Best Shadow Duskull 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
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.05
2
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.06
3
Absol (Shadow)

Snarl

Brutal Swing

0.06
4
Gengar (Shadow)

Lick

Shadow Ball

0.06
5
Chandelure (Shadow)

Hex

Shadow Ball

0.06
6
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.06
7
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.06
8
Weavile (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.07
9
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Psycho Cut

Shadow Ball

0.07
10
Blacephalon

Astonish

Shadow Ball

0.07
11
Darkrai

Snarl

Foul Play

0.07
12
Salamence (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.07
13
Greninja (Shadow)

Feint Attack

Brutal Swing

0.07
14
Houndoom (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.07
15
Honchkrow (Shadow)

Snarl

Dark Pulse

0.07
16
Hisuian Zoroark

Snarl

Shadow Ball

0.07
17
Absol

Snarl

Brutal Swing

0.07
18
Chandelure

Hex

Shadow Ball

0.07
19
Gengar

Lick

Shadow Ball

0.07
20
Lunala

Shadow Claw

Shadow Ball

0.07

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

What counters Shadow Duskull?

The best counter to Shadow Duskull is Dawn Wings Necrozma with Psycho Cut and Moongeist Beam, followed by Darkrai (Shadow), Absol (Shadow) and Gengar (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Chandelure with Hex and Ominous Wind+.

Shadow Duskull weaknesses

Shadow Duskull is a Ghost Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Ghost and Dark moves. Avoid Normal, Fighting, Poison and Bug moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Ghost, Dark
Resistant to (×0.625) Poison, Bug
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Normal, Fighting