Grimmsnarl counters

#0861

dark fairyTier 1

Lobby CP

7,356

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

144

Defense

Difficulty

0.06

Pokebattler scale

Beating Grimmsnarl should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,552-1,628.

Weak topoison1.6xsteel1.6xfairy1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

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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 Grimmsnarl counters are Zamazenta (Crowned Shield), Shadow Metagross, Necrozma (Dusk Mane), Mega Mewtwo X, Shadow Dialga & Shadow Excadrill.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
S. Metagross
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)
M. Mewtwo X
S. Dialga
S. Excadrill

5 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 %

1Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Behemoth Bash0.060:10
2Shadow MetagrossShadowpartyFury Cutter / Meteor Mash0.060:11
3Necrozma (Dusk Mane)LegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike0.060:11
4Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendarypartyCounter / Dynamic Punch+0.060:11
5Mega VictreebelMegaMagical Leaf / Acid Spray+0.060:11
6Mega LucarioMegaForce Palm / Meteor Mash0.060:11
7Mega BeedrillMegaPoison Jab / Fell Stinger+0.070:12
8Mega MetagrossMegaFury Cutter / Meteor Mash0.070:12
9Shadow DialgaShadowLegendarypartyMetal Claw / Iron Head0.070:12
10Mega GardevoirMegaCharm / Dazzling Gleam0.070:12
11Shadow ExcadrillShadowpartyMetal Claw / Iron Head0.070:13

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

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Top 15 Grimmsnarl 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	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)fightingsteeljoint top pick	iceIce FangsteelBehemoth Bash	4,172	0:10	0.06	4152.2%
2	Shadow Metagrosssteelpsychic	bugFury CuttersteelMeteor Mash	3,791	0:11	0.06	3974.3%
3	Necrozma (Dusk Mane)psychicsteel	psychicPsycho CutsteelSunsteel Strike	4,099	0:11	0.06	3963.4%
4	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	0:11	0.06	3941.3%
5	Mega Victreebelgrasspoison	grassMagical LeafpoisonAcid Spray+	3,505	0:11	0.06	3927.0%
6	Mega Lucariofightingsteel	fightingForce PalmsteelMeteor Mash	3,826	0:11	0.06	3913.6%
7	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	poisonPoison JabbugFell Stinger+	3,383	0:12	0.07	3719.3%
8	Mega Metagrosssteelpsychic	bugFury CuttersteelMeteor Mash	4,911	0:12	0.07	3633.1%
9	Shadow Dialgasteeldragon	steelMetal ClawsteelIron Head	4,038	0:12	0.07	3550.3%
10	Mega Gardevoirpsychicfairy	fairyCharmfairyDazzling Gleam	4,512	0:12	0.07	3487.8%
11	Shadow Excadrillgroundsteel	steelMetal ClawsteelIron Head	3,244	0:13	0.07	3416.7%
12	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickpoisonSludge Bomb	4,336	0:13	0.07	3398.0%
13	Zacian (Crowned Sword)fairysteel	steelMetal ClawsteelBehemoth Blade	4,979	0:13	0.07	3382.2%
14	Mega Skarmorysteelflying	steelSteel WingflyingDrill Peck+	3,741	0:13	0.07	3337.7%
15	Metagrosssteelpsychic	steelBullet PunchsteelMeteor Mash	3,791	0:13	0.07	3322.9%

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 Grimmsnarl.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Grimmsnarl'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%	816%	3814.0%	0:11	0.06
Sucker Punch / Play Rough	100%	846%	3781.9%	0:12	0.06
Low Kick / Foul Play	100%	920%	3784.1%	0:12	0.06
Low Kick / Power-Up Punch	100%	883%	3786.4%	0:12	0.06
Low Kick / Play Rough	100%	929%	3791.0%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Play Rough	100%	816%	3795.6%	0:11	0.06
Sucker Punch / Power-Up Punch	100%	813%	3797.9%	0:11	0.06
Sucker Punch / Foul Play	100%	854%	3800.2%	0:11	0.06
Sucker Punch / Dark Pulse	100%	884%	3802.5%	0:11	0.06
Sucker Punch / Draining Kiss	100%	886%	3802.5%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Foul Play	100%	826%	3807.1%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Power-Up Punch	100%	824%	3809.4%	0:11	0.06
Low Kick / Draining Kiss	100%	962%	3809.4%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Draining Kiss	100%	856%	3811.7%	0:11	0.06
Low Kick / Dark Pulse	100%	945%	3811.7%	0:11	0.06
Bite / Dark Pulse	100%	860%	3816.3%	0:11	0.06

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…

Grimmsnarl 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.

poison1.6x steel1.6x fairy1.6x normal1x fighting1x flying1x ground1x rock1x bug1x fire1x water1x grass1x electric1x ice1x ghost0.63x psychic0.39x dragon0.39x dark0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (11)
Resists (4)

It resists psychic0.39xdragon0.39xdark0.39xghost0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Grimmsnarl throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkBiteSTAB	6	+4	0.5s	0.30s
darkSucker PunchSTAB	5	+6	0.5s	0.10s
fightingLow Kick	5	+5	0.5s	0.20s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
darkFoul PlaySTAB	70	-50	2.0s	1.70s
fairyPlay RoughSTAB	90	-50	3.0s	1.40s
darkDark PulseSTAB	80	-50	3.0s	1.40s
fairyDraining KissSTAB	60	-50	2.5s	0.90s
fightingPower-Up Punch	50	-33	2.0s	1.70s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,552	1,940
11/11/11	1,567	1,959
12/12/12	1,582	1,978
13/13/13	1,598	1,997
14/14/14	1,613	2,016
15/15/15hundo	1,628	2,036

Caught CP range 1,552 - 1,628, or 1,940 - 2,036 when the weather boosts it.

