Best Shadow Vileplume 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
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.51
2
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Confusion

Psystrike

0.52
3
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fly

0.52
4
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.54
5
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.54
6
Salamence (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fly

0.54
7
Rayquaza

Air Slash

Dragon Ascent

0.54
8
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.57
9
Mewtwo

Psycho Cut

Psystrike

0.6
10
Toucannon (Shadow)

Peck

Beak Blast

0.6
11
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.6
12
Black Kyurem

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

0.6
13
Metagross (Shadow)

Zen Headbutt

Psychic

0.61
14
Salamence

Fire Fang

Fly

0.61
15
Moltres

Fire Spin

Fly

0.61
16
Ho-Oh (Shadow)

Incinerate

Brave Bird

0.61
17
Ho-Oh (Apex) (Shadow)

Incinerate

Brave Bird

0.61
18
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Sunsteel Strike

0.62
19
Staraptor (Shadow)

Gust

Fly

0.63
20
Chandelure (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.63

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

What counters Shadow Vileplume?

The best counter to Shadow Vileplume is Reshiram (Shadow) with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare, followed by Mewtwo (Shadow), Moltres (Shadow) and Heatran (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo Y with Psycho Cut and Future Sight+.

Shadow Vileplume weaknesses

Shadow Vileplume is a Grass/Poison Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Flying, Fire, Psychic and Ice moves. Avoid Grass, Fighting, Water, Electric and Fairy moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Flying, Fire, Psychic, Ice
Resistant to (×0.625) Fighting, Water, Electric, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Grass