Best Shadow Lairon 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

0.36
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.39
3
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.4
4
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.4
5
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.41
6
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

0.42
7
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.43
8
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.43
9
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.43
10
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.44
11
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.45
12
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.45
13
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.45
14
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.46
15
Hariyama (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.46
16
Groudon

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.47
17
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.47
18
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Focus Blast

0.47
19
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.47
20
Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.47

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

What counters Shadow Lairon?

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

Shadow Lairon weaknesses

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

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Fighting, Ground
Weak to (×1.6) Water
Resistant to (×0.625) Rock, Bug, Psychic, Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Normal, Flying
Triply resistant to (×0.244) Poison