Best Shadow Houndoom 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
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.44
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.48
3
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.51
4
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.51
5
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.54
6
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.54
7
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.54
8
Rampardos (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Slide

0.55
9
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Wrecker

0.56
10
Tyrantrum (Shadow)

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

0.56
11
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.56
12
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.56
13
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.57
14
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.57
15
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.58
16
Kingler (Shadow)

Bubble

Crabhammer

0.58
17
Eternatus

Dragon Tail

Dynamax Cannon

0.58
18
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Smack Down

Stone Edge

0.58
19
Gigalith (Shadow)

Lock-On

Meteor Beam

0.59
20
Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.59

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

What counters Shadow Houndoom?

The best counter to Shadow Houndoom is Keldeo (Resolute Form) with Low Kick and Secret Sword, followed by Blaziken (Shadow), Kyogre (Shadow) and Terrakion. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Houndoom weaknesses

Shadow Houndoom is a Dark/Fire Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground, Rock and Water moves. Avoid Psychic, Ghost, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Dark moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Rock, Water
Resistant to (×0.625) Ghost, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Dark
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Psychic