Shadow Galvantula

This is a Shadow Pokemon and deals an extra +20% damage in Raids and Gym Battles. It also has 20% less defense.

When attacked, they create an electric barrier by spitting out many electrically charged threads.

Dex No

#596

Shadow Galvantula Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Galvantula is a dual-type Pokemon of types Bug and Electric. When dealing damage with moves of those types, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Rock	160%
Fire	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Galvantula in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best Fast Move and Charge Move combo for Shadow Galvantula.

We simulate the damage (DPS) of two moves combined and then rank them based on how much damage they deal over a period of time (CDPS).

Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	CDPS
Fury Cutter	Bug Buzz	41.43	425.31
Volt Switch	Bug Buzz	42.93	423.37
Fury Cutter	Discharge	40.20	422.91
Volt Switch	Discharge	41.70	420.01
Volt Switch	Lunge	33.26	345.11
Volt Switch	Energy Ball	33.58	339.91
Fury Cutter	Energy Ball	32.08	338.00
Fury Cutter	Lunge	31.76	337.64
Volt Switch	Cross Poison	37.17	334.48
Fury Cutter	Cross Poison	35.67	325.01

All Moves for Shadow Galvantula

Below are all the moves that Shadow Galvantula can learn. Some moves are only available using Elite TM items.

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Discharge	Charged	65	26	2500ms	-33
Energy Ball	Charged	90	23.08	3900ms	-50
Lunge	Charged	55	22.76	2900ms	-33
Cross Poison	Charged	40	26.67	1500ms	-33
Bug Buzz	Charged	100	32.43	3700ms	-50
Volt Switch	Quick	14	8.75	1600ms	21
Fury Cutter	Quick	3	9	400ms	6

Shadow Galvantula Evolution

Joltik

Requires
50x Candy

Galvantula

Best Shadow Galvantula Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Galvantula Raids and the best movesets to use. We run a simulation with every Pokemon GO in our database to figure out the quickest time to defeat (TTK) Shadow Galvantula in a raid.