Vileplume #0045 Shadow
| Max CP | L402559L502893L51 · Best Buddy2928 |
| Buddy Distance | 3 km per Candy |
| Released | Sep 5, 2019Mar 3, 2026 |
| Purification | 3,000 Stardust · 3 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Vileplume takes 160% from Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic moves.
Shadow Vileplume is a Grass/Poison-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, weak to Fire, Ice, Flying and Psychic.
It reaches 2893 CP at level 50, or 2928 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Acid with Sludge Bomb.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PoisonAcid | PoisonSludge Bomb | 13.1 | 181 | |
| 2 | GrassRazor Leaf | PoisonSludge Bomb | 12.8 | 176 |
| 3 | PoisonAcid | GrassSolar Beam | 12.4 | 170 |
| 4 | GrassRazor Leaf | GrassSolar Beam | 11.9 | 165 |
| 5 | PoisonAcid | GrassPetal Blizzard | 11.5 | 158 |
| 6 | GrassRazor Leaf | GrassPetal Blizzard | 11.3 | 155 |
| 7 | GrassRazor Leaf | FairyMoonblast | 10.5 | 145 |
| 8 | PoisonAcid | FairyMoonblast | 10.4 | 143 |
2 More Pairings
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | GrassRazor Leaf | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 9.0 | 124 |
| 10 | PoisonAcid | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 110 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 13 | 7 | 1.0s | 13.0 | 7.0 | |
| Acid | Poison | 11 | 10 | 1.0s | 11.0 | 10.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petal Blizzard | Grass | 110 | 100 | 2.5s | 44.0 | 1.10 | |
| Solar Beam | Grass | 180 | 100 | 5.0s | 36.0 | 1.80 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 85 | 50 | 2.5s | 34.0 | 1.70 | |
| Moonblast | Fairy | 130 | 100 | 4.0s | 32.5 | 1.30 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 33 | 2.0s | 5.0 | 0.30 |
Fast Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Turns | DPT | EPT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Razor Leaf | Grass | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Acid | Poison | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Beam | Grass | 150 | 80 | 1.88 | |
| Petal Blizzard | Grass | 110 | 65 | 1.69 | |
| Moonblast | Fairy | 90 | 50 | 1.80 | |
| Sludge Bomb | Poison | 80 | 50 | 1.60 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
25
100100- Use a Sun Stone
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega Mewtwo YPsychicPsycho CutPsychicFuture Sight+52.0 eDPS - 2
Mega RayquazaFlyingAir SlashFlyingDragon AscentK46.8 eDPS - 3
Mega DelphoxFireFire SpinFireMystical Fire+41.5 eDPS - 4
BlacephalonFireIncinerateFireMind BlownE38.3 eDPS - 5
Shadow ReshiramFireFire FangFireFusion FlareE38.1 eDPS - 6
Mega BlazikenFireFire SpinFireBlast BurnE37.8 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 | 104310/10/10 | 109715/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 139110/10/10 | 146215/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 173910/10/10 | 182815/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 21930/0/0 | 255915/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 24790/0/0 | 289315/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 25090/0/0 | 292815/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 1097 | 940 |
| Level 20 | 1462 | 1253 |
| Level 25 | 1828 | 1566 |
| Level 30 | 2194 | 1880 |
| Level 35 | 2377 | 2036 |
| Level 40 | 2559 | 2193 |
| Level 45 | 2724 | 2334 |
| Level 50 | 2893 | 2479 |
| Level 51 | 2928 | 2509 |
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 | 1.2 m · 18.6 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Vileplume in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/14 | 1493 | 22 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/15/15 | 1497 | 22 | 100.00% |
| #3 | 1/14/14 | 1497 | 22 | 99.94% |
| #4 | 2/13/14 | 1500 | 22 | 99.88% |
| #5 | 0/12/10 | 1499 | 22.5 | 99.76% |
| #6 | 0/15/7 | 1500 | 22.5 | 99.75% |
| #7 | 1/15/13 | 1497 | 22 | 99.67% |
| #8 | 2/14/13 | 1500 | 22 | 99.61% |
| #9 | 0/13/9 | 1499 | 22.5 | 99.49% |
| #10 | 0/10/12 | 1499 | 22.5 | 99.46% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #666 of 4,096, with 96.81% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/14 | 2498 | 44 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 0/12/15 | 2499 | 44.5 | 99.58% |
| #3 | 0/13/14 | 2500 | 44.5 | 99.51% |
| #4 | 0/14/14 | 2491 | 44 | 99.45% |
| #5 | 0/14/15 | 2498 | 44 | 99.45% |
| #6 | 0/14/13 | 2500 | 44.5 | 99.43% |
| #7 | 1/13/14 | 2497 | 44 | 99.39% |
| #8 | 0/15/15 | 2489 | 43.5 | 99.38% |
| #9 | 0/15/13 | 2492 | 44 | 99.36% |
| #10 | 0/15/11 | 2494 | 44.5 | 99.34% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #2284 of 4,096, with 95.49% 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.