Best Shadow Gigalith 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

0.53
2
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.54
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.56
4
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.65
5
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.66
6
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.67
7
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.72
8
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.72
9
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.73
10
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.73
11
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.74
12
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Sacred Sword

0.74
13
Metagross

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.74
14
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.75
15
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.76
16
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.76
17
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.77
18
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.78
19
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.78
20
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.78

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

What counters Shadow Gigalith?

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

Shadow Gigalith weaknesses

Shadow Gigalith 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