Best Shadow Steelix 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

0.78
2
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.79
3
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.85
4
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.86
5
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.87
6
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.87
7
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.88
8
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.88
9
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.89
10
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.89
11
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.9
12
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.91
13
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.92
14
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.92
15
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.93
16
Entei (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.94
17
Emboar (Shadow)

Low Kick

Blast Burn

0.94
18
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.95
19
Charizard (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.95
20
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.95

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

What counters Shadow Steelix?

The best counter to Shadow Steelix is Reshiram (Shadow) with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare, followed by Keldeo (Resolute Form), Kyogre (Shadow) and Blaziken (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Steelix weaknesses

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

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Fire, Water
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Rock, Electric
Triply resistant to (×0.244) Poison