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Can you trade Shadow Pokémon?

Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded. Shadow Pokémon cost 20% more Candy and Stardust to power up and unlock the second charge move than their normal forms.
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Why can shadows be traded?

Trainers, while Purified Pokémon can be Traded, Shadow Pokémon cannot. This is to maintain game balance.
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Can you trade shadow or mythical?

Pokemon That Cannot Be Traded

While most Legendary Pokemon can be traded, Mythical Pokemon cannot be traded.
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What friendship level do you have to be to trade Shadow Pokémon?

In order to trade Pokemon with someone, you must be Friends with the other trainer and both trainers must be at least level 10. Each trainer can only make 100 trades per day, but you'll probably never have to worry about that.
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Can you transfer Shadow Pokémon to other games?

It's important to note that certain Pokemon can't be transferred out of Pokemon Go. This includes Spinda, costumed Pokemon, Shadow Pokemon, and Mega-Evolved Pokemon. You also can't transfer a Pokemon that you currently have “favorited,” or the Pokemon that is currently your Buddy.
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Is it worth it to purify Shadow Pokémon?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve their appraisal and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required for them to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack.
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What is the strongest Shadow Pokémon go?

1 Shadow Mewtwo

Undoubtedly, Shadow Mewtwo is the single best Shadow Pokemon to use in Raids as it has the strongest Attack stat (300), and that's after Niantic nerfed it. But, more than that, Shadow Mewtwo can learn almost any move of any type-specific move, from Thunderbolt to Hyper Beam.
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What Pokémon can't be traded in Pokemon go?

Trading is only available for Trainers that are Level 10 or above. Certain Pokémon cannot be traded. Mythical Pokémon (like Mew) and Pokémon that have previously been traded once before cannot be traded.
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How much stardust does it take to trade Shadow Pokémon?

Special Trading costs 40k Stardust per trade and is limited to one trade per day.
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Can you make Shadow Pokémon your buddy?

Shadow Pokemon can be left at Gyms and assigned as a Buddy just like regular/Purified Pokemon. However, they can't be traded to other players. Shadow Pokemon's Quick and Charged Moves have "Shadow Bonus", which deals additional damage to enemies.
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Why can't we trade shadows?

Because Pokémon become Lucky through trades, and Shadow Pokémon cannot currently be traded, it is no longer possible for Shadow Pokémon to also be Lucky. Although, it used to be possible when Shadow Pokémon were tradable. However, now purified Pokémon can also become Lucky through trading.
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How do you trade shadows?

Shadow Pokémon cannot be traded. Shadow Pokémon cost 20% more Candy and Stardust to power up and unlock the second charge move than their normal forms.
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Have you ever been able to trade Shadow Pokemon in Pokemon GO?

Shadow Pokemon can not be traded, but their purified form can be transferred.
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Can you mega evolve Shadow Pokémon?

You cannot mega evolve shadow or clone Pokémon. You can mega evolve purified Pokémon, but they won't have a swirly white aura when mega evolved. You cannot use a mega evolved Pokémon to defend a gym. Mega Pokémon can't be used in the GO Battle League (but this may change in the future)
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Is it better to keep Shadow Pokémon or purify?

Yes keep your shadow Pokemon unpurified. Shadow Pokemon works as angry Pokemon and will deal damage more faster then Normal or Purified Pokemon. The attack power of a Shadow Pokemon is boosted by 1.2x or 20%, making its fast attack hit significantly harder. So it's better to keep them unpurified.
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How do you get 100 IV shadow in Pokémon?

Each stat goes up by two when purified, meaning if you catch a Shadow Pokémon with at least 13 Attack, Defense, and Stamina will turn into an 100% IV Pokémon.
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Why Shadow Pokémon are better?

A Shadow Pokemon is more powerful than its Purified counterpart in Pokemon Raids and PvP. Purify a Pokemon and said Pokemon will get +2 IVs (Attack, Defense, HP,) for said Pokemon's stats. That delivers an approximately 1 to 2% more powerful Pokemon overall.
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Can you transfer Shadow Pokémon to home?

Pokémon you can't send to Pokémon HOME

Some Pokémon cannot be sent to Pokémon HOME, and thus cannot be selected on the GO Transporter screen. Such Pokémon include Spinda, favorited Pokémon, Buddy Pokémon, Pokémon defending Gyms, costumed Pokémon, Shadow Pokémon, and Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
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Can a Shadow Pokémon be lucky?

The background of Shadow Pokémon completely override that of Lucky Pokémon on the same Pokémon. However, Shadow Lucky Pokémon can no longer be obtained as Shadow Pokémon were made untradeable.
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Why can't I transfer shiny Pokemon?

You're unable to transfer multiple Shiny Pokémon, Lucky Pokémon, or Buddy Pokémon with whom you've reached Good Buddy status or above at a time. Additionally, certain Legendary and some Mythical Pokémon (e.g. Mew, Celebi) are not able to be selected for transfer.
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Why do Pokémon get weaker when traded?

A traded Pokemon level will be adjusted to the maximum power up level the recipient can perform. If you try to trade a higher level Pokemon to someone who can't normally power up to that level, the Pokemon's level will go down.
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Are traded Pokémon less friendly?

Trading a Pokémon also resets its friendship to its base value, unless it is being traded back to its original Trainer in Generation VI or later, in which case it regains the friendship it had before being traded away.
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Is Shadow Charizard any good?

While a relatively high ATK stat offers good offensive capabilities, a lack of bulk combined with a risky typing and a double weakness makes Charizard difficult to use.
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Is Shadow Dragonite worth it?

As a Pokemon with high attack, Dragonite greatly benefits from the Shadow Boost, becoming one of the absolute strongest dragons in the game post.
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Are Shadow Pokémon rare?

Shiny Pokemon are already rare, with only a 1 in 450 chance of encountering one in the wild or hatching one from an egg. However, the odds of encountering a shadow shiny Pokemon are even lower, as they are a combination of two rare features: being both shiny and shadow.
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