Shadow Drifblim

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Shadow Drifblim's Tier Ranking
Regular and Shiny Shadow Drifblim
Shadow Drifblim's best moves and movesets
Shadow Drifblim in the meta
Special CP Values
Max CP Chart
Additional information
Mega boost
Catch Rates
Evolution Chart
Family overview
Sprites
Pokédex
Frequently Asked Questions
Costumes

Shadow Drifblim is a Ghost and Flying-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Ghost and Flying-type Pokémon, Shadow Drifblim is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-type moves.

Shadow Drifblim's maximum Combat Power stat is 2693 CP, and its best Pokémon GO moves are Hex and Shadow Ball. Shadow Drifblim encounters are boosted during Fog and Windy weather. Shiny Shadow Drifblim is not yet available.

Stats

Max CP	2693 CP
Attack	180 ATK
Defense	102 DEF
Stamina	312 STA
Buddy distance	5 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	No

Shadow Drifblim Type Chart

Shadow Drifblim takes increased damage from:
160%	Dark Electric Ghost Ice Rock

Shadow Drifblim takes reduced damage from:
63%	Grass Poison
39%	Bug Ground Normal
24%	Fighting

Shadow Drifblim's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker	Not ranked
Gym Defender	Not ranked
Ghost-type Attacker Hex / Shadow Ball	B Tier#32

Regular and Shiny Shadow Drifblim

Shadow Drifblim's best moves and movesets

Shadow Drifblim's best moveset is Hex and Shadow Ball, with 14.37 DPS (damage per second) and 188.3 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Fog weather.

DPS14.37
TDO188.26
Weather

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Hex	Shadow Ball	14.37	188.3	25.0
2.	Astonish	Shadow Ball	14.02	183.7	24.4
3.	Hex	Mystical Fire	11.88	155.6	20.7
4.	Astonish	Mystical Fire	11.55	151.3	20.1
5.	Hex	Ominous Wind	11.40	149.3	19.9
6.	Astonish	Ominous Wind	11.11	145.5	19.4
7.	Hex	Icy Wind	9.22	120.8	16.1
8.	Astonish	Icy Wind	9.01	118.0	15.7

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The following chart shows Shadow Drifblim's DPS and TDO for every fast and charge attack combination. This chart is useful for comparing the relative strength of Shadow Drifblim'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 Drifblim has in Pokémon GO, along with their corresponding DPS (Damage per Second) and TDO (Total Damage Output).

Fast Attacks

Astonish7131.0s
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 ↗
Hex8131.0s
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 6
Energy 12

Effects
Hex has no special effects.
See Hex details page ↗

Damage	7
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.6s - 0.9s

Damage	12
Energy	10

Damage	8
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 1.0s

Damage	6
Energy	12

Charged Moves

Ominous Wind55332.5s
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 ↗
Shadow Ball100503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Dark
39.1%
Normal
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 100
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.4s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 100
Energy 55

Effects
Shadow Ball has no special effects.
See Shadow Ball details page ↗
Icy Wind65333.5s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Flying
Ground
Grass
Dragon
62.5%
Steel
Fire
Water
Ice
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 65
Energy 33
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 3.5s
Damage window 2.2s - 3.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Icy Wind has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Icy Wind details page ↗
Frustration10332.0s
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 ↗
Mystical Fire60332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Bug
Steel
Grass
Ice
62.5%
Rock
Fire
Water
Dragon
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 60
Energy 33
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.3s - 2.0s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Mystical Fire has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%
See Mystical Fire details page ↗

Damage	55
Energy	33
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.3s

Damage	45
Energy	45

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

Damage	100
Energy	55

Damage	65
Energy	33
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	2.2s - 3.0s

Damage	60
Energy	45

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

Damage	10
Energy	70

Damage	60
Energy	33
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.3s - 2.0s

Damage	60
Energy	45

Shadow Drifblim in the meta

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Special CP Values

Shadow Drifblim's has 2693 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Drifblim obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1230 CP to 1361 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1537 CP to 1701 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Drifblim can be found in the 965 CP to 1021 CP range.

Max CP	2693 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	965 CP - 1021 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1287 CP - 1361 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1230 CP - 1361 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1537 CP - 1701 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 CP Chart

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Drifblim 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	33 CP	2	105 CP	3	177 CP
4	249 CP	5	321 CP	6	393 CP
7	465 CP	8	537 CP	9	608 CP
10	680 CP	11	748 CP	12	816 CP
13	884 CP	14	953 CP	15	1021 CP
16	1089 CP	17	1157 CP	18	1225 CP
19	1293 CP	20	1361 CP	21	1429 CP
22	1497 CP	23	1565 CP	24	1633 CP
25	1701 CP	26	1769 CP	27	1837 CP
28	1905 CP	29	1973 CP	30	2042 CP
31	2076 CP	32	2110 CP	33	2144 CP
34	2178 CP	35	2212 CP	36	2246 CP
37	2280 CP	38	2314 CP	39	2348 CP
40	2382 CP	41	2412 CP	42	2442 CP
43	2473 CP	44	2504 CP	45	2535 CP
46	2566 CP	47	2597 CP	48	2629 CP
49	2661 CP	50	2693 CP

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#426
Height	1.2 m
Weight	15 kg
Region	Sinnoh Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	7.000000000000001%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	75 75000

Encounter data

No encounter data available

How to purify Shadow Drifblim

Purification cost	5 Candy
Purification cost	5000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Drifblim

A list of Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Drifblim's Ghost and Flying-type moves, Candy, and Candy XL from catching Shadow Drifblim.

