Best Shadow Gardevoir 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

0.52
2
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.53
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.55
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.63
5
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Metal Claw

Moongeist Beam

0.63
6
Metagross

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.73
7
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.75
8
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

0.76
9
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.78
10
Lunala

Shadow Claw

Shadow Ball

0.78
11
Nihilego

Poison Jab

Sludge Bomb

0.82
12
Black Kyurem

Shadow Claw

Freeze Shock

0.82
13
Tinkaton

Fairy Wind

Gigaton Hammer

0.82
14
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Shadow Ball

0.83
15
Chandelure (Shadow)

Hex

Shadow Ball

0.83
16
Gholdengo

Hex

Shadow Ball

0.84
17
White Kyurem

Steel Wing

Ice Burn

0.85
18
Melmetal

Thunder Shock

Double Iron Bash

0.85
19
Dialga

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.85
20
Dialga (Origin Forme)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.86

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

What counters Shadow Gardevoir?

The best counter to Shadow Gardevoir 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 Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

Shadow Gardevoir weaknesses

Shadow Gardevoir is a Psychic/Fairy Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Poison, Ghost and Steel moves. Avoid Fighting, Dragon and Psychic moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Poison, Ghost, Steel
Resistant to (×0.625) Psychic
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Fighting, Dragon