Best Shadow Swinub counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Swinub counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	108.91	10465.83	1	96.1s	341.0
2	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	102.29	8701.79	1	85.1s	310.7
3	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	110.19	6416.06	1	58.2s	304.4
4	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	94.79	7914.65	1	83.5s	286.5
5	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	91.42	7472.00	1	81.7s	274.9
6	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	106.61	4660.47	1	43.7s	274.1
7	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	85.07	8392.66	1	98.7s	268.1
8	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	88.37	6715.30	1	76.0s	260.9
9	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	96.13	5179.03	1	53.9s	260.4
10	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	94.01	5457.51	1	58.1s	259.5
11	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	83.20	7433.59	1	89.3s	255.8
12	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	104.08	3720.60	1	35.7s	254.5
13	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	99.30	4254.05	1	42.8s	254.1
14	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	80.69	7875.87	1	97.6s	253.6
15	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	84.55	6751.93	1	79.9s	252.7
16	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	84.45	6735.60	1	79.8s	252.4
17	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	92.33	5080.26	1	55.0s	251.5
18	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	85.97	6026.24	1	70.1s	248.8
19	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	97.59	4034.79	1	41.3s	247.5
20	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	91.27	4878.91	1	53.5s	246.8

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About the results

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

Shadow Swinub type chart

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

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Grass	160.0%
Steel	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Electric	39.1%
Poison	62.5%

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