Shadow raid

Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) counters

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iceShadow Tier 1

A Shadow raid boss hits harder than its normal form (Shadow Frenzy), and the Pokemon you catch afterwards is a Shadow. Purified Gems weaken it mid-fight; the simulation does not use them.

Lobby CP

7,734

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

166

Defense

Difficulty

0.07

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,625-1,774.

Weak tofighting1.6xrock1.6xsteel1.6xfire1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

Weather

★ boosts a type this boss is weak to

No boost Sunny or clear ★Rainy Partly cloudy ★Cloudy ★Windy Snow ★Fog

Friendship

every trainer in the lobby who is your friend

None Good friend (+3%)Great friend (+5%)Ultra friend (+7%)Best friend (+10%)

Mega in the lobby

a Mega boosts every trainer's attacks: 1.3x of its own type, 1.1x of others

Try a Steel Mega — most top counters attack with Steel

Party Power

Party Play: the charged move after a full meter does 2x

Off 2 trainers 3 trainers 4 trainers

Adventure Effects

only these three change a raid

Behemoth Blade (+10% attack)Behemoth Bash (+10% defense)Dynamic Punch+ (+15% attack vs Mega)

Of the game's eleven Adventure Effects only Behemoth Blade (Crowned Sword Zacian), Behemoth Bash (Crowned Shield Zamazenta) and Dynamic Punch+ (Mega Mewtwo X) change a raid; Roar of Time, Spacial Rend, Freeze Shock, Ice Burn, Sunsteel Strike, Moongeist Beam, Future Sight+ and Dynamax Cannon act outside raids. Dynamic Punch+ only counts against a Mega boss, so it changes nothing here. Sources: the full list, Behemoth Blade / Bash, Dynamic Punch+.

Best counters

Mega, Legendary, Shadow · level 40

The best Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) counters are Mega Mewtwo X, Zacian (Crowned Sword), Necrozma (Dusk Mane), Shadow Reshiram, Blacephalon & Zamazenta (Crowned Shield).

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo X
Zacian (Crowned Sword)
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)
S. Reshiram
Blacephalon
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)

6 more Megas ranked inside the top six — a party can hold only one Mega, so the best one stays and the next non-Mega takes the slot.

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendarypartyCounter / Dynamic Punch+0.060:11
2Mega DelphoxMegaFire Spin / Mystical Fire+0.070:12
3Zacian (Crowned Sword)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Behemoth Blade0.070:13
4Mega BlazikenMegaCounter / Aura Sphere0.080:14
5Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryCounter / Future Sight+0.080:14
6Necrozma (Dusk Mane)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Sunsteel Strike0.080:14
7Shadow ReshiramShadowLegendarypartyFire Fang / Overheat0.080:15
8BlacephalonLegendarypartyIncinerate / Mind Blown0.090:15
9Mega FalinksMegaCounter / Brick Break+0.090:15
10Mega LucarioMegaCounter / Aura Sphere0.090:15
12Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Behemoth Bash0.090:16

More orders under All settings (Sort by). The top 15 in detail.

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Raid tier — Easy Shadow Raid

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Top 15 Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) counters in detail

Click a row for damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Click a column to sort. All 30 ranked attackers, with every column, are under All settings.

