Shadow Chesnaught

Shadow Chesnaught is a Grass- and Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Shadow Chesnaught has a maximum CP of 3,340. It is weak to Flying, Fairy, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Psychic-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Shadow Chesnaught is Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant.

Shadow Chesnaught Stats and Max CP

201 ATK

204 DEF

204 HP

Lvl 50 Max CP

3340 CP

Lvl 40

2954 CP

Lvl 25 Weather Boost

2110 CP

Lvl 20 Raids

1688 CP

Lvl 15 Research

1266 CP

Shadow Chesnaught's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

#137

Grass-type

Fighting-type

Great League

Ultra League

Master League

Shadow Chesnaught Type Chart

Shadow Chesnaught takes increased damage from:

Flying256.0%

Fairy160.0%

Fire160.0%

Ice160.0%

Poison160.0%

Psychic160.0%

Shadow Chesnaught takes reduced damage from:

Dark62.5%

Electric62.5%

Grass62.5%

Ground62.5%

Rock62.5%

Water62.5%

Shadow Chesnaught best moveset

Vine Whip + Frenzy Plant

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

The best Grass-type moveset for Shadow Chesnaught is Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant (17.04 DPS, 358.8 TDO). In raids, Shadow Chesnaught ranks #5 among Grass-type attackers (S Tier).

21 of 21 matches

Data table

1.	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	15.28	17.04	358.8
2.	Low Kick	Frenzy Plant	14.47	16.13	339.7
3.	Vine Whip	Solar Beam	13.60	15.17	319.4
4.	Smack Down	Frenzy Plant	13.19	14.71	309.8
5.	Vine Whip	Superpower	12.88	14.37	302.5
6.	Low Kick	Solar Beam	12.73	14.19	298.9
7.	Low Kick	Superpower	12.13	13.53	284.8
8.	Vine Whip	Energy Ball	11.73	13.09	275.6

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Fast Attacks

Low Kick550.5s
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 5
Energy 5
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.2s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 6
Energy 8

Effects
Low Kick has no special effects.
See Low Kick details page ↗
Vine Whip650.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ground160%
Rock160%
Water160%
Resisted by
Flying62.5%
Poison62.5%
Bug62.5%
Steel62.5%
Fire62.5%
Grass62.5%
Dragon62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 6
Energy 5
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 0.5s
Damage window 0.3s - 0.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 5
Energy 8

Effects
Vine Whip has no special effects.
See Vine Whip details page ↗
Smack Down1371.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Flying160%
Bug160%
Fire160%
Ice160%
Resisted by
Fighting62.5%
Ground62.5%
Steel62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 13
Energy 7
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy
Duration 1.0s
Damage window 0.6s - 0.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 11
Energy 8

Effects
Smack Down has no special effects.
See Smack Down details page ↗

Damage	5
Energy	5
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.2s - 0.5s

Damage	6
Energy	8

Damage	6
Energy	5
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	0.5s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

Damage	5
Energy	8

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

Damage	11
Energy	8

Charged Attacks

Thunder Punch50332.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Flying160%
Water160%
Resisted by
Ground39.1%
Grass62.5%
Electric62.5%
Dragon62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 50
Energy 33
Weather boost
Rain
Duration 2.0s
Damage window 1.9s - 1.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 60
Energy 40

Effects
Thunder Punch has no special effects.
See Thunder Punch details page ↗
Superpower85503.0s
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 85
Energy 50
Weather boost
Cloudy
Duration 3.0s
Damage window 2.1s - 2.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 85
Energy 40

Effects
Special
Superpower has a 100.0% chance to:
Decrease User's Attack by 20.0%
Decrease User's Defense by 20.0%
See Superpower details page ↗
Solar Beam1801005.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ground160%
Rock160%
Water160%
Resisted by
Flying62.5%
Poison62.5%
Bug62.5%
Steel62.5%
Fire62.5%
Grass62.5%
Dragon62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 180
Energy 100
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 5.0s
Damage window 2.8s - 4.8s
Trainer Battles
Damage 150
Energy 80

Effects
Solar Beam has no special effects.
See Solar Beam details page ↗
Energy Ball90504.0s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ground160%
Rock160%
Water160%
Resisted by
Flying62.5%
Poison62.5%
Bug62.5%
Steel62.5%
Fire62.5%
Grass62.5%
Dragon62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 90
Energy 50
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 4.0s
Damage window 3.1s - 3.9s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 45

