- Attack
- 116
- Defense
- 93
- HP
- 141
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 606
- min 525
- Weather boostLv25
- 758
- min 656
- MaxLv50
- 1,200
- Lv40 1,062
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Deino is a Dark/Dragon-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 606 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 758 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,200 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Fairy attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Ice/Fighting/Bug/Dragon attacks (1.6×). It resists Fire/Water/Electric/Grass/Ghost/Dark/Psychic attacks. In raids, Dragon Breath + Dragon Pulse is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Zweilous with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 5 km you walk together.
- Category
- Irate Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 5 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 90,000 Stardust · 90 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,200 / 1,214
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Lacking sight, it's unaware of its surroundings, so it bumps into things and eats anything that moves.
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
Dragon BreathDragon PulseBest100% efficiency8.8TDO 86 - 2Dragon Breath
Crunch95% efficiency8.4TDO 82 - 3
TackleDragon Pulse92% efficiency8.1TDO 79 - 4TackleCrunch89% efficiency7.9TDO 77
- 5Dragon BreathBody Slam88% efficiency7.8TDO 76
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon BreathBestDragon · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +4 | 14.4 | 8 |
| TackleNormal · 0.5s | 5 | +5 | 10 | 10 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon PulseBestDragon · 3.5s · STAB | 90 | 50 | 30.9 | 2.16 |
| CrunchDark · 3s · STAB | 65 | 33 | 26 | 2.36 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 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 Deino'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
- 93.9
- Actual Defense
- 53.8
- Actual HP
- 93
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
TackleDragon PulseBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 80% 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 1,062 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 Deino only reaches CP 1,200 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 | 1,200 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,196 | 99.2% |
| 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,191 | 99.2% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,195 | 99.1% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,187 | 98.5% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,192 | 98.5% |
| 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,182 | 98.5% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,191 | 98.3% |
| 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,185 | 98.3% |
| 10 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 1,189 | 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
- Base
- Shadow DeinoViewingBest movesDragon BreathDragon Pulse
From Shadow Deino to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Fairy - ×1.6
Ice
Fighting
BugDragon - ×0.625
Fire
Water
Electric
Grass
GhostDark - ×0.39
Psychic
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×0.625
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×1.6
Poison×1
Ground×1
Flying×1- Psychic×0.39
- Bug×1.6
Rock×1- Ghost×0.625
- Dragon×1.6
- Dark×0.625
Steel×1- Fairy×2.56
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events2 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2026.05.16Community Day Classic: Deino · Exclusive move: Brutal Swing
- 2022.06.2022Community Day: Deino · Exclusive move: Brutal Swing