Best Pokémon to defeat Shadow Grimer in Pokémon GO

Raid Battles

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

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      Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MewtwoShadow Mewtwo
      Confusion / Psystrike *
      #1
      Official artwork of Primal GroudonPrimal Groudon
      Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *
      #2
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega GarchompMega Garchomp
      Mud Shot / Earth Power *
      #3
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega AlakazamMega Alakazam
      Confusion / Psychic *
      #4
      Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow GroudonShadow Groudon
      Mud Shot / Precipice Blades *
      #5
      Official artwork of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme Landorus
      Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm *
      #6
      Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega LatiosMega Latios
      Zen Headbutt / Psychic
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      Name
      Fast Attack
      Charged Attack
      DPS
      TDO
      Faints
      TTW
      Score
      1.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MewtwoShadow MewtwoPsychicConfusion PsychicPsystrike *68.711722.4259s138.0
      2.Thumbnail image of Primal GroudonPrimal GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *59.222586.1168s134.2
      3.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GarchompMega Pokémon iconMega GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *53.912748.8175s126.4
      4.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega AlakazamMega Pokémon iconMega AlakazamPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic *63.021489.3264s125.0
      5.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GroudonShadow GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *54.892084.7173s120.7
      6.Thumbnail image of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundSandsear Storm *51.242582.1179s119.8
      7.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiosMega Pokémon iconMega LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 55.401913.2273s119.3
      8.Thumbnail image of MewtwoMewtwoPsychicConfusion PsychicPsystrike *57.011706.8271s119.0
      9.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GalladeMega Pokémon iconMega GalladePsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 56.711685.0271s118.2
      10.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaDragonDragon Tail FlyingDragon Ascent 50.082294.2180s114.7
      11.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GarchompShadow GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *51.151930.2279s112.3
      12.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GardevoirMega Pokémon iconMega GardevoirPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 56.831242.8371s110.8
      13.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MetagrossShadow MetagrossPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 51.911698.6278s110.5
      14.Thumbnail image of Dawn Wings NecrozmaDawn Wings NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut GhostMoongeist Beam 48.542120.3183s110.0
      15.Thumbnail image of Hoopa UnboundHoopa UnboundPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 54.431397.1274s109.9
      16.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LatiosShadow LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 54.211396.6274s109.6
      17.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ExcadrillShadow ExcadrillGroundMud-Slap GroundScorching Sands 53.261467.1276s109.2
      18.Thumbnail image of Dusk Mane NecrozmaDusk Mane NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut SteelSunsteel Strike 48.641926.5283s107.9
      19.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiasMega Pokémon iconMega LatiasPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 47.901999.9284s107.5
      20.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhyperiorShadow RhyperiorGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 49.241773.4282s107.0
      21.Thumbnail image of LunalaLunalaPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 45.652280.8188s106.6
      22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineGroundMud-Slap GroundHigh Horsepower 50.821512.8279s106.0
      23.Thumbnail image of GroudonGroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *45.802071.6188s104.6
      24.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow AlakazamShadow AlakazamPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic *56.40919.9471s103.2
      25.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SwampertMega Pokémon iconMega SwampertGroundMud Shot GroundEarthquake 44.262097.9191s102.1
      26.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GolurkShadow GolurkGroundMud-Slap GroundEarth Power 45.931535.3288s98.2
      27.Thumbnail image of Hoopa ConfinedHoopa ConfinedPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 45.981518.9288s98.1
      28.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GalladeShadow GalladePsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 50.501082.4380s98.1
      29.Thumbnail image of Incarnate Forme LandorusIncarnate Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power 41.712132.8196s97.9
      30.Thumbnail image of GarchompGarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *42.381906.7295s96.7
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      You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Grimer 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 Grimer CP range from Raids

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

      • From 690 CP to 785 CP, with no weather boost
      • From 862 CP to 981 CP with Cloudy weather boost

      Shadow Grimer weaknesses

      Shadow Grimer type chart

      When fighting Shadow Grimer, keep in mind the that Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Ground and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fighting, Grass, and Poison-type moves.

      Shadow Grimer takes increased damage from:Shadow Grimer takes increased damage from:
      +60.0%
      • Ground
      • Psychic
      Shadow Grimer takes reduced damage from:Shadow Grimer takes reduced damage from:
      -37.5%
      • Bug
      • Fairy
      • Fighting
      • Grass
      • Poison

      Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Grimer

      Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
      Psychic206.0%
      • windyWindy
      Ground124.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Dragon12.0%
      • windyWindy
      Fire12.0%
      • sunnySunny
      Flying8.0%
      • windyWindy
      Normal8.0%
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
      Dark8.0%
      • fogFog
      Ghost6.0%
      • fogFog
      Ice6.0%
      • snowSnow
      Steel4.0%
      • snowSnow
      Water4.0%
      • rainRain
      Rock2.0%
      • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy

      About our ranking methodology

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