- Attack
- 211
- Defense
- 198
- HP
- 190
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 1,685
- min 1,548
- Weather boostLv25
- 2,106
- min 1,935
- MaxLv50
- 3,334
- Lv40 2,949
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Golem is a Rock/Ground-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 1,685 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 2,106 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 3,334 at level 50. It is most vulnerable to Water/Grass attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Ice/Fighting/Ground/Steel attacks (1.6×). It resists Normal/Fire/Flying/Rock/Electric/Poison attacks. In raids, Mud-Slap + Earthquake is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Megaton Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 3,334 / 3,374
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
Golem live up on mountains. If there is a large earthquake, these Pokémon will come rolling down off the mountains en masse to the foothills below.
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
Mud-SlapEarthquakeBest100% efficiency15.2TDO 385 - 2Mud ShotEarthquake100% efficiency15.2TDO 384
- 3
Rock ThrowEarthquake99% efficiency15.0TDO 380 - 4Mud-SlapStone Edge94% efficiency14.4TDO 363
- 5Rock ThrowStone Edge93% efficiency14.2TDO 357
Top 5 of 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mud-SlapBestGround · 1.5s · STAB | 19 | +13 | 15.2 | 8.7 |
| Rock ThrowRock · 1s · STAB | 13 | +8 | 15.6 | 8 |
| Mud ShotGround · 0.5s · STAB | 4 | +6 | 9.6 | 12 |
Charged Attack4
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EarthquakeBestGround · 3.5s · STAB | 140 | 100 | 48 | 1.68 |
| Stone EdgeRock · 2.5s · STAB | 105 | 100 | 50.4 | 1.26 |
| Rock BlastRock · 2s · STAB | 50 | 33 | 30 | 1.82 |
| Ancient PowerRock · 3.5s · STAB | 70 | 33 | 24 | 2.55 |
- 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 Golem'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
- 162.0
- Actual Defense
- 106.0
- Actual HP
- 122
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
Rock ThrowEarthquakeBest100% 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 2,949 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 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 1,498 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 1,494 | 100.0% |
| 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 1,498 | 99.6% |
| 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 1,498 | 99.6% |
| 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 1,494 | 99.6% |
| 6 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 19.5 | 1,500 | 99.6% |
| 7 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 1,494 | 99.5% |
| 8 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 1,491 | 99.5% |
| 9 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 1,498 | 99.5% |
| 10 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 19.5 | 1,500 | 99.5% |
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
- Stage 2
- Shadow GolemViewing100 CandyBest movesMud-SlapEarthquake
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×2.56
Water
Grass - ×1.6
Ice
FightingGround
Steel - ×0.625
Normal
Fire
FlyingRock - ×0.39
Electric
Poison
Show all 18 types
- Normal×0.625
- Fire×0.625
- Water×2.56
- Electric×0.39
- Grass×2.56
- Ice×1.6
- Fighting×1.6
- Poison×0.39
- Ground×1.6
- Flying×0.625
Psychic×1
Bug×1- Rock×0.625
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×1.6
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
Events1 past
No upcoming events are known yet.
- 2022.05.21Community Day: Alolan Geodude · Exclusive move: Rollout