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Shadow 3-Star Raid

Shadow Drapion

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Boss info

Shadow Drapion is a 3-Star Raid boss with 4,000 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is weak to Ground attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Rhyperior, Excadrill and Garchomp are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp and Shadow Groudon. Estimated players needed: 2 players for a beginner team; an experienced team can solo it. When caught, its CP is 1,277–1,401, or 1,596–1,752 when boosted by Cloudy, Fog weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
4,000
Catch CP (level 20)
1,277–1,401
Weather boost (Cloudy, Fog)
1,596–1,752
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner team2 players6 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. 1RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 24.3TDO 1,725
  2. 2ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 25.7TDO 1,382
  3. 3GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 25TDO 1,465
  4. 4MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 25.2TDO 1,162
  5. 5KrookodileMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 23.2TDO 1,337
  6. 6RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 22.4TDO 1,338
  7. 7GolemMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 21.2TDO 1,204
  8. 8HippowdonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 20.9TDO 1,215
  9. 9MudsdaleMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 21.6TDO 1,087
  10. 10DonphanMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 21.5TDO 1,060
  11. 11GolurkMud-SlapEarth PowerDPS 22.7TDO 764
  12. 12SwampertMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 20.4TDO 1,032
  13. 13FlygonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 21.1TDO 882
  14. 14SandacondaMud-SlapEarth PowerDPS 20.2TDO 947
  15. 15TorterraMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 20.6TDO 870
  16. 16MetagrossFury CutterEarthquakeDPS 19.9TDO 903
  17. 17SalamenceDragon TailFlyDPS 20.7TDO 791
  18. 18HaxorusDragon TailEarthquakeDPS 21.3TDO 713
  19. 19NidoqueenMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 18.3TDO 992
  20. 20GliscorSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 18.4TDO 946

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud ShotSandsear Storm*DPS 30.5TDO 1,442
  2. 2Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawBehemoth Blade*DPS 26.2TDO 1,997
  3. 3Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Metal ClawBehemoth Bash*DPS 23.7TDO 2,675
  4. 4GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 27.5TDO 1,632
  5. 5EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 26.4TDO 1,721
  6. 6RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 24.3TDO 1,725
  7. 7ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 25.7TDO 1,382
  8. 8GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 25.1TDO 1,471
  9. 9Necrozma (Dusk Mane)Metal ClawSunsteel StrikeDPS 25.7TDO 1,173
  10. 10Landorus (Incarnate Forme)Mud ShotEarth PowerDPS 25.1TDO 1,204
  11. 11MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 25.2TDO 1,162
  12. 12Black KyuremDragon TailFreeze Shock*DPS 24.9TDO 1,157
  13. 13KrookodileMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 23.2TDO 1,337
  14. 14Dialga (Origin Forme)Metal ClawRoar of Time*DPS 21.9TDO 1,497
  15. 15RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 22.4TDO 1,338
  16. 16Keldeo (Resolute Form)Low KickSecret Sword*DPS 22.6TDO 1,168
  17. 17TerrakionDouble KickEarthquakeDPS 20.3TDO 1,366
  18. 18GolemMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 21.2TDO 1,204
  19. 19HippowdonSand AttackEarthquakeDPS 20.9TDO 1,215
  20. 20MudsdaleMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 21.6TDO 1,087

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Primal GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 36TDO 2,640
  2. 2Mega GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 31.2TDO 2,084
  3. 3Shadow GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 32.9TDO 1,625
  4. 4Shadow ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 31TDO 1,389
  5. 5Shadow RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 28.9TDO 1,708
  6. 6Landorus (Therian Forme)Mud ShotSandsear Storm*DPS 30.5TDO 1,442
  7. 7Shadow GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 30.1TDO 1,471
  8. 8Mega RayquazaDragon TailDragon Ascent*DPS 29.6TDO 1,459
  9. 9Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawBehemoth Blade*DPS 26.2TDO 1,997
  10. 10Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Metal ClawBehemoth Bash*DPS 23.7TDO 2,675
  11. 11GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 27.5TDO 1,632
  12. 12Shadow MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 30.7TDO 1,177
  13. 13Shadow Landorus (Incarnate Forme)Mud ShotEarth PowerDPS 30.1TDO 1,205
  14. 14EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 26.4TDO 1,721
  15. 15Mega HeracrossFury CutterEarthquakeDPS 27TDO 1,469
  16. 16Mega SwampertMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 26.1TDO 1,620
  17. 17Mega LucarioForce Palm*Aura SphereDPS 25.8TDO 1,627
  18. 18Shadow RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 26.8TDO 1,335
  19. 19RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 24.3TDO 1,725
  20. 20ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 25.7TDO 1,382

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.