Shadow raid

Shadow Dialga (Origin) counters

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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

27,924

4,000

Timer

3:00

Attack

216

Defense

182

Difficulty

1.28

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Dialga (Origin) should take 2 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 2,174-2,337.

Weak tofighting1.6xground1.6x

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 Fighting Mega — most top counters attack with Fighting

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 Dialga (Origin) counters are Mega Mewtwo X, Keldeo, Shadow Landorus (Therian), Shadow Groudon, Shadow Blaziken & Lucario.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo X
Keldeo
S. Landorus (Therian)
S. Groudon
S. Blaziken
Lucario

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+1.033:01
2Mega LucarioMegaForce Palm / Aura Sphere1.213:33
3KeldeoLegendarypartyLow Kick / Secret Sword1.353:57
4Mega BlazikenMegaCounter / Aura Sphere1.363:59
5Mega GalladeMegaLow Kick / Sacred Sword1.363:59
6Primal GroudonMegaLegendaryMud Shot / Precipice Blades1.374:01
7Mega FalinksMegaCounter / Brick Break+1.414:08
8Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryCounter / Focus Blast1.444:13
9Shadow Landorus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Sandsear Storm1.504:23
10Shadow GroudonShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Precipice Blades1.514:26
11Shadow BlazikenShadowpartyCounter / Aura Sphere1.554:32
12LucariopartyForce Palm / Aura Sphere1.624:45

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

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Top 15 Shadow Dialga (Origin) 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.

Trainers2duo

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfightingjoint top pick	fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	3:01	1.03	5.6	129.8%
2	Mega Lucariofightingsteel	fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere	3,826	3:33	1.21	6.0	110.0%
3	Keldeowaterfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSecret Sword	3,698	3:57	1.35	5.8	99.0%
4	Mega Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	4,161	3:59	1.36	6.0	98.1%
5	Mega Galladepsychicfighting	fightingLow KickfightingSacred Sword	4,521	3:59	1.36	6.0	98.0%
6	Primal Groudongroundfire	groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades	5,902	4:01	1.37	4.1	97.3%
7	Mega Falinksfighting	fightingCounterfightingBrick Break+	3,670	4:08	1.41	6.0	94.7%
8	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	fightingCounterfightingFocus Blast	6,428	4:13	1.44	5.5	92.9%
9	Shadow Landorus (Therian)groundflying	groundMud ShotgroundSandsear Storm	3,922	4:23	1.50	6.0	89.2%
10	Shadow Groudonground	groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades	4,115	4:26	1.51	5.3	88.4%
11	Shadow Blazikenfirefighting	fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere	2,848	4:32	1.55	6.0	86.3%
12	Lucariofightingsteel	fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere	2,703	4:45	1.62	6.0	82.3%
13	Shadow Excadrillgroundsteel	groundMud ShotgroundScorching Sands	3,244	4:49	1.65	5.4	81.1%
14	Mega Heracrossbugfighting	fightingCounterfightingUpper Hand	4,814	4:53	1.67	6.0	80.1%
15	Terrakionrockfighting	fightingDouble KickfightingSacred Sword	3,698	4:55	1.68	6.0	79.5%

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 Dialga (Origin).

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Dialga (Origin)'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 % (2)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	46%	93.7%	4:10	5.8	1.43
Metal Claw / Draco Meteor	100%	40%	88.2%	4:26	6.0	1.52
Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor	100%	40%	88.7%	4:25	6.0	1.51
Dragon Breath / Iron Head	100%	47%	96.4%	4:03	5.9	1.39
Metal Claw / Iron Head	100%	48%	96.5%	4:03	5.9	1.38
Dragon Breath / Thunder	100%	54%	97.0%	4:02	5.5	1.38
Metal Claw / Thunder	100%	55%	98.3%	3:59	5.5	1.36

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 2 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…

Dialga (Origin) 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 ground1.6x ghost1x fire1x ice1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x normal0.63x flying0.63x rock0.63x bug0.63x steel0.63x water0.63x electric0.63x psychic0.63x poison0.39x grass0.39x

Weak (2)
Neutral (6)
Resists (10)

It resists poison0.39xgrass0.39xnormal0.625xflying0.625xrock0.625xbug0.625xsteel0.625xwater0.625xelectric0.625xpsychic0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Dialga (Origin) throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
dragonDragon BreathSTAB	6	+4	0.5s	0.30s
steelMetal ClawSTAB	6	+5	0.5s	0.23s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
dragonDraco MeteorSTAB	150	-100	3.5s	2.90s
electricThunder	100	-100	2.5s	1.30s
steelIron HeadSTAB	60	-50	2.0s	1.40s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor	2,174	2,718
7/7/7	2,192	2,740
8/8/8	2,210	2,762
9/9/9	2,228	2,785
10/10/10	2,246	2,807
11/11/11	2,264	2,830
12/12/12	2,282	2,853
13/13/13	2,300	2,875
14/14/14	2,318	2,898
15/15/15hundo	2,337	2,921

Caught CP range 2,174 - 2,337, or 2,718 - 2,921 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 2,174, not at the 2,246 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 72 CP higher than this one. LeekDuck's published band agrees with the table above.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Dialga (Origin) 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 3: 4,000 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 216 / Defense 182 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.76).

