What to do with all the Shadow Pokémon in Go?

While you can keep Shadow Pokémon the way they are, you can also purify them. Purifying boosts a Pokémon stats and makes it easier to power them up. There are also achievements for purifying lots of Shadow Pokémon, as well as research rewards for doing so. All it takes to purify a shadow Pokémon is Stardust and Candy.

What to do with all the 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. When Purified, a Shadow Pokémon will forget Frustration and learn Return, a Charged Attack that's exclusive to Purified Pokémon.

Should I keep all Shadow 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.

What Shadow Pokémon to keep?

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.

Should I purify all 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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What happens if you purify a level 40 Shadow Pokémon?

Purifying a Shadow Pokémon will also make it stronger and reduce the amount of Stardust and Candy required to Power Up, Evolve, or learn a new attack.

What Pokemon are worth keeping?

Dragon-types are widely considered the best and most viable Pokemon, at least generally speaking. Of course, the only type they're good against is other Dragon-types, but with the sheer number of Dragon-type Legendaries, that's more than enough for them to be useful.

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)

What is the strongest Pokemon in Pokemon GO?

Mewtwo. Mewtwo is stacked when it comes to max CP, boasting over 4,000. It's also one of the most powerful Pokémon in the game with massive attack stats to boot. Mewtwo is known for its devastating psychic moves, not forgetting its Team Rocket origin story.

Can you get a mew in Pokémon GO?

One of the rarest Kanto Pokemon in Pokemon GO is Mew, the first mythical Pokemon to ever appear. While players can't encounter Mew in the wild normally or fight it in raids, players are still able to get the chance to capture one.

Should I evolve a perfect 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.

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…

Can you get a 100 Shadow Pokémon?

Purified Pokémon also get IV boosts when powered up. 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 is the next Shadow Legendary in Pokemon GO?

Shadow Latios – July 2022. Shadow Mewtwo – November 2022. Shadow Registeel – February 2023.

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.

Is Shadow Beedrill useful?

Sadly, its best role is nothing but a stepping stone to greater things in the game as any real collecting will yield better poison and bug types and leave Beedrill outclassed.

Can you Mega Evolve forever?

Your Pokémon will undergo Mega Evolution, which lasts for eight hours. Only one of your Pokémon may be Mega Evolved at a time, so if you choose to Mega Evolve a different Pokémon before the eight hours is over, the first Mega-Evolved Pokémon will return to its previous state.

Are dittos worth keeping?

Yes, Ditto is absolutely invaluable when it comes to breeding. It's able to breed with every Pokémon capable of doing so (the only exception being those in the Undiscovered egg group and other Dittos), and can also pass on its Nature and some IVs when holding the right item.

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Can Shadow Legendaries be shiny?

Legendaries, in particular, are always tied to the defeat of Giovanni. In an upcoming event, Shadow Registeel will be the latest shadow Legendary that Giovanni has in his hold. Considering the normal shiny variant already exists, we know for sure that it's possible to get shiny Shadow Registeel as well.

Is it better to purify or keep shadow?

Some people like the look of purified better which is also completely fair. If you want to dominate PvE, keep shadows. If you want to do better in PvP, look at IVs and use an app like PokeGenie to help make a better informed decision. Remember they get +2 to each IV stat when purified.

Is there shiny Shadow Pokémon?

Team Rocket Leaders can have shiny Shadow Pokémon. Currently, players can get shiny Beldum from Sierra, shiny Nidoran from Arlo, and shiny Magnemite from Cliff.