Best Shadow Arcanine 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
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.56
2
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.57
3
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Rock Wrecker

0.59
4
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.61
5
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.61
6
Tyrantrum (Shadow)

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

0.63
7
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.64
8
Swampert (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Hydro Cannon

0.65
9
Rampardos (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Slide

0.65
10
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.66
11
Kyogre

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.66
12
Gigalith (Shadow)

Lock-On

Meteor Beam

0.66
13
Groudon

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.66
14
Eternatus

Poison Jab

Dynamax Cannon

0.67
15
Samurott (Shadow)

Waterfall

Hydro Cannon

0.67
16
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Smack Down

Stone Edge

0.68
17
Kingler (Shadow)

Bubble

Crabhammer

0.68
18
Mamoswine (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

High Horsepower

0.69
19
Rhyperior

Mud-Slap

Rock Wrecker

0.69
20
Inteleon

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.69

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

What counters Shadow Arcanine?

The best counter to Shadow Arcanine is Groudon (Shadow) with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades, followed by Kyogre (Shadow), Rhyperior (Shadow) and Landorus (Therian Forme). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

Shadow Arcanine weaknesses

Shadow Arcanine is a Fire Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Ground, Rock and Water moves. Avoid Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Ground, Rock, Water
Resistant to (×0.625) Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy