The 15 BEST Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO

[@tyrantmeta]

The Pokemons Nick mentioned : 1. Shadow Mewtwo 2. Shadow Moltres 3. Shadow Mamoswine 4. Shadow Machamp 5. Shadow Metagross 6. Shadow Electivire 7. Shadow Tyranitar 8. Shadow Charizard 9. Shadow Weavile 10. Shadow Honchkrow 11. Shadow Salamence/Dragonite 12. Shadow Gardevoir 13. Shadow Swampert 14. Shadow Feraligator 15. Shadow Venusaur

[@BoredThatsWhy]

You're the real one

[@psnLoneWulf14]

The real MVP

[@nilskonings5061]

Thanks a lot

[@hunter4275]

No s pls thx :)

[@Whatwhat1235]

Amazing now I don’t need to waste time watching the video

[@PaulyPaulNo1]

Actually, dragonites community day move was Draco meteor, outrage is in its normal movepool so can be evolved anytime. Only salamence needs its comm day move for outrage

[@CrankAnimal]

You say it bro 👍

[@carlheinz6273]

And Water Gun for Feraligatr is an elite TM fast move. Cascade is OK but not as good than Water Gun.

[@PaulyPaulNo1]

@@carlheinz6273 not worth it tho IMO. Same can be said with zard, ember is legacy but not worth an etm

[@carlheinz6273]

@@PaulyPaulNo1 Yes i agree but it should have been said in the video. I don't want to see someone spending 10 non elite Fast TM trying to get water gun on his Feraligatr. :)

[@sugamynutz731]

@@carlheinz6273 wtf is cascade

[@MrZorx]

Shadow Mamoswine is definitely my most used mon. Ice and Ground are good in so many situations. Weavile and Mewtwo come in close behind.

[@mitzki1214]

its used heavily in raids not really on grunts since it doesnt have a hard hitting fast move like for example kyogre against ground but can be used against leaders since its spammy

[@MrZorx]

@@mitzki1214 yeah I always use Kyogre instead for ground type grunts, Weavile is too frail for grunts as well

[@mexkain]

4:31 outrage is not the exclusive cd move for dragonite, its cd move is draco meteor, it can learn outrage with a regular charge TM

[@frogsta360]

Shadow Mewtwo is also worth getting a second move - Ice Beam is very good as a general dragon (Mega Ray one day!) counter. I've even used it with Flamethrower and Thunderbolt for certain pokemon - it's also very strong with Shadow Ball, against itself, but then you will likely be juggling ETMs based on raids and counters

[@MaximilianOOO491]

I had no idea that Blast burn was available for this event!!! I’m so glad you made this video! The @frustration tip was a GODSEND

[@MrZorx]

Corrections: - Shadow Charizard comes behind Shadow Moltres, Shadow Entei, Apex Ho-Oh, and sometimes Reshiram. - Dragonite can learn Outrage without an Elite TM.

[@PhillMobile]

@@affi6064 Not true. Psystrike is only available during certain events and isn't in Mewtwo's current movepool meaning it does need an ETM.

[@PaulyPaulNo1]

@@affi6064 u r wrong

[@affi6064]

@@PhillMobile hah yeah i was somehow thinking psycho cut dunno why lol XD gotta remove message not misslead

[@kiloAnts]

He said it comes after shadow moltres already.

[@MrZorx]

@@kiloAnts yeah I know, I’m just saying it *also* comes behind a couple others.

[@moonstone9292]

I keep tags for comm day event reruns/frustration events so i can just mark them as i catch them and take care of everything in one go once the event comes around

[@Furrealmustachekitty]

Thanks so much for this video! Took me a minute to get through it because I kept going to my Pokémon bag and TM'ing and evolving as you went through them all. 🙃

[@ShawnaRN]

Same!!!

[@mikeschlott]

I'm bummed I missed this event, been saving shadow pokemon ro tm away frustration and didn't know starters got community day moves

[@pepagacy]

I did not know about the Frustration removal part of this weekend until I saw a Reddit post, and I am glad I saw it. I now have two very nice Shadow Machamps on my account, and the one that I evolved today was a 98% 14/15/15. It will go well in raids/Rocket encounters once I get it powered up.

