Best Shadow Aron counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Aron counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	93.77	6374.03	1	68.0s	269.2
2	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	87.19	3549.96	2	81.4s	220.2
3	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	81.25	3409.73	2	83.9s	206.8
4	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	78.81	3558.65	2	90.3s	204.3
5	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	74.24	4092.18	1	55.1s	202.3
6	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	73.04	3870.33	1	53.0s	197.1
7	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	75.21	3527.27	2	93.8s	196.8
8	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	81.28	2722.01	2	67.0s	195.5
9	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	75.94	3173.82	2	83.6s	193.1
10	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	67.38	4412.51	1	65.5s	191.7
11	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	79.79	2615.43	2	65.6s	190.9
12	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	68.26	4030.97	1	59.1s	189.2
13	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	82.13	2199.02	2	53.5s	186.8
14	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	75.46	2726.85	2	72.3s	185.0
15	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	72.46	2947.87	2	81.4s	183.0
16	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	77.90	2317.95	2	59.5s	181.9
17	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	71.13	2924.86	2	82.2s	180.1
18	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	69.85	3074.40	2	88.0s	179.9
19	Cobalion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	59.64	4826.79	1	80.9s	178.9
20	Shadow Ursaluna	Rock Smash	High Horsepower *	66.61	3274.86	2	98.3s	176.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Aron in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Aron 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 Aron 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 Aron counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Mega Blaziken, Terrakion, and Shadow Garchomp. The table also includes Keldeo (Ordinary), Groudon, Lucario, and Shadow Machamp, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Aron type chart

When fighting Shadow Aron, keep in mind the following that Steel and Rock-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Ground, and Water type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Flying, Normal, and Poison type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	256.0%
Ground	256.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	24.4%
Flying	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

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