Effects
Special
Energy Ball has a 10.0% chance to:
Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%
See Energy Ball details page ↗
Frenzy Plant *100502.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Ground160%
Rock160%
Water160%
Resisted by
Flying62.5%
Poison62.5%
Bug62.5%
Steel62.5%
Fire62.5%
Grass62.5%
Dragon62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 100
Energy 50
Weather boost
Sunny
Duration 2.5s
Damage window 2.0s - 2.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 100
Energy 45

Effects
Frenzy Plant has no special effects.
See Frenzy Plant 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 ↗
Gyro Ball85503.5s
Type effectiveness chart
Super effective against
Rock160%
Ice160%
Fairy160%
Resisted by
Steel62.5%
Fire62.5%
Water62.5%
Electric62.5%
Gym and Raid Battles
Damage 85
Energy 50
Weather boost
Snow
Duration 3.5s
Damage window 3.2s - 3.5s
Trainer Battles
Damage 80
Energy 50

Effects
Gyro Ball has no special effects.
See Gyro Ball details page ↗

Damage	50
Energy	33
Weather boost	Rain
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.9s - 1.8s

Damage	60
Energy	40

Damage	85
Energy	50
Weather boost	Cloudy
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.1s - 2.8s

Damage	85
Energy	40

Damage	180
Energy	100
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	5.0s
Damage window	2.8s - 4.8s

Damage	150
Energy	80

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	4.0s
Damage window	3.1s - 3.9s

Damage	80
Energy	45

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Sunny
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	2.0s - 2.5s

Damage	100
Energy	45

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

Damage	10
Energy	70

Damage	85
Energy	50
Weather boost	Snow
Duration	3.5s
Damage window	3.2s - 3.5s

Damage	80
Energy	50

More information

DPS and TDO for every Fast and Charged Attack combination Shadow Chesnaught can learn. Change the weather or the opponent to see how the order shifts.

Legacy moves are marked with an asterisk (*). You get them at special events or with an Elite Fast TM or Elite Charged TM. The table above lists every move Shadow Chesnaught can learn, with its DPS and TDO.

Shadow Chesnaught CP Chart

At Level 50, Shadow Chesnaught maxes out at 3,340 CP. Raid catches are 1,551 to 1,688 CP, or 1,939 to 2,110 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 1,208 to 1,266 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	3340 CP
Max CP	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	1208 CP - 1266 CP
Research	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	1611 CP - 1688 CP
Eggs	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	1551 CP - 1688 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	1939 CP - 2110 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 6/6/6 minimum IVs

Max Combat Power per Level chart

Shadow Chesnaught’s max CP at every level from 1 to 50. CP Calculator

LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP	LVL	Max CP
1	41 CP	2	130 CP	3	220 CP
4	309 CP	5	398 CP	6	487 CP
7	576 CP	8	666 CP	9	755 CP
10	844 CP	11	928 CP	12	1013 CP
13	1097 CP	14	1181 CP	15	1266 CP
16	1350 CP	17	1435 CP	18	1519 CP
19	1603 CP	20	1688 CP	21	1772 CP
22	1857 CP	23	1941 CP	24	2025 CP
25	2110 CP	26	2194 CP	27	2279 CP
28	2363 CP	29	2448 CP	30	2532 CP
31	2574 CP	32	2616 CP	33	2659 CP
34	2701 CP	35	2743 CP	36	2785 CP
37	2827 CP	38	2870 CP	39	2912 CP
40	2954 CP	41	2991 CP	42	3029 CP
43	3067 CP	44	3105 CP	45	3144 CP
46	3183 CP	47	3221 CP	48	3261 CP
49	3300 CP	50	3340 CP

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 Chesnaught

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Chesnaught’s Grass and Fighting-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Shadow Chesnaught.

Grass

Fighting

More information

Mega and Primal Raid Bonus –In raids, an active Mega gives every other Pokémon a 10% damage boost, or 30% for attacks that share its type. Boosts from several Megas don’t stack; only the highest one applies.

Mega and Primal Catch Bonus –While you have a Mega out, you get extra XP and Candy for catching Pokémon that share its type, and for any raid boss. These bonuses don’t stack. At High and Max Mega Level, same-type catches also have a better chance of giving Candy XL.

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.

