Best Shadow Beldum counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Beldum counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	62.79	10332.03	1	164.6s	224.9
2	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	62.12	8818.73	1	142.0s	214.4
3	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	54.51	11396.59	1	209.1s	207.3
4	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	56.51	8490.78	1	150.3s	197.8
5	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	59.65	6143.70	1	103.0s	190.0
6	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	54.05	8178.47	1	151.3s	189.6
7	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	61.66	5428.27	1	88.0s	188.9
8	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	54.10	7474.80	1	138.2s	185.5
9	Giratina (Origin Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	44.65	12456.16	1	279.0s	182.5
10	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	44.92	12078.77	1	268.9s	181.9
11	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	49.66	7835.64	1	157.8s	176.0
12	Chandelure	Fire Spin	Shadow Ball	49.58	7738.07	1	156.1s	175.2
13	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	53.73	6036.00	1	112.3s	174.9
14	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	54.50	4721.31	1	86.6s	166.3
15	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	52.64	5224.67	1	99.3s	166.1
16	Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	48.01	6628.27	1	138.1s	164.6
17	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	45.92	7567.62	1	164.8s	164.5
18	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	51.52	5325.47	1	103.4s	164.3
19	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	45.17	7823.70	1	173.2s	163.9
20	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Poltergeist	45.85	7359.59	1	160.5s	163.2

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Beldum in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Beldum 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 Beldum 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 Beldum counter is Mega Gengar, followed by Primal Groudon, Mega Tyranitar, and Mega Banette. The table also includes Mega Y Charizard, Shadow Tyranitar, Mega Blaziken, and Shadow Cursola, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Beldum type chart

When fighting Shadow Beldum, keep in mind the following that Steel and Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground type moves. They take reduced damage from Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Poison, and Psychic type moves.

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	39.1%
Psychic	39.1%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

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