Level 50 0% Shadow VS 100% Non-Shadow Pokemon, Which is Better? - Pokemon GO

Is there a minimum IV for a Shadow Pokémon to be stronger than a Non-Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Go? Well, today we take a look at a 0% Shadow Tyranitar against a 100% Non-Shadow Tyranitar to see which is stronger through a raid experiment.
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[@alexb4812]

Thumbs up for powering up a literal 0% shadow Tyranitar to lvl 50!!!

[@ellis2394]

first he had to get a 0% shadow which is hard enough

[@fishon6502]

You know 0 0 0 isnt 0% its 37% or Something

[@jacobtandbergnielsen8184]

@@fishon6502 Wait what?

[@raeesizaac5342]

@@jacobtandbergnielsen8184 hes lying

[@JT.91]

@@raeesizaac5342 he is correct, 0 / 45 = 0,37 duh

[@skeetsoflegend5160]

Even though I already knew this, to see it to this degree really is crazy. Also have to thank Brandon for using a lot of resources to give us top level content.

[@alexandersyron2987]

I was actually expecting a lot less

[@francisconobrega4940]

He used an amount equal to half my stardust, crazy how it can go so quickly

[@xboyjonny]

@@francisconobrega4940lmfao!??????????!!!! Get grinding babe !!

[@balthazare18]

would have been nice in your testing to also show a 90-100% shadow vs the 0% shadow so we can see the importance of IV for shadow types. I suspect its not as big a difference as the normal vs shadow is, like instead of a 3 second increase maybe a 1 or 2 second?

[@Nicholasishappy]

much respect man! powering up a worthless shadow for the community to prove to us why it is better. no wonder you grind so hard. thanks Brandon!

[@ThaGamingMisfit]

If it is worthless, what are the normal Tyranitar called then? :D

[@CommandoBlack123]

@@ThaGamingMisfit If you dont have a lot of starseed to have multiple shadow pokemon a non-shadow hundo would be better since it wont die as much. SO i'll call it a stepping stone.

[@SenseiBricks]

Thanks for the experiment Brandon! This makes a lot of sense, I’ll be sure to hunt a lot more shadows now!

[@AmbientWorlds]

You’re the best Brandon!

[@kraigmatthew8132]

wow thank you for all you do for the pogo community. always dropping the most important tips

[@jimmywu888]

great content. thanks for doing the experiment brandon!

[@Lazyedit5]

Thankyou man , you did so much work to help the community ❤️❤️

[@sapo6251]

That's some top level content! Thanks for the video.

[@austinscheetz7488]

This video is exactly what I needed to know! I was super disappointed because my shadow were such low IV and I don't have the time to grind Pokemon like other people. But now that I know I don't need them to be super high iv to make them worth powering up now I might finally build some good pokemon for raids!!! Thank you

[@rebelrod]

This is amazing, thanks for the doing this test!

[@takumi3069]

Much appreciated! Just got back into the game again since my hiatus in 2018 and this really helped a lot!

[@ghostlywarrior8149]

Thank you so much for this video. This is extremely helpful. After watching this I can nw level some of my shadow

[@evanwaid9700]

Awesome video, I remember a video like this in the past, very nice to get an updated experiment!

[@jinfryjung8699]

Real talk; how many youtubers out there would do this for us? Probably nobody 😆 We all know how difficult it is to collect XL candies and stardusts and he is willing to level up a pokemon to the max (50) that he will never ever use again. I really appreciate you doing this for us Brandon!

[@Zazamanee]

Now we need shadow 0% pokemon vs shadow 100% pokemon, that would be a good one.

[@shdrairfn__]

I got 0 iv shadow snubul

[@XXLRebel]

What would need to be proven by that?

[@Zazamanee]

@@XXLRebel if ivs matter duh

[@joseubaldocalvillorangel5593]

​@@Zazamaneebut the iv's do matter, specially the attack one. If a pkmn with 1 iv is on a battle against one with 0 ivs on attack then it will ALWAYS lose the speed ties when they use a charged move.

