- Attack
- 67
- Defense
- 74
- HP
- 93
100% CP
- Shadow RaidsLv20
- 286
- min 231
- Weather boostLv25
- 358
- min 289
- MaxLv50
- 567
- Lv40 502
At a glance
Basics
Shadow Wimpod is a Bug/Water-type Pokémon. Its 100% IV CP is 286 at level 20 (Shadow Raids), 358 at weather-boosted level 25 and up to 567 at level 50. It is weak to Electric/Flying/Rock attacks (1.6×). It resists Water/Ice/Fighting/Ground/Steel attacks. In raids, Struggle Bug + Bug Buzz is its strongest moveset (level 40, 100% IVs). It evolves into Shadow Golisopod with 400 Candy. As your buddy, it earns 1 Candy every 1 km you walk together.
- Category
- Turn Tail Pokémon
- Buddy distance
- 1 km
- Second Charged Attack
- 12,000 Stardust · 30 Candy
- Max CP · Lv50 / Lv51 (Best Buddy)
- 567 / 574
- Shadow modifiers
- Attack ×1.2, Defense ×0.83 in battle (not shown in CP)
An astonishingly cowardly Pokémon, Wimpod will whir its legs at high speeds to run away if anything comes near it.
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
Struggle BugBug BuzzBest100% efficiency5.5TDO 30
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 Attack1
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Struggle BugBestBug · 1.5s · STAB | 15 | +15 | 12 | 10 |
Charged Attack1
| Moves | Power | Energy | DPS | DPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BuzzBestBug · 3.5s · STAB | 95 | 50 | 32.6 | 2.28 |
- 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 Wimpod'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
- 58.8
- Actual Defense
- 44.3
- Actual HP
- 64
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
Struggle BugBug BuzzBest100% efficiencyThis is the best moveset at these stats. That's 71% 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 502 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 Wimpod only reaches CP 567 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 | 567 | 100.0% |
| 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 565 | 98.9% |
| 3 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 562 | 98.9% |
| 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 50 | 564 | 98.9% |
| 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 50 | 560 | 98.8% |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 50 | 559 | 97.8% |
| 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 50 | 561 | 97.8% |
| 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 559 | 97.8% |
| 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 561 | 97.8% |
| 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 558 | 97.7% |
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 WimpodViewingBest movesStruggle BugBug Buzz
- Best moves are the top raid moveset at level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs.
Damage takenGO multipliers
- ×1.6
Electric
Flying
Rock - ×0.625
Water
Ice
Fighting
Ground
Steel
Show all 18 types
Normal×1
Fire×1- Water×0.625
- Electric×1.6
Grass×1- Ice×0.625
- Fighting×0.625
Poison×1- Ground×0.625
- Flying×1.6
Psychic×1- Bug×1
- Rock×1.6
Ghost×1
Dragon×1
Dark×1- Steel×0.625
Fairy×1
Offensive matchupsBased on learnable moves
- BugSTAB 1.2×Struggle Bug · Bug BuzzSuper effective ×1.6GrassPsychicDark