Best Shadow Nosepass 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

0.53
2
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.54
3
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.55
4
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.61
5
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.62
6
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.63
7
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.64
8
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.65
9
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.67
10
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.67
11
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.67
12
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Earthquake

0.67
13
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.7
14
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.7
15
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.71
16
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.71
17
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.72
18
Mamoswine (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

High Horsepower

0.73
19
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.73
20
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Focus Blast

0.73

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

What counters Shadow Nosepass?

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

Shadow Nosepass weaknesses

Shadow Nosepass is a Rock Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves. Avoid Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire