Best Shadow Perrserker counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Shadow Perrserker counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	52.94	2126.27	1	74.8s	133.3
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	51.59	1744.13	2	78.0s	124.4
3	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	55.03	1383.03	2	75.8s	123.2
4	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	45.72	1458.28	2	88.6s	108.6
5	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	46.10	1268.70	2	89.4s	105.6
6	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	44.95	1320.63	2	91.0s	104.6
7	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	50.42	916.58	3	87.1s	104.1
8	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	45.13	1257.80	2	91.2s	103.7
9	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	46.81	1011.89	3	91.1s	100.9
10	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	48.63	888.31	4	90.2s	100.5
11	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	45.22	1083.41	3	92.9s	100.0
12	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire *	40.57	1492.08	2	98.4s	99.9
13	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	40.35	1442.12	2	99.2s	98.7
14	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	44.49	1069.91	3	94.4s	98.5
15	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	47.77	802.19	4	93.3s	96.7
16	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	42.87	1088.98	3	97.2s	96.2
17	Volcarona	Fire Spin	Overheat	40.12	1303.02	2	100.8s	95.8
18	Shadow Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn *	44.51	946.79	3	96.1s	95.6
19	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	45.91	855.27	4	95.2s	95.4
20	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	41.66	1080.75	3	99.7s	94.0

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Perrserker in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Perrserker 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 Perrserker 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 Perrserker counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Mega Blaziken, and Reshiram. The table also includes Shadow Moltres, Mega X Charizard, Shadow Blaziken, and Shadow Entei, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Shadow Perrserker type chart

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

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Poison	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

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