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#652
Height	1.6 m
Weight	90 kg
Region	Generation 6
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 87.5% Male ♀ 12.5% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	10 500
Additional Move Cost	25 10000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

How to purify Shadow Chesnaught

Purification cost	3 Candy
Purification cost	3000 Stardust
Shadow Charged Attack	Frustration
Purified Charged Attack	Return

Family and Evolution

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Chespin	25 Candy	Quilladin
Quilladin	100 Candy	Chesnaught
Chesnaught	300 / 60 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Chesnaught

Chespin evolves into Quilladin which costs 25 Candy.
Quilladin evolves into Chesnaught which costs 100 Candy.
Chesnaught can transform into Mega Chesnaught through Mega Evolution. This costs 300 energy the first time and 60 energy each subsequent time.

Shadow Chesnaught family

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

Size information

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL

0.78 m	0.8 m	1.6 m	2.4 m	2.8 m

Size bounds

Shadow Chesnaught's height ranges from 0.784 m to 2.8 m, with the average being 1.6 m.

Size	Lower bound	Upper bound
XXS	0.784 m2′07″	0.8 m2′07″
XS	0.8 m2′07″	1.2 m3′11″
M	1.2 m3′11″	2 m6′07″
XL	2 m6′07″	2.4 m7′10″
XXL	2.4 m7′10″	2.8 m9′02″

Encounter data

Movement type: Jumping
Movement Timer: 10s
Jump Time: 0.9s
Attack Probability: 70%
Attack Timer: 29s
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 Chesnaught 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.

Power-Up Cost Calculator

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Chesnaught

Shadow Chesnaught high resolution sprites

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

Artwork and Wallpaper

Official Artwork

Wallpaper

Shadow Chesnaught Pokédex entries

Versions	Pokédex entry
X, Omega Ruby	Its Tackle is forceful enough to flip a 50-ton tank. It shields its allies from danger with its own body.
Y, Alpha Sapphire	When it takes a defensive posture with its fists guarding its face, it could withstand a bomb blast.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Shadow Chesnaught’s best moves are Vine Whip and Frenzy Plant, for 17.04 DPS and 358.8 TDO.

Values use the default battle settings. Results vary with the opponent and weather.

What are Shadow Chesnaught’s strengths and weaknesses?

Grass and Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Flying, Fairy, Fire, Ice, Poison, and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Electric, Grass, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves.

How does Shadow Chesnaught perform in Raids?

Shadow Chesnaught ranks #5 among Grass-type attackers (S Tier).

Shadow Chesnaught ranks #57 among Fighting-type attackers (C Tier).

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

Shadow Chesnaught tops out at 2,954 CP at Level 40 and 3,340 CP at Level 50.

Can Shadow Chesnaught be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Chesnaught can be Shiny in Pokémon GO ✨.

Can Shadow Chesnaught Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

Shadow Chesnaught cannot Dynamax in Pokémon GO.

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Chesnaught?

The following Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Chesnaught: Mega Venusaur, Mega Victreebel, Mega Sceptile, Primal Groudon, Mega Abomasnow, Mega Chesnaught, Mega Mewtwo X, Mega Heracross, Mega Blaziken, Mega Medicham, Mega Staraptor, Mega Lopunny, Mega Lucario, Mega Gallade, and Mega Falinks.

Shadow Chesnaught Stats and Max CP

Shadow Chesnaught's Tier Ranking

Shadow Chesnaught Type Chart

Shadow Chesnaught takes increased damage from:

Shadow Chesnaught takes reduced damage from:

Fast Attacks

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Charged Attacks

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Fighting

Evolution Chart

Shadow Chesnaught family

Size bounds

Regular and Shiny Shadow Chesnaught

Shadow Chesnaught high resolution sprites

Official Artwork

Wallpaper

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

What are Shadow Chesnaught’s strengths and weaknesses?

How does Shadow Chesnaught perform in Raids?

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

Can Shadow Chesnaught be shiny in Pokémon GO?

Can Shadow Chesnaught Dynamax in Pokémon GO?

What Mega Pokémon boost Shadow Chesnaught?

Overview and stats

Shadow Chesnaught Stats and Max CP

Shadow Chesnaught's Tier Ranking

Shadow Chesnaught Type Chart

Shadow Chesnaught takes increased damage from:

Shadow Chesnaught takes reduced damage from:

Fast Attacks

Super effective against

Resisted by

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Charged Attacks

Super effective against

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Grass

Fighting

Evolution Chart

Shadow Chesnaught family

Size bounds

Regular and Shiny Shadow Chesnaught

Shadow Chesnaught high resolution sprites

Official Artwork

Wallpaper

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

What are Shadow Chesnaught’s strengths and weaknesses?