Best Shadow Hitmontop counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Hitmontop counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	55.23	1638.52	3	89.0s	128.9
2	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	47.58	1411.49	3	89.0s	111.0
3	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	43.50	1204.22	3	83.1s	99.8
4	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	39.28	1383.55	3	105.7s	95.7
5	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	38.89	1385.25	3	106.9s	95.0
6	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	43.05	998.33	4	92.8s	94.5
7	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	38.34	1379.06	3	107.9s	93.9
8	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	37.91	1026.89	4	108.4s	86.5
9	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	39.22	912.41	4	93.1s	86.1
10	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	36.00	1176.72	4	130.7s	86.1
11	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	31.12	1815.62	2	116.7s	86.0
12	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	33.08	1427.65	3	129.5s	84.8
13	Hoopa (Unbound)	Confusion	Psychic	37.92	945.39	4	99.7s	84.7
14	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	39.80	769.98	5	96.7s	83.5
15	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	31.78	1494.21	3	141.1s	83.2
16	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	34.87	984.95	4	113.0s	80.4
17	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	33.92	1060.97	4	125.1s	80.2
18	Shadow Gallade	Confusion	Psychic	34.97	952.35	4	108.9s	79.9
19	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Psychic *	32.36	1191.09	4	147.2s	79.7
20	Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	35.05	915.83	4	104.5s	79.2

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Hitmontop in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop 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 Hitmontop counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Alakazam, and Mewtwo. The table also includes Mega Gardevoir, Rayquaza, Mega Latios, and Shadow Latios, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Hitmontop type chart

When fighting Shadow Hitmontop, keep in mind the following that Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, and Rock type moves.

Weaknesses

Fairy	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

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