Best SHADOW POKEMON to Power-Up in Pokemon GO!

[@pokedaxi]

Should of Mentioned this but you can ONLY REMOVE FRUSTRATION - during Team GO Rocket Events that Happen every couple months!

[@Rooz247]

its coming again in august everyone be ready

[@goodwolf866]

@@Rooz247 thank you because I keep looking this up and cannot find it so it must not have been up until recently

[@nanamiayanokouji4586]

Casual logo player here. Truly appreciate your instructional video a lot. Thank you

[@pokedaxi]

glad I can help!

[@hantyumi95]

Shout out Leek for holding things down ever since Silph Road got canned

[@pokedaxi]

yeeeeee

[@TheMadSnorlax]

Great info in this one! Big thing to mention is try to double move stuff like Mamo, Sneasel, Exca etc. etc. (The double type mons) and just swap between their fast moves. Lot easier to use fast tms than hoard millions and millions of dust to have 2 of each!

[@pokedaxi]

GOOD POINT!

[@DB-qc9br]

Yes, i always try to tell people this. S. Mamoswine should the the No. 1 shadow to max in my opinion. Its stats, flexibility, & accessibility make it very useful for newer players.

[@Exilerq]

I was able to get myself a 13/13/15 shadow groudon during the last takeover. So far it’s at Lv 47. Making its way to level 50

[@DheubtJurel]

Are you going to purify it

[@BananapowerTheReal]

Omg What a video i have waited for

[@pokedaxi]

Glad it could help!

[@somerandomguy3392]

I have a 15/14/13 Shadow Flygon and it tears things up with Scorching Sands. It's a bit squishier than Shadow Rhyperior, but it gets charged moves off much quicker and doubles as a decent dragon-type attacker. Definitely a nice one to have if you're not drowning in multiples of the top picks and doesn't share the same weaknesses as Shadow Rhyperior does.

[@Paintballpro18]

What about an earth power on your flygon, wouldn't that be better?

[@iamalittleboat]

​@@Paintballpro18it's worse, both for raids and in pvp, so don't use your elite tm on flygon :)

[@justingolden21]

I would personally wait to power up most shadows if there exists a shadow legendary that would beat it. It's a long term game, and even if you have a hundo shadow greninja or a 2 star shadow kyogre, eventually shadow kyogre gets a raid day and you might get a 3 star. We know shadow groudon, kyogre, rayquaza will be out in the next approx two years.

[@technofreak39]

Instead or Rankings, I would do %. #1 is always 100% and the others should be displayed as how much % they deal, compared to the Rank 1. That way we could see if it would be worth it to power them up. Yes Shadow Sharpedo is Rank 5, but is it really worth? Not really.

[@timothyy7]

as a shadow hunter, i love this video!

[@pokedaxi]

LETS GOOO

[@BoBnfishy]

The best part is that he doesn't just tell you what is best, he also tells you how to find out for yourself in the future

[@AnthACD]

While i do agree DPS is important, i think it doesnt show the full picture. You cant ignore TDO. There is deep reddit discussions on DPS and TDO and how there should be a different way to calculate it all. I believe in medium especially if you are raiding with limited players, ak Dou raiding. If you have bigger groups going just DPS should work. As long as everyone brings the right counters and not just bringing in whatever or follow by what Pokemon go recommend. I understand and respect there is different ways people play pokemon go. I am grateful for all these other resources like Pokebattler, pokemon go hub and many more.

[@David_Mattox]

I know IVs don’t particularly matter since shadows are better than regulars, but what range does everyone tend to go for, like, 60%-84%? I know it’s hard to get good shadow IVs, that’s why I didn’t include hundos.

[@MJ-bi9bh]

I try to get anything with 13+ attack and at least 80%.

