Best Shadow Purrloin 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
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.03
2
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.03
3
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.03
4
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03
5
Kartana

Fury Cutter

Sacred Sword

0.03
6
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
7
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
8
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.03
9
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.03
10
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Focus Blast

0.03
11
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.03
12
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Play Rough

0.03
13
Hariyama (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03
14
Vikavolt (Shadow)

Bug Bite

X-Scissor

0.04
15
Pheromosa

Bug Bite

Focus Blast

0.04
16
Latios (Shadow)

Dragon Breath

Aura Sphere

0.04
17
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.04
18
Gardevoir (Shadow)

Charm

Dazzling Gleam

0.04
19
Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)

Fairy Wind

Dazzling Gleam

0.04
20
Conkeldurr

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.04

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

What counters Shadow Purrloin?

The best counter to Shadow Purrloin is Blaziken (Shadow) with Counter and Aura Sphere, followed by Keldeo (Resolute Form), Lucario and Conkeldurr (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Purrloin weaknesses

Shadow Purrloin is a Dark Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Bug and Fairy moves. Avoid Psychic, Ghost and Dark moves, which it resists.

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