Shelgon #0372
| Max CP | L402031L502296L51 · Best Buddy2324 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Feb 9, 2018Apr 13, 2019 |
Type Effectiveness
Shelgon takes 160% from Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves.
Shelgon is a Dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy.
It reaches 2296 CP at level 50, or 2324 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Dragon Breath with Dragon Pulse.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DragonDragon Breath | DragonDragon Pulse | 8.4 | 119 | |
| 2 | FireEmber | DragonDragon Pulse | 8.2 | 114 |
| 3 | DragonDragon Breath | NormalReturn | 7.8 | 110 |
| 4 | DragonDragon Breath | FireFlamethrower | 7.8 | 110 |
| 5 | FireEmber | FireFlamethrower | 7.4 | 103 |
| 6 | DragonDragon Breath | DarkCrunch | 7.3 | 103 |
| 7 | FireEmber | NormalReturn | 7.3 | 103 |
| 8 | DragonDragon Breath | DragonTwister | 7.0 | 99 |
2 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FireEmber | DarkCrunch | 7.0 | 98 |
| 10 | FireEmber | DragonTwister | 6.6 | 93 |
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.
Moves
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | EPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 4 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 8.0 | |
| Ember | Fire | 10 | 10 | 1.0s | 10.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 25 | 33 | 0.5s | 50.0 | 0.76 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 65 | 50 | 2.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 50 | 3.5s | 25.7 | 1.80 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 65 | 33 | 3.0s | 21.7 | 1.97 | |
| Twister | Dragon | 50 | 33 | 3.0s | 16.7 | 1.52 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Ember | Fire | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ReturnP | Normal | 130 | 70 | 1.86 | |
| Twister | Dragon | 70 | 40 | 1.75 | |
| Flamethrower | Fire | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Crunch | Dark | 70 | 45 | 1.56 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Shelgon evolves into Salamence for 100 candy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
EternatusDragonDragon TailDragonDynamax CannonE47.0 eDPS - 2
Mega RayquazaDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking SwipeE45.9 eDPS - 3
Black KyuremDragonDragon TailIceFreeze Shock43.4 eDPS - 4
Mega DragoniteDragonDragon TailDragonOutrage+41.7 eDPS - 5
Mega GarchompDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking Swipe40.7 eDPS - 6
Shadow HaxorusDragonDragon TailDragonBreaking SwipeE40.5 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 | 82310/10/10 | 87015/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 109710/10/10 | 116015/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 137110/10/10 | 145115/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 17070/0/0 | 203115/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 19300/0/0 | 229615/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 19530/0/0 | 232415/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 870 | 731 |
| Level 20 | 1160 | 975 |
| Level 25 | 1451 | 1219 |
| Level 30 | 1741 | 1463 |
| Level 35 | 1886 | 1585 |
| Level 40 | 2031 | 1707 |
| Level 45 | 2162 | 1817 |
| Level 50 | 2296 | 1930 |
| Level 51 | 2324 | 1953 |
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 | 1.09 m · 110.5 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Shelgon in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 1/15/14 | 1499 | 28 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/14/11 | 1500 | 28.5 | 99.79% |
| #3 | 0/11/14 | 1499 | 28.5 | 99.60% |
| #4 | 0/15/10 | 1500 | 28.5 | 99.57% |
| #5 | 0/15/14 | 1490 | 28 | 99.42% |
| #6 | 0/15/15 | 1495 | 28 | 99.42% |
| #7 | 0/12/13 | 1499 | 28.5 | 99.41% |
| #8 | 1/14/14 | 1495 | 28 | 99.41% |
| #9 | 1/14/15 | 1499 | 28 | 99.41% |
| #10 | 2/13/14 | 1499 | 28 | 99.39% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2241 of 4,096, with 94.50% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 15/15/15 | 2324 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 14/15/15 | 2311 | 51 | 99.46% |
| #3 | 15/14/15 | 2317 | 51 | 99.41% |
| #4 | 15/15/14 | 2317 | 51 | 99.33% |
| #5 | 13/15/15 | 2299 | 51 | 98.93% |
| #6 | 14/14/15 | 2305 | 51 | 98.88% |
| #7 | 15/13/15 | 2310 | 51 | 98.82% |
| #8 | 14/15/14 | 2305 | 51 | 98.80% |
| #9 | 15/14/14 | 2310 | 51 | 98.74% |
| #10 | 15/15/13 | 2311 | 51 | 98.66% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1 of 4,096, with 100.00% 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.