Best Shadow Machop counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Machop counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	117.80	8059.15	1	68.4s	338.8
2	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	104.98	5153.04	1	49.1s	277.9
3	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	86.38	6853.20	1	79.3s	257.8
4	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	97.36	4380.16	1	45.0s	252.1
5	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	90.70	4929.00	1	54.3s	246.3
6	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	68.49	10665.30	1	155.7s	241.9
7	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	84.63	5475.14	1	64.7s	240.0
8	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	86.97	5016.56	1	57.7s	239.7
9	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	71.06	8307.63	1	116.9s	233.7
10	Hoopa (Confined)	Confusion	Psychic	69.76	7216.17	1	103.4s	222.5
11	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Psychic *	70.33	6858.83	1	97.5s	221.0
12	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	84.22	3989.62	1	47.4s	221.0
13	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	82.94	4133.01	1	49.8s	220.4
14	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	73.24	5584.08	1	76.2s	216.4
15	Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	77.10	4668.20	1	60.5s	215.1
16	Galarian Articuno	Confusion	Brave Bird	70.38	6021.17	1	85.6s	214.0
17	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	75.14	4693.00	1	62.5s	211.2
18	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	88.40	2841.24	2	64.3s	210.5
19	Hoopa (Unbound)	Confusion	Psychic	84.88	2810.54	2	66.2s	203.6
20	Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	59.29	7950.62	1	134.1s	201.8

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Machop in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Machop 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 Machop 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 Machop counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Alakazam. The table also includes Rayquaza, Lunala, Mega Latios, and Mewtwo, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Machop type chart

When fighting Shadow Machop, keep in mind the following that Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Fairy, Flying, and Psychic type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, and Rock type moves.

Weaknesses

Fairy	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

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