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Shadow Inkay is a Dark and Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. As a Dark and Psychic-type Pokémon, Shadow Inkay is especially weak against Bug-type moves, and weak against Fairy-type moves.

Shadow Inkay's maximum Combat Power stat is 1048 CP, and its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Psywave / Night Slash. Shadow Inkay encounters are boosted during Fog and Windy weather. Shiny Shadow Inkay is available! ✨

Shadow Inkay Stats and Max CP

Shadow Inkay's Tier Ranking

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Shadow Inkay Type Chart

Shadow Inkay takes increased damage from:

Bug256.0%

Fairy160.0%

Shadow Inkay takes reduced damage from:

Psychic24.4%

Moves Analysis

Psywave + Night Slash

Psywave

Night Slash

Shadow Inkay's best moveset is Psywave and Night Slash, with 5.06 DPS (damage per second) and 33.9 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Windy and Fog weather.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Psywave	Night Slash	5.06	33.9	3.68
2.	Psywave	Psybeam	4.78	32.0	3.48
3.	Tackle	Night Slash	4.69	31.5	3.42
4.	Tackle	Psybeam	4.44	29.8	3.23
5.	Peck	Night Slash	4.21	28.2	3.07
6.	Peck	Psybeam	3.94	26.4	2.87
7.	Peck	Frustration	0.10	0	0
8.	Tackle	Frustration	0.10	0	0

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Fast Attacks

• 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 ↗
• Tackle550.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 62.5%
  • • Rock
    • Steel

  • 39.1%
  • • Ghost

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	5
  Energy	5
  Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	3

  
  

  Effects

  Tackle has no special effects.

  See Tackle details page ↗
• Psywave470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Psywave has no special effects.

  See Psywave details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Night Slash45332.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Ghost
    • Psychic

  • 62.5%
  • • Fighting
    • Dark
    • Fairy

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	45
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	2.0s
  Damage window	1.1s - 1.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	50
  Energy	35

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Night Slash has a 12.5% chance to:

  • Increase User's Attack by 25.0%

  See Night Slash 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 ↗
• Psybeam65503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  • 160.0%
  • • Fighting
    • Poison

  • 62.5%
  • • Steel
    • Psychic

  • 39.1%
  • • Dark

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	65
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Windy
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.1s - 2.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	70
  Energy	60

  
  

  Effects

  Psybeam has no special effects.

  See Psybeam details page ↗

More information

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

Shadow Inkay in the meta

PvE Analysis

PvP Analysis

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#686
Height	0.4 m
Weight	3.5 kg
Region	Generation 6
Can be traded	Allowed
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Catch Rate	20%
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000
Mega Energy reward For walking as a Buddy	15 Mega Energy

Evolution Chart

More information

▾Shadow Inkay family

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

Inkay

Malamar

Dynamax Inkay

Dynamax Malamar

Mega Malamar

Shadow Inkay

Shadow Malamar

▾How to purify Shadow Inkay

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

Shadow Inkay CP Chart

Shadow Inkay's has 1048 max CP (at Level 50). A Shadow Inkay obtained from Raids can be encountered from 453 CP to 529 CP, or if weather boosted, in the 567 CP to 662 CP range. In Field and Special Research, Shadow Inkay can be found in the 365 CP to 397 CP range.

Max CP	1048 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	365 CP - 397 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	486 CP - 529 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	453 CP - 529 CP
	Level 20, 6/6/6 minimum IVs
	567 CP - 662 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 Inkay Max CP per level chart. This table shows maximum Combat Power values from Level 1 to Level 50.

Mega Pokémon that boost Shadow Inkay

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

Dark

Psychic

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

Shadow Inkay 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 Inkay Power Up costs in Pokémon GO. The table shows the total Stardust, Candy, and Candy XL required to power up Shadow Inkay 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 Inkay in Pokémon GO.

Complete Shadow Inkay 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

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