Best Shadow Bastiodon 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

0.51
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.52
3
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.55
4
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.56
5
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.56
6
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.58
7
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.59
8
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.6
9
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

0.6
10
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.6
11
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.6
12
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.6
13
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Focus Blast

0.61
14
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.62
15
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.63
16
Hariyama (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.63
17
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.64
18
Landorus (Incarnate Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.64
19
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.64
20
Groudon

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.65

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

What counters Shadow Bastiodon?

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

Shadow Bastiodon weaknesses

Shadow Bastiodon is a Rock/Steel 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