Top Shadow Kabuto Counters in Pokémon GO Raids

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Kabuto are: Mega Sceptile, Kartana, Shadow Sceptile, Mega Venusaur, Sky Forme Shaymin, Shadow Venusaur, and Shadow Tangrowth. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Kabuto in a 3-Star Raid.

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Mega Sceptile

Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant *

#1

Kartana

Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

#2

Shadow Sceptile

Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant *

#3

Mega Venusaur

Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant *

#4

Sky Forme Shaymin

Magical Leaf / Grass Knot

#5

Shadow Venusaur

Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant *

#6

Shadow Tangrowth

Vine Whip / Power Whip

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	60.97	3146.4	1	68s	59.9
2.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	55.97	2666.6	1	74s	55.0
3.	Shadow Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	52.01	1867.0	2	80s	50.3
4.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	50.33	3112.8	1	82s	49.5
5.	Sky Forme Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	50.88	2797.5	1	81s	49.5
6.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	50.58	2040.4	1	82s	49.3
7.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	49.67	2455.3	1	83s	48.5
8.	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	48.60	2476.8	1	85s	47.7
9.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Power Whip	49.36	1617.1	2	84s	47.6
10.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	47.66	3374.9	1	87s	47.0
11.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	47.59	2757.1	1	86s	46.6
12.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	47.15	2586.0	1	87s	46.5
13.	Shadow Exeggutor	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	47.69	1896.0	2	86s	46.3
14.	Shadow Alolan Exeggutor	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	47.14	2113.5	1	87s	45.9
15.	Roserade	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	46.93	1855.7	2	88s	45.6
16.	Meowscarada	Leafage	Frenzy Plant *	46.21	1914.2	2	90s	45.0
17.	Shadow Victreebel	Magical Leaf *	Leaf Blade	46.41	1381.8	2	90s	44.7
18.	Breloom	Force Palm	Grass Knot *	45.13	1718.3	2	92s	44.0
19.	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf	Grass Knot	44.78	2440.0	1	92s	43.9
20.	Tapu Bulu	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot	44.34	2377.2	1	93s	43.4
21.	Decidueye	Magical Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	44.23	3307.6	1	93s	43.4
22.	Shadow Porygon-Z	Lock-On	Solar Beam	44.86	1423.5	2	92s	43.3
23.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	44.15	2276.3	1	93s	43.3
24.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Leaf Blade	43.34	2377.1	1	95s	42.6
25.	Tsareena	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	43.42	2173.9	1	95s	42.5
26.	Shadow Meganium	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	43.47	2005.9	1	96s	42.4
27.	Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	43.49	1868.1	2	95s	42.3
28.	Chesnaught	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	42.61	2869.5	1	96s	42.2
29.	Shadow Tangela	Vine Whip	Power Whip *	43.50	1486.2	2	95s	42.0
30.	Shadow Shiftry	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	43.91	1376.1	2	96s	41.9

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Kabuto in a 3-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

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Shadow Kabuto CP range from Raids

Shadow Kabuto can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 690 CP to 783 CP, with no weather boost
From 862 CP to 979 CP with Partly Cloudy and Rain weather boost

Shadow Kabuto weaknesses

Shadow Kabuto type chart

When fighting Shadow Kabuto, keep in mind the that Rock and Water-type Pokémon are weak to Grass, Electric, Fighting, and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, and Fire-type moves.

Shadow Kabuto takes increased damage from:
+156.0%	Grass
+60.0%	Electric Fighting Ground

Shadow Kabuto takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Flying Ice Normal Poison
-60.9%	Fire

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Kabuto

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Grass	272.0%	Sunny
Fighting	54.0%	Cloudy
Ground	28.0%	Sunny
Electric	26.0%	Rain
Normal	8.0%	Partly Cloudy
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Bug	4.0%	Rain
Ghost	2.0%	Fog
Fairy	2.0%	Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Kabuto in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Kabuto down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Shadow Kabuto counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.