Best Shadow Golurk 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
White Kyurem

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

0.51
2
Dawn Wings Necrozma

Psycho Cut

Moongeist Beam

0.51
3
Black Kyurem

Shadow Claw

Freeze Shock

0.53
4
Darkrai (Shadow)

Snarl

Foul Play

0.54
5
Kyogre (Shadow)

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.55
6
Hydreigon (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.56
7
Tyranitar (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.57
8
Salamence (Shadow)

Bite

Brutal Swing

0.58
9
Shaymin (Sky Forme)

Magical Leaf

Grass Knot

0.59
10
Chesnaught (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Frenzy Plant

0.6
11
Greninja (Shadow)

Water Shuriken

Hydro Cannon

0.62
12
Tangrowth (Shadow)

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.63
13
Zarude

Vine Whip

Power Whip

0.63
14
Swampert (Shadow)

Water Gun

Hydro Cannon

0.63
15
Darkrai

Snarl

Foul Play

0.64
16
Golisopod (Shadow)

Waterfall

Razor Shell

0.64
17
Gyarados (Shadow)

Waterfall

Hydro Pump

0.64
18
Kyogre

Waterfall

Origin Pulse

0.65
19
Rillaboom

Razor Leaf

Frenzy Plant

0.65
20
Honchkrow (Shadow)

Snarl

Dark Pulse

0.65

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

What counters Shadow Golurk?

The best counter to Shadow Golurk is White Kyurem with Ice Fang and Ice Burn, followed by Dawn Wings Necrozma, Black Kyurem and Darkrai (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Greninja with Water Shuriken and Surf+.

Shadow Golurk weaknesses

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

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