Ghost Fast move

Shadow Claw

Raid and GO Battle League stats for Shadow Claw, plus every Pokemon that can learn it.

Power

PvE base damage

Energy

Gained per use

Duration

0.5s

Animation time

DPS

12.0

Damage per second

Raid & Gym stats (PvE)

Power: 6
Energy: +4
Duration: 0.5s
DPS: 12.0 dmg/s
EPS: 8 energy/s
Damage window start: 0.05s
Damage window end: 0.30s

GO Battle League stats (PvP)

Power: 6
Energy: +8
Turns: 1 (0.5s)
DPT: 6 dmg/turn
EPT: 8 energy/turn

Editor's notes

Shadow Claw is a Ghost-type fast move. As a fast move, it deals damage and builds energy between charged attacks — the higher its energy generation, the sooner you can fire off your big hits.

In GO Battle League it generates 8 energy and over 1 turn.

Toni Ramón

Founder & lead editor

What these stats mean

Power, energy, duration, DPS and the PvP numbers

Power: Base damage each use deals before type and stat multipliers.
Energy: Energy generated per use — it fuels your charged move.
Duration: Animation time. You cannot dodge or attack during it.
DPS: Damage per second — power × 1000 / duration.
PvP stats: GO Battle League runs on 0.5s turns with its own power and energy values, so they differ from the raid numbers.

Top Pokemon with Shadow Claw

Released Pokemon that learn this move, ranked by base attack. Max CP is at level 50 with 15/15/15 IVs.

#	Pokemon	Max CP	ATK	DEF	STA
1	Marshadow FightingGhost	4,218	265	190	207
2	Gengar GhostPoison	3,254	261	149	155
3	Sneasler FightingPoison	3,644	259	158	190
4	MetagrossElite TM SteelPsychic	4,287	257	228	190
5	Lunala PsychicGhost	4,571	255	191	264
6	Necrozma Psychic	4,164	251	195	219
7	Zoroark Dark	2,907	250	127	155
8	Ursaring Normal	3,330	236	144	207
9	Dhelmise GhostGrass	3,335	233	179	172
10	Bewear NormalFighting	3,525	226	141	260
11	Haunter GhostPoison	2,220	223	107	128
12	Typhlosion Fire	3,267	223	173	186
13	Zangoose Normal	2,734	222	124	177
14	Golisopod BugWater	3,576	218	226	181
15	Banette Ghost	2,599	218	126	162
16	Mew Psychic	3,692	210	210	225
17	LeavannyElite TM BugGrass	2,918	205	165	181
18	Feraligatr Water	3,230	205	188	198
19	Trevenant GhostGrass	2,894	201	154	198
20	Perrserker Steel	2,698	195	162	172
21	Doublade SteelGhost	2,762	188	206	153
22	Mimikyu GhostFairy	2,516	177	199	146
23	Purugly Normal	2,208	172	133	174
24	Cofagrigus Ghost	2,571	163	237	151
25	Runerigus GroundGhost	2,571	163	237	151
26	Linoone Normal	1,879	142	128	186
27	Sableye DarkGhost	1,669	141	136	137
28	Spidops Bug	1,907	139	166	155

FAQ

Is Shadow Claw a good move?

Shadow Claw deals 6 base damage over 0.5 seconds, which works out at 12.0 DPS while generating 8 energy per second for your charged move. Compare it with the rest of the Ghost moves to see where it ranks.

Which Pokemon learn Shadow Claw?

The table above lists the 28 strongest by base attack, led by Marshadow, Gengar, Sneasler.

Is Shadow Claw better in PvE or PvP?

In raids and gyms the move has 6 power for 4 energy over 0.5s. In GO Battle League it uses 6 power for 8 energy over 1 turns (0.5s). The two sets of numbers are independent, so read the PvE block for raids and the PvP block for GO Battle League.

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