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Table of contents

• Overview and stats
• Moves and best movesets
• CP chart
• Pokédex information
• Evolution chart
• Mega boosts
• Power-up costs
• Family and forms
• Size information
• Encounter data
• Sprites
• Pokédex entries
• Frequently asked questions

Shadow Inkay is a Dark and Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It reaches 927 CP and is weak to Bug and Fairy-type moves. Its recommended moveset is Psywave / Night Slash. It is boosted by Fog and Windy weather. Its shiny form 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%

Shadow Inkay best moveset

Psywave + Night Slash

Psywave

Night Slash

Shadow Inkay's best moveset is Psywave and Night Slash, with 5.60 DPS (damage per second) and 42.1 TDO (total damage output). These moves are boosted by Windy and Fog weather.

Settings

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	eDPS	DPS	TDO
1.	Psywave	Night Slash	4.20	5.60	42.1
2.	Psywave	Psybeam	3.98	5.30	39.9
3.	Tackle	Night Slash	3.93	5.23	39.4
4.	Tackle	Psybeam	3.72	4.96	37.3
5.	Peck	Night Slash	3.60	4.78	36.0
6.	Peck	Psybeam	3.37	4.49	33.8
7.	Peck	Frustration	0	0.10	0
8.	Tackle	Frustration	0	0.10	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 charged 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 Charged Attacks can only be obtained during special events, or by using an Elite Fast TM or an Elite Charged 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 CP Chart

Shadow Inkay reaches a maximum of 927 CP at Level 50. Raid encounters have 453–529 CP, rising to 567–662 CP when weather boosted. Field and Special Research encounters have 365–397 CP.

Max CP	927 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 6 (min) to 15 (max). Raid Catches have 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. IVs range from 6 (min) to 15 (max). Weather boosted Raid Catches have a 6/6/6 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 guaranteed 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. CP Calculator

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 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

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Inkay	50 Candy	Malamar
Malamar	300 / 60 Energy (Mega Evolution)	Mega Malamar

• Inkay evolves into Malamar which costs 50 Candy.
• Malamar can transform into Mega Malamar through Mega Evolution. This costs 300 energy the first time and 60 energy each subsequent time.

▾How to purify Shadow Inkay

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

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.

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.

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

No size information available for this Pokémon

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Shadow Inkay

• Regular Shadow InkayCopy shortcode
• Shiny Shadow InkayCopy shortcode

Shadow Inkay high resolution sprites

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

• #686
• #686

Official artwork

Wallpaper