Best Shadow Excadrill 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

0.42
2
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.48
3
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.48
4
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.48
5
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.49
6
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.5
7
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.52
8
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.53
9
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.53
10
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.54
11
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.54
12
Ho-Oh (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.55
13
Ho-Oh (Apex) (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.55
14
Gyarados (Shadow)

Waterfall

Hydro Pump

0.55
15
Swampert (Shadow)

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.55
16
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.55
17
Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.55
18
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Flamethrower

0.56
19
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.56
20
Groudon

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.56

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

What counters Shadow Excadrill?

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

Shadow Excadrill weaknesses

Shadow Excadrill is a Ground/Steel Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground, Fire and Water moves. Avoid Poison, Rock, Electric, Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon and Fairy moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Fire, Water
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Bug, Steel, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Rock, Electric
Triply resistant to (×0.244) Poison