[@LizzieCakeCat]

Ooh the little plant I made for you is sitting on the shelf, so happy it’s worthy of display!

[@PhillMobile]

Surely worth an honorable mention for Starly with the Community Day coming up next week. Get them prepped so you have Shadow versions without having to unlock a 2nd move to make it useable.

[@s.willis8426]

Just throwing this out there but if you get a shadow hitmonchan with PVP looking IVs (low attack high defense & HP) it's a beast in great league. Dual move with power up punch and your choice of elemental attack (ice beam, fire punch etc) and you can really cause chaos against grass, flying, dark, ground, steel and normal pokemon. Plus power up punch is super quick to charge and the 2nd moves only take a second longer, it's very difficult for your opponent to know what's coming at them and whether it will KO them or not.

[@dhruvmahajan7041]

Waiting for 1M subs ! 🥺 You deserve it.. ✌🏻

[@t_jack5036]

Love seeing your videos learn so much from you for the game!

[@AdoNir]

I’m a simple man. I see a trainertips video, I watch.

[@sweetxnothing13]

thats the simple reason why i watched it :D

[@TheMishak855]

Absolute legend , just what I needed . Thank you !

[@lucydavies7788]

I got a hundo shadow Charmander definitely got rid of frustration & evolved it 😁

[@jackdurham3696]

Lucky you! 👀

[@animelytical8354]

I saw nothing about the exclusive moves being available over that weekend until afterwards. Gutted.

[@SoUnpleasant777]

These informative videos have been helping me out a ton lately. The way you explain the information is just super easy to digest and I'm learning a whole lot more about the good, usable pokemon in my inventory that I need to be focusing on. Thank you!

[@MaleusMaleficarum]

As a kind of new player, I'm tired of KZbinrs mentioning the Shadow Legendaries with very little chance of ever returning to the game. This is a generalized criticism... I do enjoy your videos.

[@sonayonn]

Well he's just stating the best ones in the game. If he made the list without them it would be false

[@MaleusMaleficarum]

@@sonayonn I do get that. They all do it. Many also list pokemon that have data files but are not in game yet. This is just worse... because it's something no longer available. FOMO at its worst.

[@lolspartain]

@@MaleusMaleficarum yeah i kinda agree. Nowadays its all about shadow pokemons. If you don't have them you might as well not bother kinda vibes. I want a video showcasing best raid attackers that arent legendaries and shadows...

[@sonayonn]

@@lolspartain u can just look up the info if ur picky about what pokemon they list, u don't need a video

[@mitzki1214]

@@lolspartain i use poke genie, you can list all ur good pokemon there by screenshooting them, then you can run raid simulations which puts ur BEST avaible team you have at certain raid bosses then you can use it as ur raid party team it also shows ur average percentage of how much you would take a legendary solo

[@JasonHolicky]

awesome list and video! I wish i could get some decent IVs for these. I feel like they are always junk. at with almost 3000 rocket battles down... its frustrating trying to get a good one. I still don't have a hundo shadow of any.

[@mikew6052]

Same, closest was 96 venasaur

[@frogsta360]

A 0% shadow is still stronger than a normal hundo by a fair margain so I wouldn't fret. Trainer Tips even has a recent video about how unimportant IVs really are

[@msclarinet89]

Shadow Feraligatr is a great choice, but note that water gun is legacy

[@starsshinerosie1058]

Thanks for great info! 6 months ago I started defeating the Rocket grunts n leaders, been playing for 3 years or so. This is great info., I didn't know much about the grunts or leaders Pokemon lineup!

[@wendydomino]

Really useful video Nick! Thanks!

[@Clodsireenjoyer-bc9cd]

3:03 I once got a shadow larvitar that was 98% but that was before Niantic added special events to make shadows forget frustration. I could of had a menace.

[@hey_zeus1538]

Love all the good tips thanks man.

[@MajinSageofDarkness]

Thanks for this Nick!

[@matthewmoore1356]

Thanks I needed this!!

[@ravSTAable]

Wish this unlock part of the event was longer. Some people cant play the whole weekend to take full advantage of all the content

[@lukasmihara]

Talking about an event for Meteor Mash... I have a good Shadow Beldum (now Metang) ready for something like two years now, but there's no event coming....

