Best Shadow Shelgon 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
Eternatus

Dragon Tail

Dynamax Cannon

0.4
2
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.43
3
Haxorus (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Breaking Swipe

0.47
4
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.48
5
Garchomp (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Breaking Swipe

0.49
6
Palkia (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Draco Meteor

0.51
7
Salamence (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Draco Meteor

0.51
8
Dialga (Origin Forme)

Dragon Breath

Roar of Time

0.52
9
Palkia (Origin Forme)

Dragon Tail

Spacial Rend

0.52
10
Dialga (Shadow)

Dragon Breath

Draco Meteor

0.53
11
Baxcalibur

Ice Fang

Glaive Rush

0.53
12
Dragonite (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Draco Meteor

0.54
13
Zekrom (Shadow)

Dragon Breath

Outrage

0.55
14
Reshiram (Shadow)

Dragon Breath

Draco Meteor

0.55
15
Rayquaza

Dragon Tail

Breaking Swipe

0.55
16
Haxorus

Dragon Tail

Breaking Swipe

0.56
17
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Play Rough

0.57
18
Garchomp

Dragon Tail

Breaking Swipe

0.57
19
Regidrago

Dragon Breath

Dragon Energy

0.57
20
Latios (Shadow)

Dragon Breath

Dragon Claw

0.59

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

What counters Shadow Shelgon?

The best counter to Shadow Shelgon is Eternatus with Dragon Tail and Dynamax Cannon, followed by Black Kyurem, Haxorus (Shadow) and White Kyurem. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Rayquaza with Dragon Tail and Breaking Swipe.

Shadow Shelgon weaknesses

Shadow Shelgon is a Dragon Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves. Avoid Fire, Water, Grass and Electric moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Ice, Dragon, Fairy
Resistant to (×0.625) Fire, Water, Grass, Electric