Best Shadow Helioptile 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
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.03
2
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.03
3
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.03
4
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.03
5
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03
6
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

0.03
7
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
8
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.03
9
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
10
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.03
11
Mamoswine (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

High Horsepower

0.03
12
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Focus Blast

0.03
13
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.04
14
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.04
15
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.04
16
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.04
17
Hariyama (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.04
18
Latios (Shadow)

Zen Headbutt

Aura Sphere

0.04
19
Kartana

Fury Cutter

Sacred Sword

0.04
20
Haxorus (Shadow)

Counter

Earthquake

0.04

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

What counters Shadow Helioptile?

The best counter to Shadow Helioptile is Keldeo (Resolute Form) with Low Kick and Secret Sword, followed by Blaziken (Shadow), Groudon (Shadow) and Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Helioptile weaknesses

Shadow Helioptile is an Electric/Normal Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting and Ground moves. Avoid Ghost, Flying, Steel and Electric moves, which it resists.

Weak to (×1.6) Fighting, Ground
Resistant to (×0.625) Flying, Steel, Electric
Doubly resistant to (×0.391) Ghost