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Shadow Golem - #076Pokemon GO

TYPE
Rock / Ground
CANDY
10
STARDUST
500
DISTANCE
1KM

Shadow Golem

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

Golem live up on mountains. If there is a large earthquake, these Pokémon will come rolling down off the mountains en masse to the foothills below.

Dex No

#076

Category

Shadow Pokemon

Capture Rate

12%

Flee Rate

5%

New Move

10000 25

Shadow Golem Weaknesses and Strengths

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

Weak Against
TypesDamage
Fighting 160%
Ground 160%
Steel 160%
Ice 160%
Water 256%
Grass 256%
Resistant Against
TypesDamage
Poison 39.1%
Electric 39.1%
Normal 62.5%
Flying 62.5%
Fire 62.5%
Rock 62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Golem in Pokemon GO

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

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
Mud Slap Earthquake 62.10481.12
Rock Throw Earthquake 62.67478.70
Rock Throw Stone Edge 68.17453.39
Mud Slap Stone Edge 67.60450.73
Rock Throw Return 66.00439.56
Mud Slap Return 65.43436.84
Rock Throw Rock Blast 44.57424.26
Mud Slap Rock Blast 44.00423.15
Rock Throw Ancient Power 40.00417.40
Mud Slap Ancient Power 39.43412.50

All Moves for Shadow Golem

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

Move Type Power DPS Duration Energy
Stone EdgeCharged10052.172300ms-100
Rock BlastCharged5028.572100ms-33
EarthquakeCharged14038.893600ms-100
Ancient PowerCharged70243500ms-33
FrustrationCharged1052000ms-33
ReturnCharged3550700ms-33
Mud SlapQuick1812.861400ms12
Rock ThrowQuick1216900ms7

Shadow Golem Evolution


Shadow Geodude
Requires
25x Candy

Shadow Graveler

Shadow Graveler
Requires
100x Candy

Shadow Golem

Best Shadow Golem Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

Below you can find the best counters for Shadow Golem 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 Golem in a raid.

#382
Primal Kyogre

Primal Kyogre

TTK: 564.60

Waterfall
Hydro Pump
#254
Mega Sceptile

Mega Sceptile

TTK: 602.70

Bullet Seed
Frenzy Plant
#260
Mega Swampert

Mega Swampert

TTK: 642.20

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#798
Kartana

Kartana

TTK: 655.20

Razor Leaf
Leaf Blade
#099
Shadow Kingler

Shadow Kingler

TTK: 688.80

Bubble
Crabhammer
#009
Mega Blastoise

Mega Blastoise

TTK: 689.00

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#382
Kyogre

Kyogre

TTK: 696.30

Waterfall
Origin Pulse
#128
Mega Gyarados

Mega Gyarados

TTK: 708.90

Waterfall
Hydro Pump
#130
Shadow Gyarados

Shadow Gyarados

TTK: 725.40

Waterfall
Hydro Pump
#383
Primal Groudon

Primal Groudon

TTK: 725.70

Mud Shot
Solar Beam
#254
Shadow Sceptile

Shadow Sceptile

TTK: 742.90

Bullet Seed
Frenzy Plant
#465
Shadow Tangrowth

Shadow Tangrowth

TTK: 770.30

Vine Whip
Solar Beam
#003
Mega Venusaur

Mega Venusaur

TTK: 772.20

Vine Whip
Frenzy Plant
#893
Zarude

Zarude

TTK: 787.80

Vine Whip
Power Whip
#389
Shadow Torterra

Shadow Torterra

TTK: 802.60

Razor Leaf
Frenzy Plant
#787
Tapu Bulu

Tapu Bulu

TTK: 803.60

Bullet Seed
Solar Beam
#099
Kingler

Kingler

TTK: 813.90

Bubble
Crabhammer
#260
Shadow Swampert

Shadow Swampert

TTK: 821.90

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#160
Shadow Feraligatr

Shadow Feraligatr

TTK: 828.80

Water Gun
Hydro Cannon
#003
Shadow Venusaur

Shadow Venusaur

TTK: 839.00

Vine Whip
Frenzy Plant

Other Shadow Golem Forms

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