Zweilous #0634 Shadow
| Max CP | L401839L502079L51 · Best Buddy2104 |
| Buddy Distance | 5 km per Candy |
| Released | Sep 16, 2025Mar 3, 2026 |
| Purification | 5,000 Stardust · 5 Candy |
Type Effectiveness
Zweilous takes 256% from Fairy, and 160% from Ice, Fighting, Bug and Dragon moves.
Shadow Zweilous is a Dark/Dragon-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO, doubly weak to Fairy and weak to Ice, Fighting, Bug and Dragon.
It reaches 2079 CP at level 50, or 2104 as a Best Buddy.
Its best raid moveset is Bite with Dark Pulse.
Base Stats
Not main-series base stats. Bars scale to 450 / 450 / 500.
Best Movesets
| # | Fast Move | Charged Move | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DarkBite | DarkDark Pulse | 10.0 | 110 | |
| DragonDragon Breath | DarkDark Pulse | 10.0 | 110 | |
| 3 | DarkBite | DragonDragon Pulse | 10.0 | 110 |
| 4 | DragonDragon Breath | DragonDragon Pulse | 10.0 | 110 |
| 5 | DarkBite | NormalBody Slam | 9.1 | 101 |
| 6 | DragonDragon Breath | NormalBody Slam | 9.1 | 101 |
| 7 | DarkBite | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 88 |
| 8 | DragonDragon Breath | NormalFrustrationDon’t Use | 8.0 | 88 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite | Dark | 6 | 4 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 8.0 | |
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 6 | 4 | 0.5s | 12.0 | 8.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | Time | DPS | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 50 | 3.0s | 26.7 | 1.60 | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 50 | 3.5s | 25.7 | 1.80 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Breath | Dragon | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.0 | |
| Bite | Dark | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 4.0 |
Charged Moves
Move | Type | Power | Energy | DPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Pulse | Dark | 80 | 45 | 1.78 | |
| Dragon Pulse | Dragon | 90 | 55 | 1.64 | |
| Body Slam | Normal | 65 | 40 | 1.63 | |
| Frustration | Normal | 10 | 70 | 0.14 |
DPS damage per second · EPS energy per second · DPE damage per energy.
Evolution Family
Zweilous evolves into Hydreigon for 100 candy.
Top Counters
As a Tier 5 raid boss. Level 40, 15/15/15, no weather boost.
- 1
Mega GardevoirFairyCharmFairyDazzling Gleam64.8 eDPS - 2
Mega Mewtwo XFightingCounterEFightingDynamic Punch+58.2 eDPS - 3
Incarnate Forme EnamorusFairyFairy WindFairyDazzling Gleam56.1 eDPS - 4
Mega LucarioFightingForce PalmEFightingAura Sphere53.3 eDPS - 5
EternatusDragonDragon TailDragonDynamax CannonE53.1 eDPS - 6
Crowned Sword ZacianSteelMetal ClawFairyPlay Rough52.4 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 | 74210/10/10 | 78815/15/15 | |
| Raids & Eggs | 20 | 99010/10/10 | 105115/15/15 | |
| Weather-Boosted Raids | 25 | 123810/10/10 | 131315/15/15 | |
| L40 | 40 | 15300/0/0 | 183915/15/15 | |
| L50 | 50 | 17300/0/0 | 207915/15/15 | |
| L51 · Best Buddy | 51 | 17510/0/0 | 210415/15/15 |
All Power-Up Levels (L15–L51)
Level | 15/15/15 | 0/0/0 |
|---|---|---|
| Level 15 | 788 | 656 |
| Level 20 | 1051 | 874 |
| Level 25 | 1313 | 1093 |
| Level 30 | 1576 | 1312 |
| Level 35 | 1708 | 1421 |
| Level 40 | 1839 | 1530 |
| Level 45 | 1957 | 1629 |
| Level 50 | 2079 | 1730 |
| Level 51 | 2104 | 1751 |
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 · 50 kg |
| Gender Ratio | 50.0%50.0% |
| Trading | TradableTransferable |
Abilities, EVs, breeding and learnsets: Zweilous in the RotomLabs Pokédex
PvP IV Spreads
Great League
1500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 0/15/15 | 1500 | 32.5 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 1/15/15 | 1498 | 32 | 99.82% |
| #3 | 0/11/14 | 1500 | 33.5 | 99.58% |
| #4 | 0/14/10 | 1499 | 33.5 | 99.50% |
| #5 | 0/12/15 | 1497 | 33 | 99.47% |
| #6 | 0/13/14 | 1498 | 33 | 99.45% |
| #7 | 0/15/9 | 1500 | 33.5 | 99.45% |
| #8 | 0/14/13 | 1499 | 33 | 99.42% |
| #9 | 0/15/11 | 1496 | 33 | 99.37% |
| #10 | 0/15/12 | 1500 | 33 | 99.37% |
A 15/15/15 ranks #1537 of 4,096, with 95.58% of the best stat product.
Great League Rankings on PvPokeUltra League
2500 CP Cap| Rank | IVs | CP | Level | % of Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | 15/15/15 | 2104 | 51 | 100.00% |
| #2 | 14/15/15 | 2092 | 51 | 99.42% |
| #3 | 15/15/14 | 2098 | 51 | 99.37% |
| #4 | 15/14/15 | 2097 | 51 | 99.33% |
| #5 | 13/15/15 | 2080 | 51 | 98.85% |
| #6 | 14/15/14 | 2086 | 51 | 98.80% |
| #7 | 14/14/15 | 2085 | 51 | 98.76% |
| #8 | 15/15/13 | 2093 | 51 | 98.75% |
| #9 | 15/14/14 | 2091 | 51 | 98.71% |
| #10 | 15/13/15 | 2090 | 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.