Best Shadow Ferrothorn 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
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.38
2
Blacephalon

Incinerate

Mind Blown

0.42
3
Heatran (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.43
4
Reshiram

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.45
5
Blaziken (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.46
6
Chandelure (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.47
7
Moltres (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.47
8
Delphox (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.47
9
Darmanitan (Standard Mode) (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.47
10
Emboar (Shadow)

Ember

Blast Burn

0.47
11
Entei (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Overheat

0.48
12
Charizard (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.48
13
Typhlosion (Shadow)

Incinerate

Blast Burn

0.5
14
Infernape (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

0.5
15
Ho-Oh (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.51
16
Ho-Oh (Apex) (Shadow)

Incinerate

Sacred Fire

0.51
17
Volcarona

Fire Spin

Overheat

0.51
18
Cinderace

Fire Spin

Pyro Ball

0.51
19
Heatran

Fire Spin

Magma Storm

0.52
20
Magmortar (Shadow)

Fire Spin

Fire Blast

0.52

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

What counters Shadow Ferrothorn?

The best counter to Shadow Ferrothorn is Reshiram (Shadow) with Fire Fang and Fusion Flare, followed by Blacephalon, Heatran (Shadow) and Blaziken (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Delphox with Fire Spin and Mystical Fire+.

Shadow Ferrothorn weaknesses

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

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Fire
Weak to (×1.6) Fighting
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Poison, Rock, Steel, Water, Electric, Psychic, Dragon, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Grass