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Shadow Raikou is a Legendary Electric-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Shadow Raikou has a maximum CP of 3,902. It is weak to Ground-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Shadow Raikou is Thunder Shock and Wild Charge.

Shadow Raikou Stats and Max CP

Shadow Raikou's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Shadow Raikou PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Electric Attacker:Thunder ShockWild Charge

Shadow Raikou is the undisputed best of the Johto Legendary Beasts. Period.

For starters, it is a superb Electric-type attacker, hovering among the very top of the meta. Only Mega Zeraora, Regieleki, and Mega Raichu Y inflict higher Electric-type damage than Shadow Raikou. This Beast's DPS is comparable to that of Shadow Electivire, but it is bulkier, making it the overall better pick.

Shadow Raikou's rampage doesn't end in the Electric-type meta. Because of its access to Aura Sphere, Shadow Raikou is also a premier Fighting-type attacker! In fact, its damage figures are even higher than Mega Heracross, Mega Manectric, and Shadow Machamp! By just unlocking a second Charged Attack for Shadow Raikou, you can make this Legendary do double duty in the Electric and Fighting type departments.

In a nutshell,

• Thunder Shock and Wild Charge is its go-to moveset, boasting one of the highest damage figures in the Electric-type meta. Wild Charge's power and energy efficiency make it an easy pick over Thunder and Thunderbolt.

• You may think of running Volt Switch as the Fast Attack, but with Thunder Shock's cooldown being only 0.5s (as opposed to the hefty 1.5s of Volt Switch), not only is Wild Charge used more frequently, but it also benefits more from Party Power.

• We next come to Aura Sphere. It is a superb Fighting Charged Attack, and is strong enough to cement Shadow Raikou as a premier Fighting-type attacker. Not to mention, the Party Power synergy with Thunder Shock makes Aura Sphere Shadow Raikou deadly. Without a second thought, unlock Aura Sphere as a second Charged Attack for this Legendary.

• Shadow Ball is viable and you can use Shadow Raikou as a makeshift attacker for Psychic and Ghost-type Raid Bosses (without taking super-effective damage in return, like other Ghosts). However, the display of power with Aura Sphere is so impressive that you would rather pick it over the decent performance it gives with Shadow Ball.

PvP Analysis

Shadow Raikou PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:Thunder ShockWild ChargeAura Sphere
• Ultra League:Thunder ShockWild ChargeAura Sphere
• Master League:Thunder ShockWild ChargeAura Sphere

🔵 Great League

Shadow Raikou is super rare in the Great League, but it packs a serious punch. Raikou isn't as consistent as other Electric types, such as Charjabug, due to its offense-oriented stat product, but with careful gameplay and with shield advantage, it can actually handle much of the current meta, though its inconsistent performance holds it back. Best suited to limited metas.

Aside from beating all Water and Flying types weak to Electric-type moves, it also handles Wigglytuff, Grumpig, Furret, Ninetales, and Sableye (both regular and Shadow).

#### 🟡 Ultra League

Shadow Raikou is formidable in the Ultra League, taking out all the premier Water and Flying types, and also Steelix, Shadow Drapion, Shadow Dusknoir, Tinkaton, Florges, Ampharos, and Cresselia.

It's deadlier without shields, wherein Aura Sphere helps it muscle through Cobalion, Guzzlord, Lickilicky, Malamar, and Shadow Ampharos.

It's quite good in the (2-2) shield scenario as well, where Thunder Shock’s quick energy gains help it blast two Aura Sphere and a Wild Charge to take down Annihilape (regular as well as Shadow). A superb performance across all shield situations makes Shadow Raikou a phenomenal addition to the Ultra League meta. ⚡

#### 🟣 Master League

Shadow Raikou falls short in the Master League, as its low bulk and insufficient power against Dragon Pokémon make it miss out on true relevance. It takes down many Water and Flying types, and also a couple of Steel types like Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Metagross, Melmetal, but ultimately, it cannot take on the high-end, stronger Legendaries of this format.

