Shadow Grotle

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

It knows where pure water wells up. It carries fellow Pokémon there on its back.

Dex No

#388

Shadow Grotle Weaknesses and Strengths

Shadow Grotle is a Grass type Pokemon. When dealing damage with Grass Type Moves, they will deal an additional 20% damage.

Weak Against
Types	Damage
Flying	160%
Poison	160%
Bug	160%
Fire	160%
Ice	160%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Electric	62.5%

Best Moves for Shadow Grotle in Pokemon GO

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

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
Razor Leaf	Solar Beam	59.68	355.77
Bite	Solar Beam	56.08	324.82
Razor Leaf	Return	65.60	313.30
Razor Leaf	Energy Ball	43.29	311.87
Razor Leaf	Body Slam	41.92	294.18
Bite	Energy Ball	39.69	288.05
Bite	Return	62.00	274.56
Bite	Body Slam	38.32	259.36
Razor Leaf	Frustration	20.60	197.53
Bite	Frustration	17.00	154.01

All Moves for Shadow Grotle

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

Move	Type	Power	DPS	Duration	Energy
Body Slam	Charged	50	26.32	1900ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Energy Ball	Charged	90	27.69	3900ms	-50
Solar Beam	Charged	180	44.08	4900ms	-100
Bite	Quick	6	12	500ms	4
Razor Leaf	Quick	13	15.6	1000ms	7

Shadow Grotle Evolution

Turtwig	Requires 25x Candy	Grotle
Grotle	Requires 100x Candy	Torterra

Best Shadow Grotle Raid Counters in Pokemon GO

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