[@mitzki1214]

you missed the event then we had one

[@lukasmihara]

@@mitzki1214 When? As far as I know, the last chance we had was March 2021. I caught my Shiny Shadow Beldum just after that.

[@Froggerexpert88]

Is a 10/15/15 iv shadow machop worth powering up??

[@ShawnaRN]

Very helpful-- thank you!!

[@raphiknight1858]

With the upcomming Shadow kanto starters it will be INSANE

[@theskynetstevex1595]

Thanks man. You been helpful since the beginning

[@PokeGaz]

thank you great video!!!

[@fourdoorsoup]

According to my elite TM HonchKrow doesn't learn wing attack, it had 2 fast moves peck and snarl

[@Mew2strikesback]

peck sky attack is its flying set

[@three7007]

I was just looking for this type of info thanks man

[@SNJ_F8T3]

I just redownloaded the game after not having played since 2018. I feel so lost. There is so much new stuff. Ahhhhh. Lol

[@shupingyin8082]

Very helpful thanks

[@madseason29]

You have the most helpful easy to understand videos!!!!!! Thank you so much !!!! Woooooo

[@simonthorsell8003]

I have shadow mewtwo can i get psystrike if i charge tm it?

[@cristobalc5425]

Thanks as usual Nick. Great to know.

[@flipfly2004]

Is shadow charizard at 0/0/0 still better than a normal 15/15/15 charizard?

[@miggy3862]

The @frustration search will ONLY work when you have the "Show evolutionary line" box UNCHECKED. Just an fyi :)

[@ricochetbandit]

Got a 1450 shadow charizard and that thing is unstoppable in great league

[@dtcaimano]

THANK YOU!

[@BlakieTT]

Whaaaa, Nick lookin clean and refreshed, boy! Somebody take a bade (bathe). 😂😉

[@danielnossey]

I have been sitting on a hundo shadow magikarp for a month now cant wait to remove frustration and evolve it !! Also have a 96 % marstomp shadow that needs frustration to be removed

[@danielnossey]

@@fatalghost1689 frustration can only be removed in rocket take over events always remove it when possible

[@jeffrenrivas5644]

Hi and thanks for this video

[@lucideirune1635]

I think you should be able to get the special moves for the Hoenn starters, Salamence, and Metagross in February during the Hoenn event.

[@Joshua_Vilcsko]

Thanks Nik

[@poefrakker]

I found the shadow honchkrow I've been looking forrrr

[@jackdurham3696]

Just seen this video Nick.. Dragonite can learn outrage at any time, it's CD move is Draco Meteor

[@pb99-z3r]

I wish Niantic buffs purified Pokemon. They should be more powerful compared to shadow Pokemon according to the Pokemon Go Lore from 2019 that even Niantic forgot at the turn of the decade. #purifyshadowpokemon #saveshadowpokemon

[@mitzki1214]

its to late now people invested into shadows

[@pb99-z3r]

@@mitzki1214 That never stopped Niantic before

[@Vaunzyy]

What are the lowest IVs worth keeping on a shadow ? I have some very very low iv shadows and don’t feel they would be as good as high IVs. Someone lmk

[@forge23]

personally, for raiding I'd say 3 star minimum. for pvp, check for pvp stats

[@mitzki1214]

I usually only invest into shadows that are hundo after purify unless it has 15 attack, for example i have a 15/7/15 magikarp which Im still gonna invest into

[@Blazeomir]

Any shadow with 0 ivs I better than a hundo non shadow. Ivs are mostly inconsequential except for in pvp for certain break points, which is rare. So in short power up whatever shadow pokekon you have. The ivs will make very little difference in its dps output for raids.

[@jdonez8347]

Whats frustration have to do with thing, do iv's matter w darks? Is there a perfect iv dark?

[@wbrownshadow]

Yeah Gardevoir… I have (him) and hes a boss abd i got Dazzling Gleam and have had it since it was a Ralts

[@smokeyninja9920]

I have a 15,13,13 shadow machamp, and ivs for GL & UL. I also have a 4* shadow chikorita, my other shadows are junk though

[@chileplease3474]

At what IV is it worth to invest in Shadow pokemon? I hear even a 0 IV shadow is better than a 100% IV normal version of it

[@forge23]

no, not at all, you want at least a 3 star for raiding, and the higher the iv's the better. pvp, well, check the pvp stat rankings

[@chileplease3474]

@@forge23 I don't really play pvp tho

[@lanapearce9968]

I caught a shadow Cubone that evolves into rank 1 Marowak yesterday, I can't evolve into it's Alolan form though!

