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Pokémon GO · #410 · Rock / Steel

Shieldon in Pokémon GO

Shieldon (#410) is a Rock / Steel-type Pokémon. In Pokémon GO its max CP is 1,007 at level 50, 890 at level 40 and 1,019 as a best buddy at level 51. Its highest-damage moveset is Iron Tail with Heavy Slam. It takes extra damage from Fighting, Ground and Water attacks.

TypeRock / Steel
Pokédex number#410
Base Attack / Defense / Stamina76 / 195 / 102
Max CP, level 40 / 50 / 51890 / 1,007 / 1,019
Max HP, level 5098
Buddy distance5 km per Candy
Second Charged Attack75,000 Stardust and 75 Candy
Height / weight0.5 m / 57 kg

Shieldon evolution

Pokémon GO has no evolution levels: a Pokémon evolves when you spend Candy on it (sometimes with an item or a task), at any level.

Shieldon evolves into Bastiodon for 50 Shieldon Candy.

Family: Shieldon · Bastiodon

Shieldon CP by level

Combat Power with perfect stats (15/15/15) and with 10/10/10. Players find that raid, egg and research catches never have a stat below 10; that floor is their measurement, not a number in the game data.

LevelCP 15/15/15CP 10/10/10HP 15/15/15Note
1538134860research rewards are at most level 15 (game master)
2050946569eggs hatch at most level 20 (game master); raid catches are level 20 (players’ measurement)
2563658178raid catches in weather that boosts the boss’s type are level 25 (players’ measurement)
3076369785wild Pokémon are at most level 30 (game master)
3582775589
4089081392
4594886695
501,00792098
511,01993198best buddy bonus on a level 50 Pokémon

Shieldon best moveset

Ranked by damage per second over one cycle of fast attacks and one charged attack. Assumptions: Shieldon at level 40 with 15/15/15, a target with 180 Defense taking neutral damage, no weather boost, and the energy Shieldon gains from being hit left out.

Fast attackCharged attackDamage per second
Iron TailHeavy Slam4.8
Iron TailRock Tomb4.3
Iron TailAncient Power4.3
TackleHeavy Slam3.9
TackleAncient Power3.4

Fast attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergyTimePower / s
Iron TailSteel1461 s14.0same type, ×1.2
TackleNormal550.5 s10.0

Charged attacks

MoveTypePowerEnergy costTimePower / s
Ancient PowerRock70333.5 s20.0same type, ×1.2
Heavy SlamSteel70502 s35.0same type, ×1.2
Rock TombRock65503 s21.7same type, ×1.2

Shieldon weaknesses and resistances

Damage multipliers for each attack type against Rock / Steel. Pokémon GO uses ×1.6 for super effective and ×0.625 for not very effective, multiplied for two types.

Attack typeDamage
Fighting×2.56
Ground×2.56
Water×1.6
Poison×0.244
Flying×0.39
Normal×0.39
Bug×0.625
Dragon×0.625
Fairy×0.625
Ice×0.625
Psychic×0.625
Rock×0.625

Shieldon CP calculator

CP 890 · HP 92

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Sources: stats, moves, evolution costs and the CP multiplier for each level are from the Pokémon GO game master as published by PokeMiners (commit 8e227be, data of 28 August 2026). Which Pokémon are in the game: pogoapi.net (list of 31 January 2026). CP = ⌊(Attack+IV) × √(Defense+IV) × √(Stamina+IV) × CPM² / 10⌋, checked against pogoapi.net’s max CP table for 888 Pokémon. Raid catch levels and the 10/10/10 floor are players’ measurements; they are not in the game data. Pokémon and Pokémon GO are trademarks of their owners; this page is not affiliated with or endorsed by Niantic, Scopely, Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK or The Pokémon Company.