Best Shadow Aggron Raid Counters - Pokémon GO (October 2026)

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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

0.48
2
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.52
3
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.55
4
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

0.56
5
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.56
6
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.56
7
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.56
8
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.57
9
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.58
10
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.59
11
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.6
12
Groudon

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.6
13
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.61
14
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.61
15
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.61
16
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Drill Run

0.62
17
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.63
18
Hariyama (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.63
19
Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.63
20
Mamoswine (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

High Horsepower

0.63

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

What counters Shadow Aggron?

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

Shadow Aggron weaknesses

Shadow Aggron 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