Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Swellow in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Swellow are: White Kyurem, Shadow Magnezone, Shadow Raikou, Shadow Rhyperior, Zekrom, Mega Tyranitar, and Therian Forme Thundurus. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Swellow in a 3-Star Raid.

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White Kyurem

Ice Fang / Ice Burn

#1

Shadow Magnezone

Volt Switch / Wild Charge

#2

Shadow Raikou

Thunder Shock / Wild Charge

#3

Shadow Rhyperior

Smack Down / Rock Wrecker *

#4

Zekrom

Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt *

#5

Mega Tyranitar

Smack Down * / Stone Edge

#6

Therian Forme Thundurus

Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm *

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	White Kyurem	Ice Fang	Ice Burn	45.36	895.8	4	89s	86.5
2.	Shadow Magnezone	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	37.87	1332.2	3	106s	81.9
3.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	39.64	1005.4	3	101s	79.8
4.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	39.81	975.2	4	101s	79.6
5.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt *	36.76	1184.1	3	109s	78.0
6.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	35.52	1317.2	3	113s	77.7
7.	Therian Forme Thundurus	Volt Switch	Wildbolt Storm *	39.27	915.9	4	102s	77.7
8.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	39.07	922.7	4	103s	77.5
9.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	39.47	862.6	4	102s	77.0
10.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	40.22	794.2	5	100s	76.7
11.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	40.40	769.9	5	100s	76.5
12.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	37.92	917.2	4	106s	75.6
13.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	38.37	871.0	4	105s	75.4
14.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	40.68	697.1	5	99s	75.2
15.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	42.89	563.8	7	94s	74.9
16.	Shadow Alolan Golem	Rollout *	Wild Charge	35.08	1071.5	3	115s	73.6
17.	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	34.78	1091.8	3	116s	73.4
18.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	35.62	879.6	4	113s	71.3
19.	Magnezone	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	31.53	1319.6	3	127s	70.8
20.	Shadow Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam *	36.28	749.0	5	111s	69.9
21.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	35.09	838.3	4	114s	69.8
22.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	32.59	1082.6	3	123s	69.6
23.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	31.90	1138.8	3	126s	69.2
24.	Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	33.01	999.5	4	122s	69.1
25.	Shadow Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge	36.33	696.3	5	111s	68.8
26.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	32.94	964.0	4	122s	68.4
27.	Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	33.80	769.5	5	119s	66.5
28.	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	37.56	499.6	8	107s	65.7
29.	Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	31.60	912.6	4	127s	65.5
30.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	35.92	565.1	7	112s	65.2

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Swellow in a 3-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

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Shadow Swellow CP range from Raids

Shadow Swellow can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 986 CP to 1097 CP, with no weather boost
From 1232 CP to 1371 CP with Partly Cloudy and Windy weather boost

Shadow Swellow weaknesses

Shadow Swellow type chart

When fighting Shadow Swellow, keep in mind the that Normal and Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Electric, Ice, and Rock-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Grass, Ghost, and Ground-type moves.

Shadow Swellow takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Electric Ice Rock

Shadow Swellow takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Bug Grass
-60.9%	Ghost Ground

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Swellow

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Electric	150.0%	Rain
Rock	110.0%	Partly Cloudy
Ice	64.0%	Snow
Dragon	22.0%	Windy
Psychic	12.0%	Windy
Flying	10.0%	Windy
Steel	10.0%	Snow
Fire	10.0%	Sunny
Water	4.0%	Rain
Fighting	4.0%	Cloudy
Poison	2.0%	Cloudy
Dark	2.0%	Fog

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Swellow in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Swellow down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Shadow Swellow 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 and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.