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

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Grimmsnarl 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

Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 144 / Defense 91 (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	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) fightingsteel Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash	Ice Fang / Behemoth Bash+7 more movesets	100%	4152.2%	0.06	0:10	100%	4,172	58.9	618
2	Shadow Metagross steelpsychicshadow Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash	Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	83%	3974.3%	0.06	0:11	100%	3,791	55.8	612
3	Necrozma (Dusk Mane) psychicsteel Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike	Psycho Cut / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets	95%	3963.4%	0.06	0:11	100%	4,099	54.7	602
4	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Dynamic Punch+	Counter / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	87%	3941.3%	0.06	0:11	100%	6,112	59.5	656
5	Mega Victreebel grasspoisonmega Magical Leaf / Acid Spray+	Magical Leaf / Acid Spray++23 more movesets	89%	3927.0%	0.06	0:11	100%	3,505	57.4	637
6	Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Force Palm / Meteor Mash	Force Palm / Meteor Mash+23 more movesets	86%	3913.6%	0.06	0:11	100%	3,826	57.8	642
7	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Poison Jab / Fell Stinger+	Poison Jab / Fell Stinger++23 more movesets	77%	3719.3%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,383	56.1	656
8	Mega Metagross steelpsychicmega Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash	Fury Cutter / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	81%	3633.1%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,911	50.3	604
9	Shadow Dialga steeldragonshadow Metal Claw / Iron Head	Metal Claw / Iron Head+5 more movesets	72%	3550.3%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,038	52.5	644
10	Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Charm / Dazzling Gleam	Charm / Dazzling Gleam+19 more movesets	74%	3487.8%	0.07	0:12	100%	4,512	49.9	624
11	Shadow Excadrill groundsteelshadow Metal Claw / Iron Head	Metal Claw / Iron Head+14 more movesets	66%	3416.7%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,244	49.0	625
12	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Sludge Bomb	Lick / Sludge Bomb+31 more movesets	69%	3398.0%	0.07	0:13	100%	4,336	47.3	606
13	Zacian (Crowned Sword) fairysteel Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade+7 more movesets	80%	3382.2%	0.07	0:13	100%	4,979	70.7	911
14	Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Steel Wing / Drill Peck+	Steel Wing / Drill Peck++9 more movesets	71%	3337.7%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,741	54.6	712
15	Metagross steelpsychic Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	68%	3322.9%	0.07	0:13	100%	3,791	48.6	637
16	Nihilego rockpoison Poison Jab / Gunk Shot	Poison Jab / Gunk Shot+11 more movesets	66%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,949	43.1	603
17	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	63%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,346	44.6	625
18	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	63%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,783	44.1	617
19	Lucario fightingsteel Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash+23 more movesets	59%	3100.7%	0.08	0:14	100%	2,703	43.4	610
20	Naganadel poisondragon Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+9 more movesets	60%	3061.5%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,173	46.9	667
21	Enamorus (Incarnate) fairyflying Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam	Fairy Wind / Dazzling Gleam+8 more movesets	63%	3052.9%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,425	45.6	650
22	Shadow Toxicroak poisonfightingshadow Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+19 more movesets	59%	3052.1%	0.08	0:14	100%	2,488	46.2	646
23	Shadow Gardevoir psychicfairyshadow Charm / Dazzling Gleam	Charm / Dazzling Gleam+19 more movesets	59%	3035.9%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,093	44.1	636
24	Shadow Scolipede bugpoisonshadow Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+14 more movesets	59%	3027.5%	0.08	0:14	100%	2,447	44.6	641
25	Kyurem (White) dragonice Steel Wing / Ice Burn	Steel Wing / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	60%	3019.1%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,605	44.3	640
26	Shadow Sneasler fightingpoisonshadow Poison Jab / Close Combat	Poison Jab / Close Combat+8 more movesets	59%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,222	42.1	610
27	Shadow Ho-Oh fireflyingshadow Steel Wing / Sacred Fire++	Steel Wing / Sacred Fire+++27 more movesets	63%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,863	41.7	604
28	Shadow Empoleon watersteelshadow Steel Wing / Flash Cannon	Steel Wing / Flash Cannon+19 more movesets	58%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	2,900	41.9	607
29	Eternatus poisondragon Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+7 more movesets	65%	2994.2%	0.08	0:15	100%	4,429	49.4	718
30	Dialga steeldragon Metal Claw / Iron Head	Metal Claw / Iron Head+5 more movesets	60%	2988.1%	0.08	0:15	100%	4,038	41.8	611

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. 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.