Best Shadow Porygon-Z counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Porygon-Z counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	51.43	1047.13	4	81.4s	109.2
2	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	52.46	906.72	4	69.1s	107.0
3	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	50.97	980.20	4	76.9s	106.7
4	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	50.30	819.65	5	81.5s	101.1
5	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	52.74	694.45	6	79.0s	100.5
6	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	51.01	715.53	6	84.2s	98.7
7	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	47.95	822.99	5	85.8s	97.6
8	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	47.37	683.67	6	86.6s	92.3
9	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	44.93	784.87	5	87.3s	91.9
10	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	47.08	583.86	7	86.8s	88.3
11	Cobalion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	37.43	1157.65	4	123.7s	88.3
12	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	42.93	705.94	6	98.7s	86.5
13	Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	43.10	677.75	6	94.3s	85.8
14	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	43.04	659.69	6	92.0s	85.2
15	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	36.33	1081.83	4	119.1s	84.9
16	Virizion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	38.46	879.49	5	114.4s	84.1
17	Buzzwole	Counter	Superpower	39.16	821.16	5	104.8s	83.8
18	Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	41.27	692.16	6	100.6s	83.5
19	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	45.58	512.11	8	89.9s	83.4
20	Hawlucha	Low Kick	Flying Press	43.92	526.39	7	83.9s	81.7

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Porygon-Z in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Porygon-Z 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 Porygon-Z 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 Porygon-Z counter is Terrakion, followed by Mega Blaziken, Mega Rayquaza, and Keldeo (Ordinary). The table also includes Shadow Machamp, Shadow Hariyama, Lucario, and Mega Alakazam, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Porygon-Z type chart

When fighting Shadow Porygon-Z, keep in mind the following that Normal-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting type moves. They take reduced damage from Ghost type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%

Resistances

Ghost	39.1%

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