[@eduardojorgemacedo5216]

Extremely useful!! Thank you

[@klutch505]

This information is huge! Thank you!

[@johnathan486]

You have encouraged me to confidently evolve and power up my shadow pokemons

[@hazeltan9024]

Fantastic experiment and greatly appreciated Brandon! 👍👍👍

[@billclues5406]

Thank you for making this one!

[@josetrejo2319]

You always help me when it matters the most Brandon, Thank you for this .!

[@flako3182]

Thank you for this I needed this to decide for my shadows.

[@richardrennie-ry4bv]

Very informative, new subscriber for you - thank you. More like this please.

[@idofizz8822]

Best video, finally answers the LAST question I had about shadows that no other you tuber answered

[@jamesheffley4310]

Thank you for another experiment it was not needed but more than appreciated

[@Stinz111]

Thank you this really helped!

[@walkman8461]

Thanks for doing an experiment! It was really hard for me to wrap my head around this. Since CP has been the most important thing forever

[@vserrano694]

Damn, fully leveled shadow nundo for our viewing pleasure? That's an instant sub, thanks very much for this video!!!

[@Dougdogg2004]

Great tips! Thank you

[@MantisShrimp999]

Very intresting thx for making this possible

[@mikesanders2611]

Love how u mention the ball+ every video. I definitely didn’t understand how that worked a year ago when I was watching ur videos lol

[@djnorthmore]

Great video! Would have been good to see how fast it can be done with your highest IV shadow Ttar!

[@andresnunez576]

This is an awesome comparisons and I was actually surprised. Everyone needs to keep in mind also is dodging. When using shadow Pokémon you want to always dodge the charge moves even if they’re resisted so you can survive to get off as many charge moves as possible. This is one reason I use dragon breath on my hundo shadow dragonite and dragon tail on my regular hundo dragonite. Dodging is key to maximize the damage boost.

[@xboyjonny]

Cant dodge in raids. The app is too dogshit and wont register the dodge.

[@ryankriller1931]

@@xboyjonnydont spam fast attacks and buffer one move at a time. This’ll allow you to dodge more easily

[@Koekie5616]

Thumbs up for the effort and resource spent!!

[@dankhill2033]

Awesome video man!

[@ElecPrizyy]

very helpful video thank you BrandonTan91

[@dhruvnarad27]

Thank you for your amazing videos. You are really amazing.

[@theo9043]

Thx for the Experiment brandon!

[@EmperorJinx151]

Thanks this really helps

[@sp1r1tm0lecule]

Epic video. Thanks for the info.

[@tflceia]

Hi Brandon, thank you for the educational video which was really missing for many players. The idea of using shadow Pokémon was always a doubt for me mainly to understand what iv floor should I consider to invest. Comparing to non shadow it doesn’t matter for raiding.

[@yoitsJ03]

Thanks for the info!

[@James-is8qs]

Can you do another test for a low iv shadow Pokémon Vs a high iv shadow Pokémon?

[@pokeballdkdenmark8464]

It will probably show no difference - especially in such an easy raid as the Shinx raid. A perfect IV Shadow hits a bit harder and in certain situations last a little longer than the 0 IV but if you don't have any problems beating the boss with your team(s) then the very small difference doesn't matter. IV are very overrated!

[@pokeballdkdenmark8464]

@@BenjaminEngel507 That's not what he asked to see - he wanted Shadow vs. Shadow!

[@adrianb4121]

He already did that video. He did a 90%, 93%, 96%, and 100% shadow. They all only vary by a couple secs. From 90%-100% i think was a 6-7sec difference. This will only matter if you are trying to duo/trio a legend. Otherwise, any shadow is good enough.

[@James-is8qs]

@@adrianb4121 ah ok, I'll try to find that video later, thanks!

[@tan1822]

usually the difference in stats between a 0% and 100% is roughly 4-8% each depend on their base stats

[@corneliusbadenhorst5612]

Thanks so much for this video. Never been able to get beter than a 2 star shadow.