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Attackers allowed

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

Share these exact settings

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 % (2)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Dynamic Punch+	Counter / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	100%	129.8%	1.03	3:01	5.8	100%	6,112	23.1	590
2	Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Force Palm / Aura Sphere	Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	81%	110.0%	1.21	3:33	7.4	100%	3,826	19.6	468
3	Keldeo waterfighting Low Kick / Secret Sword	Low Kick / Secret Sword+11 more movesets	72%	99.0%	1.35	3:57	8.4	100%	3,698	17.6	431
4	Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	69%	98.1%	1.36	3:59	10.8	100%	4,161	17.9	374
5	Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	69%	98.0%	1.36	3:59	10.4	100%	4,521	17.5	349
6	Primal Groudon groundfiremega Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	76%	97.3%	1.37	4:01	5.6	100%	5,902	17.0	684
7	Mega Falinks fightingmega Counter / Brick Break+	Counter / Brick Break++7 more movesets	67%	94.7%	1.41	4:08	10.3	100%	3,670	17.1	361
8	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Counter / Focus Blast	Counter / Focus Blast+26 more movesets	68%	92.9%	1.44	4:13	8.0	100%	6,428	16.5	447
9	Shadow Landorus (Therian) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets	61%	89.2%	1.50	4:23	12.0	100%	3,922	16.3	322
10	Shadow Groudon groundshadow Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	62%	88.4%	1.51	4:26	10.1	100%	4,115	15.8	415
11	Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	57%	86.3%	1.55	4:32	14.6	100%	2,848	15.9	264
12	Lucario fightingsteel Force Palm / Aura Sphere	Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets	56%	82.3%	1.62	4:45	11.9	100%	2,703	14.8	305
13	Shadow Excadrill groundsteelshadow Mud Shot / Scorching Sands	Mud Shot / Scorching Sands+14 more movesets	57%	81.1%	1.65	4:49	10.1	100%	3,244	14.5	372
14	Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Counter / Upper Hand	Counter / Upper Hand+17 more movesets	55%	80.1%	1.67	4:53	11.4	100%	4,814	14.3	317
15	Terrakion rockfighting Double Kick / Sacred Sword	Double Kick / Sacred Sword+11 more movesets	52%	79.5%	1.68	4:55	15.4	100%	3,698	14.5	254
16	Shadow Conkeldurr fightingshadow Force Palm / Dynamic Punch	Force Palm / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets	52%	79.4%	1.68	4:55	15.2	100%	3,337	14.5	256
17	Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Mud Shot / Earth Power	Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets	54%	79.0%	1.69	4:57	11.9	82%	5,424	14.3	479
18	Shadow Gallade psychicfightingshadow Low Kick / Sacred Sword	Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets	50%	77.7%	1.72	5:02	17.1	100%	3,093	14.3	231
19	Mega Latios dragonpsychicmega Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere	Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere+9 more movesets	52%	77.3%	1.73	5:04	13.3	86%	5,007	14.1	330
20	Shadow Garchomp dragongroundshadow Mud Shot / Earthquake	Mud Shot / Earthquake+13 more movesets	53%	77.0%	1.74	5:05	11.7	98%	3,962	13.9	396
21	Shadow Latios dragonpsychicshadow Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere	Dragon Breath / Aura Sphere+9 more movesets	51%	76.7%	1.74	5:06	15.2	88%	3,812	14.0	269
22	Kartana grasssteel Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword	Fury Cutter / Sacred Sword+14 more movesets	52%	76.5%	1.75	5:07	12.4	100%	3,677	13.8	293
23	Groudon ground Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	52%	72.8%	1.83	5:22	9.5	100%	4,115	12.9	411
24	Shadow Machamp fightingshadow Counter / Dynamic Punch	Counter / Dynamic Punch+23 more movesets	47%	72.6%	1.84	5:23	17.6	84%	3,056	13.4	220
25	Shadow Mamoswine icegroundshadow Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower+11 more movesets	46%	72.4%	1.85	5:24	18.1	76%	3,328	13.4	251
26	Blaziken firefighting Counter / Aura Sphere	Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets	47%	72.1%	1.85	5:26	15.7	66%	2,848	13.2	258
27	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	50%	71.7%	1.86	5:27	10.2	100%	4,783	12.7	358
28	Shadow Landorus (Incarnate) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Earth Power	Mud Shot / Earth Power+7 more movesets	47%	71.6%	1.87	5:28	16.6	66%	3,588	13.1	246
29	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Counter / Focus Blast	Counter / Focus Blast+23 more movesets	44%	68.1%	1.96	5:45	17.9	66%	4,178	12.6	225
30	Mega Alakazam psychicmega Counter / Focus Blast	Counter / Focus Blast+17 more movesets	43%	67.8%	1.97	5:46	18.2	66%	4,510	12.5	221

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