Best Shadow Amaura 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
Crowned Sword Zacian

Metal Claw

Behemoth Blade

0.02
2
Crowned Shield Zamazenta

Metal Claw

Behemoth Bash

0.02
3
Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw

Sunsteel Strike

0.02
4
Blaziken (Shadow)

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.02
5
Keldeo (Resolute Form)

Low Kick

Secret Sword

0.02
6
Metagross (Shadow)

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.03
7
Lucario

Force Palm

Aura Sphere

0.03
8
Conkeldurr (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03
9
Terrakion

Double Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
10
Dialga (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.03
11
Gallade (Shadow)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
12
Blaziken

Counter

Aura Sphere

0.03
13
Mewtwo (Shadow)

Counter

Focus Blast

0.03
14
Machamp (Shadow)

Counter

Dynamic Punch

0.03
15
Metagross

Bullet Punch

Meteor Mash

0.03
16
Excadrill (Shadow)

Metal Claw

Iron Head

0.03
17
Hariyama (Shadow)

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03
18
Keldeo (Ordinary Form)

Low Kick

Sacred Sword

0.03
19
Raikou (Shadow)

Thunder Shock

Aura Sphere

0.03
20
Conkeldurr

Force Palm

Dynamic Punch

0.03

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

What counters Shadow Amaura?

The best counter to Shadow Amaura is Crowned Sword Zacian with Metal Claw and Behemoth Blade, followed by Crowned Shield Zamazenta, Dusk Mane Necrozma and Blaziken (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Mega Mewtwo X with Counter and Dynamic Punch+.

Shadow Amaura weaknesses

Shadow Amaura is a Rock/Ice Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Ground, Rock, Water and Grass moves, and doubly weak to Fighting and Steel moves. Avoid Normal, Flying, Poison and Ice moves, which it resists.

Doubly weak to (×2.56) Fighting, Steel
Weak to (×1.6) Ground, Rock, Water, Grass
Resistant to (×0.625) Normal, Flying, Poison, Ice