[@John-bu4ik]

I thought u did one of these already. Just watched it. Watched this cuz ur gr8

[@jimmyd6268]

A 0% shadow Pokémon is so incredibly rare

[@EmmeryCheung]

Somehow even though this is rare I've gotten at least 5 of them without getting a single 100% I guess I'm just unlucky...

[@dominohno9276]

@@EmmeryCheung No you are not lmao.

[@carlosmazmanian8773]

A questão não era nem essa, mas para provar que qualquer shadow é mais forte que um Pokemon normal, mesmo 100%

[@3enjamin]

Yeah for casual like me, I caught one 0-0-0 nundo and zero 15-15-15 hundo amongst around 2000 pkm since the time I started playing the game@@EmmeryCheung And that's normal pokemon, let alone shadow counterpart of those.

[@sampansen8007]

Brandon truely you are legend.... You are my inspiration....

[@BreakthroughEmpowered]

Thanks for demonstrating what we conceptually know but wonder. Kudos for going with a nundo shadow to 50 epic resources for that video

[@katecole6237]

Really cool and educational. Makes me feel better about blindly listening to you when I first found your channel and maxing out (lv 40 at the time) my 98% shadow Machamp.

[@cbgott]

I have always been pondering this question. Thank you for the huge investment. I can comfortably power up my shadows now.

[@bigginsmgee]

Oh my god brandon thanks soo much i was transferring soo many shadow pokemon because they weren’t at tier 3 thanks for clearing this up!!

[@the_real_darkenzy]

Thank you for giving me a better understanding of shadow Pokemon

[@keyR3dz]

Great vid ❤

[@pennycoco4872]

Thank you for this experiment

[@TheMoises1213]

Love it!! Please make more Shadow PVE videos

[@thomasw8074]

Good video. Keep it up

[@PrishenReddy]

Brilliant video

[@CaptLatte]

Love how scientific your test was.

[@jvgoransson]

Luve this, thnx.

[@ImEcchi]

Old video but people will come across it. BrandonTan showed it in action but the math behind it is: IV is a flat amount added to the pokemon’s base stats. So let’s say a pokemon had 100 attack, 100 defense and 100 HP. A 100% 15/15/15 IV pokemon would have 115/115/115 stats. and the obvious 0% IV with 0/0/0 would be 100/100/100. Shadow pokemon get a 20% attack bonus and -20% defense. So a 0% shadow pokemon with those base stats would be 120/80/100 showing that the pokemon has more attack but a lot less defense. This is gap is only if you powered up a 0% shadow. So imagine a 3-star with possibly 15/15/11 Like the Metagross we saw? Honestly if you get a max attack IV shadow it’s definitely worth it for max damage. Just keep in mind about the Defense debuff, and make sure to dodge otherwise they will faint faster.

[@ElTanques]

This video was helpful

[@bugbitewurmpletoooppleasen9892]

Love your videos :)

[@devS1554]

I got a 98% Iv Shadow Lugia from Giovanni , gonna use it ultra league now !

[@tgifwowie9782]

brandon we thank you for the expirement you made sacrificing the xl candy for us to see

[@aithi2694]

I love your Shadow Nundo Collection Bradon. 🙂

[@giginewt]

This guys content is so weirdly wholesome, I love it

[@sirgabo6150]

This changes everything. I got 3 shiny shadow bagon...im so going to power them up and wait for the comm day for the OUTRAGE move. thanks BT91

[@minphang9351]

Brandon powered a zero-zip-zilch-nada Pokémon to level 50. Priceless!

[@jodiezoller5542]

Good job. How did you check the Pokémon moves in the raid Pokémon selection screen?

[@daytonpannell]

This was an eye-opener. I have a few shadow larvitars that I was just holding not knowing what to do with them. Now I know...

[@AutobotPrelude]

so it looks like the trend is max any 3 star shadow. thanks! very helpful.

