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Should I purify 3 star Shadow Pokémon?

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.
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Is it better to purify or keep shadow?

If you're attempting to complete research, attain a goal, or some other third oddity in the game, by all means, Purify all your Pokemon. But if you're seeking the most rare Pokemon in Pokemon GO, or you like Pokemon that WIN in Raids, keep your Shadows!
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Which Shadow Pokémon are good to purify?

Common Shadow Pokémon such as Rattata, Weedle and Zubat are the cheapest, only costing 1,000 stardust and 1 candy to purify.
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Purifying Shadow Pokémon
  • Increase the Pokémon's IV values by +2 (guaranteed)
  • Increase the Pokémon's level to level 25 (guaranteed)
  • Replace Frustration with Return, a 3-bar Normal type charge move.
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Is there a reason not to purify Pokémon?

The downsides to purification are: Purified Pokemon lose the 20% damage bonus made available to Shadows. Though this is less painful for certain Pokemon, others do benefit highly from remaining as a Shadow. The 2 IV increase is often dwarfed by the Shadow damage boost.
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Is Shadow Latios worth it?

It's still decent, but not great. As a Psychic Type, it has some real potential and can be a decent option, especially given the resistances that Dragon brings, but it's still not outstanding.
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Should I choose Latias or Latios?

In Pokemon Go Latias has the stronger defense while Latias wins out in attack. They share the same exact stamina stat, but when adding them all together Latios comes out on top just slightly.
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Should I remove Frustration from Shadow Latias?

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.
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Is there a reason to not purify Shadow Pokemon?

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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What is the strongest Shadow Pokemon?

Raikou is the strongest of the three Legendary Dogs, meaning its Shadow form makes it even stronger. Shadow Raikou is naturally resistant to Flying, Steel, and Electric-type attacks, but is weak to Ground-type moves, like Earthquake and Mud Shot.
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Should I purify a 4 * Shadow Pokémon?

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.
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Should I keep return on purified Pokémon?

Purified Pokémon cost less candy to evolve and less dust to power up. They also know Return, a normal-type attack. While Return is OK on a normal-type Pokémon, it's not super great on anything else and can be replaced. Purified Pokémon also get IV boosts when powered up.
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How much CP does purifying give?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon adds two to each of your IVs (to a maximum of 15) and improves your Pokémon's level to 25. So, adding this information to your Pokémon's current stats will give you its new CP.
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Are Lucky Pokemon stronger?

One of the many benefits to trading Pokémon with friends is that you have a chance at receiving a Lucky Pokémon. Lucky Pokémon are more likely to be strong opponents in battle, require less Stardust to power up, and appear with a shimmery effect in the Pokédex and on the Pokémon's Summary page.
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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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Does purifying Pokémon give XP?

Sadly, however, unlike evolving Pokémon, you don't get any XP for purifying Shadow Pokémon.
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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…
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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.
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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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Should I power up Pokémon before evolving?

Trainers may wonder if they should power up a Pokemon before evolving it or vice versa. When deciding this, it is usually more economical to evolve first, then power up the desired Pokemon in Pokemon GO.
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Can purified Pokémon be lucky?

When you purify a Pokemon, it becomes cheaper to power up, both with candy and stardust. There's also a reduced cost when it comes to evolving a purified Pokemon as well. This stacks with the Lucky effect, so a Lucky Purified Pokemon gets both the reduced candy costs AND a massively discounted stardust cost.
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Can you get a shiny from Giovanni?

Ways to capture shiny Regice in Pokemon GO

With Pokemon GO's Team GO Rocket Takeover currently underway in March 2023, Shadow Regice has appeared alongside Giovanni as part of his team. However, that creature can't be caught in its shiny iteration at the moment, so battling and defeating Giovanni won't do the trick.
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Which Shadow Pokémon to forget Frustration?

Which Shadow Pokémon should forget Frustration?
  • Nidoqueen.
  • Machamp.
  • Swampert.
  • Abomasnow.
  • Venusaur.
  • Beedrill.
  • Lapras.
  • Flygon.
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What shadow legendary is after Latias?

Shadow Lugia – November 2021. Shadow Latias – April 2022. Shadow Latios – July 2022. Shadow Mewtwo – November 2022.
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Is Shadow Latias worth keeping?

Latias is the more defensive of the two Hoenn Dragon/Psychic Dragons, making it the less valuable of the two when it comes to raids. But with the Shadow boost it's... pretty mediocre.
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