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
Types	Damage
Fighting	160%
Ground	160%
Steel	160%
Ice	160%
Water	256%
Grass	256%

Resistant Against
Types	Damage
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	62.10	481.12
Rock Throw	Earthquake	62.67	478.70
Rock Throw	Stone Edge	68.17	453.39
Mud Slap	Stone Edge	67.60	450.73
Rock Throw	Return	66.00	439.56
Mud Slap	Return	65.43	436.84
Rock Throw	Rock Blast	44.57	424.26
Mud Slap	Rock Blast	44.00	423.15
Rock Throw	Ancient Power	40.00	417.40
Mud Slap	Ancient Power	39.43	412.50

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
Ancient Power	Charged	70	24	3500ms	-33
Frustration	Charged	10	5	2000ms	-33
Return	Charged	35	50	700ms	-33
Stone Edge	Charged	100	52.17	2300ms	-100
Rock Blast	Charged	50	28.57	2100ms	-33
Earthquake	Charged	140	38.89	3600ms	-100
Rock Throw	Quick	12	16	900ms	7
Mud Slap	Quick	18	12.86	1400ms	12

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.

Other Shadow Golem Forms