Shadow Pokémon

Shadow Pokémon are Pokémon whose hearts were corrupted and locked behind several "doors" keeping the light from their heart from shining through. Constant care and battle are needed to unlock the doors to the Pokémon's heart. After all the doors are unlocked the player can then purify the Pokémon using the Relic Stone in Agate Village or the Purification Chamber in the Pokémon HQ Lab. In battles, the shadowy aura buffets all Pokémon except those with the Shadow type.
==Creation==
Cipher created each Shadow Pokémon from his lab located close to the center of the Orre region. In the lab, Ein tried to perfect the formula for a Pokémon that was not afraid to attack other trainers. Once he found out that each Pokémon's heart could be locked away, he used this to create the Shadow Pokémon, perfecting his formula. However, due to the amount of corruption flowing from the Pokémon, it is possible to tell the difference between a normal "Pure" Pokémon and a "Shadow Pokémon". Only certain eyes can catch the strange, dark aura coming from them. Cipher took the S.S. Libra in order to take the Pokémon onboard and take them to the Cipher Key Lair to turn them into Shadow Pokémon.
==Strongest Shadow Pokémon==
The "strongest" Shadow Pokémon is usually considered to be Shadow Lugia, given the code name XD001. Lugia, already being the strongest Pokémon ever captured by Cipher, it was turned into a Shadow Pokémon and was said to not be able to be purified. However, by having the Purification Chamber at high power (by filling up all nine chambers), Michael was able to purify the Pokémon.
==Pokémon GO==
In Pokémon GO, all of Team GO Rocket has shadow Pokémon. Shadow Pokémon have a shadow bonus applied to their attacks that increases the damage dealt. Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon Go have the charged attack Frustration, which does 10 damage, which not only is the least amount of damage of any charged attack in the game, but also does less damage than some fast attacks. Outside of some in-game events, Charged TMs can't remove Frustration.
===Purification in Pokémon GO===
Purifying a Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO has the following effects:
* CP is increased to level 25. If the Shadow Pokémon has been powered up past level 25, it would stay at the higher level.
* Amount of Stardust and Candy required to Power Up, evolve, or learn a new charged attack is reduced.
* Frustration is replaced with Return. (In Trainer/Team GO Rocket Battles, Return has high power. In Gym battles/Raids, Return has a cooldown of only 0.7 seconds.)
* All IV's of the purified Pokémon will increase by 2.
==List of Shadow Pokémon==
Colosseum 	Colosseum	Colosseum	Colosseum	Colosseum 	Colosseum
Bayleef 	Croconaw 	Quilava 	Makuhita 	Misdreavus	Slugma
Noctowl 	Flaaffy 	Skiploom 	Quagsire 	Furret 	Yanma
Remoraid 	Mantine 	Qwilfish 	Dunsparce	Meditite 	Swablu
Sudowoodo 	Hitmontop	Entei 	Ledian 	Suicune 	Gligar
Piloswine 	Sneasel 	Stantler 	Ariados 	Aipom 	Murkrow
Forretress	Granbull 	Vibrava 	Raikou 	Sunflora 	Delibird
Heracross 	Skarmory 	Miltank 	Absol 	Houndoom 	Tropius
Metagross 	Tyranitar	Smeargle 	Ursaring 	Togetic 	Shuckle
XD: Gale of Darkness	XD: Gale of Darkness	XD: Gale of Darkness	XD: Gale of Darkness	XD: Gale of Darkness	XD: Gale of Darkness
Teddiursa 	Ledyba 	Poochyena 	Houndour 	Spheal 	Baltoy
Mareep 	Gulpin 	Seedot 	Spinarak 	Numel 	Carvanha
Shroomish 	Delcatty 	Voltorb 	Vulpix 	Makuhita 	Duskull
Ralts 	Mawile 	Snorunt 	Pineco 	Swinub 	Spearow
Grimer 	Seel 	Lunatone 	Zangoose 	Nosepass 	Togepi
Paras 	Growlithe 	Shellder 	Pidgeotto 	Beedrill 	Butterfree
Magneton 	Weepinbell 	Venomoth 	Arbok 	Roselia 	Meowth
Natu 	Primeape 	Hypno 	Sableye 	Golduck 	Raticate
Dodrio 	Farfetch'd 	Altaria 	Banette 	Kangaskhan 	Scyther
Chansey 	Lickitung 	Magmar 	Pinsir 	Hitmonchan 	Hitmonlee
Solrock 	Starmie 	Rapidash 	Magcargo 	Tangela 	Dugtrio
Swellow 	Electabuzz 	Snorlax 	Manectric 	Salamence 	Marowak
Lapras 	Moltres 	Zapdos 	Articuno 	Lugia 	Tauros
Exeggutor 	Rhydon 	Mr. Mime 	Poliwrath 	Dragonite 	
== Trivia ==
* In both Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, despite being stronger then regular Pokémon, the Shadow Pokémon are always shown to be slightly lower leveled then their respective Pokémon Trainers' other Pokémon, this is likely due to the nature of Shadow Rush's high attack state and in the second game's case(as well as the rest of the Shadow-Type Attacks), have the ability to deal Super-Effective damage to any Non-Shadow Pokémon. This was likely done as to not have the Trainer that use Shadow Pokémon be too difficult to handle.
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