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfightingjoint top pick	fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	0:11	0.06	0.0	3999.1%
2	Mega Delphoxfirepsychic	fireFire SpinfireMystical Fire+	4,783	0:12	0.07	0.0	3668.0%
3	Zacian (Crowned Sword)fairysteel	steelMetal ClawsteelBehemoth Blade	4,979	0:13	0.07	0.0	3384.8%
4	Mega Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	4,161	0:14	0.08	0.0	3210.3%
5	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	fightingCounterpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:14	0.08	0.0	3006.6%
6	Necrozma (Dusk Mane)psychicsteel	steelMetal ClawsteelSunsteel Strike	4,099	0:14	0.08	0.0	3006.6%
7	Shadow Reshiramdragonfire	fireFire FangfireOverheat	4,038	0:15	0.08	0.0	2893.7%
8	Blacephalonfireghost	fireIncineratefireMind Blown	3,297	0:15	0.09	0.0	2858.7%
9	Mega Falinksfighting	fightingCounterfightingBrick Break+	3,670	0:15	0.09	0.0	2812.6%
10	Mega Lucariofightingsteel	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	3,826	0:15	0.09	0.2	2812.4%
11	Mega Galladepsychicfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSacred Sword	4,521	0:16	0.09	0.0	2806.1%
12	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)fightingsteel	iceIce FangsteelBehemoth Bash	4,172	0:16	0.09	0.0	2789.2%
13	Mega Charizard Yfireflying	fireEmberfireBlast Burn	4,455	0:16	0.09	0.0	2766.2%
14	Shadow Chandelureghostfire	fireFire SpinfireOverheat	3,268	0:16	0.09	0.0	2713.1%
15	Shadow Darmanitan (Standard)fire	fireFire FangfireOverheat	3,105	0:16	0.09	0.1	2689.9%

Ordered by Estimator alone, fewest trainers needed first. . The place badge names each row's Overall place on hover.

Times are one trainer with six copies of that attacker, level 40 at 15/15/15, no weather, no friendship, no dodging, Shadow / Mega / Legendary attackers hidden — the same defaults pokebattler.com's own counter pages open with. Open the full counter tool to change any of them. "Details" opens the per-move damage, breakpoints and energy cycle against Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard).

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard)'s HP that six of that attacker remove inside one raid timer, so over 100% means they finish it with time to spare. Faints is how many of the six go down inside that timer.

Hardest movesets to raid against

The same boss is a different fight depending on what it knows. Each row re-simulates the top 6 counters above against one specific moveset; the list is ordered hardest first, and clicking a row filters the whole page to that moveset — the ranking, the estimator and the share link all follow.

Boss moveset	Win % (1)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	602%	3112.4%	0:14	0.08
Tackle / Overheat	100%	594%	3028.3%	0:14	0.08
Ice Fang / Overheat	100%	466%	3068.3%	0:14	0.08
Tackle / Superpower	100%	618%	3081.8%	0:14	0.08
Ice Fang / Superpower	100%	570%	3087.9%	0:14	0.08
Tackle / Ice Punch	100%	654%	3120.1%	0:14	0.08
Tackle / Avalanche	100%	589%	3142.0%	0:14	0.08
Ice Fang / Ice Punch	100%	628%	3146.7%	0:14	0.08
Ice Fang / Avalanche	100%	556%	3177.0%	0:14	0.08

Measured over the top 6 attackers on the list above rather than by re-ranking the whole roster once per moveset — the ordering is what the table is for, and a full re-rank per moveset would cost ten times the page's whole simulation budget. Win % is the share of runs 1 trainers of those attackers finish inside the raid timer. Overall is Pokebattler's published blend on its own absolute scale (higher is easier), not a percentage of the best row the way the ranked table's Overall column is — which is why an easy boss reads well above 100% here.

Simulating each boss moveset…

Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) weaknesses and resistances

Every one of the 18 attacking types against this boss's typing. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.

fighting1.6x rock1.6x steel1.6x fire1.6x normal1x flying1x poison1x ground1x bug1x ghost1x water1x grass1x electric1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x ice0.63x

Weak (4)
Neutral (13)
Resists (1)

It resists ice0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) throws at you

Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
normalTackle	5	+5	0.5s	0.30s
iceIce FangSTAB	12	+20	1.5s	0.40s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
iceAvalancheSTAB	85	-50	2.5s	1.50s
fireOverheat	160	-100	4.0s	2.60s
iceIce PunchSTAB	50	-33	2.0s	1.40s
fightingSuperpower	85	-50	3.0s	2.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor	1,625	2,032
7/7/7	1,642	2,052
8/8/8	1,658	2,073
9/9/9	1,674	2,093
10/10/10	1,691	2,114
11/11/11	1,707	2,134
12/12/12	1,724	2,155
13/13/13	1,741	2,176
14/14/14	1,757	2,197
15/15/15hundo	1,774	2,218

