Best Shadow Swinub 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 Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.02
2
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.02
3
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.02
4
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.03
5
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.03
6
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.03
7
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.03
8
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.03
9
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.03
10
Chandelure (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.03
11
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.03
12
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.03
13
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03
14
Darmanitan (Standard Mode) (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.03
15
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.03
16
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.03
17
Kingler (Shadow)

Bubble

Crabhammer

0.03
18
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.03
19
Emboar (Shadow)

Low Kick

Blast Burn

0.03
20
Delphox (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.03

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

What counters Shadow Swinub?

The best counter to Shadow Swinub is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Dusk Mane Necrozma, Crowned Shield Zamazenta and Reshiram (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Swinub weaknesses

Shadow Swinub is an Ice/Ground Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water and Grass moves. Avoid Electric and Poison moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Steel, Fire, Water, Grass
Resistant to (×0.625) Poison
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Electric