Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Drapion in Pokémon GO

Raid Battles

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Drapion are: Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Garchomp, Shadow Excadrill, and Therian Forme Landorus. We suggest a minimum group size of 2 - 4 Trainers to defeat Shadow Drapion in a 3-Star Raid.

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      Official artwork of Primal GroudonPrimal Groudon
      Mud Shot / Precipice Blades
      #1
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega GarchompMega Garchomp
      Mud Shot / Earth Power
      #2
      Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow GroudonShadow Groudon
      Mud Shot / Precipice Blades
      #3
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega RayquazaMega Rayquaza
      Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent
      #4
      Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow GarchompShadow Garchomp
      Mud Shot / Earth Power
      #5
      Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow ExcadrillShadow Excadrill
      Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands
      #6
      Official artwork of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme Landorus
      Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm
      #7
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      Name
      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Faints
      TTW
      Score
      1.Thumbnail image of Primal GroudonPrimal GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *28.381081.53141s62.5
      2.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GarchompMega Pokémon iconMega GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *26.16933.34153s56.8
      3.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GroudonShadow GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *26.33694.15152s53.5
      4.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaDragonDragon Tail FlyingDragon Ascent 24.23789.75166s51.5
      5.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GarchompShadow GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *24.85654.26161s50.5
      6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ExcadrillShadow ExcadrillGroundMud-Slap GroundScorching Sands 25.17611.06159s50.2
      7.Thumbnail image of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundSandsear Storm *24.72622.36162s49.7
      8.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhyperiorShadow RhyperiorGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 23.34601.36172s47.2
      9.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SwampertMega Pokémon iconMega SwampertGroundMud Shot GroundEarthquake 21.33802.74188s46.8
      10.Thumbnail image of GroudonGroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *22.12695.85181s46.7
      11.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineGroundMud-Slap GroundHigh Horsepower 23.97517.77167s46.6
      12.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LucarioMega Pokémon iconMega LucarioFightingForce Palm *FightingAura Sphere 21.17791.35189s46.4
      13.Thumbnail image of GarchompGarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *20.64648.76194s43.6
      14.Thumbnail image of ExcadrillExcadrillGroundMud-Slap GroundScorching Sands 20.92606.86192s43.4
      15.Thumbnail image of Dusk Mane NecrozmaDusk Mane NecrozmaSteelMetal Claw SteelSunsteel Strike 20.16656.66199s42.9
      16.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega HeracrossMega Pokémon iconMega HeracrossFightingCounter GroundEarthquake 19.62682.35204s42.3
      17.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhydonShadow RhydonGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 21.40467.58187s41.7
      18.Thumbnail image of Incarnate Forme LandorusIncarnate Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power 20.47523.17196s41.3
      19.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GolurkShadow GolurkGroundMud-Slap GroundEarth Power 21.92408.69183s41.3
      20.Thumbnail image of RhyperiorRhyperiorGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 19.50600.06206s41.0
      21.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HeatranShadow HeatranFireFire Spin GroundEarth Power 18.90665.56212s40.9
      22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HippowdonShadow HippowdonGroundSand Attack GroundEarth Power 20.15522.37199s40.8
      23.Thumbnail image of Primal KyogrePrimal KyogreWaterWaterfall WaterOrigin Pulse *18.05766.95222s40.7
      24.Thumbnail image of MamoswineMamoswineGroundMud-Slap GroundHigh Horsepower 20.10518.97200s40.6
      25.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow UrsalunaShadow UrsalunaNormalTackle GroundHigh Horsepower *19.48552.87206s40.2
      26.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SalamenceMega Pokémon iconMega SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 18.37671.55218s40.1
      27.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow DonphanShadow DonphanGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 20.47450.58196s40.0
      28.Thumbnail image of Origin Forme DialgaOrigin Forme DialgaSteelMetal Claw DragonRoar of Time *17.23788.45233s39.5
      29.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SalamenceShadow SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 20.12428.79199s39.0
      30.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SwampertShadow SwampertGroundMud Shot GroundEarthquake 19.24498.18208s38.9
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      You need at least 2 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Drapion in a 3-Star Raid.

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      • Minimum group size: 2 Trainers
      • Optimal group size: 2 - 4 Trainers
      • Very easy with: 5+ Trainers
      • Probably impossible with less than 2 Trainers

      Shadow Drapion CP range from Raids

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

      • From 1277 CP to 1401 CP, with no weather boost
      • From 1596 CP to 1752 CP with Cloudy and Fog weather boost

      Shadow Drapion weaknesses

      Shadow Drapion type chart

      When fighting Shadow Drapion, keep in mind the that Poison and Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dark, Ghost, Grass, Poison, and Psychic-type moves.

      Shadow Drapion takes increased damage from:Shadow Drapion takes increased damage from:
      160%
      • Ground
      Shadow Drapion takes reduced damage from:Shadow Drapion takes reduced damage from:
      63%
      • Dark
      • Ghost
      • Grass
      • Poison
      • Psychic

      Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Drapion

      Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
      Ground190.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Dragon40.0%
      • windyWindy
      Fire40.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Flying22.0%
      • windyWindy
      Fighting22.0%
      • cloudyCloudy
      Water18.0%
      • rainRain
      Steel14.0%
      • snowSnow
      Rock14.0%
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
      Electric14.0%
      • rainRain
      Bug12.0%
      • rainRain
      Normal8.0%
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
      Fairy6.0%
      • cloudyCloudy

      About our ranking methodology

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