Ghost

Flying

More information

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

The base catch rate for Shadow Drifblim in Pokémon GO is 16.74%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 37.32% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 50.38%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	16.74%	19.00%	24.03%	28.75%
No Berry	Curve	26.76%	30.10%	37.32%	43.79%
Razz Berry	-	24.03%	27.09%	33.78%	39.85%
Razz Berry	Curve	37.32%	41.56%	50.38%	57.86%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	28.09%	31.56%	39.02%	45.67%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	42.91%	47.52%	56.87%	64.55%
Golden Razz Berry	-	36.74%	40.94%	49.69%	57.14%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	54.09%	59.15%	68.90%	76.32%

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Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Drifblim, we enable the functionality to showing the total chance to catch it depending on the number of available throws. We calculate this chance as if you repeated the same throw N-number of times.

To activate this functionality, change the number of Number of throws to a value greater than 1. The Number of throws option is available in the configuration options above the chart

Catch rate formula

Pokémon GO catch rate formula can be expressed as follows:

CATCH_MULTIPLIERS = ball * curve * berry * throwType * (type1Medal + type2Medal / 2)
CATCH_RATE = 1 - Math.pow(1 - baseCatchRate / (2 * cpm), CATCH_MULTIPLIERS)

There are different multipliers that come into play when calculating catch rate.

Curved throws are more effective than regular throws, stronger types of Poké Ball have a higher catch rate, and using a Razz Berry or a Golden Razz Berry also improves your chances.

Catch rate multipliers

The following table shows all the different catch rate multipliers in Pokémon GO:

Multiplier	Amount
Razz Berry	1.5
Silver Pinap Berry	1.8
Golden Razz Berry	2.5
Curveball	1.7
Nice Throw	1.15
Great Throw	1.5
Excellent Throw	1.85
PokéBall	1.0
Premier Ball	1.0
Great Ball	1.5
Ultra Ball	2.0
Bronze medal	1.1
Silver medal	1.2
Gold medal	1.3

Shadow Drifblim evolution chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Drifloon	50 Candy	Drifblim

Drifloon evolves into Drifblim which costs 50 Candy.

Shadow Drifblim family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Drifblim in Pokémon GO. Includes evolutions, regional, and form variations.

Shadow Drifblim high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Drifblim. Sprite description is a best guess on what the sprite is related to, use your own judgment. Click to download full 512x512 resolution.

Wallpaper

Shadow Drifblim Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	It’s drowzy in daytime, but flies off in the evening in big groups. No one knows where they go.
Pearl	It carries people and Pokémon when it flies. But since it only drifts, it can end up anywhere.
Platinum, Black, White	At dusk, swarms of them are carried aloft on winds. When noticed, they suddenly vanish.
HeartGold, SoulSilver	It can generate and release gas within its body. That’s how it can control the altitude of its drift.
Black 2, White 2	They carry people and Pokémon, but the wind can catch them, so there can’t be a fixed destination.
X, Omega Ruby	It carries people and Pokémon when it flies. But since it only drifts, it can end up anywhere.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	It’s drowsy in daytime, but flies off in the evening in big groups. No one knows where they go.
Sun	There was once an incident in which a man took a trip riding a Drifblim, only to go missing.
Moon	Even while under careful observation, large flocks of Drifblim flying at dusk will inexplicably disappear from view.
Ultra Sun	There’s a rumor that if you catch a Drifblim floating on the wind at dusk, you’ll be carried away to the afterlife.
Ultra Moon	The raw material for the gas inside its body is souls. When its body starts to deflate, it’s thought to carry away people and Pokémon.
Sword	Some say this Pokémon is a collection of souls burdened with regrets, silently drifting through the dusk.
Shield	It grabs people and Pokémon and carries them off somewhere. Where do they go? Nobody knows.
Legends: Arceus	It drifts along at dusk, perfectly silent. Its transient, melancholy aspect touches some people deeply—every so often, one will come upon a song or poem devoted to Drifblim.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Drifblim’s strengths and weaknesses?

As a Ghost and Flying-type Pokémon, Shadow Drifblim is weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-type moves.

What are the best moves for Shadow Drifblim in Pokémon GO?

The best moves for Shadow Drifblim in Pokémon GO are Hex and Shadow Ball. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 14.37 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 188.259.

How does Shadow Drifblim perform in Raids?

Shadow Drifblim's Raid attacker tier is currently not known, has no viable moves, or it is too low to be ranked.

How does Shadow Drifblim rank as a Ghost-type attacker?

Shadow Drifblim is a B-Tier Ghost-type attacker, ranking at number #32 with limited utility in specific matchups.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Drifblim?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Drifblim: Mega Gengar, Mega Sableye, Mega Banette, Mega Pidgeot, Mega Pinsir, Mega Aerodactyl, Mega Salamence, and Mega Rayquaza.

What is Shadow Drifblim’s maximum CP at Level 40 and Level 50?

Shadow Drifblim’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 2382 CP and 2693 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Drifblim be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Drifblim cannot be shiny in Pokémon GO.

Can Shadow Drifblim Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Drifblim cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

List of Shadow Drifblim costumes

A list of Shadow Drifblim costumes available in Pokémon GO.