[@ventycW]

im going for 80% up, and minimum 13 Attack on a bad one

[@danny9732]

I tend to keep any 3* shadow as long as it’s meta relevant

[@Paintballpro18]

I only ever power up 96%+. Even shadows, unless if something is SUPER rare like a 93% shiny lucky mime jr. Stuff like that I'll make exceptions for

[@somerandomguy3392]

15 attack and 3* is what I aim for. Even though a 0% shadow Pokemon does more damage than its' 100% non-shadow counterpart, they are such a big investment in terms of stardust and candy that it's better to wait and max out the better IV shadows you do get rather than just going with whatever you end up catching. The only exception I make is when purifying the shadow gives it perfect IVs (such as 13/13/13), because then I can at least fall back on that in the future (especially if it has a mega form) so it's not a wasted investment. That'll be even more the case when dynamax is added (likely not going to work with shadows). I know good IV shadow Pokemon can be rare, especially with 15 attack, but you will end up getting some. Just make sure to go after every Rocket Grunt and Leader you can find; odds are you'll be lucky when you least expect it. All the best shadow Pokemon I have are from pulling over when I was driving and saw a grunt or decided to go out one last time before bed because there was one at a stop nearby. But really, it's all up to you. Even though I only power up shadows with 15 attack, I still keep those with less (especially 3*). I never know when I'll change my mind and having them in storage is better than not having them at all.

[@mattbridges4223]

Would've been real nice to have the DPS or tdo on the graphic. Would let people know easier how much better number 1 is than 2 :) I know they can search, but just would be nice

[@pokedaxi]

Thanks for this feedback!

[@D.H.1987]

Seeing this video a few hours after i powered up a lot of shadow pokemon today is quite hilarious 😅

[@pokedaxi]

PERFECT!

[@manning0]

One thing that I don't think has been mentioned is that Shadow Mons can't mega evolve. So you might want to put your limited dust and candies into a normal Pokémon like Gengar for example so you can mega evolve it.

[@fossilpharaoh]

Great video Dax! Shadow pokémon are so interesting. I mainly am interested in them for raids, although I need to invest in a few still. Shelling out 300K dust for level 40 is no joke. My best shadows currently are a 15/13/15 Entei and a 15/14/15 Machamp, been investing in those for a while.

[@pokedaxi]

Damn those are not bad!

[@KanagaS]

i got lucky a few weeks ago, just before i went to bed a random dragon popped up so i thought "why not?" and i got a hundo shadow dratini out of it haha :D

[@TLRhapsody]

Always do Dragon type grunts❤

[@Paintballpro18]

Yo BIG props

[@justindavidson3417]

Thanks for the info daxi.

[@pokedaxi]

Glad I could help!

[@Kanapowiec_pospolity]

Idk but sometimes i get the grunts SECOND pokemon, not the first, even when theses arent currently avaible (yesterday i got sh. gligar and snubbull the day before) Edit:bruh mb

[@yoshicrafter7608]

Gligar and Snubble ARE available rn. Sometimes the second pokemon is encounterable.

[@aaroniemcwonley]

Previously mined data suggested 85-15 ratio to get 1st & 2nd respectively.

[@Kanapowiec_pospolity]

@@yoshicrafter7608 sry mb but i got snubbull even tho he wasnt in hes team at all

[@pokedaxi]

yes sometimes possible to get second

[@Kanapowiec_pospolity]

Thx for the info, I was so confused each one of these 5 times when it happened

[@fictionworld1289]

Shadow Rayquaza won't be number 1???. Bro has higher predicted dps than even megs mewtwo Y ☠️☠️💀☠️☠️☠️ (of course with dragon ascent)

[@TLRhapsody]

I think it is because you can’t mega shadow Pokémon a you need a meteorite 2 learn it Dragon Ascent so the best and only flying type charged attack is Aerial Ace

[@fictionworld1289]

It could be like it can learn dragon ascent like a move with a meteorite and just not mega evolve. That would be perfectly fine

[@antoniodittman5820]

Assuming you can even give the shadow dragon ascent and have a meteorite for it

[@fictionworld1289]

​@@antoniodittman5820yeah

[@brendancampbell8075]

It's typing is just not the greatest, flying type it's nuke move is like super effect against no good raid bosses (only one is virizion) And for PVP he's kinda just not that good now after the breaking swipe nerf

[@Jocon1992]

If you'll be able to teach shadow rayquaza dragon ascent it will be the best shadow flying type. Also, shadow salamence is the best shadow flying type right now with fly as it's charge attack.

