Shadow raid

Shadow Alolan Marowak counters

#0105

fire ghostShadow Tier 5

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

27,608

15,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

130

Defense

164

Difficulty

2.82

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Alolan Marowak should take 3 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 941-1,048.

Weak toground1.6xrock1.6xghost1.6xwater1.6xdark1.6x

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 Dark Mega — most top counters attack with Dark

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 Alolan Marowak counters are Mega Greninja, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Shadow Landorus (Therian), Shadow Darkrai, Shadow Hydreigon & Shadow Tyranitar.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Greninja
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
S. Landorus (Therian)
S. Darkrai
S. Hydreigon
S. Tyranitar

7 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 GreninjaMegapartyWater Shuriken / Surf+2.5211:55
2Mega HoundoomMegaSnarl / Dark Pulse+2.6812:40
3Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+2.8413:26
4Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Origin Pulse2.8513:29
5Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Moongeist Beam2.9213:48
6Primal GroudonMegaLegendaryMud Shot / Precipice Blades2.9714:01
7Shadow Landorus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Sandsear Storm3.0114:13
8Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Shadow Ball3.0214:17
9Mega GengarMegaLick / Shadow Ball3.0514:25
10Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play3.0514:26
12Shadow HydreigonShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing3.1114:41
13Shadow TyranitarShadowpartyBite / Brutal Swing3.1114:42

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

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Raid tier — Shadow Legendary Raid

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Top 15 Shadow Alolan Marowak 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 Greninjawaterdarkjoint top pick	waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+	3,784	11:55	2.52	6.0	44.7%
2	Mega Houndoomdarkfire	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	12:40	2.68	5.9	42.1%
3	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+	3,701	13:26	2.84	5.9	39.7%
4	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	5,902	13:29	2.85	4.9	39.5%
5	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	ghostShadow ClawghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	13:48	2.92	5.8	38.7%
6	Primal Groudongroundfire	groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades	5,902	14:01	2.97	5.2	38.1%
7	Shadow Landorus (Therian)groundflying	groundMud ShotgroundSandsear Storm	3,922	14:13	3.01	5.5	37.5%
8	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	14:17	3.02	5.6	37.3%
9	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	14:25	3.05	6.0	37.0%
10	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	14:26	3.05	6.0	37.0%
11	Mega Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	5,347	14:30	3.07	5.2	36.8%
12	Shadow Hydreigondarkdragon	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,625	14:41	3.11	6.0	36.3%
13	Shadow Tyranitarrockdark	darkBitedarkBrutal Swing	3,834	14:42	3.11	5.9	36.3%
14	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	14:45	3.12	5.7	36.1%
15	Mega Swampertwaterground	groundMud ShotwaterHydro Cannon	4,401	14:50	3.14	5.3	35.9%

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 Alolan Marowak.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Alolan Marowak'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 % (3)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	96%	55%	38.1%	13:59	5.9	2.96
Hex / Fire Blast	57%	47%	36.5%	14:36	6.0	3.09
Fire Spin / Fire Blast	78%	46%	36.9%	14:27	6.0	3.06
Rock Smash / Fire Blast	85%	47%	37.4%	14:14	6.0	3.01
Rock Smash / Shadow Ball	99%	44%	37.7%	14:08	6.0	2.99
Fire Spin / Shadow Ball	100%	49%	38.1%	13:59	6.0	2.96
Hex / Shadow Ball	99%	51%	38.1%	13:59	6.0	2.96
Hex / Flame Wheel	100%	72%	38.5%	13:52	5.7	2.93
Fire Spin / Flame Wheel	100%	70%	38.7%	13:47	5.9	2.92
Fire Spin / Bone Club	100%	74%	38.8%	13:45	5.8	2.91
Rock Smash / Flame Wheel	100%	64%	38.8%	13:45	5.9	2.91
Rock Smash / Bone Club	100%	76%	39.2%	13:37	5.3	2.88
Hex / Bone Club	100%	80%	39.3%	13:34	5.6	2.87

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 3 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…

Alolan Marowak 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.

ground1.6x rock1.6x ghost1.6x water1.6x dark1.6x flying1x electric1x psychic1x dragon1x poison0.63x steel0.63x fire0.63x grass0.63x ice0.63x fairy0.63x normal0.39x fighting0.39x bug0.39x

Weak (5)
Neutral (4)
Resists (9)

