Shadow Raikou best moveset in Pokémon GO

Shadow Raikou's best moveset in Pokémon GO is Thunder Shock and Wild Charge, with 19.37 damage per second, and it can deal 522.2 damage before Shadow Raikou faints. This is true when battling in neutral weather.

Best moves for Shadow Raikou are:

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

DPS19.37

TDO522.24

Score44.1

Boosted by

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All Shadow Raikou movesets ranked

Here is a complete list of Shadow Raikou movesets in Pokémon GO, ranked by their DPS and TDO. You can change the weather and the opposing Pokémon.

Weather

Extreme↓

Opponent

#	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Score 🔽
1.	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	19.37	522.2	44.1
2.	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	18.81	507.0	42.9
3.	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	18.09	487.8	41.2
4.	Volt Switch	Thunderbolt	17.54	473.0	40.0
5.	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	17.17	462.9	39.1
6.	Volt Switch	Shadow Ball	16.68	449.6	38.0
7.	Thunder Shock	Thunder	16.22	437.4	37.0
8.	Volt Switch	Thunder	15.24	410.8	34.7
9.	Thunder Shock	Frustration	6.67	179.9	15.2
10.	Volt Switch	Frustration	6.38	172.1	14.5

Shadow Raikou fast moves guide

Moves

Thunder Shock58

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	5
Energy	8
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	0.6s
Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

Trainer Battles

Damage	3
Energy	9

Effects

Thunder Shock has no special effects.

See Thunder Shock details page ↗

Volt Switch1421

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	14
Energy	21
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	1.6s
Damage window	0.7s - 0.9s

Trainer Battles

Damage	12
Energy	16

Effects

Volt Switch has no special effects.

See Volt Switch details page ↗

Tabular view

Fast Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	EPS	CD	PWR	ENG	DPT	EPT	CD
Thunder Shock	5	8.33	8	13.33	0.6s	3	9	1.50	4.50	1s
Volt Switch	14	8.75	21	13.13	1.6s	12	16	3.00	4.00	2s

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy generated per use, EPS for energy per second, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used. DPT and EPT stand for Damage and Energy per turn, and are only applicable in PvP.

Shadow Raikou's Fast Moves Type Coverage

Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0

Shadow Raikou charge moves guide

Shadow Raikou has access to 5 Charge moves (Shadow Ball, Thunder, Thunderbolt, Wild Charge, and Frustration), which cover Ghost, Electric, and Normal-type attacks. When using Thunder, Thunderbolt, and Wild Charge you will benefit from STAB (Same-Type-Attack-Bonus), which increases the move damage by ×1.2.

Moves

Shadow Ball10050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	50
Weather boost	Fog
Duration	3.0s
Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	55

Effects

Shadow Ball has no special effects.

See Shadow Ball details page ↗

Thunder100100

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	100
Energy	100
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.4s
Damage window	1.2s - 2.2s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	60

Effects

Thunder has no special effects.

See Thunder details page ↗

Thunderbolt8050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	80
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.5s
Damage window	1.8s - 2.3s

Trainer Battles

Damage	90
Energy	55

Effects

Thunderbolt has no special effects.

See Thunderbolt details page ↗

Wild Charge9050

Type effectiveness chart

• 160.0%
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• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	90
Energy	50
Weather boost	Rainy
Duration	2.6s
Damage window	1.7s - 2.1s

Trainer Battles

Damage	100
Energy	45

Effects

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

See Wild Charge details page ↗

Frustration1033

Type effectiveness chart

• 62.5%
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• 39.1%
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Gym and Raid Battles

Damage	10
Energy	33
Weather boost	Partly Cloudy
Duration	2.0s
Damage window	1.0s - 1.8s

Trainer Battles

Damage	10
Energy	70

Effects

Frustration has no special effects.

See Frustration details page ↗

Tabular view

Charge Move	Raid Battles					Trainer Battles
Name 🔼	PWR	DPS	ENG	DPE	CD	PWR	ENG	DPE
Frustration	10	5.00	33	0.14	2.0s	10	70	0.14
Shadow Ball	100	33.33	50	1.82	3.0s	100	55	1.82
Thunder	100	41.67	100	1.67	2.4s	100	60	1.67
Thunderbolt	80	32.00	50	1.64	2.5s	90	55	1.64
Wild Charge Special Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to: Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%	90	34.62	50	2.22	2.6s	100	45	2.22

Legend - PWR stands for Power, DPS for damage per second, ENG for Energy used, CD for move duration, DPE for damage per energy point used.

Moves with Special Effects in PvP

Special

Wild Charge has a 100.0% chance to:

• Decrease User's Defense by 33.3%

Shadow Raikou's Charge Moves Type Coverage

Ghost	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0
Electric	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×1.0	×0.4	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.6	×0.6	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0
Normal	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×0.6	×1.0	×0.4	×0.6	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0	×1.0