Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Dialga in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Dialga are: Primal Groudon, Mega Lucario, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Excadrill, Mega Heracross, Shadow Groudon, and Lucario. We suggest a minimum group size of 4 - 9 Trainers to defeat Shadow Dialga in a 5-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#1

Mega Lucario

Force Palm * / Aura Sphere

#2

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#3

Shadow Excadrill

Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

#4

Mega Heracross

Counter / Upper Hand

#5

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#6

Lucario

Force Palm * / Aura Sphere

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	25.76	488.2	41	583s	48.7
2.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	29.00	314.3	64	518s	47.8
3.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	23.43	276.4	73	641s	39.0
4.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	22.29	264.0	76	673s	37.0
5.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Upper Hand	22.11	235.5	85	679s	35.7
6.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	21.73	247.1	81	691s	35.6
7.	Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	21.31	193.8	104	704s	33.2
8.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	18.87	283.7	71	795s	33.2
9.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	19.06	270.3	74	787s	33.0
10.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	19.17	261.0	77	783s	32.8
11.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	20.62	180.2	112	728s	31.9
12.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	20.19	184.3	109	744s	31.5
13.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	19.63	191.1	105	765s	31.1
14.	Cobalion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	17.27	286.7	70	869s	31.0
15.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	19.31	197.8	102	777s	30.9
16.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	19.79	171.3	118	759s	30.5
17.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	18.75	183.6	110	801s	29.7
18.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Earth Power	17.11	243.5	83	877s	29.4
19.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	19.36	151.8	133	775s	29.2
20.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	17.81	198.6	101	843s	29.0
21.	Virizion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	17.07	223.2	90	879s	28.8
22.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	17.84	184.9	109	841s	28.6
23.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Close Combat	18.00	177.0	114	834s	28.6
24.	Incarnate Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	17.58	182.8	110	854s	28.2
25.	Shadow Ursaluna	Rock Smash	High Horsepower *	16.94	206.8	97	886s	28.2
26.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	17.70	166.3	121	848s	27.8
27.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe *	17.78	163.7	123	844s	27.8
28.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	16.67	195.5	103	900s	27.5
29.	Buzzwole	Counter	Superpower	16.76	178.6	113	895s	27.1
30.	Marshadow	Counter	Close Combat	16.73	166.5	121	897s	26.6

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You need at least 4 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Dialga in a 5-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 4 Trainers
Optimal group size: 5 - 9 Trainers
Very easy with: 10+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 4 Trainers

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Shadow Dialga CP range from Raids

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

From 2145 CP to 2307 CP, with no weather boost
From 2682 CP to 2884 CP with Snow and Windy weather boost

Shadow Dialga weaknesses

Shadow Dialga type chart

When fighting Shadow Dialga , keep in mind the that Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Electric, Flying, Normal, Psychic, Rock, Steel, Water, Grass, and Poison-type moves.

Shadow Dialga takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Fighting Ground

Shadow Dialga takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Bug Electric Flying Normal Psychic Rock Steel Water
-60.9%	Grass Poison

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Dialga

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Ground	156.0%	Sunny
Fighting	154.0%	Cloudy
Dragon	30.0%	Windy
Fire	18.0%	Sunny
Ghost	12.0%	Fog
Dark	10.0%	Fog
Fairy	10.0%	Cloudy
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Electric	2.0%	Rain
Ice	2.0%	Snow
Steel	2.0%	Snow

About our ranking methodology

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