Best Shadow Omastar Raid Counters

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Shadow raid bosses can also enrage partway through the battle, and Purified Gems weaken them. These rankings leave both out, as how much each changes the fight isn't settled.

Pokémon Moveset Trainers

1
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.45
2
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.46
3
Zarude

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.48
4
Torterra (Shadow)

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.5
5
Rillaboom

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.5
6
Tangrowth (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.5
7
Venusaur (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.53
8
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.53
9
Sceptile (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Frenzy Plant

0.53
10
Xurkitree

Thunder Shock

Power Whip

0.54
11
Chesnaught

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.55
12
Meowscarada

Leafage

Frenzy Plant

0.56
13
Tapu Bulu

Bullet Seed

Grass Knot

0.56
14
Shaymin (Land Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.57
15
Alolan Exeggutor (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Seed Bomb

0.58
16
Tangrowth

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.58
17
Roserade

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.58
18
Decidueye

Magical Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.58
19
Venusaur

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.58
20
Exeggutor (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Seed Bomb

0.59

The top Shadow Omastar counters, ranked by how many trainers it takes to win the raid in time, each bringing six of that Pokémon at level 40. Fewer is better. Simulated raid battles against Shadow Omastar's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Shadow Omastar?

The best counter to Shadow Omastar is Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade, followed by Chesnaught (Shadow), Zarude and Torterra (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chesnaught with Vine Whip and Seed Bomb+.

Shadow Omastar weaknesses

Shadow Omastar is a Rock/Water Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Grass moves. Avoid Fire, Normal, Flying, Poison and Ice moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Grass
Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Electric
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Poison, Ice
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Fire