Shadow Honchkrow

Table of Contents

Overview and stats
Moves Analysis
Shadow Honchkrow CP Chart
Shadow Honchkrow in the meta
Mega boost
Catch Rates and Power Up Costs
Pokédex information
Evolution Chart
Shadow Honchkrow family
Sprites
Shadow Honchkrow Pokédex entries
Costumes
Frequently Asked Questions

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

Shadow Honchkrow's maximum Combat Power stat is 3065 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Snarl / Dark Pulse. Shadow Honchkrow encounters are boosted during Fog and Windy weather. Shiny Shadow Honchkrow is available! ✨

Shadow Honchkrow Stats and Max CP

243 ATK

103 DEF

225 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

3065 CP

Lvl 40

2711 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

1937 CP

Lvl 20 Raids

1549 CP

Lvl 15 Research

1162 CP

Shadow Honchkrow's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Dark-type

Flying-type

Great League

Ultra League

Shadow Honchkrow Type Chart

Shadow Honchkrow takes increased damage from:

Electric160.0%

Fairy160.0%

Ice160.0%

Rock160.0%

Shadow Honchkrow takes reduced damage from:

Ground39.1%

Psychic39.1%

Dark62.5%

Ghost62.5%

Grass62.5%

Moves Analysis

Snarl + Dark Pulse

Snarl

Dark Pulse

Shadow Honchkrow's best Dark-type moveset is Snarl / Dark Pulse, with 14.48 DPS and 159.2 TDO. These moves are boosted by Fog weather. Shadow Honchkrow ranks #24 (A Tier) as a Dark attacker with that moveset.

Peck + Sky Attack

Peck

Sky Attack

Shadow Honchkrow's best Flying-type moveset is Peck / Sky Attack, with 14.93 DPS and 164.2 TDO. These moves are boosted by Windy weather. Shadow Honchkrow ranks #28 (A Tier) as a Flying attacker with that moveset.

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Snarl	Sky Attack	16.82	185.0	13.71
2.	Snarl	Brave Bird	15.86	174.4	12.93
3.	Peck	Sky Attack	14.93	164.2	12.17
4.	Snarl	Dark Pulse	14.48	159.2	11.81
5.	Snarl	Psychic	14.39	158.2	11.73
6.	Peck	Brave Bird	13.51	148.6	11.01
7.	Peck	Dark Pulse	13.17	144.8	10.73
8.	Peck	Psychic	13.09	144.0	10.67

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Fast Attacks

Snarl11131.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 11
Energy 13
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.8s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 13

Effects
Snarl has no special effects.
See Snarl details page ↗
Peck10101.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 10
Energy 10
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.5s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 8

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

Damage	11
Energy	13
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.8s - 0.9s

Damage	5
Energy	13

Damage	10
Energy	10
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	1.0s
Damage window	0.5s - 0.9s

Damage	6
Energy	8

Charged Attacks

Dark Pulse80503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Ghost
Psychic
62.5%
Fighting
Dark
Fairy
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Fog
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.4s - 2.3s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50

Effects
Dark Pulse has no special effects.
See Dark Pulse details page ↗
Brave Bird1301002.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 130
Energy 100
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.0s - 1.6s
Trainer Battles
Damage 130
Energy 55

Effects
Special
Brave Bird has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease User's Defense by 42.9%
See Brave Bird details page ↗
Sky Attack80502.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Bug
Grass
62.5%
Rock
Steel
Electric
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.5s - 1.7s
Trainer Battles
Damage 75
Energy 50

Effects
Sky Attack has no special effects.
See Sky Attack 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 ↗
Psychic95503.0s
Type effectiveness chart
160.0%
Fighting
Poison
62.5%
Steel
Psychic
39.1%
Dark
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 95
Energy 50
Weather boost
Windy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 1.5s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 75
Energy 55

Effects
Special
Psychic has a 10.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
See Psychic details page ↗

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

Damage	80
Energy	50

Damage	130
Energy	100
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.6s

Damage	130
Energy	55

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 1.7s

Damage	75
Energy	50

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

Damage	10
Energy	70

Damage	95
Energy	50
Weather boost	Windy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	1.5s - 2.8s

Damage	75
Energy	55

More information

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

Shadow Honchkrow in the meta

PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

Dark Attacker:Snarl Dark Pulse
Flying Attacker:Peck Sky Attack

Not yet analysed, come back soon!

PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

Great League:Peck Brave Bird Dark Pulse
Ultra League:Peck Brave Bird Dark Pulse

Not yet analysed, come back soon!

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#430
Height	0.9 m
Weight	27.3 kg
Region	Generation 4
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	10%
Base Flee Rate	7.000000000000001%
Catch rewards	5 300
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Murkrow	100 Candy Special Item: Sinnoh Stone	Honchkrow

Murkrow evolves into Honchkrow which costs 100 Candy. You need to use a Sinnoh Stone to evolve.

More information

Shadow Honchkrow family

A list of Pokémon that are somehow related to Shadow Honchkrow 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 Honchkrow

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charge Move	Frustration
Purified Charge Move	Return

Shadow Honchkrow CP Chart

Shadow Honchkrow's has 3065 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Honchkrow obtained from Raids can be encountered from 1410 CP to 1549 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 1762 CP to 1937 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Honchkrow can be found in the 1103 CP to 1162 CP range.

