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Best Dark raid attackers

Which Dark attackers are worth powering up for raids: Pokémon with a Dark fast move and a Dark charged move, ranked by simulated battles against every boss weak to Dark.

Best attackers by move type:
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# Pokémon Moveset Quick move Main move Rating
1 Mega Houndoom   Snarl   Dark Pulse+ 100
2 Darkrai (Shadow)   Snarl   Foul Play 89
3 Mega Tyranitar   Bite   Brutal Swing 89
4 Hydreigon (Shadow)   Bite   Brutal Swing Elite TM 86
5 Tyranitar (Shadow)   Bite   Brutal Swing 85
6 Mega Absol   Snarl   Brutal Swing Elite TM 84
7 Mega Greninja   Feint Attack   Brutal Swing 81
8 Darkrai   Snarl   Foul Play 77
9 Absol (Shadow)   Snarl   Brutal Swing Elite TM 76
10 Salamence (Shadow)   Bite   Brutal Swing 75
11 Weavile (Shadow)   Snarl   Foul Play 74
12 Mega Salamence   Bite   Brutal Swing 74
13 Hydreigon   Bite   Brutal Swing Elite TM 73
14 Tyranitar   Bite   Brutal Swing 72
15 Greninja (Shadow)   Feint Attack   Brutal Swing 71
16 Houndoom (Shadow)   Snarl   Foul Play 70
17 Mega Gyarados   Bite   Crunch 70
18 Alolan Muk (Shadow)   Snarl   Brutal Swing 69
19 Kingambit   Snarl   Foul Play 68
20 Mega Aerodactyl   Bite   Brutal Swing 67
21 Honchkrow (Shadow)   Snarl   Dark Pulse 67
22 Absol   Snarl   Brutal Swing Elite TM 67
23 Incineroar   Snarl   Darkest Lariat 66
24 Yveltal   Snarl   Dark Pulse 65
25 Salamence   Bite   Brutal Swing 64
26 Weavile   Snarl   Foul Play 64
27 Mega Sharpedo   Bite   Crunch 63
28 Mega Gengar   Sucker Punch   Dark Pulse Elite TM 63
29 Urshifu (Single Strike Style)   Sucker Punch   Payback 63
30 Zoroark   Snarl   Foul Play 63
31 Shiftry (Shadow)   Snarl   Foul Play 62
32 Guzzlord   Snarl   Brutal Swing 62
33 Zarude   Bite   Dark Pulse 61
34 Greninja   Feint Attack   Brutal Swing 61
35 Grimmsnarl   Sucker Punch   Foul Play 61
36 Houndoom   Snarl   Foul Play 60
37 Pangoro (Shadow)   Snarl   Night Slash 60
38 Tornadus (Incarnate Forme) (Shadow)   Bite   Dark Pulse 59
39 Alolan Muk   Snarl   Brutal Swing 59
40 Aerodactyl (Shadow)   Bite   Brutal Swing 58
41 Honchkrow   Snarl   Dark Pulse 58
42 Bisharp   Snarl   Dark Pulse 58
43 Sharpedo (Shadow)   Bite   Crunch 57
44 Cacturne (Shadow)   Sucker Punch   Dark Pulse 57
45 Crawdaunt (Shadow)   Snarl   Night Slash 57
46 Hisuian Samurott   Snarl   Dark Pulse 55
47 Krookodile   Snarl   Crunch 55
48 Mabosstiff   Snarl   Crunch 54
49 Gyarados (Shadow)   Bite   Crunch 54
50 Shiftry   Snarl   Foul Play 54

Each attacker battles every raid boss weak to Dark as a team of six at level 40, using only its Dark movesets. Its rating is how close it comes, on average, to each boss's best counter of any type, out of 100 for the top Dark attacker. Click here for more info »