Best Shadow Piloswine counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Piloswine counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	61.10	2793.20	2	91.4s	158.9
2	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	64.46	1359.54	3	63.3s	138.1
3	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	60.72	1528.97	3	75.5s	136.0
4	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	55.41	1969.22	2	71.1s	135.3
5	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	60.14	1488.18	3	74.2s	134.1
6	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	51.01	1825.27	2	71.6s	124.8
7	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	61.52	950.50	4	61.8s	122.0
8	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	54.40	1311.38	3	72.3s	120.5
9	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	49.33	1734.38	3	105.5s	120.1
10	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	46.69	1970.84	2	84.4s	119.0
11	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	55.92	1100.01	4	78.7s	117.8
12	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	47.54	1782.27	3	112.5s	117.6
13	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	59.38	900.70	4	60.7s	117.2
14	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	53.83	1199.89	4	89.2s	117.0
15	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	55.98	1056.45	4	75.5s	116.7
16	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	53.31	1211.32	3	68.2s	116.4
17	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	49.58	1457.81	3	88.2s	115.4
18	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	53.93	1129.09	4	83.7s	115.4
19	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	51.76	1274.75	3	73.9s	115.3
20	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	53.23	1114.41	4	83.7s	113.9

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About the results

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

Shadow Piloswine type chart

When fighting Shadow Piloswine, 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.