Max CP	3065 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1103 CP - 1162 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1471 CP - 1549 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1410 CP - 1549 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1762 CP - 1937 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

More information

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 Honchkrow 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	38 CP	2	120 CP	3	202 CP
4	283 CP	5	365 CP	6	447 CP
7	529 CP	8	611 CP	9	693 CP
10	775 CP	11	852 CP	12	929 CP
13	1007 CP	14	1084 CP	15	1162 CP
16	1239 CP	17	1317 CP	18	1394 CP
19	1472 CP	20	1549 CP	21	1627 CP
22	1704 CP	23	1782 CP	24	1859 CP
25	1937 CP	26	2014 CP	27	2092 CP
28	2169 CP	29	2247 CP	30	2324 CP
31	2363 CP	32	2401 CP	33	2440 CP
34	2479 CP	35	2518 CP	36	2556 CP
37	2595 CP	38	2634 CP	39	2673 CP
40	2711 CP	41	2746 CP	42	2780 CP
43	2815 CP	44	2850 CP	45	2886 CP
46	2921 CP	47	2957 CP	48	2993 CP
49	3029 CP	50	3065 CP

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Honchkrow

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

Dark

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 and Power Up Costs

The base catch rate for Shadow Honchkrow in Pokémon GO is 8.37%, calculated for catching a Level 20 with no berries. Curved Great throw has a 19.98% chance to catch, and adding a Razz Berry raises that to 28.42%.

Configure

		Normal	Nice	Great	Excellent
No Berry	-	8.37%	9.56%	12.29%	14.93%
No Berry	Curve	13.81%	15.71%	19.98%	24.03%
Razz Berry	-	12.29%	14.00%	17.85%	21.54%
Razz Berry	Curve	19.98%	22.61%	28.42%	33.79%
Silver Pinap Berry	-	14.56%	16.55%	21.02%	25.25%
Silver Pinap Berry	Curve	23.47%	26.48%	33.05%	39.03%
Golden Razz Berry	-	19.63%	22.22%	27.95%	33.25%
Golden Razz Berry	Curve	31.03%	34.77%	42.72%	49.70%

More information

Catch probability with multiple throws

In order to help Trainers understand their overall odds when catching Shadow Honchkrow, 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 Honchkrow 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 Honchkrow Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Honchkrow 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 Honchkrow in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Honchkrow 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 Honchkrow

Shadow Honchkrow high resolution sprites

A list of high resolution Pokémon HOME sprites related to Shadow Honchkrow. 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 Honchkrow Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
Diamond	Becoming active at night, it is known to swarm with numerous MURKROW in tow.
Pearl	It makes its MURKROW cronies bring it food. It idles its time away, grooming itself in its nest.
Platinum	If one utters a deep cry, many MURKROW gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”
HeartGold, SoulSilver	It is merciless by nature. It is said that it never forgives the mistakes of its MURKROW followers.
Black, White, Black 2, White 2	If one utters a deep cry, many Murkrow gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”
X, Omega Ruby	If one utters a deep cry, many Murkrow gather quickly. For this, it is called “Summoner of Night.”
Y, Alpha Sapphire	Becoming active at night, it is known to swarm with numerous Murkrow in tow.
Sun	A single cry from this nocturnal Pokémon, and more than a hundred of its Murkrow cronies will assemble.
Moon	If its Murkrow cronies fail to catch food for it, or if it feels they have betrayed it, it will hunt them down wherever they are and punish them.
Ultra Sun	It will absolutely not forgive failure from or betrayal by its goons. It has no choice in this if it wants to maintain the order of the flock.
Ultra Moon	Its goons take care of most of the fighting for it. The only time it dirties its own hands is in delivering a final blow to finish off an opponent.
Legends: Arceus	One cry from this Pokémon, and a murder of Murkrow come flying. At such times, one would think the curtain of night had fallen, plunging the world into jet-black darkness.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are Shadow Honchkrow’s strengths and weaknesses?

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

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

The best moves for Shadow Honchkrow in Pokémon GO are Snarl and Sky Attack. This moveset has a DPS (Damage Per Second) of 16.82 and a TDO (Total Damage Output) of 185.016.

How does Shadow Honchkrow perform in Raids?

Shadow Honchkrow has niche use in Raid, but is outclassed by other attackers. Ranks #142 as a Raid attacker.

How does Shadow Honchkrow rank as a Dark-type attacker?

Shadow Honchkrow is a solid A-Tier Dark-type attacker, ranking at number #24. It is reliable in many situations but not the absolute best.

How does Shadow Honchkrow rank as a Flying-type attacker?

Shadow Honchkrow is a solid A-Tier Flying-type attacker, ranking at number #28. It is reliable in many situations but not the absolute best.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Honchkrow?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Honchkrow: Mega Gyarados, Mega Houndoom, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Sableye, Mega Sharpedo, Mega Absol, Mega Malamar, Mega Pidgeot, Mega Pinsir, Mega Aerodactyl, Mega Dragonite, Mega Salamence, and Mega Rayquaza.

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

Shadow Honchkrow’s maximum CP at Level 40 is 2711 CP and 3065 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Honchkrow be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Honchkrow can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Honchkrow Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Honchkrow cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.