Shadow Duskull
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Shadow Duskull is a Ghost-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Shadow Duskull is weak to Dark and Ghost-type moves.
Shadow Duskull's maximum Combat Power stat is 798 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Hex / Ominous Wind. Shadow Duskull encounters are boosted during Fog weather. Shiny Shadow Duskull is available! ✨
Shadow Duskull Stats and Max CP
Shadow Duskull Type Chart
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| -37.5% | |
| -60.9% |
Moves Analysis
# | Fast Attack | Charged Attack | DPS | TDO | Score 🔽 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3.72 | 25.6 | 2.73 | ||
| 2. | 3.54 | 24.3 | 2.59 | ||
| 3. | 3.48 | 24.0 | 2.56 | ||
| 4. | 3.32 | 22.9 | 2.44 | ||
| 5. | 3.27 | 22.5 | 2.40 | ||
| 6. | 3.15 | 21.6 | 2.31 | ||
| 7. | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8. | 0.10 | 0 | 0 |
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The following chart shows Shadow Duskull's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Duskull's movesets. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon to see how it affects the rankings.
Legacy Elite Fast and Charge Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charge TM. Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). The table above provides information on different moves Shadow Duskull has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).
Fast Attacks
Astonish7
13
1.0s
Type effectiveness chart - 160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
- 62.5%
Dark
- 39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles Damage 7 Energy 13 Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.0s Damage window 0.6s - 0.9s Trainer Battles Damage 12 Energy 10 Effects Astonish has no special effects.See Astonish details page ↗
Hex8
13
1.0s
Type effectiveness chart - 160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
- 62.5%
Dark
- 39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles Damage 8 Energy 13 Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.0s Damage window 0.8s - 1.0s Trainer Battles Damage 7 Energy 13 Effects Hex has no special effects.See Hex details page ↗
Charged Attacks
Night Shade60
50
2.5s
Type effectiveness chart - 160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
- 62.5%
Dark
- 39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles Damage 60 Energy 50 Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.5s Damage window 2.0s - 2.4s Trainer Battles Damage 70 Energy 45 Effects Night Shade has no special effects.See Night Shade details page ↗
Shadow Sneak50
33
3.0s
Type effectiveness chart - 160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
- 62.5%
Dark
- 39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles Damage 50 Energy 33 Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s Damage window 2.3s - 2.8s Trainer Battles Damage 75 Energy 50 Effects Shadow Sneak has no special effects.See Shadow Sneak details page ↗
Ominous Wind55
33
2.5s
Type effectiveness chart - 160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
- 62.5%
Dark
- 39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles Damage 55 Energy 33 Weather boost
Fog
Duration 2.5s Damage window 2.0s - 2.3s Trainer Battles Damage 45 Energy 45 Effects Special
Ominous Wind has a 10.0% chance to:
- Increase User's Attack by 25.0%
- Increase User's Defense by 25.0%
See Ominous Wind details page ↗
Frustration10
33
2.0s
Type effectiveness chart - 62.5%
Rock
Steel
- 39.1%
Ghost
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 Duskull in the meta
PvE Analysis
⚔️ Raids
Shadow Duskull is a Ghost-type Shadow Pokémon and the first of a three-stage evolutionary line. Needless to say Duskull’s stats aren’t anywhere near that of any fully evolved Pokémon and it should not be used as a raid attacker.
PvP Analysis
To start off, with a max CP of around 700, there's no way Duskull, in any form was going to perform well in the three main leagues. And even in the Little Cup, Pokémon already have very little HP and faint easily and the shadow bonus makes Duskull way too frail to even be halfway decent.
Pokédex information
| Pokédex Number | #355 |
|---|---|
| Height | 0.79 m |
| Weight | 15 kg |
| Region | Generation 3 |
| Can be traded | Allowed |
| Buddy distance | 3 km |
| Released | Yes |
| Shiny released | Yes |
| Pokémon Home transfer | Allowed |
| Base Catch Rate | 40% |
| Base Flee Rate | 10% |
| Catch rewards | |
| Additional Move Cost |
Evolution Chart
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Shadow Duskull family
A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Duskull in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.
Size information
No size information available for this Pokémon
Encounter data
No encounter data available
How to purify Shadow Duskull
| Purification cost | 3 Candy |
|---|---|
| 3000 Stardust | |
| Shadow Charge Move | |
| Purified Charge Move |
Shadow Duskull CP Chart
Shadow Duskull's has 798 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Duskull obtained from Raids can be encountered from 335 CP to 403 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 419 CP to 504 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Duskull can be found in the 273 CP to 302 CP range.
| 798 CP | |
| Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs | |
| 273 CP - 302 CP | |
| Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs | |
| 364 CP - 403 CP | |
| Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs | |
| 335 CP - 403 CP | |
| Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs | |
| 419 CP - 504 CP | |
| Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs |
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- Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Field Research encounters have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Egg Hatches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- Raid Bosses caught without weather boost are always Level 20. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
- Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25. IVs range from 10 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 10/10/10 IV floor.
