Best Shadow Meganium counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Shadow Meganium in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Shadow Meganium counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Shadow Meganium counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	53.00	3613.98	0	71.9s	152.3
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	41.36	2182.19	1	93.6s	111.5
3	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	40.90	2204.28	1	94.6s	110.8
4	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	39.35	1699.93	2	100.0s	100.9
5	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	44.29	1143.75	3	93.9s	99.8
6	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	35.58	2044.35	1	108.2s	98.0
7	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	37.19	1627.78	2	105.6s	95.7
8	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	36.15	1457.24	2	109.5s	91.1
9	Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	32.94	1882.96	1	116.9s	90.6
10	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	34.43	1601.03	2	113.6s	89.9
11	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	35.97	1354.08	2	110.7s	89.1
12	Mega Salamence	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	30.02	2263.09	1	126.3s	88.4
13	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	Sludge Bomb	37.53	1153.92	3	108.4s	88.4
14	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	35.93	1281.83	2	111.4s	87.8
15	Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	32.67	1667.88	2	118.8s	87.3
16	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Sludge Bomb	38.33	969.28	3	108.8s	86.0
17	Volcarona	Bug Bite	Overheat	33.06	1496.26	2	118.5s	85.7
18	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	36.94	1056.48	3	111.1s	85.4
19	Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	29.65	2004.10	1	128.6s	85.0
20	Shadow Salamence	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	32.45	1485.15	2	120.7s	84.4

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About the results

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 table 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, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Shadow Meganium counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Rayquaza, and Shadow Moltres. The table also includes Mega Blaziken, Shadow Ho-Oh, Reshiram, and Mega X Charizard, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Meganium type chart

When fighting Shadow Meganium, keep in mind the following 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

Bug	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Poison	160.0%

Resistances

Electric	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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