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
- 86.0
- Actual Defense
- 82.1
- Actual HP
- 107
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
InfestationGrass KnotBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 75% 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 1,291 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 Lileep only reaches CP 1,460 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 | 1,460 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,455 | 99.4% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,456 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,448 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,451 | 98.8% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,451 | 98.7% |
| 7 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,452 | 98.7% |
| 8 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,443 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,444 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,435 | 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
- Base
- Shadow LileepViewingBest movesInfestationGrass Knot
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Ice
FightingBug
Steel - ×0.625
Normal
Electric
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
Fire×1
Water×1- Electric×0.625
- Grass×1
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×1
- Bug×1.6
- Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2024.08.13Spotlight Hour: Lileep · 2× Candy for catches