Top Shadow Articuno Counters in Pokémon GO Raids

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Articuno are: Mega Tyranitar, Mega Diancie, Crowned Sword Zacian, Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Shadow Rhyperior, Dusk Mane Necrozma, and Shadow Rampardos. We suggest a minimum group size of 3 - 6 Trainers to defeat Shadow Articuno in a 5-Star Raid.

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Mega Tyranitar

Smack Down * / Stone Edge

#1

Mega Diancie

Rock Throw / Rock Slide

#2

Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade

#3

Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash

#4

Shadow Rhyperior

Smack Down / Rock Wrecker *

#5

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike

#6

Shadow Rampardos

Smack Down / Rock Slide

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	29.81	865.3	23	504s	61.8
2.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	33.56	532.0	38	448s	61.0
3.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	27.49	899.3	22	546s	58.5
4.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	26.59	985.0	20	565s	58.2
5.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	32.72	432.5	46	459s	57.2
6.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	26.44	830.1	24	568s	55.8
7.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	33.56	343.1	59	447s	55.0
8.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	26.63	746.0	27	564s	54.8
9.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	29.00	540.3	37	518s	54.6
10.	Shadow Aurorus	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	27.10	629.8	32	554s	53.6
11.	Shadow Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam *	29.33	472.2	42	512s	53.5
12.	Mega Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	22.95	909.3	22	654s	50.9
13.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	27.70	438.4	46	542s	50.4
14.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	29.15	368.7	54	515s	50.2
15.	Terrakion	Smack Down	Rock Slide	26.32	498.1	40	570s	49.7
16.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	28.97	354.8	57	518s	49.4
17.	Shadow Omastar	Rock Throw *	Rock Slide *	25.66	516.3	39	585s	49.2
18.	Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	24.44	544.6	37	614s	47.9
19.	Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	22.37	746.8	27	671s	47.8
20.	Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam *	25.01	481.5	42	600s	47.4
21.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Stone Edge	22.02	760.5	26	682s	47.4
22.	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	23.19	600.9	33	647s	46.9
23.	Aurorus	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	22.74	631.9	32	660s	46.7
24.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	24.78	454.7	44	606s	46.5
25.	Stakataka	Rock Throw	Stone Edge	21.24	742.1	27	707s	45.9
26.	Shadow Alolan Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	25.11	398.1	50	598s	45.6
27.	Stonjourner	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	23.39	463.7	43	642s	44.7
28.	Shadow Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	27.25	276.9	73	551s	43.9
29.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	23.91	381.8	53	628s	43.4
30.	Shadow Regirock	Rock Throw	Stone Edge	21.73	500.9	40	691s	42.9

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You need at least 3 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Articuno in a 5-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 3 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 6 Trainers
Very easy with: 7+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 3 Trainers

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Shadow Articuno CP range from Raids

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

From 1604 CP to 1743 CP, with no weather boost
From 2005 CP to 2179 CP with Snow and Windy weather boost

Shadow Articuno weaknesses

Shadow Articuno type chart

When fighting Shadow Articuno, keep in mind the that Ice and Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Rock, Electric, Fire, and Steel-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Grass, and Ground-type moves.

Shadow Articuno takes increased damage from:
+156.0%	Rock
+60.0%	Electric Fire Steel

Shadow Articuno takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Bug Grass
-60.9%	Ground

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Articuno

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Rock	214.0%	Partly Cloudy
Fire	76.0%	Sunny
Steel	46.0%	Snow
Electric	32.0%	Rain
Dragon	8.0%	Windy
Bug	6.0%	Rain
Normal	4.0%	Partly Cloudy
Ice	4.0%	Snow
Fighting	4.0%	Cloudy
Ghost	4.0%	Fog
Water	2.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

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