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Shadow 1-Star Raid

Shadow Shieldon

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Boss info

Shadow Shieldon is a 1-Star Raid boss with 600 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is most vulnerable to Fighting/Ground attacks (2.56×) and also weak to Water attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Lucario, Excadrill and Blaziken are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Mega Lucario, Mega Mewtwo X and Primal Groudon. Even a beginner team can likely win alone. When caught, its CP is 431–509, or 539–636 when boosted by Partly cloudy, Snow weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
600
Catch CP (level 20)
431–509
Weather boost (Partly cloudy, Snow)
539–636
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×2.56×2.56×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner teamSolo6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced teamSolo6 best counters, level 40

In Shadow Raids, calm the boss with Purified Gems when it gets enraged. They're harder than regular raids of the same tier. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

Simulate solo with your Pokémon

Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1LucarioCounterAura SphereDPS 56.5TDO 7,802
  2. 2ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50.4TDO 8,702
  3. 3BlazikenCounterAura SphereDPS 58.4TDO 5,450
  4. 4ConkeldurrForce PalmDynamic PunchDPS 52.6TDO 6,552
  5. 5GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 47.7TDO 7,330
  6. 6GalladeLow KickSacred SwordDPS 49.4TDO 5,550
  7. 7RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 48.4TDO 5,614
  8. 8MachampCounterDynamic PunchDPS 48.4TDO 5,440
  9. 9BreloomForce PalmDynamic PunchDPS 52.1TDO 4,098
  10. 10HariyamaForce PalmDynamic PunchDPS 46.2TDO 5,502
  11. 11KrookodileMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 45.5TDO 5,292
  12. 12Sirfetch'dCounterClose CombatDPS 47.7TDO 4,569
  13. 13MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 50.5TDO 3,810
  14. 14AnnihilapeCounterClose CombatDPS 42.5TDO 6,143
  15. 15HaxorusCounterEarthquakeDPS 47.9TDO 4,193
  16. 16MudsdaleMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 43.1TDO 5,688
  17. 17EmboarLow KickFocus BlastDPS 45.2TDO 4,811
  18. 18DonphanMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 43.1TDO 5,563
  19. 19Hisuian DecidueyePsycho CutAura SphereDPS 43.5TDO 5,255
  20. 20QuaquavalLow KickClose CombatDPS 41.6TDO 5,838

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1Keldeo (Resolute Form)Low KickSecret Sword*DPS 67TDO 11,782
  2. 2LucarioForce Palm*Aura SphereDPS 63.3TDO 8,744
  3. 3Keldeo (Ordinary Form)Low KickSacred SwordDPS 53.6TDO 9,427
  4. 4GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 54.5TDO 8,462
  5. 5Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud ShotSandsear Storm*DPS 60.2TDO 6,063
  6. 6Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)CounterDynamic PunchDPS 51.7TDO 9,004
  7. 7TerrakionDouble KickSacred Sword*DPS 58.8TDO 5,805
  8. 8ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 50.4TDO 8,702
  9. 9BlazikenCounterAura SphereDPS 58.4TDO 5,450
  10. 10Urshifu (Single Strike Style)CounterDynamic PunchDPS 51.9TDO 6,954
  11. 11CobalionDouble KickSacred Sword*DPS 44.1TDO 11,236
  12. 12ConkeldurrForce PalmDynamic PunchDPS 52.6TDO 6,552
  13. 13MarshadowCounterClose CombatDPS 50.7TDO 6,716
  14. 14GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 47.9TDO 7,352
  15. 15MewtwoCounter*Focus BlastDPS 50.8TDO 5,404
  16. 16KartanaFury CutterSacred SwordDPS 49.7TDO 5,685
  17. 17GalladeLow KickSacred SwordDPS 49.4TDO 5,550
  18. 18RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 48.4TDO 5,614
  19. 19MachampCounterDynamic PunchDPS 48.4TDO 5,440
  20. 20VirizionDouble KickSacred Sword*DPS 44.3TDO 7,065

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Mega LucarioForce Palm*Aura SphereDPS 81.7TDO 13,479
  2. 2Mega Mewtwo XCounter*Focus BlastDPS 79.4TDO 12,945
  3. 3Primal GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 69.6TDO 13,378
  4. 4Mega BlazikenCounterAura SphereDPS 78.1TDO 8,548
  5. 5Keldeo (Resolute Form)Low KickSecret Sword*DPS 67TDO 11,782
  6. 6Mega Mewtwo YCounter*Focus BlastDPS 68.1TDO 9,331
  7. 7Mega GalladeLow KickSacred SwordDPS 65.7TDO 8,615
  8. 8Mega GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 61.1TDO 10,681
  9. 9Shadow GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 65TDO 8,402
  10. 10LucarioForce Palm*Aura SphereDPS 63.3TDO 8,744
  11. 11Shadow ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 60.6TDO 8,717
  12. 12Shadow BlazikenCounterAura SphereDPS 70.1TDO 5,450
  13. 13Mega HeracrossCounterClose CombatDPS 62.5TDO 7,221
  14. 14Shadow ConkeldurrForce PalmDynamic PunchDPS 63.2TDO 6,562
  15. 15Mega SwampertMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 51.5TDO 10,878
  16. 16Keldeo (Ordinary Form)Low KickSacred SwordDPS 53.6TDO 9,427
  17. 17Shadow GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 57.4TDO 7,345
  18. 18GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 54.5TDO 8,462
  19. 19Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud ShotSandsear Storm*DPS 60.2TDO 6,063
  20. 20Urshifu (Rapid Strike Style)CounterDynamic PunchDPS 51.7TDO 9,004

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.