[@pokedaxi]

yes it will - not sure about your second point though haven't checked that

[@xtrafe5953]

Wake up Brandon Tan, pokedaxi uploaded new video.

[@yoshicrafter7608]

It is important to note that some shadow pokemon are worse than other non-shadow pokemon in raids. It is ALSO important to note that most shadow pokemon are worse than regular pokemon (even of the same species) in PVP. Always check up to date lists before powering up!

[@123mrtippmann]

It’s worth noting that this list is completely different if organized by TDO. Example shadow raikou is the top electric shadow mon.

[@klaus-mikael_son]

true

[@shsz1984]

6:46 Wait, What? Shadow Rayquaza with Air Slash and freakin DRAGON ASCENT won't be number 1 as flying type attacker? Is this correct? Nevertheless, great video. Quite informative. While expensive, shadow types do make a difference when there are not many players around to take down the raid boss. Well worth the investment IMO.

[@HairyPotterYT]

2nd and great vid Dax! I needed this advice

[@pokedaxi]

Glad I could help!!!

[@snejk_6448]

Me still waiting with powerupping Darumaka because 2 years ago Pokédaxi said that zen forms are coming to the game

[@thongxiong5720]

I have a two star Shadow Chandelure and I dont think I will ever get a chance to catch a better one again. Should I just keep powering that one up? I have a few two star Shadows that I dont know if I will ever have a chance to catch again due to being out of the rotation. This sucks.

[@carloslopez-chavez]

I have a 3 star shadow swinub , with 15 attack and 8 defense and 15 hp, is it worth powering up?

[@Reereez4795]

imo? Yes. Shadow Pokémon do 20% more damage than non-shadow. Any good shadow that has 13+ atk or is a 3 star+ should be considered for powering up. If you already have a bunch of shadow Mamoswine, then perhaps reconsider. But 15-8-15 is good

[@SirMopy]

i would listen to reereez suggestion. super duper worth

[@AngeloWebber-fk1tg]

You forget to mention Shadow Zekrom is gonna be one of the strongest electric type raid attacker with charge beam and Fusion Bolt.

[@pokedaxi]

yes when that comes in a 4 years LMAO

[@AngeloWebber-fk1tg]

Very unlikely will not come very soon, unless Xuritree gets like another new move update like Wild Charge but who knows what or when…

[@NEYLEO547]

Is when this month’s team rocket event comes can we remove frustration or not ??

[@Dwizard101]

Yes

[@maranatha9924]

Shadow pokemon have become one of my favorite hunts. I have 89%-93% Darmanitan, Dragonite, Rampardos and Snorlax. I hit a 14/11/14 shadow Groudon on my 2nd radar (1st was 8/8/8).

[@Kokoda121]

Will I get the meteorite research again when elite rayquaza comes back? I did not manage to finish it when it was there last time

[@TheFlomaster3]

Don't think they will get us another meteorite but maybe, we ll see

[@pokedaxi]

no research but you can get one from taking down a raid if your lucky

[@Kokoda121]

Sweet, thanks. But if the drop rate is horrible then we're out of luck lol

[@martinlawrence2885]

Yes you will! It’ll be a free research

[@Guyincognito-hc9vl]

I've been powering up my shadow salamence idk if it's good it's done really good lately but should I keep powering it up it's already 4000+

[@JSici]

I got a HUNDO Shadow Kyogre from Giovanni, but I feel like it's a waste of candies since I cannot make it primal

[@shinygoomy9784]

Shadow kartana for grass was missed. Idk if it would be number 1 but it definitely should be mentioned since kartana is the number 1 raid attacker (non megas)

[@Rich-g6n]

Fighting type king isnt terrakion anymore... its LUCARIOO!