- 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
- Wild encounters range from Level 1 to Level 30 Pokémon. Their IVs range from 0 (min) to 15 (max) for each stat.
- Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5 Level boost, bringing their Level range to Level 6 to Level 35. In addition, they have a guaraneed minimum IV value of 4 for each stat, resulting in a 4/4/4 IV floor.
Max Combat Power per Level chart
Shadow Duskull Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.
| LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP | LVL | Max CP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 CP | 2 | 31 CP | 3 | 52 CP |
| 4 | 73 CP | 5 | 95 CP | 6 | 116 CP |
| 7 | 137 CP | 8 | 159 CP | 9 | 180 CP |
| 10 | 201 CP | 11 | 222 CP | 12 | 242 CP |
| 13 | 262 CP | 14 | 282 CP | 15 | 302 CP |
| 16 | 322 CP | 17 | 343 CP | 18 | 363 CP |
| 19 | 383 CP | 20 | 403 CP | 21 | 423 CP |
| 22 | 443 CP | 23 | 464 CP | 24 | 484 CP |
| 25 | 504 CP | 26 | 524 CP | 27 | 544 CP |
| 28 | 565 CP | 29 | 585 CP | 30 | 605 CP |
| 31 | 615 CP | 32 | 625 CP | 33 | 635 CP |
| 34 | 645 CP | 35 | 655 CP | 36 | 665 CP |
| 37 | 676 CP | 38 | 686 CP | 39 | 696 CP |
| 40 | 706 CP | 41 | 715 CP | 42 | 724 CP |
| 43 | 733 CP | 44 | 742 CP | 45 | 751 CP |
| 46 | 760 CP | 47 | 770 CP | 48 | 779 CP |
| 49 | 789 CP | 50 | 798 CP |
Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Duskull
A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Duskull's Ghost-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Duskull.
Ghost
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Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –Mega Pokémon boost the attack power of all other Pokémon when battling in Raid Battles by 10%. Attacks that share their type with the Mega Pokémon's type(s) receive a 30% boost. However, these bonuses do not stack if there are multiple Mega-Evolved Pokémon battling simultaneously; only the higher boost will be applied.
Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While a Pokémon is Mega-Evolved, additional XP and Candy is granted when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it, or for any raid boss caught. These do not stack with each other. Additionally, High and Max Level Mega-Evolved Pokémon grant an increased chance to obtain Candy XL when catching a Pokémon that shares a type with it.
Note on Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, and Mega Rayquaza- Primal Kyogre boosts Water-, Electric- and Bug-type attacks and Pokémon.
- Primal Groudon boosts Fire-, Grass- and Ground-type attacks and Pokémon.
- Mega Rayquaza boosts Flying-, Dragon- and Psychic-type attacks and Pokémon.
Catch Rates and Power Up Costs
Shadow Duskull Pokémon GO Power Up Costs
| Stardust | Candy | Candy XL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LVL 50 | 624,000 | 406 | 360 |
| LVL 40 | 336,000 | 406 | 12 |
| LVL 35 | 228,000 | 274 | - |
| LVL 30 | 150,000 | 185 | - |
| LVL 25 | 96,000 | 136 | - |
| LVL 20 | 57,000 | 97 | - |
| LVL 15 | 30,600 | 67 | - |
| LVL 10 | 13,200 | 38 | - |
| LVL 5 | 3,600 | 18 | - |
Shadow Duskull Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Duskull from Level 1 to Level 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, and 50. It will cost you 624,000 Stardust, 406 Candy, and 360 Candy XL to fully power up Shadow Duskull in Pokémon GO.
