Do stats matter on Shadow 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.

What are good stats for a Shadow Pokémon?

Does IVs matter with Shadow Pokémon?

If you've got a Shadow Pokemon, you'll get a 20% increase to attack. What's more, the added points to IVs given by Purification does not raise the Pokemon's power over it's given max of 15 (for Strength, anyway). The Shadow Pokemon bonus in PvP and Raids is x1.

Does appraisal matter with Shadow Pokémon?

Please note that Evolving or Powering Up a Pokémon will not improve its appraisal, however Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will improve its appraisal.

Do Shadow Pokémon always have bad stats?

A Shadow Pokemon's IVs and CP level is lower than it would be after purification. In many cases, this isn't necessarily a bad thing, as the Pokemon's damage boost from being a Shadow outweighs the potential increases. However, this doesn't apply to every Shadow Pokemon equally in Pokemon GO.

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How rare is a perfect Shadow Pokémon?

This means you have a 1 in 152 chance (just less than 1%) of getting IVs of 15 across the board every time you capture a Shadow Pokemon. Trading Pokemon is a good way to take low IV Pokemon and make them more powerful…

What is the perfect Shadow Pokémon?

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.

What is a good IV for Shadow Pokémon?

As we mentioned above, Purified Pokémon get a +2 increase in each IV value. As a result, a Shadow Pokémon with 13 / 13 / 13 IVs is guaranteed to become a 100% Purified Pokémon. Weather boosted Shadow Pokémon get their minimum IVs increased to 4/4/4 which increases the chance of getting a better Purified Pokémon.

Should I keep Frustration on my Shadow Pokémon?

If you're hoping to teach your Shadow Pokémon an exclusive attack that's only offered during Community Day, you'll want to TM away Frustration before you evolve that Pokémon. Otherwise, you risk wasting an Elite Charged TM teaching that evolved Pokémon the special attack.

What are the chances of getting a 100% IV Shadow Pokémon?

The chance to get a 100% IV (15/15/15) Pokémon in Pokémon GO is 1/4096, or in percentage, 0.0244%. The chance to get any combination of IVs is the same and equals 1/4096. The game awards IV values using three random rolls, from 0 to 15.

How rare is a 0% IV Pokemon go?

However 0% pokemon are even rarer than 100% pokemon, since the former can never come from raids, eggs, research tasks or trades. I have a 0% Houndour and Sandshrew. I wish i'd thought of collecting them at an earlier date, i've probably binned one or two 0% pidgeys without knowing.

How rare are 3 star Pokemon?

0 stars - below 50% 1 star - 51% to 63.4% 2 stars - 66.7% to 80% 3 stars - 82.2% to 98%

What is the benefit of keeping Shadow Pokémon?

Shadow Pokémon also deal more damage with their Fast and Charged Attacks, but they take more damage when attacked. The extra damage dealt by Shadow Pokémon is shown as a “Shadow Bonus” next to their attacks on their summary page, just like Weather Boosts.

Is it better to evolve Shadow Pokémon?

If you evolve a Shadow (Unpurified) Pokemon it will still evolve and keep the Shadow aura around it. Purifying a Shadow Pokémon is a better idea than keeping it the way it is. Purifying gives the Pokémon a significant increase in Combat Power and it will cost less candies to evolve.

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.

Should you purify a 4 star shadow Pokemon?

While the obvious thing to do when catching a Shadow Pokemon is to purify it, purification is not required and players can choose to keep their Shadow Pokemon.

How do you get perfect shadow Pokemon?

The IV increase means a Shadow Pokemon with IVs of 13 (13 attack, defense and stamina) are guaranteed to become perfect (100% IV) when purified. If it already has an IV 14 or more than that particular IV(s) will go to 15.

What is considered a perfect IV Pokemon?

A perfect IV Pokemon is a Pokemon with some its IVs (usually 4-5 of them) at the maximum value of 31. This can be extended to the right Nature, too. To see your Pokemon's IVs you need an NPC called the IV Judge (or Stats Judge), which is located at the Battle Tree.

Are purified Pokémon better than Shadow?

Purified Pokémon bonuses

But, it's important to remember that, ultimately, you are losing the best Shadow feature, the 20% attack bonus. Purified Pokémon are cheaper to power up in terms of Stardust and Candy. They also lose the Frustration move and have it replaced with Return.

Is it worth it to purify Pokémon?

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.

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)

Is hundo or shiny more rare?

For reference, Shiny Pokemon – some see as the greatest treasures in the franchise – have a 1/500 chance of spawning. Considering what these trainers have reported, the odds of finding a hundo are far lowers, seemingly coming in around 1/1000+.

Is hundo or shiny rarer?

Hundo is much more rare than shiny as far as legendary raids. Shiny rate is somewhere around 1/25. But the odds for a perfect is much worse.

What should I do with my Shadow Pokémon?

Once you've picked a Shadow Pokémon, you'll discover that there is a new option available above 'Power Up' and 'Evolve' (if this Pokémon can evolve) - Purify. Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will cost a specific amount of Stardust and Candy depending on which Pokémon you want to Purify and how strong it is.