Best Galarian Shadow Articuno counters

The best Galarian Shadow Articuno counters in Pokémon GO are Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Tyranitar, Shadow Rhyperior, Tyranitar, Shadow Magnezone, and Dusk Mane Necrozma. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 4 - 11 Trainers to defeat Galarian Shadow Articuno in a 5-Star Raid.

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Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Shadow Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Shadow Rhyperior

Smack Down / Rock Wrecker

Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Shadow Magnezone

Spark / Wild Charge

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Sunsteel Strike

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam *	31.20	574.2	43	837s	56.2
2.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	27.39	950.1	26	930s	56.1
3.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.21	635.9	38	917s	52.9
4.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	27.34	452.0	54	961s	45.9
5.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	23.28	624.8	39	1103s	45.2
6.	Shadow Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	25.36	458.2	54	1030s	43.6
7.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Sunsteel Strike *	21.97	618.2	40	1167s	43.1
8.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	24.45	462.9	53	1066s	42.7
9.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	22.05	545.1	45	1168s	42.1
10.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.35	399.9	61	967s	41.4
11.	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	22.60	475.0	52	1148s	40.9
12.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	20.93	469.5	52	1236s	38.1
13.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	22.28	439.7	56	1168s	38.1
14.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Wild Charge	24.37	402.8	61	1078s	38.0
15.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	27.73	360.7	68	962s	37.8
16.	Guzzlord	Snarl	Brutal Swing	21.14	459.4	53	1225s	37.8
17.	Origin Forme Giratina	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	23.01	416.8	59	1135s	37.4
18.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	27.75	354.3	69	962s	37.2
19.	Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	20.99	451.5	54	1234s	37.1
20.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	26.76	361.4	68	994s	36.9
21.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	25.17	376.6	65	1049s	36.6
22.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	33.87	286.2	86	818s	36.4
23.	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	23.89	384.8	64	1101s	35.9
24.	Lunala	Air Slash	Shadow Ball	20.58	432.7	57	1260s	35.3
25.	Mega Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	17.87	521.1	47	1433s	35.3
26.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	32.78	271.9	91	847s	35.1
27.	Mega Gardevoir	Charge Beam	Shadow Ball	23.65	376.9	65	1113s	34.9
28.	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	23.23	381.1	64	1131s	34.7
29.	Hoopa Unbound	Astonish	Shadow Ball	22.14	391.6	63	1182s	34.3
30.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	24.86	349.9	70	1067s	33.6

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Group size

You need at least 4 Trainers to defeat a Galarian Shadow Articuno in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 4 Trainers
Optimal group size: 6 - 11 Trainers
Very easy with: 12+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 4 Trainers

Galarian Shadow Articuno CP range from Raids

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

From 1899 CP to 2051 CP, with no weather boost
From 2374 CP to 2564 CP with Windy weather boost

Galarian Shadow Articuno weaknesses

Galarian Shadow Articuno type chart

When fighting Galarian Shadow Articuno, keep in mind the that Psychic and Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-type moves. They take reduced damage from Grass, Psychic, Fighting, and Ground-type moves.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Electric	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Fighting	39.1%
Ground	39.1%
Grass	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Galarian Shadow Articuno

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Ghost	92.0%	Fog
Electric	84.0%	Rain
Dark	80.0%	Fog
Rock	60.0%	Partly Cloudy
Ice	40.0%	Snow
Steel	16.0%	Snow
Dragon	10.0%	Windy
Psychic	8.0%	Windy
Flying	4.0%	Windy
Water	2.0%	Rain
Poison	2.0%	Cloudy
Fire	2.0%	Sunny

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Galarian Shadow Articuno in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Galarian Shadow Articuno 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 Galarian Shadow Articuno 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.