[@LOO1527]

Is it worth evolving a shadow Charmander with bad IVs and frustration?

[@PsychoCass1990]

Also wanna know

[@FrancisBluttersnurp]

Hi great vid thx

[@kimkinsella7245]

Thanks for the info! But now I want bubble tea. :D

[@juanbenjamin8911]

I have a Shadow Dragonite that’s 13-14-3 is that still useful or is it useless?

[@anthonypitiol2503]

Returning player (so basically a newby), is it better to keep and use a shadow with bad IVs. I have been transferring all of my bad IV shadows. For example Machop.

[@bigfudge2031]

1 and 0* aren't generally worth keeping, unless they have good PVP IVs.

[@T27-u1f]

When we don’t have the time to do many team rocket battles (and so don’t have the opportunity to have great IVs), what are the minimum IVs you would recommend to max shadow Pokemon ? Because they are really expensive…

[@s.willis8426]

I've maxed a 15-13-13 shadow tyranitar to level 50, used a charged TM for smack down, and dual moved it for crunch and stone edge... that was expensive. I think it depends on the pokemon though because I have a level 40 shadow mewtwo that's like a 15-10-13, if it wasn't Shadow Mewtwo I probably wouldn't have done it. In reality we make a much bigger deal over IV's than they really are worth. Yes a 100% IV mewtwo is better than a 80% IV but the difference is truly minuscule. A 10-10-10 shadow anything is more powerful than a 15-15-15 non shadow of the same pokemon. The only downside to maxing a 10-10-10 out is you may find a better one later on but the 10-10-10 will still be very good.

[@PhillMobile]

Personally, anything in the 80's (preferably 14/15 Attack) is worth it. Particularly if I know I'll get a lot of use out of them (like Machamp, Mamoswine and Tyranitar).

[@anthonypitiol2503]

This was my question haha!

[@jjmitch87]

the other thing is a 0/0/0 is only 10ish % worse than a 15/15/15, so even a shadow zero is better than a hundo non shadow

[@Oxygen7469]

I got a rank 1 GL shadow snorlax this event :D

[@TheRflynn]

For Honchkrow, is that Wing Attack/Brave Bird combination optimal…or even available?

[@dominicsignor9758]

Did Nick mean "Waterfall" as the fast move of Feraligatr not "water gun"? I cant seem to TM that move, unless its a CD fast move?

[@rociopleitez2244]

See ya in Seattle 😁

[@okaysavage1842]

i have a shadow magikarp but its ivs are bad should i still go for a shadow gyarados?

[@PoisonGhoul1763]

Sadly don’t have S.mewtwo… rip

[@leolebreux5201]

I evolved a Shadow Marshstomp to get the community day move and lost shadow is that a glitch?

[@N7_Jaeger]

Is it only the first evolution starter? Can it be for example a marshtomp evolved to get hydro cannon?

[@Jbluez1]

I have hundreds of charged TMs. I find it far more efficient to go into items, click on a charged TM, and that brings up pokemon to use it on. Type “@fru” and that is enough to find all the frustrations. That way you can just move on to the next one as soon as you finish the first.

[@TRayTV]

Nick is the guru.

[@deci6535]

Generally what are good IVs for shadows? Like if it’s a 3* good pokemon should I generally invest in that?

[@bigfudge2031]

3* is worth investing in, sometimes even 2* if it is hard to get.

[@mitzki1214]

For me I invest into any pokemon that is 100IV if i purify it, or has a 15Attack stat so i would also invest into a 15/7/15.