Complete Shadow Duskull Power Up Costs Table
| LVL | Power Ups | Stardust | Candy | Candy XL | Total Stardust | Total Candy | Total Candy XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 240 | 2 | - | 240 | 2 | - |
| 1.5 | 2 | 240 | 2 | - | 480 | 4 | - |
| 2 | 3 | 240 | 2 | - | 720 | 6 | - |
| 2.5 | 4 | 240 | 2 | - | 960 | 8 | - |
| 3 | 5 | 480 | 2 | - | 1,440 | 10 | - |
| 3.5 | 6 | 480 | 2 | - | 1,920 | 12 | - |
| 4 | 7 | 480 | 2 | - | 2,400 | 14 | - |
| 4.5 | 8 | 480 | 2 | - | 2,880 | 16 | - |
| 5 | 9 | 720 | 2 | - | 3,600 | 18 | - |
| 5.5 | 10 | 720 | 2 | - | 4,320 | 20 | - |
| 6 | 11 | 720 | 2 | - | 5,040 | 22 | - |
| 6.5 | 12 | 720 | 2 | - | 5,760 | 24 | - |
| 7 | 13 | 960 | 2 | - | 6,720 | 26 | - |
| 7.5 | 14 | 960 | 2 | - | 7,680 | 28 | - |
| 8 | 15 | 960 | 2 | - | 8,640 | 30 | - |
| 8.5 | 16 | 960 | 2 | - | 9,600 | 32 | - |
| 9 | 17 | 1,200 | 2 | - | 10,800 | 34 | - |
| 9.5 | 18 | 1,200 | 2 | - | 12,000 | 36 | - |
| 10 | 19 | 1,200 | 2 | - | 13,200 | 38 | - |
| 10.5 | 20 | 1,200 | 2 | - | 14,400 | 40 | - |
| 11 | 21 | 1,560 | 3 | - | 15,960 | 43 | - |
| 11.5 | 22 | 1,560 | 3 | - | 17,520 | 46 | - |
| 12 | 23 | 1,560 | 3 | - | 19,080 | 49 | - |
| 12.5 | 24 | 1,560 | 3 | - | 20,640 | 52 | - |
| 13 | 25 | 1,920 | 3 | - | 22,560 | 55 | - |
| 13.5 | 26 | 1,920 | 3 | - | 24,480 | 58 | - |
| 14 | 27 | 1,920 | 3 | - | 26,400 | 61 | - |
| 14.5 | 28 | 1,920 | 3 | - | 28,320 | 64 | - |
| 15 | 29 | 2,280 | 3 | - | 30,600 | 67 | - |
| 15.5 | 30 | 2,280 | 3 | - | 32,880 | 70 | - |
| 16 | 31 | 2,280 | 3 | - | 35,160 | 73 | - |
| 16.5 | 32 | 2,280 | 3 | - | 37,440 | 76 | - |
| 17 | 33 | 2,640 | 3 | - | 40,080 | 79 | - |
| 17.5 | 34 | 2,640 | 3 | - | 42,720 | 82 | - |
| 18 | 35 | 2,640 | 3 | - | 45,360 | 85 | - |
| 18.5 | 36 | 2,640 | 3 | - | 48,000 | 88 | - |
| 19 | 37 | 3,000 | 3 | - | 51,000 | 91 | - |
| 19.5 | 38 | 3,000 | 3 | - | 54,000 | 94 | - |
| 20 | 39 | 3,000 | 3 | - | 57,000 | 97 | - |
| 20.5 | 40 | 3,000 | 3 | - | 60,000 | 100 | - |
| 21 | 41 | 3,600 | 4 | - | 63,600 | 104 | - |
| 21.5 | 42 | 3,600 | 4 | - | 67,200 | 108 | - |
| 22 | 43 | 3,600 | 4 | - | 70,800 | 112 | - |
| 22.5 | 44 | 3,600 | 4 | - | 74,400 | 116 | - |
| 23 | 45 | 4,200 | 4 | - | 78,600 | 120 | - |
| 23.5 | 46 | 4,200 | 4 | - | 82,800 | 124 | - |
| 24 | 47 | 4,200 | 4 | - | 87,000 | 128 | - |
| 24.5 | 48 | 4,200 | 4 | - | 91,200 | 132 | - |
| 25 | 49 | 4,800 | 4 | - | 96,000 | 136 | - |
| 25.5 | 50 | 4,800 | 4 | - | 100,800 | 140 | - |
| 26 | 51 | 4,800 | 5 | - | 105,600 | 145 | - |
| 26.5 | 52 | 4,800 | 5 | - | 110,400 | 150 | - |
| 27 | 53 | 5,400 | 5 | - | 115,800 | 155 | - |
| 27.5 | 54 | 5,400 | 5 | - | 121,200 | 160 | - |
| 28 | 55 | 5,400 | 5 | - | 126,600 | 165 | - |
| 28.5 | 56 | 5,400 | 5 | - | 132,000 | 170 | - |
| 29 | 57 | 6,000 | 5 | - | 138,000 | 175 | - |
| 29.5 | 58 | 6,000 | 5 | - | 144,000 | 180 | - |
| 30 | 59 | 6,000 | 5 | - | 150,000 | 185 | - |
| 30.5 | 60 | 6,000 | 5 | - | 156,000 | 190 | - |
| 31 | 61 | 7,200 | 8 | - | 163,200 | 198 | - |
| 31.5 | 62 | 7,200 | 8 | - | 170,400 | 206 | - |
| 32 | 63 | 7,200 | 8 | - | 177,600 | 214 | - |
| 32.5 | 64 | 7,200 | 8 | - | 184,800 | 222 | - |
| 33 | 65 | 8,400 | 10 | - | 193,200 | 232 | - |
