>>54445920>Alright and is there anything inherently bad about purifying it and then trading? In general yes, if you want to use it in raids. Shadow Zapdos is pretty decent, but Xurkitree exists, is better and doesn't have increased costs of leveling up. Since niantrash seems to be slowly bringing back Ultra Beasts (and even unlocked shiny Nihilego), I'd expect Xurkitree to be around within the next couple of months. And those raids will be remotable if/when they come back.
>>54445952>Ah well how long will shadow zapdos be available and how many people will I need for it?Until the end of the season which has just begun, close to 3 months
It would take at least 2 VERY strong players, you'd probably be aiming at 4-5 in the least. All depending on how strong your teams against it are.
BTW if you have a Samsung you can split screen PoGo out of the box, and having an alt in the long run allows you to do 5* raids with double weaknesses on your own
However, nothing in this game is worth it in the long run