It resists normal0.39xfighting0.39xbug0.39xpoison0.625xsteel0.625xfire0.625xgrass0.625xice0.625xfairy0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Alolan Marowak throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
fireFire SpinSTAB	13	+9	1.0s	0.75s
fightingRock Smash	17	+12	1.5s	0.75s
ghostHexSTAB	8	+13	1.0s	0.80s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
fireFire BlastSTAB	140	-100	4.0s	2.90s
ghostShadow BallSTAB	100	-50	3.0s	2.40s
groundBone Club	40	-33	1.5s	0.90s
fireFlame WheelSTAB	55	-50	2.5s	1.90s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor	941	1,176
7/7/7	952	1,191
8/8/8	964	1,205
9/9/9	976	1,220
10/10/10	988	1,235
11/11/11	1,000	1,250
12/12/12	1,012	1,265
13/13/13	1,024	1,280
14/14/14	1,036	1,295
15/15/15hundo	1,048	1,311

Caught CP range 941 - 1,048, or 1,176 - 1,311 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 941, not at the 988 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 47 CP higher than this one.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Alolan Marowak 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 5: 15,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 130 / Defense 164 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.82).

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Attackers allowed

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

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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 % (3)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+	Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets	100%	44.7%	2.52	11:55	19.1	100%	3,784	21.7	750
2	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	94%	42.1%	2.68	12:40	20.5	100%	3,842	20.5	707
3	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	86%	39.7%	2.84	13:26	24.6	96%	3,701	19.5	695
4	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	91%	39.5%	2.85	13:29	14.6	100%	5,902	18.9	1027
5	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	83%	38.7%	2.92	13:48	28.0	92%	4,099	19.0	629
6	Primal Groudon groundfiremega Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	86%	38.1%	2.97	14:01	16.4	100%	5,902	18.3	898
7	Shadow Landorus (Therian) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets	81%	37.5%	3.01	14:13	27.3	90%	3,922	18.4	647
8	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	82%	37.3%	3.02	14:17	22.9	100%	6,428	18.2	691
9	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	77%	37.0%	3.05	14:25	36.1	84%	4,336	18.4	428
10	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	78%	37.0%	3.05	14:26	32.0	84%	3,739	18.2	466
11	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	84%	36.8%	3.07	14:30	16.2	100%	5,347	17.6	892
12	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	79%	36.3%	3.11	14:41	24.2	100%	3,625	17.7	605
13	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	79%	36.3%	3.11	14:42	24.6	100%	3,834	17.6	601
14	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	79%	36.1%	3.12	14:45	24.1	82%	6,112	17.6	660
15	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon	Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	80%	35.9%	3.14	14:50	19.2	92%	4,401	17.3	784
16	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	73%	35.6%	3.17	14:59	40.7	68%	3,301	17.8	366
17	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	77%	35.5%	3.18	15:02	23.8	62%	4,115	17.2	646
18	Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Mud Shot / Earth Power	Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets	78%	34.9%	3.23	15:16	18.4	4%	5,424	16.8	819
19	Shadow Groudon groundshadow Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	75%	34.9%	3.23	15:16	29.4	48%	4,115	17.1	530
20	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	73%	34.4%	3.28	15:30	29.8	12%	4,346	16.8	503
21	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	71%	34.4%	3.28	15:31	39.8	26%	3,594	17.1	396
22	Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide	Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	69%	34.0%	3.32	15:41	45.6	12%	3,298	17.0	332
23	Landorus (Therian) groundflying Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets	72%	33.4%	3.38	15:57	28.1	20%	3,922	16.3	669
24	Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Mud-Slap / Rock Wrecker	Mud-Slap / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets	72%	33.4%	3.38	15:57	27.7	0%	3,733	16.3	550
25	Shadow Kingler watershadow Bubble / Crabhammer	Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets	69%	33.2%	3.40	16:03	40.4	0%	2,829	16.5	389
26	Shadow Crawdaunt waterdarkshadow Snarl / Crabhammer	Snarl / Crabhammer+11 more movesets	68%	33.2%	3.40	16:04	41.0	0%	2,474	16.5	361
27	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	72%	33.1%	3.41	16:06	26.1	0%	3,683	16.1	676
28	Shadow Greninja waterdarkshadow Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	69%	33.1%	3.41	16:06	37.3	0%	2,654	16.4	402
29	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	74%	33.0%	3.43	16:11	18.4	0%	5,713	15.9	922
30	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	67%	32.9%	3.43	16:13	45.0	8%	3,268	16.5	371

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