Best Shadow Magneton 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
Groudon (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.36
2
Excadrill (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

0.38
3
Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.39
4
Garchomp (Shadow)

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.4
5
Landorus (Therian Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.41
6
Groudon

Mud Shot

Precipice Blades

0.42
7
Rhyperior (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Drill Run

0.43
8
Mamoswine (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

High Horsepower

0.44
9
Excadrill

Mud-Slap

Scorching Sands

0.44
10
Landorus (Incarnate Forme)

Mud Shot

Sandsear Storm

0.45
11
Garchomp

Mud Shot

Earth Power

0.45
12
Golurk (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earth Power

0.47
13
Rhydon (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.47
14
Donphan (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.48
15
Mamoswine

Mud-Slap

High Horsepower

0.49
16
Hippowdon (Shadow)

Sand Attack

Scorching Sands

0.49
17
Flygon (Shadow)

Sand Attack

Earth Power

0.49
18
Reshiram (Shadow)

Fire Fang

Fusion Flare

0.49
19
Torterra (Shadow)

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.5
20
Rhyperior

Mud-Slap

Earthquake

0.5

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

What counters Shadow Magneton?

The best counter to Shadow Magneton is Groudon (Shadow) with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades, followed by Excadrill (Shadow), Landorus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow) and Garchomp (Shadow). The best Mega or Primal to bring is Primal Groudon with Mud Shot and Precipice Blades.

Shadow Magneton weaknesses

Shadow Magneton is an Electric/Steel Pokémon, so as a raid boss it is weak to Fighting and Fire moves, and doubly weak to Ground moves. Avoid Flying, Poison, Steel, Normal, Rock, Bug, Grass, Electric, Psychic, Ice, Dragon and Fairy moves, which it resists.

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