- Attack
- 115
- Defense
- 105
- HP
- 155
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 662
- min 577
- Weather boostLv25
- 828
- min 721
- MaxLv50
- 1,311
- Lv40 1,159
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Snover is a Grass/Ice-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 662 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 828 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,311 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Fire attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Fighting/Poison/Flying/Bug/Rock/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Grass/Ground attacks. In raids, Leafage + Ice Beam is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Abomasnow with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Frost Tree Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,311 / 1,326
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
In the spring, it grows berries with the texture of frozen treats around its belly.
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
Leafage
Ice BeamBest100% efficiency9.1TDO 107 - 2Ice ShardIce Beam97% efficiency8.8TDO 103
- 3Powder SnowIce Beam94% efficiency8.5TDO 100
- 4LeafageEnergy Ball91% efficiency8.2TDO 97
- 5Ice ShardEnergy Ball87% efficiency7.9TDO 93
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeafageBestGrass · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| Ice ShardIce · 1s · STAB | 10 | +10 | 12 | 10 |
| Powder SnowIce · 1s · STAB | 6 | +15 | 7.2 | 15 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice BeamBestIce · 3.5s · STAB | 95 | 50 | 32.6 | 2.28 |
 StompNormal · 1.5s | 50 | 50 | 33.3 | 1 |
| Energy BallGrass · 4s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 27 | 2.16 |
- 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 Snover'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
- 93.2
- Actual Defense
- 59.7
- 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
Ice ShardIce BeamBest100% 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 1,159 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 Snover only reaches CP 1,311 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 | 1,311 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,307 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,303 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,300 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,297 | 99.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,305 | 99.2% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,301 | 99.2% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,299 | 98.6% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,293 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,297 | 98.5% |
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 SnoverViewingBest movesLeafageIce Beam
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Fire - ×1.6
Fighting
Poison
Flying
Bug
Rock
Steel - ×0.625
Water
ElectricGrass
Ground
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×2.56
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×1.6
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1.6
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2021.12.21Spotlight Hour: Snover · 2× Catch XP
- 2020.12.29Spotlight Hour: Snover · 2× evolution XP