Sawk #0539 Shadow
| Max CP | L402788L503152L51 · Best Buddy3189 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Jun 5, 2023 |
| Purification | 5,000 Stardust · 1 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Sawk takes 160% from Flying, Psychic and Fairy moves.
Shadow Sawk is a Fighting-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Flying, Psychic and Fairy.
It reaches 3152 CP at level 50, or 3189 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Poison Jab with Focus Blast.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoisonPoison Jab | FightingFocus Blast | 12.8 | 162 | |
| 2 | PoisonPoison Jab | FightingBrick Break | 12.7 | 161 |
| 3 | FightingLow Kick | FightingFocus Blast | 12.6 | 160 |
| 4 | FightingLow Kick | FightingBrick Break | 12.3 | 157 |
| 5 | PoisonPoison Jab | NormalBody Slam | 11.7 | 149 |
| 6 | PoisonPoison Jab | FightingLow Sweep | 11.5 | 147 |
| 7 | FightingLow Kick | NormalBody Slam | 11.3 | 144 |
| 8 | FightingLow Kick | FightingLow Sweep | 11.1 | 142 |
2 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | PoisonPoison Jab | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 9.0 | 114 |
| 10 | FightingLow Kick | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 102 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Jab | Poison | 13 | 9 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 9.0 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 5 | 5 | 0.5s | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 140 | 100 | 3.5s | 40.0 | 1.40 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 40 | 33 | 1.5s | 26.7 | 1.21 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | 50 | 33 | 2.0s | 25.0 | 1.52 | |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 40 | 33 | 2.0s | 20.0 | 1.21 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poison Jab | Poison | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Low Kick | Fighting | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus Blast | Fighting | 150 | 75 | 2.00 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | 65 | 40 | 1.63 | |
| Brick Break | Fighting | 50 | 40 | 1.25 | |
| Low Sweep | Fighting | 40 | 40 | 1.00 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+56.8 eDPS - 2
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK51.2 eDPS - 3
Attack Forme DeoxysPsychicZen HeadbuttPsychicPsycho Boost48.0 eDPS - 4
Mega AlakazamPsychicConfusionPsychicPsychicE41.4 eDPS - 5
Mega StaraptorFlyingGustEFlyingBrave Bird+40.0 eDPS - 6
Shadow MoltresFlyingWing AttackFlyingFly38.4 eDPS
Not stronger than the everyday pick against any Tier 5 or Mega boss.
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.
CP by Level
Encounter | Level | Guaranteed CP | Max CP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | 15 | 113810/10/10 | 119415/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 151710/10/10 | 159315/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 189710/10/10 | 199115/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 24000/0/0 | 278815/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 27140/0/0 | 315215/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 27460/0/0 | 318915/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1194 | 1029 |
| Level 20 | 1593 | 1371 |
| Level 25 | 1991 | 1714 |
| Level 30 | 2389 | 2058 |
| Level 35 | 2588 | 2229 |
| Level 40 | 2788 | 2400 |
| Level 45 | 2967 | 2555 |
| Level 50 | 3152 | 2714 |
| Level 51 | 3189 | 2746 |
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 | 75 Candy · 75,000 Stardust |
| Height / Weight | 1.4 m · 51 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 100.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Sawk in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/15 | 1495 | 20 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/14/15 | 1497 | 20 | 99.83% |
| #3 | 2/13/15 | 1499 | 20 | 99.66% |
| #4 | 1/15/14 | 1498 | 20 | 99.57% |
| #5 | 2/14/14 | 1500 | 20 | 99.40% |
| #6 | 0/14/15 | 1491 | 20 | 99.40% |
| #7 | 1/13/15 | 1493 | 20 | 99.23% |
| #8 | 0/11/11 | 1499 | 20.5 | 99.20% |
| #9 | 0/15/14 | 1492 | 20 | 99.14% |
| #10 | 2/15/12 | 1497 | 20 | 99.14% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2441 of 4,096, with 94.29% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/11 | 2498 | 37.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/15 | 2498 | 37 | 99.99% |
| #3 | 0/15/14 | 2499 | 37 | 99.92% |
| #4 | 3/15/15 | 2500 | 36 | 99.71% |
| #5 | 1/15/12 | 2497 | 37 | 99.68% |
| #6 | 0/11/13 | 2499 | 38 | 99.66% |
| #7 | 1/15/14 | 2491 | 36.5 | 99.60% |
| #8 | 1/15/15 | 2497 | 36.5 | 99.60% |
| #9 | 0/11/15 | 2494 | 37.5 | 99.58% |
| #10 | 0/12/14 | 2495 | 37.5 | 99.53% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1493 of 4,096, with 96.62% 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.