- Attack
- 110
- Defense
- 106
- HP
- 148
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 626
- min 543
- Weather boostLv25
- 783
- min 679
- MaxLv50
- 1,239
- Lv40 1,096
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Chespin is a Grass-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 626 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 783 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 1,239 at level 50. It is weak to Fire/Ice/Poison/Flying/Bug attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Electric/Grass/Ground attacks. In raids, Vine Whip + Seed Bomb is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Quilladin with 25 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 3 km you walk together.
- Category
- Spiny Nut Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 3 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 1,239 / 1,254
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
The quills on its head are usually soft. When it flexes them, the points become so hard and sharp that they can pierce rock.
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
Vine WhipSeed BombBest100% efficiency9.2TDO 104 - 2Vine Whip
Body Slam83% efficiency7.6TDO 86 - 3Vine Whip
Gyro Ball81% efficiency7.4TDO 84 - 4Take DownSeed Bomb80% efficiency7.3TDO 83
- 5Take DownBody Slam64% efficiency5.9TDO 67
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vine WhipBestGrass · 0.5s · STAB | 6 | +5 | 14.4 | 10 |
| Take DownNormal · 1s | 7 | +8 | 7 | 8 |
Charged Attack3
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed BombBestGrass · 2s · STAB | 55 | 33 | 33 | 2 |
| Body SlamNormal · 2s | 50 | 33 | 25 | 1.52 |
| Gyro BallSteel · 3.5s | 85 | 50 | 24.3 | 1.7 |
- 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 Chespin'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
- 89.6
- Actual Defense
- 60.2
- Actual HP
- 97
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
Vine WhipSeed BombBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 74% 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 1,096 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 Chespin only reaches CP 1,239 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 | 1,239 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,235 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,231 | 99.3% |
| 4 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 1,229 | 99.2% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 1,225 | 99.2% |
| 6 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 1,234 | 99.2% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 1,230 | 99.2% |
| 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 1,228 | 98.5% |
| 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 1,222 | 98.5% |
| 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 1,226 | 98.4% |
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 ChespinViewingBest movesVine WhipSeed Bomb
From Shadow Chespin to the final evolution125 Candy
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Fire
Ice
Poison
Flying
Bug - ×0.625
Water
ElectricGrass
Ground
Show all 18 types
- Normal×1
- Fire×1.6
- Water×0.625
- Electric×0.625
- Grass×0.625
- Ice×1.6
Fighting×1- Poison×1.6
- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1.6
Rock×1
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2023.01.07Community Day: Chespin · Exclusive move: Frenzy Plant