Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Zebstrika in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Shadow Zebstrika are: Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Garchomp, Shadow Rhyperior, Therian Forme Landorus, and Groudon. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Zebstrika in a 3-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#1

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#2

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#3

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#4

Shadow Rhyperior

Mud-Slap / Earthquake

#5

Therian Forme Landorus

Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm *

#6

Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	40.58	2456.0	1	99s	98.8
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	36.69	2529.4	1	110s	91.9
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.76	1380.5	2	106s	82.3
4.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	34.72	1782.9	2	116s	81.5
5.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	33.67	1358.5	2	119s	75.0
6.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	35.28	1013.1	3	114s	73.0
7.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	31.60	1374.9	2	127s	71.6
8.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	28.85	1760.1	2	139s	70.3
9.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	36.34	746.3	5	111s	69.9
10.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	30.56	1217.3	3	131s	67.9
11.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	34.55	777.8	5	116s	67.8
12.	Shadow Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	31.07	1064.1	3	129s	66.8
13.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	31.41	912.8	4	128s	65.2
14.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	28.03	1346.9	2	143s	64.9
15.	Shadow Flygon	Sand Attack	Earth Power *	28.71	1053.3	3	140s	62.7
16.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Breaking Swipe *	30.02	874.9	4	134s	62.3
17.	Shadow Donphan	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	29.67	907.6	4	135s	62.2
18.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Earth Power	28.62	1030.7	3	140s	62.2
19.	Shadow Golem	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	29.20	941.9	4	137s	62.0
20.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	30.28	743.4	5	133s	60.6
21.	Incarnate Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	29.15	849.7	4	138s	60.5
22.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	28.64	901.0	4	140s	60.5
23.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	29.75	783.6	5	135s	60.4
24.	Shadow Ursaluna	Tackle	High Horsepower *	27.63	1013.4	3	145s	60.3
25.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	28.96	778.8	5	139s	59.1
26.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Earthquake	27.95	862.4	4	144s	58.7
27.	Rhydon	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	25.90	1057.2	3	155s	57.9
28.	Shadow Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	27.54	755.4	5	146s	56.4
29.	Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	26.15	906.0	4	153s	56.4
30.	Krookodile	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	26.51	813.0	4	151s	55.6

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Zebstrika 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 Zebstrika CP range from Raids

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

From 1261 CP to 1387 CP, with no weather boost
From 1577 CP to 1734 CP with Rain weather boost

Shadow Zebstrika weaknesses

Shadow Zebstrika type chart

When fighting Shadow Zebstrika, keep in mind the that Electric-type Pokémon are weak to Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Electric, Flying, and Steel-type moves.

Shadow Zebstrika takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Ground

Shadow Zebstrika takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Electric Flying Steel

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Zebstrika

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Ground	196.0%	Sunny
Dragon	68.0%	Windy
Psychic	38.0%	Windy
Fire	30.0%	Sunny
Ghost	10.0%	Fog
Dark	10.0%	Fog
Bug	8.0%	Rain
Fighting	8.0%	Cloudy
Rock	8.0%	Partly Cloudy
Ice	6.0%	Snow
Normal	6.0%	Partly Cloudy
Grass	6.0%	Sunny
Water	4.0%	Rain
Poison	2.0%	Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

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