Caught CP range 1,625 - 1,774, or 2,032 - 2,218 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 6/6/6 — a Shadow raid's floor is 6, not the usual 10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

Shadow raid floor. A Shadow Raid encounter rolls a minimum of 6/6/6, so this band starts at 1,625, not at the 1,691 a 10/10/10 catch would give. pokebattler.com's own page for a Shadow boss prints that 10/10/10 value as its floor — it is applying the standard-raid rule — so expect its range to start 66 CP higher than this one.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) is not on the raid schedule right now. The simulation above is still exact for the tier chosen — any boss can be simulated, current or not.

All settings

Shadow Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 166 / Defense 77 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

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Attackers allowed

ShadowMega and PrimalLegendary, Mythical, Ultra BeastLegacy and Elite TM moves

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Every column, and pokebattler.com's own rank

On a phone the list shows estimator, time to win and faints. Overall, Power, win chance, CP, DPS and TDO appear on a wider screen.

#	Attacker	Moveset	Overall	Power	Est.Estimator	TimeTime to win	Faints	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Dynamic Punch+	Counter / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	100%	3999.1%	0.06	0:11	0.0	100%	6,112	65.0	706
2	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	91%	3668.0%	0.07	0:12	0.0	100%	4,783	53.2	632
3	Zacian (Crowned Sword) fairysteel Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade+7 more movesets	81%	3384.8%	0.07	0:13	0.0	100%	4,979	47.9	616
4	Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	72%	3210.3%	0.08	0:14	0.0	100%	4,161	47.0	637
5	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Counter / Future Sight+	Counter / Future Sight++26 more movesets	69%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	0.0	100%	6,428	41.5	602
6	Necrozma (Dusk Mane) psychicsteel Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets	70%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	0.0	100%	4,099	41.9	608
7	Shadow Reshiram dragonfireshadow Fire Fang / Overheat	Fire Fang / Overheat+9 more movesets	61%	2893.7%	0.08	0:15	0.0	100%	4,038	39.8	588
8	Blacephalon fireghost Incinerate / Mind Blown	Incinerate / Mind Blown+7 more movesets	62%	2858.7%	0.09	0:15	0.0	100%	3,297	43.2	658
9	Mega Falinks fightingmega Counter / Brick Break+	Counter / Brick Break++7 more movesets	59%	2812.6%	0.09	0:15	0.0	100%	3,670	39.2	608
10	Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	60%	2812.4%	0.09	0:15	0.2	100%	3,826	41.5	561
11	Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	60%	2806.1%	0.09	0:16	0.0	100%	4,521	39.5	602
12	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) fightingsteel Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash	Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash+7 more movesets	64%	2789.2%	0.09	0:16	0.0	100%	4,172	38.8	606
13	Mega Charizard Y fireflyingmega Ember / Blast Burn	Ember / Blast Burn+29 more movesets	60%	2766.2%	0.09	0:16	0.0	100%	4,455	39.3	618
14	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Fire Spin / Overheat	Fire Spin / Overheat+19 more movesets	58%	2713.1%	0.09	0:16	0.0	100%	3,268	38.7	609
15	Shadow Darmanitan (Standard) fireshadow Fire Fang / Overheat	Fire Fang / Overheat+11 more movesets	55%	2689.9%	0.09	0:16	0.1	100%	3,105	37.1	559
16	Mega Metagross steelpsychicmega Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash	Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	62%	2671.3%	0.09	0:16	0.0	100%	4,911	37.1	605
17	Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	55%	2658.1%	0.09	0:16	0.1	100%	2,848	40.1	627
18	Shadow Conkeldurr fightingshadow Force Palm / Dynamic Punch	Force Palm / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets	53%	2614.9%	0.09	0:17	0.1	100%	3,337	36.8	593
19	Shadow Metagross steelpsychicshadow Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash	Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	56%	2607.2%	0.09	0:17	0.1	100%	3,791	37.7	585
20	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	52%	2549.7%	0.10	0:17	0.1	100%	4,346	36.6	607
21	Shadow Moltres fireflyingshadow Fire Spin / Overheat	Fire Spin / Overheat+11 more movesets	52%	2549.7%	0.10	0:17	0.1	100%	3,465	35.1	582
22	Shadow Delphox firepsychicshadow Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets	54%	2549.4%	0.10	0:17	0.0	100%	3,059	36.3	620
23	Mega Charizard X firedragonmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn	Fire Spin / Blast Burn+29 more movesets	54%	2540.5%	0.10	0:17	0.0	100%	3,850	35.8	614
24	Shadow Heatran firesteelshadow Fire Spin / Magma Storm	Fire Spin / Magma Storm+11 more movesets	54%	2501.0%	0.10	0:17	0.1	100%	3,754	36.7	607
25	Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide	Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	47%	2480.1%	0.10	0:18	0.4	100%	3,298	37.1	511
26	Shadow Dialga steeldragonshadow Metal Claw / Iron Head	Metal Claw / Iron Head+5 more movesets	49%	2447.8%	0.10	0:18	0.2	100%	4,038	35.6	581
27	Shadow Gallade psychicfightingshadow Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	48%	2433.5%	0.10	0:18	0.2	100%	3,093	36.3	584
28	Terrakion rockfighting Double Kick / Sacred Sword	Double Kick / Sacred Sword+11 more movesets	49%	2375.4%	0.10	0:18	0.0	100%	3,698	35.7	646
29	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Counter / Upper Hand	Counter / Upper Hand+17 more movesets	49%	2357.4%	0.10	0:18	0.1	100%	4,814	34.9	620
30	Shadow Ho-Oh fireflyingshadow Steel Wing / Sacred Fire++	Steel Wing / Sacred Fire+++27 more movesets	50%	2353.6%	0.10	0:19	0.0	100%	3,863	32.5	596

