Marshadow

#802 (Alola)

#803 Poipole ›

Pokémon type

Fighting

Ghost

Boosted in Cloudy and Fog weather

Marshadow weaknesses

Marshadow is weak to Flying, Ghost, Psychic and Fairy-type moves.

160%

Resistances

Marshadow is resistant to Poison and Rock-type moves, and doubly resistant to Normal, Fighting and Bug-type moves.

63%

39%

Best moveset for Marshadow

The best moves for Marshadow are Counter and Close Combat when attacking Pokémon in Gyms. This move combination has the highest total DPS. In Trainer Battles, Shadow Claw and Close Combat deal the most damage per turn.

Attacking

Counter

15.6DPS

Close Combat

50.4DPS

Defending

Counter

15.6DPS

Rock Slide

30DPS

Trainer Battles

Shadow Claw

4EPT

Close Combat

2.67DPE

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Evolution

Marshadow currently has no evolutions in Pokémon GO.

Game images

Marshadow, with the shiny version on the right. There is a very low chance of getting a shiny one.

Summary

Marshadow is a mythical Fighting & Ghost Pokémon. It is weak to Flying, Ghost, Psychic and Fairy moves. Marshadow's best moveset is Counter & Close Combat and it has a Max CP of 4,217.

About

"It sinks into the shadows of people and Pokémon, where it can understand their feelings and copy their capabilities."

Moves & Movesets

All moves

Raids

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Damage	EPS	DPS
Counter	13	9	15.6
Shadow Claw	6	8	14.4
Poison Jab	13	9	13
Sucker Punch	5	12	10

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Ice Punch	50	3	1.52
Thunder Punch	50	3	1.52
Fire Punch	50	3	1.52
Rock Slide	75	2	1.5
Close Combat	105	1	1.26

Quick move	Damage	Turns	DPT	EPT
Shadow Claw	6	2	3.6	4
Poison Jab	7	2	3.5	3.5
Sucker Punch	8	2	4	3.5
Counter	8	2	4.8	3

Main move	Damage	Energy	DPE
Close Combat ▼▼ def	100	45	2.67
Rock Slide	75	45	1.67
Ice Punch	60	40	1.5
Thunder Punch	60	40	1.5
Fire Punch	60	40	1.5

The moves highlighted in green benefit from the Same Type Attack Bonus, and deal 20% more damage.

All movesets

Attacking

Defending

Trainer Battles

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Counter 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	13.8	100%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	13.4	97%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	12.7	92%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.6	91%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	12.5	90%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	12.4	89%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	12	87%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	12	87%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	12	87%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	11.7	85%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	11.7	85%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	11.7	85%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	11.6	84%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	11.5	83%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	11	80%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	11	80%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	11	80%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	10.7	77%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	10.7	77%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	10.7	77%

Quick move	Main move	DPS	Relative
Counter 15.6 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	4.8	100%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.8	99%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	4.6	94%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	4.6	94%
Counter 15.6 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	4.6	94%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	4.4	91%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	4.3	89%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	4.2	86%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	4.2	86%
Poison Jab 13 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	4.2	86%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	3	63%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Rock Slide 30 DPS	3	62%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	3	61%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	2.9	60%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	2.9	60%
Shadow Claw 14.4 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	2.9	60%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Ice Punch 25 DPS	2.9	59%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Thunder Punch 25 DPS	2.9	59%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Fire Punch 25 DPS	2.9	59%
Sucker Punch 10 DPS	Close Combat 50.4 DPS	2.9	59%

Quick move	Main move	Turns	DPT	Relative
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	12	14.3	100%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	14	13.3	93%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	14	12.8	90%
Counter 3 EPT	Close Combat ▼▼ def 2.67 DPE	16	12.8	90%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Rock Slide 1.67 DPE	12	10.3	72%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Rock Slide 1.67 DPE	14	9.8	69%
Counter 3 EPT	Rock Slide 1.67 DPE	16	9.8	69%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Ice Punch 1.5 DPE	10	9.6	67%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	10	9.6	67%
Shadow Claw 4 EPT	Fire Punch 1.5 DPE	10	9.6	67%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Rock Slide 1.67 DPE	14	9.3	65%
Counter 3 EPT	Ice Punch 1.5 DPE	14	9.3	65%
Counter 3 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	14	9.3	65%
Counter 3 EPT	Fire Punch 1.5 DPE	14	9.3	65%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Ice Punch 1.5 DPE	12	9.3	65%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	12	9.3	65%
Sucker Punch 3.5 EPT	Fire Punch 1.5 DPE	12	9.3	65%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Ice Punch 1.5 DPE	12	8.8	61%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Thunder Punch 1.5 DPE	12	8.8	61%
Poison Jab 3.5 EPT	Fire Punch 1.5 DPE	12	8.8	61%

A rough guide only. Turns is how many turns of Fast Attacks it takes to reach the Charged Attack; DPT is the damage per turn over repeated Fast and Charged Attacks, from move power and STAB. It leaves out shields, stat changes and matchups.

Counters & Raids

Top Marshadow counters

For the full ranking, the boss's moves and a raid simulator, see best Marshadow Raid Counters »

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

1.43
2
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

1.49
3
Mewtwo

Confusion

Psystrike

1.76
4
Moltres (Shadow)

Wing Attack

Fly

1.86
5
Salamence (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Fly

1.88

The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

All Marshadow counters »

Stats & IVs

Base stats

Attack		265
Defense		190
Stamina		207

Max HP

Level 40	175
Level 50	186

Average size

Height	0.7 m
Weight	22.2 kg

Second charged move cost

Stardust	100,000
Candy	100

Other

Buddy walk distance

20 km

Max CP

Level 15 Research encounters	1,599
Level 20 Max hatched / raids	2,131
Level 30 Max wild	3,197
Level 40	3,730
Level 50	4,217

Max CP with weather boost

Level 25 (raids)	2,664
Level 35 (wild)	3,464