- Attack
- 84
- Defense
- 96
- HP
- 158
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 489
- min 415
- Weather boostLv25
- 612
- min 519
- MaxLv50
- 968
- Lv40 856
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Ducklett is a Water/Flying-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 489 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 612 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 968 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Electric attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Water/Fighting/Bug/Steel/Ground attacks. In raids, Wing Attack + Brave Bird is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Swanna with 50 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Water Bird Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 60,000 Stardust · 60 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 968 / 980
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
They are better at swimming than flying, and they happily eat their favorite food, peat moss, as they dive underwater.
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
Wing AttackBrave BirdBest100% efficiency7.6TDO 84 - 2
Water GunBrave Bird98% efficiency7.4TDO 82 - 3Wing AttackAerial Ace83% efficiency6.3TDO 69
- 4Water GunAerial Ace82% efficiency6.2TDO 69
- 5Wing AttackBubble Beam78% efficiency5.9TDO 66
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing AttackBestFlying · 1s · STAB | 10 | +11 | 12 | 11 |
| Water GunWater · 0.5s · STAB | 5 | +5 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave BirdBestFlying · 2s · STAB | 130 | 100 | 78 | 1.56 |
| Bubble BeamWater · 2s · STAB | 45 | 33 | 27 | 1.64 |
| Aerial AceFlying · 2.5s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 26.4 | 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 Ducklett'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
- 71.0
- Actual Defense
- 55.3
- Actual HP
- 103
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
Water GunBrave BirdBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 82% 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 856 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 Ducklett only reaches CP 968 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 | 968 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 965 | 99.3% |
| 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 964 | 99.1% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 958 | 99.0% |
| 5 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 963 | 98.6% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 961 | 98.4% |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 956 | 98.3% |
| 8 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 959 | 98.2% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 954 | 98.1% |
| 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 949 | 98.0% |
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 DucklettViewingBest movesWing AttackBrave Bird
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Electric - ×1.6
Rock - ×0.625
FireWater
Fighting
Bug
Steel - ×0.39
Ground
Show all 18 types
Normal×1- Fire×0.625
- Water×0.625
- Electric×2.56
Grass×1
Ice×1- Fighting×0.625
Poison×1- Ground×0.39
- Flying×1
Psychic×1- Bug×0.625
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves