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Pokemon Ratings

Attacker Tier List See all B+
Great League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Ultra League PVP Rating See all 1.5 / 5
Master League PVP Rating See all 1 / 5

Pokemon Stats

Type
48.00 kg Weight
1.50 m Height
Pokemon Max CP
Level 50: 3,456
Level 40: 3,057
Level 25: 2,184 (Raid + Weather)
Level 20: 1,747 (Raid)
Level 15: 1,310 (Research Tasks)
ATK 271
DEF 167
STA 146

Pokemon Family

PVE Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK DEF
Confusion
Psychic*
A
B-
Confusion
Future Sight
B
X
Confusion
Shadow Ball
C
B
Confusion
Dazzling Gleam*
C
B
Confusion
Fire Punch
X
A
Psycho Cut
Psychic*
A-
C
Psycho Cut
Future Sight
B
X
Psycho Cut
Shadow Ball
B-
D
Counter*
Psychic*
C
B
Counter*
Shadow Ball
X
B
Counter*
Dazzling Gleam*
X
B
Counter*
Fire Punch
X
A-
Counter*
Focus Blast
B
F
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PVE Offensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion and Psychic* make for top-tier Psychic DPS
  • Future Sight can replace the legacy Psychic* in that role, but it does weaken Alakazam's performance. 
  • Psycho Cut provides better energy gains and dodging and may be situationally superior, but it's generally behind Confusion in terms of DPS
  • Counter* goes with Focus Blast to make Alakazam a high-DPS pseudo-Fighting Type attacker, but it's really too frail to reliably throw out a charged move, and isn't exceptional in the role.
  • Shadow Ball can pump out some Ghost Type DPS, but it's not fantastic.
  • Dazzling Gleam* is a decent move, but it's lackluster on Shadow Alakazam
  • Fire Punch is basically worthless here.

PVE Defensive Moves Explanation

  • Confusion is the top choice for defense, as it's one of the best defensive moves period.
  • Counter* can provide some decent counter-coverage, as the name suggests.
  • Dazzling Gleam* or Shadow Ball both work, though Fire Punch's bring 3-bar means it's generally best
  • Psychic* is another decent choice, but mono-typing is not great on defense.
  • Future Sight and Focus Blast will probably never get to be used, and Psycho Cut is just plainly inferior.

PVE Overview

Shadow Alakazam sits on a very interesting and unstable throne. It technically has the highest Psychic Type DPS in the game with its legacy Psychic moveset generally speaking, surpassing even Deoxys-A and Psystrike Mewtwo, but its advantage over the later is so miniscule that it's not really worth raising unless you're desperate for a Psychic attacker due to just how much lower its TDO is. To say the least, it's a significant drop.

...and while Shadow Alakazam may look cool standing atop a gym, it's an atrocious defender due to how frail it is.

PVP Movesets Grades

Quick Charge ATK
Counter*
Fire Punch
Shadow Ball
A
Counter*
Fire Punch
Psychic*
A

PvP Moveset Explanation

Counter or Psycho Cut + Fire Punch and Psychic* or Shadow Ball

Counter is generally preferred for its superior damage output and wide relevant coverage, despite STAB and superior energy generation with Psycho Cut. 

Fire Punch costs the least amount of energy, and can be used frequently. Psychic is a move that hits hard with STAB, but is limited by availability. Shadow Ball provides coverage against Alakazam's weakness to Ghost-types, in addition to relatively neutral coverage overall, but lacks STAB. The rest of Alakazam's charge moves cost too much energy to be viable; Alakazam will very likely faint by then. 

PvP Rating Explanation

Great League: 1.5 / 5

Alakazam prior to its Community Day has seen zero use in PvP due to its extreme fragility, but the addition of Counter from CD and Fire Punch from the December 2019 rebalance gave it the tools it needed to compete in the meta. Access to Counter and Fire Punch enables valuable coverage against a large portion of the meta, in particular most Steel-types and a variety of Grass-types. Unfortunately Alakazam's very poor bulk causes it to perform quite badly in most matchups where it can't hit for Super Effective damage, which makes it more of a niche. 

