Best Shadow Chandelure 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
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.64
2
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.65
3
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Smack Down

Brutal Swing

0.65
4
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.68
5
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.69
6
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.7
7
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.7
8
Salamence (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.71
9
Tyrantrum (Shadow)

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

0.72
10
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.75
11
Hydreigon

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.75
12
Eternatus

Dragon Tail

Dynamax Cannon

0.75
13
Gigalith (Shadow)

Smack Down

Meteor Beam

0.76
14
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Smack Down

Rock Wrecker

0.76
15
Feraligatr (Shadow)

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.76
16
Tyranitar

Smack Down

Brutal Swing

0.76
17
Kyogre

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.77
18
Samurott (Shadow)

Waterfall

Hydro Cannon

0.77
19
Swampert (Shadow)

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.79
20
Palkia (Shadow)

Dragon Tail

Aqua Tail

0.8

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

What counters Shadow Chandelure?

The best counter to Shadow Chandelure is Hydreigon (Shadow) with Bite and Brutal Swing, followed by Kyogre (Shadow), Tyranitar (Shadow) and Dawn Wings Necrozma. The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

Shadow Chandelure weaknesses

Shadow Chandelure is a Ghost/Fire Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water and Dark moves. Avoid Normal, Fighting, Bug, Poison, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice and Fairy moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Ground, Rock, Ghost, Water, Dark
Resistant to (×0.625) Poison, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice, Fairy
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Normal, Fighting, Bug