[@SirMopy]

*MEGA lucario tho.. not regular lucario

[@MariaMartinez-n1n]

Mega lucario and you can only have one mega active at a time, so you still want to power up at least 5 terrakion for raids

[@Rich-g6n]

@@MariaMartinez-n1n yeah rn😥😥 but just wait for shadow lucario!

[@alainding]

How will actually shadow zacian or shadow xerneas do?

[@pokedaxi]

those will probably overtake shadow gardy

[@shamalamaaa]

I know that mons like Mewtwo and Metagross are tiers above the rest, but I’ll never run a full team of Mewtwos or anything. I love the variety on the team, so I’ll always do that and sacrifice damage

[@ocmercy]

Im still at the start of the video so not sure if he covers, but if a pokemon has a mega, would that be better than the shadow? Like for t tar, if i had like a 13-13-13 shadow, would it be more worth to purify it so i can get a hundo mega? or keep shadow?

[@Paintballpro18]

I'd just keep the 13-13-13 shadow, because then you can pair that with a larvitar (or it's evos) you trade for that would become a 15-15-15. Unless you have 12 13-13-13s or higher, wouldn't purify them as that would be an absolute unit of a team to have.

[@Kanapowiec_pospolity]

Thats a good question. In ur place, i would keep the shadow and get other tyr to mega, since we dont know when it'll be back again

[@pokedaxi]

Good point - but in my opinion better to get a second tyranitar to use as the mega - shadows with good ivs are rare not worth purifying just for a mega you can just catch from a raid

[@LTDLimiTeD1995]

I have a 98 Sh.Scizor and Hundo Sh.Luxray. They may not be the best in their class, but I love and use them.

[@the_village_runner]

Question, do the IVS matter then on shadow pokemon? or if we have one of those good ones we should power it up regardless?

[@blazinlatino89]

I have a 3 star almost perfect shadow excadril or a no 1 star low attsck shadow metagross which should i power up?

[@Mikey___]

I don't think you said something quite important - shadows are basically useless unless there's a Team Rocket takeover event where you can replace the frustration charge move with a good one

[@preemptivefaceplant5277]

Question. if a 0% shadow can do better then hundo non shadow version. then whats the point of the attack IV stat? what purpose does it even serve. If its not boosting the attack of the pokemon whats the point of even hunting for shundo then?

[@darrencriss5529]

What is a good defense and hp for Shadow pokemons?

[@iamgawd111]

I got a ho-oh 1 point away from 3 star but it has flying hidden power, plan to level it up eventually lol

[@VoidNull_]

+1000 aura to the guy who tells me how many times did daxi say the word "shadow"

[@skullgittorocks3727]

Ty, I needed this. Always wasn't sure which moves were better and which shadow ivs I should keep. But what about the pokemon that were purified? Do we treat them like normal pokemon?

[@Chad_Steel]

Yes, they are essentially normal pokemon, but they have a reduced stardust cost for powering them up. It's also important to note they always learn the move return in their charged attack slot. You are able to switch this move once it gets it though which is usually worth it

[@pokedaxi]

I actually have a video on this coming soon - but ya treat them like normal pokemon

[@skullgittorocks3727]

Got it thanks

[@gmo53104]

RIGHT AS I WATCH THIS I GET A SHADOW SHINY CACNEA FROM ARLO!!!! THAT'S INSANE AND I CAN'T WAIT FOR SHADOW RAY!

[@nolanjames9230]

Would shadow gigalith be worth the power up for raids as a rock type?

[@TtvTAZER]

thanks it helped

[@jamespatrickgregorio6324]

Bro how do you get great pokemons from team go rocket like Groudon or Tyranitar, I only get the basic ones

[@justingolden21]

Those aren't from normal rocket battles. Once per season / rocket changeup, they change the current shadow legendary (right now it's like kyogre or groudon I think) and you get a quest to beat each rocket leader and get a super rocket radar and use that to fight and beat giovani and you get the shadow legend. But that's a once per season / changeup thing. Shadow legendaries are in shadow raids on weekends only and in person only. You want a lot of people to take them down and want to use purified gems (8 total to subdue, each person can only use a few per raid) to subdue the boss otherwise it's near impossible to beat. Sometimes they have specific events for shadow legends like they've had two for shadow mewtwo. I bet they will soon have some for other shadow legends from the first 3 gens.