| 33.5 | 66 | 8,400 | 10 | - | 201,600 | 242 | - |
| 34 | 67 | 8,400 | 10 | - | 210,000 | 252 | - |
| 34.5 | 68 | 8,400 | 10 | - | 218,400 | 262 | - |
| 35 | 69 | 9,600 | 12 | - | 228,000 | 274 | - |
| 35.5 | 70 | 9,600 | 12 | - | 237,600 | 286 | - |
| 36 | 71 | 9,600 | 12 | - | 247,200 | 298 | - |
| 36.5 | 72 | 9,600 | 12 | - | 256,800 | 310 | - |
| 37 | 73 | 10,800 | 15 | - | 267,600 | 325 | - |
| 37.5 | 74 | 10,800 | 15 | - | 278,400 | 340 | - |
| 38 | 75 | 10,800 | 15 | - | 289,200 | 355 | - |
| 38.5 | 76 | 10,800 | 15 | - | 300,000 | 370 | - |
| 39 | 77 | 12,000 | 18 | - | 312,000 | 388 | - |
| 39.5 | 78 | 12,000 | 18 | - | 324,000 | 406 | - |
| 40 | 79 | 12,000 | - | 12 | 336,000 | 406 | 12 |
| 40.5 | 80 | 12,000 | - | 12 | 348,000 | 406 | 24 |
| 41 | 81 | 13,200 | - | 12 | 361,200 | 406 | 36 |
| 41.5 | 82 | 13,200 | - | 12 | 374,400 | 406 | 48 |
| 42 | 83 | 13,200 | - | 15 | 387,600 | 406 | 63 |
| 42.5 | 84 | 13,200 | - | 15 | 400,800 | 406 | 78 |
| 43 | 85 | 14,400 | - | 15 | 415,200 | 406 | 93 |
| 43.5 | 86 | 14,400 | - | 15 | 429,600 | 406 | 108 |
| 44 | 87 | 14,400 | - | 18 | 444,000 | 406 | 126 |
| 44.5 | 88 | 14,400 | - | 18 | 458,400 | 406 | 144 |
| 45 | 89 | 15,600 | - | 18 | 474,000 | 406 | 162 |
| 45.5 | 90 | 15,600 | - | 18 | 489,600 | 406 | 180 |
| 46 | 91 | 15,600 | - | 21 | 505,200 | 406 | 201 |
| 46.5 | 92 | 15,600 | - | 21 | 520,800 | 406 | 222 |
| 47 | 93 | 16,800 | - | 21 | 537,600 | 406 | 243 |
| 47.5 | 94 | 16,800 | - | 21 | 554,400 | 406 | 264 |
| 48 | 95 | 16,800 | - | 24 | 571,200 | 406 | 288 |
| 48.5 | 96 | 16,800 | - | 24 | 588,000 | 406 | 312 |
| 49 | 97 | 18,000 | - | 24 | 606,000 | 406 | 336 |
| 49.5 | 98 | 18,000 | - | 24 | 624,000 | 406 | 360 |
Sprites
Regular and Shiny Shadow Duskull
Shadow Duskull high resolution sprites
Shadow Duskull Pokédex entries
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Shadow Duskull’s strengths and weaknesses?
As a Ghost-type Pokémon, Shadow Duskull is weak to Dark and Ghost-type moves.
What are the best moves for Shadow Duskull in Pokémon GO?
The best moves for Shadow Duskull in Pokémon GO are Hex and Ominous Wind. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 3.723 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 25.593.
How does Shadow Duskull perform in Raids?
Shadow Duskull's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.
How does Shadow Duskull rank as a Ghost-type attacker?
Shadow Duskull's performance as a Ghost-type attacker is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.
What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Duskull?
The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Duskull: Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye, and Mega Banette.
What is Shadow Duskull’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?
Shadow Duskull’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 706 CP and 798 CP at Level 50.
Can Shadow Duskull be shiny in Pokémon GO?
Shadow Duskull can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.
Can Shadow Duskull Dynamax in Pokémon GO?
Shadow Duskull cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.









