Top Shadow Shieldon Counters in Pokémon GO Raids

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Shieldon are: Mega Lucario, Primal Groudon, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Groudon, Lucario, Mega Garchomp, and Mega Heracross. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Shieldon in a 3-Star Raid.

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Mega Lucario

Force Palm * / Aura Sphere

#1

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#2

Mega Blaziken

Counter / Focus Blast

#3

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#4

Lucario

Force Palm * / Aura Sphere

#5

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#6

Mega Heracross

Counter / Close Combat

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	54.75	5395.2	0	74s	54.6
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	45.83	5378.6	0	89s	45.6
3.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	43.37	2900.7	1	94s	42.8
4.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	42.76	3303.2	1	96s	42.3
5.	Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	42.47	3501.8	1	96s	42.0
6.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	41.49	4316.3	0	99s	41.3
7.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	41.46	3070.1	1	99s	40.9
8.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	40.79	2519.1	1	101s	40.2
9.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	40.21	3430.6	1	102s	39.8
10.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	40.14	2594.9	1	102s	39.5
11.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	39.71	3373.1	1	104s	39.0
12.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	39.71	2160.1	1	104s	39.0
13.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	39.22	2980.7	1	105s	38.8
14.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	39.23	2183.4	1	106s	38.6
15.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	39.47	1784.8	2	105s	38.5
16.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	38.59	1835.6	2	107s	37.8
17.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	38.12	3197.0	1	108s	37.5
18.	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	37.82	2223.3	1	109s	37.2
19.	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	37.26	1785.4	2	110s	36.5
20.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Close Combat	36.75	2877.9	1	111s	36.4
21.	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	36.72	2602.3	1	111s	36.2
22.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	36.22	3400.0	1	113s	36.0
23.	Pheromosa	Low Kick	Focus Blast	38.04	1099.9	3	109s	35.9
24.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	35.72	3311.1	1	114s	35.4
25.	Shadow Emboar	Low Kick	Focus Blast	35.77	1934.5	2	115s	35.1
26.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	35.47	2868.4	1	116s	34.9
27.	Urshifu (Single Strike Style)	Counter	Dynamic Punch	35.19	2804.4	1	116s	34.8
28.	Shadow Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch	35.69	1599.1	2	116s	34.8
29.	Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)	Counter	Dynamic Punch	35.01	3269.6	1	117s	34.8
30.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	35.19	2501.8	1	116s	34.6

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Shieldon 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

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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, Ground, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Psychic, Rock, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves.

Shadow Shieldon takes increased damage from:
+156.0%	Fighting Ground
+60.0%	Water

Shadow Shieldon takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Bug Dragon Fairy Ice Psychic Rock
-60.9%	Flying Normal
-75.6%	Poison

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Shieldon

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	248.0%	Cloudy
Ground	138.0%	Sunny
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Water	4.0%	Rain
Bug	4.0%	Rain
Ghost	2.0%	Fog

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.