Best Shadow Meganium counters

Raid Battles

The best Shadow Meganium counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Rayquaza, Rayquaza, Mega Y Charizard, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Moltres, Shadow Salamence, and Mega Salamence. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 4 Trainers to defeat Shadow Meganium in a 3-Star Raid.

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          Best counter 👑

          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega RayquazaMega Rayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #1
          Official artwork of RayquazaRayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #2
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega Y CharizardMega Y Charizard
          Fire Spin / Blast Burn
          #3
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega BlazikenMega Blaziken
          Fire Spin / Blaze Kick
          #4
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MoltresShadow Moltres
          Fire Spin / Sky Attack
          #5
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow SalamenceShadow Salamence
          Dragon Tail / Fly
          #6
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega SalamenceMega Salamence
          Dragon Tail / Fly
          #7
          #
          Name
          Fast Attack
          Charged Attack
          DPS
          TDO
          Faints
          TTW
          Score
          1.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 40.382046.61102s89.4
          2.Thumbnail image of RayquazaRayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 31.221244.23132s65.8
          3.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega Y CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega Y CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *29.311146.93140s61.5
          4.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BlazikenMega Pokémon iconMega BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlaze Kick 32.37610.36131s58.5
          5.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MoltresShadow MoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *29.06924.04142s58.5
          6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SalamenceShadow SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 26.87905.64154s54.7
          7.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SalamenceMega Pokémon iconMega SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 24.161360.92169s54.6
          8.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GengarMega Pokémon iconMega GengarGhostShadow Claw PoisonSludge Bomb 30.13557.87140s54.3
          9.Thumbnail image of YveltalYveltalDarkSucker Punch FlyingOblivion Wing *25.73878.94161s52.5
          10.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega PidgeotMega Pokémon iconMega PidgeotFlyingAir Slash FlyingBrave Bird 27.04707.95154s52.3
          11.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega X CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega X CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *25.67762.15162s50.9
          12.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow BlazikenShadow BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlaze Kick 29.96405.79144s50.7
          13.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega PinsirMega Pokémon iconMega PinsirBugBug Bite BugX-Scissor 23.551005.13174s50.3
          14.Thumbnail image of MoltresMoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *24.14910.74171s50.3
          15.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow CharizardShadow CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *25.56707.45163s50.0
          16.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ChandelureShadow ChandelureFireFire Spin FireOverheat 29.01416.39148s49.6
          17.Thumbnail image of Dusk Mane NecrozmaDusk Mane NecrozmaSteelMetal Claw SteelSunsteel Strike 25.67652.56162s49.3
          18.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineIcePowder Snow IceAvalanche 31.32294.513142s49.2
          19.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow EnteiShadow EnteiFireFire Spin FireFlamethrower 26.62554.87158s49.1
          20.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow UnfezantShadow UnfezantFlyingAir Slash FlyingSky Attack 27.20498.28156s48.9
          21.Thumbnail image of VolcaronaVolcaronaFireFire Spin FireOverheat 24.03802.24172s48.8
          22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow Ho-OhShadow Ho-OhFireIncinerate FlyingBrave Bird 22.74967.84181s48.6
          23.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Apex Shadow Ho-OhApex Shadow Ho-OhFireIncinerate FlyingBrave Bird 22.74967.84181s48.6
          24.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HonchkrowShadow HonchkrowDarkSnarl FlyingSky Attack 27.78440.79154s48.5
          25.Thumbnail image of Primal GroudonPrimal GroudonGroundMud Shot FireFire Punch *25.57608.36164s48.5
          26.Thumbnail image of ReshiramReshiramFireFire Fang FireFusion Flare *23.94771.45173s48.3
          27.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BeedrillMega Pokémon iconMega BeedrillBugInfestation PoisonSludge Bomb 25.61578.16164s48.1
          28.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow WeavileShadow WeavileIceIce Shard IceAvalanche 29.27341.011149s48.0
          29.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega HeracrossMega Pokémon iconMega HeracrossBugStruggle Bug BugMegahorn 24.15721.05172s48.0
          30.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow StaraptorShadow StaraptorFlyingGust *FlyingFly 26.56487.38159s47.8
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          You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Meganium in a 3-Star Raid.

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          • Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
          • Optimal group size: 2 - 4 Trainers
          • Very easy with: 5+ Trainers

          Shadow Meganium CP range from Raids

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

          • From 1253 CP to 1377 CP, with no weather boost
          • From 1567 CP to 1721 CP with Sunny weather boost

          Shadow Meganium weaknesses

          Shadow Meganium type chart

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

          Weaknesses

          • BugBug160.0%
          • FireFire160.0%
          • FlyingFlying160.0%
          • IceIce160.0%
          • PoisonPoison160.0%

          Resistances

          • ElectricElectric62.5%
          • GrassGrass62.5%
          • GroundGround62.5%
          • WaterWater62.5%
          More informationMore information
          • Shadow Meganium takes increased damage from Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison type moves.
          • Shadow Meganium takes reduced damage from Electric, Grass, Ground, and Water type moves.
          • Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

          Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Meganium

          Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
          Fire126.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Flying90.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ice54.0%
          • snowSnow
          Bug40.0%
          • rainRain
          Steel16.0%
          • snowSnow
          Dragon14.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ghost14.0%
          • fogFog
          Poison12.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Psychic12.0%
          • windyWindy
          Dark8.0%
          • fogFog
          Fairy4.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Fighting4.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Ground2.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Electric2.0%
          • rainRain
          Rock2.0%
          • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy

          About our ranking methodology

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