Best Shadow Sudowoodo counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Sudowoodo counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	49.62	1662.62	3	100.5s	119.4
2	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	49.46	1644.43	3	99.7s	118.8
3	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	47.75	1377.90	3	86.6s	110.7
4	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	44.95	1491.98	3	99.6s	107.9
5	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	47.54	1088.81	4	91.6s	104.0
6	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	41.75	1329.67	3	95.6s	99.2
7	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	43.31	1168.09	4	107.9s	98.7
8	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	44.57	980.62	4	88.0s	96.5
9	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	45.33	908.17	4	80.1s	95.9
10	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	39.48	1350.03	3	102.6s	95.5
11	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	42.16	1103.62	4	104.7s	95.4
12	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	40.26	1241.65	3	92.5s	94.9
13	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	42.93	1008.96	4	94.0s	94.5
14	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	38.36	1349.60	3	105.6s	93.4
15	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	42.10	968.44	4	92.0s	92.2
16	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	38.44	1225.85	3	95.7s	91.3
17	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	40.36	1016.39	4	100.7s	90.4
18	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	40.38	956.00	4	94.7s	89.1
19	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	46.12	633.41	6	82.4s	88.8
20	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	37.82	1132.93	4	119.8s	88.5

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Sudowoodo in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Sudowoodo 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 Sudowoodo 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 Sudowoodo counter is Primal Kyogre, followed by Primal Groudon, Shadow Metagross, and Mega Swampert. The table also includes Mega Sceptile, Shadow Garchomp, Terrakion, and Kartana, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Sudowoodo type chart

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

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Grass	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Steel	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Fire	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

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