Are Shadow Pokemon worth keeping?

Shadow Pokémon aren’t a new thing to Pokémon GO — but they’ve been upgraded in the latest patch. Released on 3/2/20, Shadow Pokémon have been given a significant boost in power. Not only are they stronger, they’re also cheaper to upgrade, costing less stardust and candy.

Should you purify Shadow Mewtwo?

Should you Purify Shadow Mewtwo? Under no circumstances, no. Shadow Mewtwo is disproportionately stronger than its normal form, and here’s why. This means even with the lowest IVs a trainer’s encounterable Shadow Mewtwo could have been coded with at GO Fest 2020, it will hit harder than a 100% IV standard Mewtwo.

Is it better to keep Shadow Pokemon or purify?

A Shadow Pokemon is more powerful than its Purified counterpart in Pokemon Raids and PvP. Purify a Pokemon and said Pokemon will get +2 IVs (Attack, Defense, HP,) for said Pokemon’s stats. That delivers an approximately 1 to 2% more powerful Pokemon overall. The Shadow Pokemon bonus in PvP and Raids is x1.

Is it worth it to purify Pokemon?

Conclusion. If you are wanting to become a more powerful trainer while minimizing your stardust/candy cost, Purified Pokémon is the way to go. With more and more new Shadows being put into the game, this is actually becoming a better grind for high IVs than any other method in the game.

Is Shadow Mewtwo good?

Shadow Mewtwo’s performance in raids (PvE) Getting straight to the point: Shadow Mewtwo is hands down the best Pokémon in the PvE meta. It has the highest neutral DPS in the entire game. In fact, nothing comes even close to its damage output as of now.