Shadow Pokémon (Pokémon GO)

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Hostile Species
Full Name	Various
Alias	Shadow Pokémon Corrupted Pokémon Dark Pokémon
Origin	Pokémon GO
Homeworld	Earth
Abilities	Various Elemental attacks Durability
Members	Bulbasaur Ivysaur Venusaur Charmander Charmeleon Charizard Squirtle Wartortle Blastoise Weedle Kakuna Beedrill Rattata Raticate Sandshrew Sandslash Zubat Golbat Oddish Gloom Vileplume Venonat Venomoth Meowth Persian Psyduck Golduck Growlithe Arcanine Poliwag Poliwhirl Poliwrath Abra Kadabra Alakazam Bellspout Weepinbell Victreebel Magnemite Magneton Grimer Muk Drowzee Hypno Cubone Marowak Hitmonchan Scyther Electabuzz Magmar Magikarp Gyarados Lapras Porygon Snorlax Articuno Zapdos Moltres Dratini Dragonair Dragonite Crobat Mareep Flaaffy Ampharos Bellossom Politoed Wobbuffet Scizor Sneasal Houndour Houndoom Porygon2 Larvitar Pupitar Tyranitar Mudkip Marshtomp Swampert Seedot Nuzleaf Shiftry Ralts Kirlia Gardevoir Sableye Trapinch Vibrava Flygon Cacnea Cacturne Shuppet Banette Duskull Dusclops Turtwig Grotle Torterra Weaville Magnezone Electivire Magmortar PorygonZ Gallade Dusknoir Moltres
Hobby	Various
Goals	Defeat other Pokémon. Serve Team GO Rocket.
Crimes	Assault
Type of Hostile Species	Brainwashed Pokémon

Shadow Pokémon are antagonists from the mobile video game Pokémon GO. They are Pokémon that have been brainwashed and unnaturally boosted by Team GO Rocket, causing them to become extremely hostile.

History

Team GO Rocket, in its quest for world domination, began corrupting Pokémon with dark energy, making them lose their minds and be in constant pain from their newly inflated strength. This mixture of mindlessness, pain, and abuse from their trainers caused the Pokémon to become hostile, feral monsters with dark auras and red eyes.

Team GO Rocket uses the Shadow Pokémon in battle, relying on their unnaturally boosted stats to cheat their way through Pokémon battles. Shadow Pokémon are taught two moves unique to only them: Frustration and Return, and attack using 20% more aggressive attacks. If the player defeats the Team GO Rocket Grunt, they will abandon their Shadow Pokémon. The player can rescue the Shadow Pokémon by catching it, and then use Stardust and Candies to purify it back to its original form. The player can also TM away Frustration from them during certain events.

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