Raid Attacker

D#36

Electric-type

S#7

Great League

C#213

Ultra League

B#98

Master League

C#74

Shadow Raikou Type Chart

Shadow Raikou takes increased damage from:

Ground160.0%

Shadow Raikou takes reduced damage from:

Electric62.5%

Flying62.5%

Steel62.5%

Shadow Raikou best moveset

Thunder Shock + Wild Charge

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Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

The best Electric-type moveset for Shadow Raikou is Thunder Shock and Wild Charge (18.31 DPS, 373.7 TDO). In raids, Shadow Raikou ranks #7 among Electric-type attackers (S Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Thunder Shock	Aura Sphere	16.90	18.89	385.6
2.	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	16.37	18.31	373.7
3.	Volt Switch	Aura Sphere	16.37	18.30	373.6
4.	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	15.89	17.77	362.8
5.	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	14.99	16.77	342.3
6.	Volt Switch	Thunderbolt	14.57	16.31	332.8
7.	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	14.22	15.91	324.8
8.	Volt Switch	Shadow Ball	13.86	15.51	316.6

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Fast Attacks

• Thunder Shock470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Thunder Shock has no special effects.

  See Thunder Shock details page ↗
• Volt Switch13201.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	13
  Energy	20
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	1.5s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	14
  Energy	16

  
  

  Effects

  Volt Switch has no special effects.

  See Volt Switch details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Wild Charge90502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.6s - 2.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

  See Wild Charge details page ↗
• Thunder1001002.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	100
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.3s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Thunder has no special effects.

  See Thunder details page ↗
• Thunderbolt80502.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Flying160%
  • Water160%

  Resisted by

  • Ground39.1%
  • Grass62.5%
  • Electric62.5%
  • Dragon62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Rain
  Duration	2.5s
  Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	55

  
  

  Effects

  Thunderbolt has no special effects.

  See Thunderbolt details page ↗
• Aura Sphere100502.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Normal160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Ice160%
  • Dark160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying62.5%
  • Poison62.5%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Psychic62.5%
  • Fairy62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.2s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	40

  
  

  Effects

  Aura Sphere has no special effects.

  See Aura Sphere details page ↗
• Shadow Ball100503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Normal39.1%
  • Dark62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Shadow Ball has no special effects.

  See Shadow Ball details page ↗
• Frustration10332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Resisted by

  • Rock62.5%
  • Ghost39.1%
  • Steel62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	10
  Energy	70

  
  

  Effects

  Frustration has no special effects.

  See Frustration details page ↗

Shadow Raikou CP Chart

At Level 50, Shadow Raikou maxes out at 3,902 CP. Raid catches are 1,823 to 1,972 CP, or 2,280 to 2,466 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,417 to 1,479 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	3902 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1417 CP - 1479 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1889 CP - 1972 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1823 CP - 1972 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	2280 CP - 2466 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 6/6/6 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Raikou

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Raikou’s Electric-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Shadow Raikou.

Electric

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#243
Height	1.91 m
Weight	178 kg
Region	Generation 2
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	Genderless
Buddy distance	20 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	4%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	100 100000

Shadow Raikou family

Shadow Raikou’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Raikou

Apex Shadow Raikou

Dynamax Raikou

Shadow Raikou

▾How to purify Shadow Raikou

Purification cost	20 Candy
	20000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

No size information available for this Pokémon

Movement type

Jumping

Movement Timer

11s

Jump Time

1.2s

Attack Probability

70%

Attack Timer

20s

Dodge Probability

20%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

1

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	624,000	406	360
40	336,000	406	12
35	228,000	274	-
30	150,000	185	-
25	96,000	136	-
20	57,000	97	-
15	30,600	67	-
10	13,200	38	-
5	3,600	18	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Shadow Raikou from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy and 360 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Raikou

• Regular Shadow RaikouCopy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow RaikouCopy shortcode

Shadow Raikou high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Shadow Raikou. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #243
• #243

Official artwork

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