Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Sealeo in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Sealeo are: Mega Lucario, Mega Heracross, Lucario, Mega Blaziken, Mega Sceptile, Shadow Raikou, and Kartana. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Sealeo in a 3-Star Raid.

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Mega Lucario

Force Palm / Aura Sphere

#1

Mega Heracross

Counter / Close Combat

#2

Lucario

Force Palm / Aura Sphere

#3

Mega Blaziken

Counter / Focus Blast

#4

Mega Sceptile

Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant

#5

Shadow Raikou

Thunder Shock / Wild Charge

#6

Kartana

Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	49.95	1859.9	2	81s	109.4
2.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	37.46	1461.7	2	107s	82.9
3.	Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	38.74	1216.6	3	104s	81.7
4.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	39.10	1117.2	3	103s	80.8
5.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant *	41.42	892.1	4	97s	80.5
6.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	37.23	1170.7	3	108s	78.6
7.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	37.28	1156.8	3	108s	78.5
8.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	33.26	1721.9	2	121s	78.2
9.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	36.41	1202.9	3	110s	77.7
10.	Shadow Magnezone	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	35.73	1286.1	3	112s	77.7
11.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	38.07	1023.4	3	106s	77.6
12.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	33.36	1637.2	2	120s	77.6
13.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	37.38	1088.1	3	108s	77.6
14.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	36.82	1077.2	3	109s	76.5
15.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	37.05	1004.6	3	108s	75.7
16.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	38.12	901.7	4	105s	75.6
17.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt *	34.71	1250.2	3	116s	75.4
18.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	35.90	1055.1	3	112s	74.7
19.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	33.72	1299.5	3	119s	74.4
20.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	40.02	701.9	5	100s	74.4
21.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	35.63	1021.5	3	113s	73.7
22.	Therian Forme Thundurus	Volt Switch	Wildbolt Storm *	37.01	863.5	4	109s	73.2
23.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	35.82	938.7	4	112s	72.7
24.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	37.33	805.2	4	108s	72.6
25.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Sunsteel Strike	30.74	1609.9	2	131s	72.5
26.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	32.02	1322.1	3	125s	71.7
27.	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	34.76	971.5	4	116s	71.5
28.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	35.76	865.5	4	112s	71.3
29.	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	32.84	1153.2	3	122s	71.0
30.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	30.77	1430.5	2	130s	70.7

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Sealeo 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

Shadow Sealeo CP range from Raids

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

From 874 CP to 979 CP, with no weather boost
From 1093 CP to 1225 CP with Snow and Rain weather boost

Shadow Sealeo weaknesses

Shadow Sealeo type chart

When fighting Shadow Sealeo, keep in mind the that Ice and Water-type Pokémon are weak to Electric, Fighting, Grass, and Rock-type moves. They take reduced damage from Water and Ice-type moves.

Shadow Sealeo takes increased damage from:
160%	Electric Fighting Grass Rock

Shadow Sealeo takes reduced damage from:
63%	Water
39%	Ice

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Sealeo

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	122.0%	Cloudy
Grass	90.0%	Sunny
Electric	90.0%	Rain
Rock	62.0%	Partly Cloudy
Psychic	10.0%	Windy
Bug	6.0%	Rain
Dragon	6.0%	Windy
Steel	4.0%	Snow
Ghost	4.0%	Fog
Flying	2.0%	Windy
Ground	2.0%	Sunny
Normal	2.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Sealeo in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Sealeo 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 Sealeo 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.