BEST SHADOW POKEMON to HUNT RIGHT NOW in Pokémon GO! (January 2026)
Video Overview & Insights
★ In this video, I will be covering the best shadow Pokémon to hunt right now in Pokémon GO.
As of January 23rd, we now have a new rotation of Team GO Rocket Grunts and Leaders.
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This is surely the best video about team go rocket i have never seen, it’s is epic content and it definitely deserve a follow, hoping you will also make the same for the future up dates at least for the team leaders and Giovanni 🎉
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I have froakie shadow shiny IV 4-15-14
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I thought shadow Pokemon was evil 👿 so taking shadow away made them sane
https://youtu.be/f4-GAyTygKo
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Got a shadow shiny magikarp, but its almost zero IVs. Need to wait for golden bottle caps :(
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Minimum iv spread for shadow pokemon for raids ??
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Is it worth it to purify a 13/14/13 Gible to get a hundo Mega Garchomp, or is it better off as a shadow?
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There is meta relevance on Bug shadow. Pinsir is 8th place, and Escavalier is 14th.
➤ Watch These Videos Next!
https://youtu.be/qDV63TN05d4
I have a 97% shadow braixen! 😁
https://youtu.be/ewnm07cv54c
https://youtu.be/t8-YbeMq0E0
About half the stuff you said that was new was not. I have a Hondo second slot hypnotic charm.
https://youtu.be/R-RO8Kfxc-4
https://youtu.be/VnPoFgtCKWI
Shadow Hypno does not rank well on the paper, but it can be a pretty scary pick in the Great League
https://youtu.be/LmvhHr7L11E
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You said that altaria is mid but in the app and the web it saids is really good like 96% and on the web is #4 so where do you get the info? I’m kinda confuse
➤ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
So we can’t get elctabuzz from the grunt anymore? Very disappointing
1:13 Fire Type Grunt
2:23 Grass Type Grunt
The disrespect on snorlax :( all it takes is a move update. He has a huge move pool, including rollout. He will be good again one day
3:13 Water Type Grunt
4:24 Electric Type Grunt
Do you host on pokegenie? If so, thanks for the Raikou lol
4:55 Flying Type Grunt
5:20 Poison Type Grunt
I have almost 3k grunt completions no hundo yet
6:05 Ghost Type Grunt
7:17 Psychic Type Grunt
I was a goof ball and failed to stack my radar, im sorry my mentor
8:10 Bug Type Grunt
9:00 Fighting Type Grunt
10:12 Normal Type Grunt
10:34 Rock Type Grunt
The three snorlax grunt was hard until i really started trying then it was easy
10:52 Ground Type Grunt
11:24 Ice Type Grunt
Shadow froakie is a myth
11:55 Steel Type Grunt
12:25 Fairy Type Grunt
Aren’t we suppose to get a special research from this team rocket event too? I didn’t get one 🫠
13:03 Dragon Type Grunt
14:04 RARE Grunts
Lets GOOOO
14:45 Decoy Grunt
16:35 Team Leaders
Cranidos can appear in first slot vs rock type grunts now
18:08 Giovanni (Shadow Thundurus)
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Pretty mid rotations imo.
➤ Infographics
https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp
Pokemon go pvp is too hard
https://twitter.com/LeekDuck
https://twitter.com/g47ix
I got a hundo shadow Gardevoir😊
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➤ Resources
I really wish they would put shadow Cubone in the pool 😭
https://pokemongolive.com/en/
https://pokemongo.gamepress.gg/
Hands down the most useful shadow that ive powered up is Gardevoir
https://www.pokebattler.com/raids
https://pvpoke.com/rankings/
Got me first hundo shadow. Charmender. 2100 grunds
https://www.dialgadex.com/
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Im happy aboutt litwick buts only there untill they fix the shadow Ponyta bug(that is also new). Kabuto is also an new shadow. I got an 13/15/15 shadow fennekin should I purify it? kinda sad the ground grunt doesn't have Rhyhorn or Drillburr. Also sad the bug brunt doesnt have grubbin. Its the best non mega bug type attacker wanted at least 1 for when hoopa comes back to raids.
➤ Raid Support
https://campfire.nianticlabs.com/en/
Litwick is only here for an short while it should be Ponyta. They removed it until they fix an bug were it didn't have the shadow effect.
https://pokegenie.net/
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As someone who is REALLY heavy into the PVP space I gotta say the IV's are kinda situational if you know your stuff. I use a shadow Annihilape thats 15/14/15 IV's over my other shadow Apes bc he snowballs so hard and gets hit priority. I keep him in the 2500 league and constantly get wins with him.
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Nice, detailed video for the event. Thank you!
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I feel like this has been one of the best team rocket rotation weve had in a while 🎉
More User Perspectives
I just got koknodon this morning from a rock grunt
@SebniX-pogoPretty sure Shadow Hitmontop has existed before. However, this rotation they replaced the previous Shadow Gurdurr in the 2nd slot to Hitmontop. A downgrade but you we’re able to get Shadow Conkeldurr besides raids before this event!
@lyfeisinfinite2303I got a shadow shiny magnemite back in the Hoenn tour and didn’t realise what shadows were back then so I purified it 😭. Hoping to get him back!
@DarthStalkersthe dragon one is the rarest you say...then why did I get that grunt 4 times yesterday and only one potential starter one? 🤣🤣
@dabK3r6:51 just recently got a perfect shadow gastly 😊
@shadowdrakes0:49 - it's not about level but stat product. Otherwise a nundo would be best since nundos power up to the highest level possible within the cp limit
@301navThank you for the video. I hope you enjoy Shadow Raikou Day! 🙏🏻✨
@falsaaiThis is the first time learning that there are shiny locked pokemon for shadows. This is news to me. Thanks for the information man
@Jake-oo5gyI thought Magmortar would have been better in the attack stat based on the other games, overheat hits like a truck on Pokémon battle revolution
@CodPatrolQuestion: I didn't know how to stock super rocket radar. Though now I do, i'm already on the last page of the research. So, is it better to complete this one and start stacking from the next one or should I leave it as is.
@NIKHILKUMAR-wz6buI went way over odds trying to get a shiny shadow tyranitar with no luck def over 200 battles easily which is crazy like not even a crap shiny one
@Xit_Rogue10:40
I just caught a shadow cranidos as this segment was playing on my tv… looks like the second tier is live boys
(7/15/1, rip me)
Just got a hundo shadow raikou!! So happy.
@ryanfields6770Watched the stacking video again, currently I still have the Psychic Spectacular research at page 4/5, I need to complete that one to get the new one and to be able to stack super rocket radars right? Because currently I don't have the new research yet.
@jacobruby2237Great breakdown
Tysm
Great vid! If I get a shadow chespin/froakie/delfox with at least 13/13/13 IVs - is it better to purify and use as a hundo for the mega or leave as a shadow?
@SnapX6