Best Shadow Shieldon counters

The best Shadow Shieldon counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Shadow Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Excadrill, Mega Heracross, and Shadow Garchomp. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Shieldon in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mega Blaziken

Counter / Focus Blast

Shadow Excadrill

Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

Mega Heracross

Counter / Close Combat

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	47.85	3632.4	1	85s	115.0
2.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	44.70	2401.1	1	92s	100.1
3.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	41.86	2988.7	1	97s	99.4
4.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	44.31	2006.0	1	93s	95.8
5.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	41.43	2477.8	1	99s	94.9
6.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	42.53	2071.3	1	96s	93.4
7.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	39.74	2139.9	1	103s	89.0
8.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	41.23	1833.9	2	100s	88.8
9.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	37.68	2569.4	1	108s	88.6
10.	Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	37.68	2569.4	1	108s	88.6
11.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.39	2364.4	1	109s	86.6
12.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	40.94	1634.4	2	101s	86.3
13.	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	38.09	2131.6	1	107s	86.0
14.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	39.59	1716.9	2	104s	84.9
15.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	34.46	2791.2	1	118s	84.0
16.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	40.63	1459.1	2	102s	83.8
17.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	38.48	1701.1	2	107s	82.8
18.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	41.56	1192.2	3	100s	81.9
19.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	34.41	2424.0	1	118s	81.5
20.	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	37.85	1630.3	2	109s	81.0
21.	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	36.89	1790.4	2	111s	80.9
22.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	39.62	1307.9	3	105s	80.3
23.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	35.27	1851.4	2	116s	78.6
24.	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	38.38	1301.7	3	108s	78.2
25.	Marshadow	Counter	Close Combat	34.35	2002.5	1	119s	78.2
26.	Shadow Ursaluna	Rock Smash	High Horsepower *	33.64	1971.9	2	121s	76.7
27.	Cobalion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	30.33	2932.6	1	134s	76.6
28.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	33.01	2097.5	1	124s	76.5
29.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	36.07	1480.2	2	114s	76.5
30.	Shadow Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch	37.47	1216.8	3	111s	75.7

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Group size

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

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

Shadow Shieldon CP range from Raids

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

From 431 CP to 509 CP, with no weather boost
From 539 CP to 636 CP with Partly Cloudy and Snow weather boost

Shadow Shieldon weaknesses

Shadow Shieldon type chart

When fighting Shadow Shieldon, keep in mind the that Rock and Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting (2x), Ground (2x), and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Fighting	256.0%
Ground	256.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

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.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Shieldon

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	230.0%	Cloudy
Ground	152.0%	Sunny
Water	8.0%	Rain
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Ghost	2.0%	Fog
Steel	2.0%	Snow
Bug	2.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

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