Alakazam #0065 Shadow
| Max CP | L403057L503456L51 · Best Buddy3498 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Sep 5, 2019 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Alakazam takes 160% from Bug, Ghost and Dark moves.
Shadow Alakazam is a Psychic-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Bug, Ghost and Dark.
It reaches 3456 CP at level 50, or 3498 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Confusion with Psychic, which needs an Elite TM.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PsychicConfusion | PsychicPsychic | 17.0 | 193 | |
| 2 | PsychicPsycho Cut | PsychicPsychic | 16.6 | 189 |
| 3 | PsychicConfusion | GhostShadow Ball | 16.0 | 182 |
| 4 | FightingCounter | PsychicPsychic | 15.6 | 177 |
| 5 | PsychicPsycho Cut | GhostShadow Ball | 15.2 | 173 |
| 6 | PsychicConfusion | FairyDazzling Gleam | 15.2 | 173 |
| 7 | PsychicConfusion | PsychicFuture Sight | 15.2 | 172 |
| 8 | FightingCounter | GhostShadow Ball | 14.6 | 166 |
13 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PsychicConfusion | FightingFocus Blast | 14.6 | 165 |
| 10 | PsychicPsycho Cut | PsychicFuture Sight | 14.4 | 164 |
| 11 | PsychicConfusion | FireFire Punch | 14.3 | 163 |
| 12 | PsychicPsycho Cut | FairyDazzling Gleam | 14.2 | 161 |
| 13 | FightingCounter | FairyDazzling Gleam | 13.9 | 158 |
| 14 | PsychicPsycho Cut | FightingFocus Blast | 13.4 | 152 |
| 15 | FightingCounter | PsychicFuture Sight | 13.4 | 152 |
| 16 | FightingCounter | FireFire Punch | 13.0 | 147 |
| 17 | PsychicPsycho Cut | FireFire Punch | 12.9 | 146 |
| 18 | FightingCounter | FightingFocus Blast | 12.9 | 146 |
| 19 | PsychicConfusion | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 12.0 | 136 |
| 20 | FightingCounter | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 10.0 | 114 |
| 21 | PsychicPsycho Cut | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 91 |
Raid damage at level 40, 15/15/15 IVs, no weather boost.
DPS is damage per second, TDO total damage before fainting. For one boss, see the raid counters.
Don’t Use means repeating the fast move does at least as much damage as using this charged move, either because the move is weak or because this Pokémon faints before it pays off.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CounterE | Fighting | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Confusion | Psychic | 19 | 14 | 1.5s | 12.7 | 9.3 | |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 7 | 0.5s | 8.0 | 14.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Future Sight | Psychic | 115 | 100 | 2.5s | 46.0 | 1.15 | |
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 100 | 50 | 3.0s | 33.3 | 2.00 | |
| PsychicE | Psychic | 95 | 50 | 3.0s | 31.7 | 1.90 | |
| Dazzling GleamE | Fairy | 100 | 50 | 3.5s | 28.6 | 2.00 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confusion | Psychic | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| CounterE | Fighting | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Psycho Cut | Psychic | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 150 | 75 | 2.00 | |
| Future Sight | Psychic | 110 | 65 | 1.69 | |
| Dazzling GleamE | Fairy | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| PsychicE | Psychic | 75 | 55 | 1.36 | |
| Shadow Ball | Ghost | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Fire Punch | Fire | 60 | 40 | 1.50 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
25
100- Free if it has been traded
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Dawn Wings NecrozmaGhostShadow ClawGhostMoongeist Beam37.1 eDPS - 2
Mega HoundoomDarkSnarlDarkDark Pulse+35.3 eDPS - 3
Mega GengarGhostLickEGhostShadow Ball35.0 eDPS - 4
Mega BeedrillBugBug BiteEBugFell Stinger+34.2 eDPS - 5
Shadow DarkraiDarkSnarlDarkFoul Play33.8 eDPS - 6
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutGhostShadow BallE33.6 eDPS
Stronger than the everyday pick against 7 of 134 Tier 5 and Mega bosses.
The everyday pick is the best attacker that isn’t a Mega, Shadow or Legendary. Each number is how much more of the boss’s health this Pokémon takes off than that pick would. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
Mega FalinksMega RaidPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE+0.5% Gainover Salamence- Mega GengarMega RaidPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE+0.4% Gainover Dragapult
Mega BlazikenMega RaidPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE+0.4% Gainover Salamence
Mega LopunnyMega RaidPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE+0.3% Gainover Blaziken
Hero of Many Battles ZamazentaTier 5 RaidPsychicPsycho CutPsychicPsychicE+0.3% Gainover Salamence
TerrakionTier 5 RaidPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE+0.3% Gainover Gallade
Mega StaraptorSuper Mega RaidPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE+0.0% Gainover Salamence
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 124910/10/10 | 131015/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 166610/10/10 | 174715/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 208310/10/10 | 218415/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 26420/0/0 | 305715/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 29870/0/0 | 345615/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 30230/0/0 | 349815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1310 | 1132 |
| Level 20 | 1747 | 1510 |
| Level 25 | 2184 | 1887 |
| Level 30 | 2621 | 2265 |
| Level 35 | 2839 | 2454 |
| Level 40 | 3057 | 2642 |
| Level 45 | 3254 | 2812 |
| Level 50 | 3456 | 2987 |
| Level 51 | 3498 | 3023 |
Research, raid and egg catches have at least 10/10/10 IVs. A wild catch can be as low as 0/0/0.
L40 is the cap without XL Candy, L50 with it. L51 is Best Buddy only.
Dex Details
| Second Charged Move | 50 Candy · 50,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.5 m · 48 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 75.0%25.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Alakazam in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/15 | 1495 | 18 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 2/14/15 | 1496 | 18 | 99.81% |
| #3 | 0/15/15 | 1490 | 18 | 99.63% |
| #4 | 3/13/15 | 1498 | 18 | 99.62% |
| #5 | 3/15/13 | 1497 | 18 | 99.62% |
| #6 | 0/12/11 | 1499 | 18.5 | 99.60% |
| #7 | 0/14/9 | 1498 | 18.5 | 99.59% |
| #8 | 0/10/13 | 1500 | 18.5 | 99.58% |
| #9 | 1/14/15 | 1491 | 18 | 99.45% |
| #10 | 4/14/13 | 1498 | 18 | 99.44% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1072 of 4,096, with 96.03% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/14/15 | 2497 | 30.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/13/15 | 2499 | 30.5 | 99.81% |
| #3 | 0/12/14 | 2496 | 31 | 99.71% |
| #4 | 0/15/14 | 2496 | 30.5 | 99.70% |
| #5 | 0/12/12 | 2500 | 31.5 | 99.67% |
| #6 | 2/15/14 | 2494 | 30 | 99.60% |
| #7 | 2/15/12 | 2499 | 30.5 | 99.57% |
| #8 | 1/11/14 | 2498 | 31 | 99.52% |
| #9 | 1/14/14 | 2498 | 30.5 | 99.51% |
| #10 | 0/13/15 | 2490 | 30.5 | 99.44% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1259 of 4,096, with 96.58% of the best stat product.
Ultra League Rankings on PvPokeRanked by stat product at the highest level under the CP cap.
Trades and research have at least 10 in each IV, lucky trades 12. Check your own. This ranks IVs only. For the meta, see PvPoke.