How accurate is this? Same top pick as pokebattler.com on 26 of 27 lists checked, 90% of its top tens shared; weakest on Mewtwo's default list (7 of 10).

Ranking. Our full ranking against the page pokebattler.com serves for the same boss and settings, on 27 boss and filter combinations read live (2026-10-04): 242 of 270 top-ten places shared, the same #1 on 26. On the six fixed reference bosses (read 2026-10-03): 85% top-ten overlap with its default filters, 83% with Shadow, Mega and Legendary on. A close top three is shown as a tie because the order inside it is below what we can measure.

Time to win. Graded with Pokebattler's own movesets against every boss moveset, average per boss: Tier 1 and 3 +0.1% to +1.2%; Tier 5 −2.9% to +1.3%; Mega −1.1% to +2.6%; Shadow Tier 5 −1.8% to +0.3%. One attacker can be off by more: median 1.6%, worst 15%, RMS per boss moveset 2.05%.

Known weak spots.

Mewtwo (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of Pokebattler's top 10: Absol, Incineroar and Salamence sit just outside ours, Polteageist, Cursola and Hisuian Typhlosion just inside.
Groudon (Tier 5, default filters) shares 7 of 10; its Grass and Water counters run 2-6% fast here.
Tier 5 times run about 2-3% fast for attackers that faint often, and 2-3% slow on Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, whose counters resist the boss.
Tier 1 lists are the least checked: Combee (Tier 1) shares only 3 of Pokebattler's top 10, with Gigalith first here where Pokebattler puts Rhyperior.

This boss on pokebattler.com (its Shadow boss page; the ordinary boss's page is a different, easier fight). Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.1 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.