[@aithi2694]

Your video is enlightening . 😇

[@levionlife]

You have inspired me to max out my Nundo Shadow Bagon 😂

[@NotPennyTPG]

Now I am happy that I have a 15 attack shadow Tyranitar

[@link3rd]

pretty sure you did this with a houndoom before. good vids tho. i'm not brave enough to power up a 0%. you the man!

[@nathandavey7969]

It would be sick to see a 100% mega pokemon vs a 0% shadow of the non-mega, and to see the difference there

[@Notika007]

Wish you would have tested your best shadow to see the difference between the 3 !! Good info btw thx for it

[@squid8616]

Thanks for the video. Helps me feel better about some of my better shadows not being too great. Good to know they are better than 100 IVs. Would have been good to see this on a level 3 raid too. Just to see how long it lasts vs how much damage it did. Maybe a part 2 coming?

[@brolyassasin8354]

They do take more damage tho

[@fabianornelas463]

Nice Shadow Collection bro! I recently caught a 100% Shadow Magikarp. He's now a lvl 40 Gyarados. I'm Ultra buddies with him right now and I'm close to having the XL candies to maxing him out as much as I can.

[@rrogers2370]

I’m trying to just shadow hunt now

[@MarcelRichterWebdesign4Vienna]

Thank You for the cool experiment

[@ExiledtoVampa]

Wow thanks for this! I was wondering if I should power up Shadow Pokémon I got that aren't hundo

[@iSCORPIONSyt]

Very strong Video - Can you add an Test with a 15 Attack Shadow one?

[@mangarat4974]

This is a real eye opener for a coming back player

[@rick534]

Awesome video! Can you or have you already done a comparison between a shadow 100% and a shadow 0%?

[@CarloDimacali]

Hello Brandon, How about another experiment on how much damage a 0% shadow can do compared to a hundo after it faints, just to take into consideration the 17% a shadow take as added damage compared to a hundo. This would represent a stronger pokemon effectiveness, specially for tier 5 and mega raids. Also, is a shadow Ho-Oh with sacred fire+ better than a purified one with sacred fire ++? In other words is it worth purifying a Shadow Ho-Oh with sacred fire+?

[@Meqa]

This is what i was thinking about too haha

[@imshrav4572]

Thank you for this! I anyway am saving dust to power up more shadows, and I power up only lucky mons😃

[@mariadimascio5822]

That is amazing. I have to tell my son. He trades Shadow Pokemon to the professor if they have poor IV's. This proves him wrong. That's Brandon! :) :) :)

[@shashanksubramaniam1400]

i'm glad you specified 100% and 0%, if you didn't, i would've assumed there's something in between **rolls eyes**

[@bergmeister45]

how does one achieve so much like this man. this account is wild. I feel like i never have enough stardust or candy to do anything

[@JunkJordan]

Thanks for sharing! I'm up to 15 shadows powered up to level 40+. Quit hoarding your dust and power up your shadows, people!

[@whiterabbit6341]

That was interesting, but I wish you would have gone against a Legendary to see how much damage each could do before they fainted. Like you've done before where you enter the same battle twice to have an exact comparison. Seems that would have been a more accurate measurement. I never use shadows myself. It's one of my overall goals to "rescue" as many as I can. :)

[@TheMoises1213]

This is hard to do. Not guaranteed you get hardest hitter

[@fishon6502]

Cool episode can you make a new brandontans ponemon collection

[@sharonc6721]

thank you Brandon.

[@jimm9431]

Hi Brandon, thanks for the video it was very informative. This got me curious, can you do this test on same IV regular and shadow just to see how much powerful the shadow really is? Thanks!

[@edbaguio187]

Thank you! Is there a video comparing the 0% shadow with 100% shadow and see how much stronger the 100% is?

[@poujor]

It would have been very interesting to Compare the 0% IV Shadow as level 40 with the non-shadow 100% IV level 50. I know it is too late now though

[@mrhowah4688]

Ooooooooooooooooooooohhhhh! i always wondered about this question.

[@materialwitness8233]

Do you owe the Trainer Club a royalty ?“ Here we Go!” 😆