Best Shadow Sceptile counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Sceptile counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	66.03	2100.70	1	61.4s	156.8
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	49.85	1571.32	2	81.4s	118.1
3	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	51.37	1281.24	2	81.3s	114.8
4	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	53.68	986.51	3	81.7s	111.1
5	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	47.83	1225.47	2	87.0s	107.6
6	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	42.35	1451.77	2	94.9s	102.5
7	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	41.48	1348.89	2	97.5s	99.1
8	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	44.41	1067.23	3	94.6s	98.3
9	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Sludge Bomb	45.98	878.68	4	94.7s	96.1
10	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	44.16	977.70	3	96.3s	95.8
11	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	42.58	1077.72	3	97.9s	95.5
12	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	43.77	976.13	3	97.0s	95.1
13	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	49.69	657.35	5	94.4s	94.8
14	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	43.91	945.22	3	97.2s	94.6
15	Shadow Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	47.34	719.03	5	96.1s	93.5
16	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	Sludge Bomb	45.63	794.11	4	97.0s	93.2
17	Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	39.49	1199.91	3	103.2s	92.7
18	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	48.38	643.74	5	96.8s	92.4
19	Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	39.56	1165.63	3	103.4s	92.2
20	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	39.37	1166.32	3	103.8s	91.8

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About the results

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

Shadow Sceptile type chart

When fighting Shadow Sceptile, 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.