Best Shadow Grumpig counters in Pokémon GO

This table displays a list of best Shadow Grumpig 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.

Simulation settings

Weather

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Raid Difficulty

3-Star Raid (3600 HP)↓

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Best overall 👑

Mega Tyranitar

Bite Brutal Swing

Best performing move types

• 35.0%
• 25.0%
• 21.0%
• 4.0%
• 2.5%
• 2.5%
• 2.0%
• 2.0%
• 2.0%
• 1.5%
• 1.0%
• 1.0%
• 0.5%

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	40.69	3686.79	0	92.4s	101.4
2	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	40.80	2475.45	1	94.1s	93.7
3	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	49.33	864.63	4	89.6s	87.9
4	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	37.24	2006.08	1	103.9s	83.4
5	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	38.53	1494.94	2	103.1s	80.7
6	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	33.98	2428.97	1	111.9s	80.7
7	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	44.12	873.92	4	98.1s	80.6
8	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	34.67	2192.24	1	110.4s	80.3
9	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	38.18	1494.55	2	103.9s	80.2
10	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	32.88	2391.51	1	115.5s	78.4
11	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	34.98	1828.85	1	110.8s	77.9
12	Mega Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	37.58	1316.43	2	106.7s	77.1
13	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	42.05	752.37	4	104.8s	75.2
14	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	37.74	1107.97	3	108.4s	74.7
15	Shadow Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	35.66	1264.83	2	112.3s	73.4
16	Shadow Honchkrow	Snarl	Dark Pulse	36.36	1111.67	3	112.0s	72.6
17	Hoopa (Unbound)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	32.78	1650.44	2	118.5s	72.5
18	Giratina (Origin Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	34.19	1339.98	2	116.1s	71.8
19	Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	35.96	1076.03	3	113.5s	71.5
20	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	36.57	1004.04	3	112.8s	71.4
21	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	34.44	1219.91	2	116.3s	70.8
22	Yveltal	Snarl	Dark Pulse	30.40	1960.69	1	125.8s	70.7
23	Shadow Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	36.10	997.41	3	114.2s	70.6
24	Pheromosa	Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	43.62	444.34	8	114.9s	69.6
25	Mega Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	32.06	1460.97	2	122.2s	69.4
26	Zarude	Bite	Dark Pulse	28.65	2222.24	1	132.1s	69.2
27	Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	31.78	1470.09	2	123.1s	69.0
28	Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	37.01	788.68	4	115.5s	68.6
29	Guzzlord	Snarl	Brutal Swing	28.57	2139.18	1	132.8s	68.5
30	Mega Gardevoir	Magical Leaf	Shadow Ball	33.42	1145.43	3	120.3s	68.3
31	Volcarona	Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	33.92	1055.97	3	119.8s	68.0
32	Shadow Shiftry	Snarl	Foul Play	32.41	1177.54	3	123.3s	67.0
33	Zoroark	Snarl	Foul Play	32.79	1076.00	3	123.2s	66.4
34	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	32.14	1153.98	3	124.5s	66.3
35	Shadow Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	39.20	528.54	6	119.1s	66.2
36	Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	33.49	974.27	3	122.3s	66.2
37	Hoopa (Confined)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	34.69	823.60	4	121.3s	65.8
38	Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	38.56	522.48	6	120.9s	65.2
39	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	X-Scissor	37.41	577.76	6	121.2s	65.0
40	Shadow Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	34.89	738.26	4	122.7s	64.6
41	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	29.39	1412.83	2	132.7s	64.3
42	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	32.57	935.75	3	125.9s	64.2
43	Shadow Mismagius	Hex	Shadow Ball	35.48	650.45	5	123.6s	63.8
44	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	31.10	1085.51	3	129.0s	63.8
45	Bisharp	Snarl	Dark Pulse	28.05	1557.50	2	137.6s	63.3
46	Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	29.66	1245.74	2	132.9s	63.2
47	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	29.23	1304.70	2	134.2s	63.0
48	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant *	32.06	898.23	4	128.3s	62.9
49	Shadow Scyther	Fury Cutter	Bug Buzz *	34.28	691.21	5	125.9s	62.9
50	Shadow Cacturne	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	31.63	927.77	3	129.4s	62.6

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Shadow Grumpig type chart

When fighting Shadow Grumpig, keep in mind the following that Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost type moves. They take reduced damage from Fighting, and Psychic type moves.

Weaknesses

Bug	160.0%
Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%

Resistances

Fighting	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

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

About the results

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

The top-ranked Shadow Grumpig counter is Mega Tyranitar, followed by Shadow Tyranitar, Mega Gengar, and Mega Houndoom. The table also includes Mega Rayquaza, Tyranitar, Mega Banette, and Hydreigon, among others. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

The most effective move-types to use against Shadow Grumpig are:

About our ranking methodology

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 moves, 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.

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.