Best Shadow Arcanine counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Arcanine counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	51.93	1924.32	1	76.8s	128.1
2	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	52.28	1780.63	2	76.9s	126.3
3	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	47.14	1649.93	2	85.1s	114.7
4	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	43.31	1598.84	2	92.1s	106.8
5	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker *	46.58	1230.35	2	89.0s	105.6
6	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	44.19	1342.49	2	92.2s	103.7
7	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	47.71	990.78	3	90.0s	101.9
8	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	40.29	1604.59	2	98.3s	101.2
9	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	44.34	1179.25	3	93.4s	100.7
10	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	44.06	1068.31	3	95.2s	97.8
11	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	39.79	1405.49	2	100.7s	97.0
12	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	40.56	1232.72	2	100.4s	95.2
13	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	41.75	1100.47	3	99.3s	94.6
14	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	48.57	676.59	5	95.4s	93.8
15	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	40.72	1133.82	3	101.1s	93.5
16	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	45.89	757.31	4	97.5s	92.5
17	Shadow Feraligatr	Water Gun *	Hydro Cannon *	43.85	835.94	4	99.3s	91.6
18	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	40.31	1046.30	3	103.1s	91.0
19	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker *	38.28	1203.83	2	106.0s	90.7
20	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	36.45	1316.24	2	109.7s	89.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Arcanine in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Arcanine 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 Arcanine 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 Arcanine counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Primal Kyogre, Mega Swampert, and Mega Rayquaza. The table also includes Shadow Rhyperior, Shadow Garchomp, Mega Diancie, and Mega Tyranitar, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Arcanine type chart

When fighting Shadow Arcanine, keep in mind the following that Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Ground, Rock, and Water type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, and Steel type moves.

Weaknesses

Ground	160.0%
Rock	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

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