Best Shadow Bibarel counters

The best Shadow Bibarel counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Sceptile, Kartana, Mega Rayquaza, Terrakion, Mega Heracross, Shadow Raikou, and Xurkitree. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Bibarel in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Mega Sceptile

Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant

Kartana

Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

Mega Rayquaza

Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent

Terrakion

Double Kick / Sacred Sword

Mega Heracross

Counter / Close Combat

Shadow Raikou

Thunder Shock / Wild Charge

Xurkitree

Thunder Shock / Discharge

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	46.91	976.6	4	90s	86.6
2.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	43.75	925.8	4	96s	81.0
3.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	41.32	1133.9	3	101s	80.7
4.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	43.30	940.4	4	97s	80.6
5.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	42.85	925.7	4	98s	79.7
6.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	43.72	761.9	5	97s	77.8
7.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	44.77	672.7	5	96s	77.3
8.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	40.58	952.3	4	103s	76.7
9.	Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	40.58	952.3	4	103s	76.7
10.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	45.58	597.6	6	95s	76.6
11.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	44.66	629.3	6	96s	76.1
12.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	44.13	641.1	6	97s	75.7
13.	Shadow Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	41.17	832.5	4	102s	75.5
14.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	42.66	709.1	5	100s	75.2
15.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	42.80	693.7	5	100s	75.1
16.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt *	38.96	975.9	4	107s	74.7
17.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	38.10	1018.9	3	109s	74.0
18.	Sky Forme Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	39.59	875.7	4	106s	74.0
19.	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	42.43	657.6	6	101s	73.7
20.	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	40.56	716.0	5	105s	72.4
21.	Shadow Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge	42.78	564.3	7	101s	72.0
22.	Shadow Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant *	41.80	614.2	6	103s	71.9
23.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	36.23	1040.3	3	115s	71.4
24.	Therian Forme Thundurus	Volt Switch	Wildbolt Storm *	40.59	650.3	6	105s	71.0
25.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	38.61	785.1	5	109s	70.9
26.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	39.49	702.5	5	107s	70.6
27.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	39.89	674.2	5	107s	70.6
28.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	40.20	638.3	6	106s	70.2
29.	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	39.37	690.9	5	108s	70.2
30.	Marshadow	Counter	Close Combat	34.43	1144.4	3	120s	69.9

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Group size

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

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

Shadow Bibarel CP range from Raids

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

From 933 CP to 1041 CP, with no weather boost
From 1167 CP to 1302 CP with Partly Cloudy and Rain weather boost

Shadow Bibarel weaknesses

Shadow Bibarel type chart

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

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Electric	160.0%
Fighting	160.0%
Grass	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Ghost	39.1%
Fire	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Steel	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Bibarel

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	130.0%	Cloudy
Grass	126.0%	Sunny
Electric	102.0%	Rain
Dragon	14.0%	Windy
Bug	6.0%	Rain
Psychic	6.0%	Windy
Ground	6.0%	Sunny
Flying	4.0%	Windy
Normal	2.0%	Partly Cloudy
Dark	2.0%	Fog
Fairy	2.0%	Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

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