Best Shadow Aerodactyl 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
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.43
2
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.43
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.45
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.52
5
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.54
6
Zekrom (Shadow)

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.54
7
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.56
8
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.58
9
Empoleon (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Hydro Cannon

0.59
10
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Wrecker

0.59
11
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.6
12
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

0.6
13
Zeraora

Spark

Plasma Fists

0.61
14
Metagross

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.62
15
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.62
16
Swampert (Shadow)

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.62
17
Xurkitree

Thunder Shock

Discharge

0.62
18
Thundurus (Therian Forme)

Volt Switch

Wildbolt Storm

0.63
19
Zapdos (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Thunderbolt

0.64
20
Zekrom

Charge Beam

Fusion Bolt

0.65

The top Shadow Aerodactyl 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 Aerodactyl's own moves and stats, with no dodging. Click here for more info »

What counters Shadow Aerodactyl?

The best counter to Shadow Aerodactyl is Crowned Shield Zamazenta with Metal Claw and Behemoth Bash, followed by Crowned Sword Zacian, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Metagross (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

Shadow Aerodactyl weaknesses

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

Weak to (×1.6) Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, Ice
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Poison, Ground, Bug, Fire