[@xtalianwidgren6798]

Good video

[@sickemboy1387]

So I evolved a shadow charzard and used a charge TM to get rid of frustration but it did not get blast burn. Is that a glitch? I tried changing out its charge moves a few times but still no blast burn

[@yobignastyyobignasty3155]

Gotta tm frustration before you evolve to final stage

[@sickemboy1387]

@@yobignastyyobignasty3155 well there goes a 3 star shadow Charizard……

[@carnage7435]

Quick question, does it matter if the ivs is bad?.., sometimes I get bad ivs shadows even though they good pokemon then I end up transferring them, just wanna know if they worth keeping even if the ivs is bad

[@mitzki1214]

Mitzki 12 vor 0 Sekunden I usually only invest into shadows that are hundo after purify unless it has 15 attack, for example i have a 15/7/15 magikarp which Im still gonna invest into but short answer you can invest in bad ivs shadow but they are very expensive maxing one to 50 is 600k stardust, which is one of the big reason only to invest into good shadows

[@g_mundy]

Not me seeing that @frustration works after I've already manually gone through and tagged all my shadow pokemon that I need to TM................... Dang it LOL

[@parulgupta2795]

Charzard gets 2 exclusive moves in fast and charge move this weekend so 2 elite tm saved

[@bigfudge2031]

dragon breath just makes it worse for raids though.

[@chriswatson9705]

Anyone else having issues with the anniversary timed research ....it won't let me do the snap shot part

[@mitzki1214]

try doing a snapshot of a wild pokemon, if that doesnt work take a snapshot of a pokemon in ur storage if that doesnt work take a snapshot of ur buddy

[@skullgittorocks3727]

All of these shadow pokemon you mentioned, does it need to have great iv because I mostly have all these shadow pokemon but their iv is no so great. Does it still apply to being great pokemon or is it not worth having because their iv suck.

[@mitzki1214]

I usually only invest into shadows that are hundo after purify unless it has 15 attack, for example i have a 15/7/15 magikarp which Im still gonna invest into but short answer you can invest in bad ivs shadow but they are very expensive maxing one to 50 is 600k stardust, which is one of the big reason only to invest into good shadows

[@josh33025]

Yeah most of my shadows are crappy ivs but I do have a hundo charizard and 2 98% ttars.

[@rugiazt3301]

@trainer tips u forget shadow typhlosion for the UL its super strong :)

[@krishnababerwal6095]

I have some shadows with low cp, is it a good idea to invest in them? Like a 350cp charmander

[@clanger93]

That number really doesn’t matter you had a check appraise and see how high the IVs are

[@krishnababerwal6095]

@@clanger93 Alright, thanks!

[@matejdragoun5137]

Question, during this event do I have to EVOLVE the starter or can I just use charged TM on the final stage and still get the attack?

[@atlanteantapir]

you have to evolve during the event.

[@FoxPoef]

Do IVs matter? Like what does the IV need to be to outperform a non-shadow?

[@bigfudge2031]

0 IV shadow will still out damage a 100% normal version

[@redSUPERMAN2]

A 0 iv shadow will always outperform a 100% iv non shadow

[@FoxPoef]

Thanks both!

[@Facter-di3cm]

So I know this is old buttttt should I use shapdw Dragonite or shadow Venusaur in great league?

[@robind8155]

For mewtwo shadow Pokémon, is it only 1 chance to get?

[@user-hc1fo6qp4s]

I have a shadow charmander but it's IVs aren't great (1 star with 1.1 bars in attack). Is it still worth it to evolve this during this event?

[@_.El._]

I’d say try getting another while the event goes on until tmrw at midnight

[@user-hc1fo6qp4s]

@@_.El._ Thank you! :)

[@ansoncheung7435]

How about shadow pokemon versus pokemon that could mega evolution , which is better

[@nust8235]

Should I still TM even if they have bad IVs?

[@chelseamcguire7958]

Are these for raids or pvp?

[@jimshoes]

ok nick wanna discuss the “blurry” 9 in the thumbnail. what’s that about

[@midogarcia5311]

I know you’ve probably gone over it but how good are shadow 1*? Is it still worth powering up ?

[@Trakusenpai]

Yes, even a 0% IV shadow Pokemon will always be MUCH stronger than its 100% IV non-shadow counterpart. Brandon Tan demonstrates in an older video.

[@mitzki1214]

dont power up 1* shadows. rather wait for good shadows since 1* and 4* shadows DO make a difference and also saves ur stardust since powering up a shadow to level 50 is like 600k stardust which i never invest into a 1*

[@sharazali2182]

What's good shadow ivs?