[@goodwolf866]

For raids with shadow Pokemon, what's the minimum CP I want for those before they're worthwhile to put into a raid?

[@matal3991]

Same moves on Terrakion, counter and dynamic punch?

[@pokedaxi]

counter sacred sword is the best

[@jungchoothian2039]

So between good iv non shadow vs bad iv shadow, which one is better in pvp?

[@Ghostly52]

Is it worth purifying bad shadows like drowzee and meowth if I can make them 100% IV

[@crtklstrk]

Hi, what’s better for great league pvp: a 2/11/11 Skarmory or a 14/14/14 one?

[@nikgokuhil]

I dont have resources for it, so I would just wait for future to get better shadow groudon, kyogre or mewtwo to power them up, even if they are stronger than others even with their trash IV

[@Paintballpro18]

That's what I do personally. You would run out of resources WAY too quickly if you tried to power up ever shadow you got from raids, so yes it would be best to raid for a good one before powering up, and in that by the time you GET a good one, you'll have what you need to max it out anyways so kind of a win win

[@lelouchchanbc]

This year adventure events contents is really bad all pokemon in this event just like recycle and no new species Pokemon at all. Part 2 adventure event will be Team Rocket takes over new shadow Pokemon introduce including Shadow Rayquaza. ( My guess). I suggest all Pokemon Go players can close Pokemon Go game app. and watch Paris Summer Olympics games live.

[@davidhensey2000]

Is Entei ever going get Sacred fire?

[@pokedaxi]

maybe but not ATM

[@dereine8127]

At which ivs should we consider leveling up a shadow?

[@stevepeters907]

I am one level away from maxing out my perfect shadow Gardevoir, she absolutely destroys in PVP and PVE.

[@jasonkim11]

I was fortunate enough to get a 14-15-15 shadow groudon. Unfortunately I don't have the resources to max it out 😢.

[@obxurity]

I didn't know that IVs on shadows don't really matter too much since they do generally get one shot most often by the raid boss. I do have a couple of shadow Metagross that are level 40 that don't have the best IVs but since it doesn't matter too much I feel better now lol

[@Keem_Software_229]

I have a shadow groudon that’s 9/15/13. Powering up is worth it since IVs don’t matter?

[@beechey88]

Wouldn’t you want to sort by ER not DPS? I have never heard anyone say to use a shadow crawdaunt > shadow swampert, feraligatr or empoleon

[@pokedaxi]

DPS is most important as faster you take down faster you win

[@beechey88]

DPS doesn’t factor how long the attacker stays in battle for and thus seriously favors glass canons. I see your idea but you might have to waste time relobbying. Idk just something to consider looking into, I guess I have to do more research myself

[@fredo5475]

Surprised flygon ranks pretty high. Just caught a 96 shadow so I might have to start investing in it

[@PeterMurrayj]

Wish I saw this a week ago but I still have 6 hours to make use of it so I will check what I have.

[@carpetsushi24]

I'm seeing shadow magnezone as top electric type online. Any idea?

[@Roneish1996]

I wish my shadow kyogre wasn’t complete trash and I was more able to manage my stardust, candies and TMs better. Right now I am using this video to make a tag of all the species to have forget frustration once that’s an option again.

[@pogo-short-tips]

you can search for @frustration

[@mikiyema1992]

Gio visited me last early morning around 4am via baloon...😂 my first time with Giovanni as a beginner and defeated him after 3rd try.😂

[@TunikiOmkar-uv4cw]

Abat waout in pvp, do u think shadow pokemon also better in pvp?

[@PeterMurrayj]

You mention the squishy ones, if you could mention the ones that last longer it would be great ❤

[@tefftab472]

I have shadow hundo Krilia which one should I evolve (gardevoir or gallade)

[@pogo-short-tips]

gardevoir for pve

[@YourMainVillain]

Very close to maxing my hundo shadow mamoswine🤩, and my 96 shadow rampardos

[@thefireninja7601]

I always use shadow granbull in the great league the damage is insane

[@JReybabay]

I dont know if you have made a video on this already, but i want to know what the significance of purified Pokemon is.

