Best Pokémon to defeat Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan are: Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Garchomp, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Swampert, and Mega Gengar. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 4 Trainers to defeat Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan in a 3-Star Raid.

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Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse *

#1

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *

#2

Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

#3

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power *

#4

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

#5

Mega Swampert

Water Gun / Hydro Cannon *

#6

Mega Gengar

Lick * / Shadow Ball

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	28.20	639.7	6	142s	55.4
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	27.99	634.9	6	143s	55.0
3.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	28.47	524.7	7	141s	53.5
4.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	26.21	573.4	6	153s	51.1
5.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.05	516.3	7	154s	49.7
6.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	25.60	520.4	7	157s	49.1
7.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	27.91	309.4	12	144s	47.0
8.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	24.08	455.0	8	167s	45.5
9.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	25.01	385.6	10	160s	45.2
10.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	24.32	391.0	10	165s	44.4
11.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker *	24.69	365.8	10	162s	44.3
12.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	23.41	413.0	9	171s	43.6
13.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	24.81	332.4	12	162s	43.5
14.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	24.77	314.0	12	162s	42.9
15.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	24.30	318.9	12	165s	42.4
16.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Hydro Pump	22.05	451.9	8	182s	42.4
17.	Origin Forme Giratina	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	20.46	517.1	7	196s	41.2
18.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	24.23	258.7	15	166s	40.4
19.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	21.45	395.7	10	187s	40.3
20.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	22.86	294.9	13	175s	39.8
21.	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	22.49	312.3	12	178s	39.7
22.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	22.04	331.8	12	182s	39.6
23.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	23.95	244.5	16	167s	39.6
24.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	22.72	294.5	13	177s	39.6
25.	Dragapult	Astonish	Shadow Ball	21.42	363.7	10	187s	39.5
26.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	21.72	338.7	11	185s	39.4
27.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker *	20.95	371.6	10	191s	39.0
28.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	20.53	394.9	10	195s	38.9
29.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	22.53	275.2	14	178s	38.7
30.	Mega Salamence	Bite	Fly	19.93	423.7	9	201s	38.6

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan in a 3-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 4 Trainers
Very easy with: 5+ Trainers

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Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan CP range from Raids

Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1981 CP to 2136 CP, with no weather boost
From 2476 CP to 2670 CP with Sunny and Windy weather boost

Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan weaknesses

Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan type chart

When fighting Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan, keep in mind the that Fire and Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Fairy, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ice, Psychic, and Steel-type moves.

Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan takes increased damage from:
+60.0%	Dark Ghost Ground Rock Water

Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Fairy Fighting Fire Grass Ice Psychic Steel

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Zen Mode Shadow Darmanitan

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Water	100.0%	Rain
Ghost	90.0%	Fog
Dark	68.0%	Fog
Ground	54.0%	Sunny
Rock	46.0%	Partly Cloudy
Flying	12.0%	Windy
Dragon	10.0%	Windy
Psychic	6.0%	Windy
Electric	6.0%	Rain
Bug	4.0%	Rain
Fighting	2.0%	Cloudy
Poison	2.0%	Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

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