Shadow Raid

A Gym taken over by a Shadow Raid in Pokémon GO

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.

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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
Three-star and five-star Shadow Raid Bosses become enraged partway into the battle, significantly increasing their Attack and Defense.
There are no bonus Premier Balls for team Gym control.
Shadow Raids are local only. Players cannot invite each other to Shadow Raids, and Remote Raid Passes cannot 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 November 1, 2023. 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
Meowth	2527	359 - 427 449 - 534
Machop	3666	638 - 730 798 - 913
Wooper	1984	302 - 366 378 - 458
Pineco	3526	550 - 633 688 - 791


Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Electabuzz	16809	1212 - 1333 1515 - 1667
Magmar	17238	1244 - 1367 1555 - 1710
Gligar	13373	952 - 1061 1191 - 1326


Pokémon	Boss CP	Catch CP
Articuno	40165	1604 - 1743 2005 - 2179

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.

Raid	Boss HP	Multiplier	Time limit (s)	Enraged
1-star Shadow Raid	600	0.5974	180	✘
3-star Shadow Raid	3,600	0.73	180	✔
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:

$enragedAttack=(1.81\times baseAttack)+15$
$enragedDefense=(3\times baseDefense)+15$

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 at most 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.^[1]

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References

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Team GO Rocket
Mysterious Component • Rocket Radar • Super Rocket Radar Shadow Shard • Purified Gem • Shadow Pokémon • Shadow Raid
The Boss	Leaders

Giovanni	Cliff	Sierra	Arlo
Other members		Grunts

Jessie	James	Team GO Rocket Grunts
See also: Team Rocket • Team Rainbow Rocket