[@ECLIPSE2020CV]

Would you maxx shadow Groudon & Kyogre if they are only 2* 👎 👍

[@kentrodrigoroble8822]

With the current changes, I wish I did not use elit fast tm for lick on my gengar. It was a waste

[@moetruth8596]

damn i was saving 2 of my super rocket radars i should probably use them to grab groudon huh? since he is the number 1 shadow ground type

[@Duelerama90]

10:44 Crawdaunt?! Where's shadow Gyarados?

[@MrDevinRouge]

DAXI! I’m sorry this is off topic, but I trust you the most. Will there be 6x catch stardust on July 30th? The strength of steel event has a bonus of 3x catch stardust and overlaps with Togedemaru spotlight hour on July 30th, which has 2x catch stardust. Will they combine for 6x catch stardust? (Or 5x if they just add them together) or will it just be 2x catch stardust during spotlight hour? Thank you for being the GOAT!

[@Paintballpro18]

I believe the 3x supersedes the 2x, at least that's how I remember it from last time, but honestly I would love to be wrong in this situation because with a star piece that's some massive stardust gains. Too bad it isn't a stardust boosted pokemon like Morelull was last month with the boost

[@te3j]

generally, bonuses don't add up/multiply. that would be too generous. i'd expect 2x, but if niantic is nice, then maaaaaybe we'll see 3x.

[@raymondmartinez8519]

Apex Shadow Ho-Oh/Lugia fall higher in the list?

[@Cruijffcelona]

should i power them up even if they have mid IV's ? all my shadows are 2 star and below lmao

[@Courraff]

Your forgetting shadow zekrom also how is Moltres No.4 and chandelure and Blaziken higher ranked, is it the defense stat thats pushing it down?

[@No-one_999]

How can i find giovani? And should i purify it or not???

[@Serrano_N]

Wait what is the ideal Cp on those shadow Pokémon?

[@dblum]

For fire, it is to be noted that regular reshiram is better than every shadow fire

[@Renan22HB]

Is kartana better than The shadow grass types?

[@2TheMaxKing2]

yes better then all

[@D.H.1987]

Yes, that's why i maxed out 3 kartana today 😊

[@BernardJunior-p6i]

Thus Sending gift to a Best freind will help to activate lucly trade?

[@brunogitagocoelhopazesilva2987]

So you mean that any IV shadow is worth? You mentioned Kyogre, but does it apply to anyone?

[@natesit7169]

Can you TM frustration off a starter Pokémon, then evolve it later?

[@JohnSmith-hv6ks]

ye

[@33bottelsofcap]

I have a 14/15/15 iv shadow mudkip idk what to do with it

[@Laurenz-lw5ge]

Nice video

[@CNLS2]

bro fr? Vid is 15 mins long, been uploaded 2 mins ago, and you did comment 40 seconds ago( in my view)?? What speed are you watching lol

[@Laurenz-lw5ge]

@@CNLS2 4timea speed

[@joshvaldivia8711]

Does the ivs matter since they’re shadows ??

[@TheFlomaster3]

I saw in pokego HUB that shadow raikou is the number one, and shadow elektivire is number 5

[@GodlyMan-x5u]

How do you change the shadow pokemon charge attack?

[@37Sword_]

Wait for a rocket based event

[@Kanapowiec_pospolity]

August 8-12

[@Sosntwix]

If U wait for the event use TM to change it

[@homermalaluan8680]

I probably have 50 3star shadow pokemon, but I cannot use it coz I cannot change its charge attack.

[@RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer229]

Wait til a team go rocket takeover then you can charge TM them off you can also add a second attack or use an elite TM I recommend waiting for team go rocket takeover it’s just around the corner sometime in August

[@iubalum2013]

I want enough XLs for a shadow Scizor and Sneaseler for Master League Premier.