Best Shadow Grovyle counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Grovyle counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	85.25	5293.71	1	62.1s	239.3
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	66.11	3436.86	2	104.0s	177.5
3	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	65.75	3220.85	2	98.0s	174.0
4	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	70.06	2110.10	2	60.2s	164.1
5	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	58.90	3337.92	2	113.3s	161.6
6	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	62.82	2671.66	2	85.1s	160.4
7	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	56.94	3222.55	2	113.2s	156.2
8	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	57.09	2979.53	2	104.4s	153.4
9	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	50.95	3603.97	1	70.7s	147.8
10	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Sludge Bomb	59.48	2149.58	2	72.3s	145.8
11	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	58.29	2240.80	2	76.9s	145.1
12	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	54.94	2630.75	2	95.8s	144.5
13	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	57.48	2129.47	2	74.1s	141.8
14	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	57.42	2109.19	2	73.5s	141.4
15	Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	52.07	2617.93	2	100.6s	138.7
16	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	63.93	1391.29	3	65.3s	138.1
17	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	Sludge Bomb	59.71	1707.66	3	85.8s	138.1
18	Mega Salamence	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	47.75	3285.36	2	137.6s	137.5
19	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	54.94	2057.56	2	74.9s	135.9
20	Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	47.40	3157.70	2	133.2s	135.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Grovyle in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Grovyle 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 Grovyle 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 Grovyle counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Rayquaza, and Mega Blaziken. The table also includes Reshiram, Shadow Moltres, Shadow Ho-Oh, and Mega X Charizard, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Grovyle type chart

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

Weaknesses

Bug	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Poison	160.0%

Resistances

Electric	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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