- Attack
- 94
- Defense
- 286
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 879
- min 773
- Weather boostLv25
- 1,100
- min 967
- MaxLv50
- 1,741
- Lv40 1,539
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Bastiodon is a Rock/Steel-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 879 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 1,100 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,741 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Fighting/Ground attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Water attacks (1.6×). It resists Ice/Psychic/Bug/Rock/Dragon/Fairy/Normal/Flying/Poison attacks. In raids, Iron Tail + Stone Edge is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Shield Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,741 / 1,761
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
This Pokémon is from roughly 100 million years ago. Its terrifyingly tough face is harder than steel.
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
Iron Tail
Stone EdgeBest100% efficiency7.4TDO 217 - 2Iron TailFlash Cannon98% efficiency7.2TDO 214
- 3Iron Tail
Flamethrower94% efficiency6.9TDO 205 - 4Smack DownStone Edge91% efficiency6.7TDO 197
- 5Smack DownFlash Cannon89% efficiency6.6TDO 193
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron TailBestSteel · 1s · STAB | 14 | +6 | 16.8 | 6 |
| Smack DownRock · 1s · STAB | 13 | +7 | 15.6 | 7 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone EdgeBestRock · 2.5s · STAB | 105 | 100 | 50.4 | 1.26 |
| Flash CannonSteel · 2.5s · STAB | 100 | 100 | 48 | 1.2 |
| FlamethrowerFire · 2s | 65 | 50 | 32.5 | 1.3 |
- 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 Bastiodon'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
- 78.1
- Actual Defense
- 149.8
- 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
Smack DownStone EdgeBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 76% 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 1,539 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
| Rank | Attack | Defense | HP | Level | CP | vs. #1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,497 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 1,499 | 99.9% |
| 3 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,498 | 99.7% |
| 4 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,494 | 99.7% |
| 5 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 1,496 | 99.5% |
| 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 49.5 | 1,500 | 99.5% |
| 7 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 49.5 | 1,492 | 99.4% |
| 8 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 50 | 1,500 | 99.4% |
| 9 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 50 | 1,500 | 99.4% |
| 10 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,496 | 99.3% |
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 BastiodonViewing50 CandyBest movesIron TailStone Edge
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Fighting
Ground - ×1.6
Water - ×0.625
Ice
Psychic
BugRock
Dragon
Fairy - ×0.39
Normal
Flying - ×0.244
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.39
- Fire×1
- Water×1.6
Electric×1
Grass×1- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×2.56
- Poison×0.244
- Ground×2.56
- Flying×0.39
- Psychic×0.625
- Bug×0.625
- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1- Dragon×0.625
Dark×1- Steel×1
- Fairy×0.625
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves