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.
Beating Shadow Araquanid should take 2 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 934-1,044.
Weak toflying1.6xrock1.6xelectric1.6x
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only these three change a raidOf 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 40The best Shadow Araquanid counters are Mega Rayquaza, Shadow Thundurus (Therian), Rayquaza, Shadow Moltres, Shadow Toucannon & Regieleki.
M. Rayquaza
S. Thundurus (Therian)
Rayquaza
S. Moltres
S. Toucannon
Regieleki
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 %
- 1Mega RayquazaMegaLegendarypartyAir Slash / Dragon Ascent1.053:04
- 2
Mega Raichu YMegaThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+1.103:14 - 3
Mega StaraptorMegaGust / Brave Bird+1.233:35 - 4
Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+1.273:44 - 5Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm1.293:47
- 6
Mega SkarmoryMegaAir Slash / Drill Peck+1.313:50 - 7
Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+1.364:00 - 8RayquazaLegendarypartyAir Slash / Dragon Ascent1.384:03
- 9Shadow MoltresShadowLegendarypartyWing Attack / Fly1.414:08
- 10Shadow ToucannonShadowpartyPeck / Beak Blast1.434:11
- 11RegielekiLegendarypartyThunder Shock / Thunder Cage1.444:14
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Top 15 Shadow Araquanid 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.
| # | Attacker | Moveset | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Rayquazadragonflyingjoint top pick | flyingAir SlashflyingDragon Ascent | 5,713 | 3:04 | 1.05 | 2.1 | 127.6% | |
| 2 | Mega Raichu Yelectric | electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+ | 3,780 | 3:14 | 1.10 | 5.2 | 121.1% | |
| 3 | Mega Staraptorfightingflying | flyingGustflyingBrave Bird+ | 3,979 | 3:35 | 1.23 | 2.9 | 109.0% | |
| 4 | Mega Raichu Xelectric | electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+ | 3,510 | 3:44 | 1.27 | 4.4 | 104.9% | |
| 5 | Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying | electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm | 3,659 | 3:47 | 1.29 | 4.8 | 103.5% | |
| 6 | Mega Skarmorysteelflying | flyingAir SlashflyingDrill Peck+ | 3,741 | 3:50 | 1.31 | 2.6 | 102.0% | |
| 7 | Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic | psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+ | 6,428 | 4:00 | 1.36 | 3.4 | 98.0% | |
| 8 | Rayquazadragonflying | flyingAir SlashflyingDragon Ascent | 3,835 | 4:03 | 1.38 | 2.6 | 96.7% | |
| 9 | Shadow Moltresfireflying | flyingWing AttackflyingFly | 3,465 | 4:08 | 1.41 | 4.4 | 94.6% | |
| 10 | Shadow Toucannonnormalflying | flyingPeckflyingBeak Blast | 2,689 | 4:11 | 1.43 | 5.2 | 93.4% | |
| 11 | Regielekielectric | electricThunder ShockelectricThunder Cage | 2,803 | 4:14 | 1.44 | 5.3 | 92.5% | |
| 12 |  Shadow Salamencedragonflying | dragonDragon TailflyingFly | 3,749 | 4:16 | 1.46 | 3.4 | 91.8% | |
| 13 |  Shadow Staraptornormalflying | flyingGustflyingFly | 2,825 | 4:16 | 1.46 | 5.2 | 91.6% | |
| 14 |  Shadow Electivireelectric | electricThunder ShockelectricWild Charge | 3,079 | 4:18 | 1.47 | 5.4 | 91.0% | |
| 15 |  Shadow Galarian Articunopsychicflying | psychicPsycho CutflyingFly | 3,590 | 4:24 | 1.50 | 3.9 | 89.0% |
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 Araquanid.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Araquanid'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.
Simulating each boss moveset…
Araquanid 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.
- Weak (3)
- Neutral (10)
- Resists (5)
It resists fighting0.625xground0.625xsteel0.625xwater0.625xice0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What Araquanid throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bugBug BiteSTAB | 5 | +6 | 0.5s | 0.25s |
| bugInfestationSTAB | 9 | +13 | 1.0s | 0.75s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bugBug BuzzSTAB | 95 | -50 | 3.5s | 1.80s |
| waterBubble BeamSTAB | 45 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.55s |
| waterWater PulseSTAB | 65 | -50 | 3.0s | 2.00s |
| psychicMirror Coat | 60 | -50 | 2.5s | 2.20s |
Catch CP
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 934 | 1,168 |
| 7/7/7 | 946 | 1,183 |
| 8/8/8 | 958 | 1,198 |
| 9/9/9 | 970 | 1,213 |
| 10/10/10 | 982 | 1,228 |
| 11/11/11 | 994 | 1,243 |
| 12/12/12 | 1,007 | 1,258 |
| 13/13/13 | 1,019 | 1,274 |
| 14/14/14 | 1,031 | 1,289 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 1,044 | 1,305 |
Caught CP range 934 - 1,044, or 1,168 - 1,305 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 934, not at the 982 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 48 CP higher than this one.
When it is in raids
From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.
Araquanid 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 107 / Defense 177 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.76).
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 Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Air Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 100% | 127.6% | 1.05 | 3:04 | 2.1 | 100% | 5,713 | 21.9 | 1324 |
| 2 | Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+ | Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets | 82% | 121.1% | 1.10 | 3:14 | 5.6 | 100% | 3,780 | 21.4 | 621 |
| 3 | Mega Staraptor fightingflyingmega Gust / Brave Bird+ | Gust / Brave Bird++19 more movesets | 80% | 109.0% | 1.23 | 3:35 | 3.3 | 100% | 3,979 | 18.8 | 985 |
| 4 | Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+ | Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets | 71% | 104.9% | 1.27 | 3:44 | 5.4 | 100% | 3,510 | 18.4 | 643 |
| 5 | Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm | Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets | 70% | 103.5% | 1.29 | 3:47 | 5.7 | 100% | 3,659 | 18.3 | 591 |
| 6 | Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Air Slash / Drill Peck+ | