Best Shadow Tangrowth counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Tangrowth counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	60.71	2056.12	2	67.7s	146.5
2	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	48.31	1222.51	3	75.9s	108.4
3	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	47.22	1250.78	3	79.5s	107.1
4	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	47.25	1060.51	4	89.8s	102.8
5	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	40.81	1261.62	3	92.7s	96.2
6	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Sludge Bomb	41.37	1168.83	4	113.0s	95.4
7	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	45.78	826.67	5	90.3s	94.4
8	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	40.13	1142.93	4	113.9s	92.7
9	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	35.41	1646.34	3	139.5s	92.5
10	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	44.30	807.55	5	91.2s	91.5
11	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	38.85	1095.07	4	112.8s	89.5
12	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	40.54	935.98	4	92.3s	88.9
13	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	Sludge Bomb	41.89	824.90	5	98.5s	88.2
14	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	39.62	965.43	4	97.5s	88.0
15	Primal Groudon	Dragon Tail	Fire Punch *	34.98	1302.93	3	111.8s	86.4
16	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	43.81	660.81	6	90.5s	86.3
17	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	39.54	876.65	5	110.9s	85.8
18	Shadow Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	45.00	586.02	7	91.2s	85.5
19	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	40.89	764.44	5	93.5s	85.0
20	Nihilego	Poison Jab	Sludge Bomb	34.67	1197.41	4	138.1s	84.1

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About the results

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

Shadow Tangrowth type chart

When fighting Shadow Tangrowth, keep in mind the following that Grass-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Fire, Flying, Ice, and Poison type moves. They take reduced damage from Electric, Grass, Ground, and Water type moves.

Weaknesses

Bug	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Poison	160.0%

Resistances

Electric	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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