Ultra League: 1.5 / 5

Poor bulk doesn't help Alakazam in Ultra League, where the ubiquitous Giratina becomes a major threat. Access to Shadow Ball is often inadequate due to Alakazam fainting before it can reach it with a prior shield bait. Wins against common Steel-types and certain other meta Pokemon gives Alakazam some play against the meta, but the reliance on very situational and specific matchups can result in difficulties to win consistently. 

Master League: 1 / 5

Alakazam has stats that are somewhat inferior when compared to the meta, especially DEF and STA stats. While it can win certain matchups against popular Pokemon, other Pokemon can fulfill its role with more consistent results. 

Fast Moves

20
Confusion
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
1.60
1.00
9.38
12.50
15.63
5
Psycho Cut
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.60
0.20
13.33
8.33
10.42

Elite Fast Moves

12
Counter
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS EPU DPS DPS w/STAB True DPS
0.90
0.20
8.89
13.33
16.67

Charge Moves

140
Focus Blast
More Info

Fighting

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
0.50
0.00
 1.40
40.00
50.00
 56.00
120
Future Sight
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.70
1.30
0.00
 1.20
44.44
55.56
 53.33
100
Shadow Ball
More Info

Ghost

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.00
0.40
0.00
 2.00
33.33
41.67
 66.67
55
Fire Punch
More Info

Fire

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.20
0.40
0.00
 1.67
25.00
31.25
 41.67

Elite Charge Moves

100
Dazzling Gleam
More Info

Fairy

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
3.50
1.20
0.00
 2.00
28.57
35.71
 57.14
90
Psychic
More Info

Psychic

1.6x DamageVS
1.6x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.80
1.30
0.00
 1.80
32.14
40.18
 57.86

Exclusive Charge Moves

10
Frustration
More Info

Normal

.714x DamageVS
.714x DamageVS
.51x DamageVS
0.7 secs
CD DW EPS DPE DPS DPS w/STAB DPE*DPS
2.00
0.80
0.00
 0.30
5.00
6.25
 1.52

Purification Cost

Candy 3
Stardust 3000

Other

Female Ratio 25.0 %
Male Ratio 75.0 %
Flee Rate 5.0 %
Buddy Distance 3 km
Capture Rate10.0 %

Pokemon Type Chart

Vulnerable

160% damage
160% damage
160% damage

Resistant

62.5% damage
62.5% damage

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Pokemon Min/Max CP Values

How to use: You need to know your Pokemon's exact level. To find exactly what level your Pokémon is, power up your Pokémon following this chart until you're certain of your level from Stardust cost changes.

A Pokémon's minimum level is 1.

Every time you power up, your Pokémon gains half a level.

StardustLevelMin CPMax CP
20013743
2001.57789
2002117135
2002.5157181
4003196227
4003.5236273
4004276320
4004.5316366
6005356412
6005.5396458
6006436504
6006.5476550
8007516597
8007.5555643
8008595689
8008.5635735
10009675781
10009.5715827
100010755873
100010.5793917
130011830961
130011.58681004
1300129061048
130012.59441092
1600139811135
160013.510191179
16001410571223
160014.510951266
19001511321310
190015.511701354
19001612081397
190016.512461441
22001712831485
220017.513211528
22001813591572
220018.513961616
25001914341659
250019.514721703
25002015101747
250020.515471790
30002115851834
300021.516231878
30002216611921
300022.516991965
35002317362009
350023.517742053
35002418122096
350024.518502140
40002518872184
400025.519252227
40002619632271
400026.520012315
45002720382358
450027.520762402
45002821142446
450028.521522490
50002921902533
500029.522272577
50003022652621
500030.522842642
60003123032664
600031.523222686
60003223412708
600032.523592730
70003323782752
700033.523972773
70003424162795
700034.524352817
80003524542839
800035.524732861
80003624912883
800036.525102904
90003725292926
900037.525482948
90003825672970
900038.525862992
100003926053014
1000039.526243035
100004026423057
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