Best Shadow Boldore 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
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.37
2
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.4
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.4
4
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.42
5
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.46
6
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.47
7
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.49
8
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.49
9
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.5
10
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.5
11
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.51
12
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.51
13
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.52
14
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.52
15
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.53
16
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.53
17
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Scorching Sands

0.53
18
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.53
19
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.54
20
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Sacred Sword

0.54

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

What counters Shadow Boldore?

The best counter to Shadow Boldore is Crowned Shield Zamazenta with Metal Claw and Behemoth Bash, followed by Crowned Sword Zacian, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Keldeo (Resolute Form). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Boldore weaknesses

Shadow Boldore is a Rock Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water and Grass moves. Avoid Normal, Flying, Poison and Fire moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Steel, Water, Grass
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Poison, Fire