Best Shadow Forretress 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
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.38
2
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.44
3
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.45
4
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.45
5
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.46
6
Charizard (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.46
7
Delphox (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.46
8
Emboar (Shadow)

Ember

Blast Burn

0.47
9
Entei (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.48
10
Blaziken (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.48
11
Ho-Oh (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.49
12
Ho-Oh (Apex) (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.49
13
Heatran

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.5
14
Darmanitan (Standard Mode) (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.51
15
Typhlosion (Shadow)

Incinerate

Blast Burn

0.51
16
Chandelure (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.51
17
Infernape (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.51
18
Volcarona

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.51
19
Cinderace

Fire Spin

Pyro Ball

0.51
20
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fire Blast

0.52

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

What counters Shadow Forretress?

The best counter to Shadow Forretress is Reshiram (Shadow) with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare, followed by Moltres (Shadow), Heatran (Shadow) and Blacephalon. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Delphox with Fire Spin and Mystical Fire+.

Shadow Forretress weaknesses

Shadow Forretress is a Bug/Steel Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is doubly weak to Fire moves. Avoid Poison, Grass, Normal, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Fire
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Poison, Grass