Shadow Raid

A Shadow Raid is a special type of Raid Battle in Pokémon GO that feature Shadow Pokémon as the Raid Boss. It was introduced on May 22, 2023 as part of the Rising Shadows event.

In Pokémon GO

Shadow Raids are the result of Team GO Rocket taking over a Gym using Shadow Pokémon as Raid Bosses. Shadow Raids have several characteristics that make them different from standard raids:

• Shadow Raid Bosses deal and receive 20% increased damage, like other Shadow Pokémon
• Shadow Raid Bosses become enraged partway into the battle, significantly increasing their Attack and Defense.^[1][2]
• There are no bonus Premier Balls for team Gym control.
• Prior to May 13, 2025, Shadow Raids are local only. Outside of certain events, players could not invite each other to Shadow Raids, and Remote Raid Passes could not be used to join them.
• Pokémon caught from a Shadow Raid have a minimum of 6 IV for each stat, instead of 10
• Five-star Shadow Raids typically only occur on Saturday and Sunday.

Raid Eggs for Shadow Raids are the same as those for standard raids, but with the same flaming aura as Shadow Pokémon. Once a Shadow Raid Egg hatches, the Gym will be colored black, indicating control under Team GO Rocket. A Gym with a one-star or three-star Shadow Raid is controlled by a Team GO Rocket Grunt. A Gym with a five-star Shadow Raids is controlled by a Team GO Rocket Leader or Giovanni, depending on the Raid Boss. Once a Shadow Raid is completed, the Team GO Rocket member will leave the Gym.

Current Raid Bosses

The following lists all the available Shadow Raid Bosses as of July 5, 2025. The icon indicates Raid Bosses that have a chance of becoming Shiny during the bonus challenge.

For a list of all past Shadow Raid Boss rotations, see List of Shadow Raid Boss changes.

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Magnemite	5141	684 - 778 855 - 973
Cyndaquil	3334	482 - 560 603 - 700
Murkrow	4700	790 - 892 988 - 1116
Spoink	4013	671 - 762 838 - 953

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Lapras	14847	1377 - 1509 1721 - 1886
Piloswine	14546	1217 - 1340 1521 - 1675
Gurdurr	14281	1121 - 1239 1402 - 1549

Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Registeel	33516	1269 - 1398 1587 - 1748

Difficulty ratings

Shadow Raids use the same difficulty ratings and stats as standard Raid Battles. But note that because Shadow Raid Bosses can become enraged, they are potentially more difficult than their standard counterparts.

Rating	Egg	Raid	Boss HP	Multiplier	Time limit (s)	Enraged
		1-star Shadow Raid	600	0.5974	180	✘
		3-star Shadow Raid	3,600	0.73		✔
		Legendary Shadow Raid	15,000	0.79	300	✔

Enraged

A three-star and five-star Shadow Raid Boss becomes enraged once its remaining HP falls to 60%, drastically increasing their base stats:

• ${\displaystyle enragedAttack=(1.81\times baseAttack)+15}$
• ${\displaystyle enragedDefense=(3\times baseDefense)+15}$

An enraged Shadow Raid Boss becomes subdued once its remaining HP falls to 15%. Alternatively, Purified Gems can be used to subdue it faster:

• 8 Purified Gems, across all players, are required to subdue a Shadow Raid Boss
• Each player may use up to 5 Purified Gems each raid. Therefore, it takes at least 2 players to subdue an enraged Shadow Raid Boss.
• A Purified Gem has a 5-second activation time to take effect, during which the player cannot use another one.
  • With 2 players, it would take at least 20 seconds to subdue. With 8 or more players, it would take at least 5 seconds.

Rewards

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Winning a Shadow Raid rewards the same possible items as standard Raid Battles, except they reward Shadow Shards instead of Fast TMs or Charged TMs.

• One-star Shadow Raids reward a base 1 Shadow Shard
• Three-star and five-star Shadow Raids reward a base 3 Shadow Shards.
• All Shadow Raids may reward random bundles of 2 Shadow Shards.

Updates

• Prior to September 2023, there was a bug that caused Purified Gems to cancel if the player uses a Charged Attack during the five-second activation time. A Purified Gem would not be removed from the Bag if this happened.^[3]

In other languages

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References

Team GO Rocket
Mysterious Component • Rocket Radar • Super Rocket Radar Shadow Shard • Purified Gem • Shadow Pokémon •
The Boss	Leaders
Giovanni	Cliff	Sierra	Arlo
Other members		Grunts
Jessie	James	Team GO Rocket Grunts
See also: Team Rocket • Team Rainbow Rocket

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