Best Shadow Tirtouga 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
Kartana

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.04
2
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.04
3
Sceptile (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Frenzy Plant

0.04
4
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.04
5
Venusaur (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.04
6
Tangrowth (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.04
7
Torterra (Shadow)

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.04
8
Xurkitree

Thunder Shock

Power Whip

0.04
9
Zarude

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.04
10
Rillaboom

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.04
11
Alolan Exeggutor (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Solar Beam

0.04
12
Roserade

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.04
13
Exeggutor (Shadow)

Bullet Seed

Solar Beam

0.04
14
Meowscarada

Leafage

Frenzy Plant

0.04
15
Victreebel (Shadow)

Magical Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.04
16
Breloom

Force Palm

Grass Knot

0.05
17
Decidueye

Magical Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.05
18
Tapu Bulu

Bullet Seed

Grass Knot

0.05
19
Sceptile

Bullet Seed

Frenzy Plant

0.05
20
Shiftry (Shadow)

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

0.05

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

What counters Shadow Tirtouga?

The best counter to Shadow Tirtouga is Kartana with Razor Leaf and Leaf Blade, followed by Chesnaught (Shadow), Sceptile (Shadow) and Shaymin (Sky Forme). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Sceptile with Bullet Seed and Frenzy Plant.

Shadow Tirtouga weaknesses

Shadow Tirtouga is a Water/Rock Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting, Ground and Electric moves, and doubly weak to Grass moves. Avoid Fire, Normal, Flying, Poison and Ice moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Grass
Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground, Electric
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Poison, Ice
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Fire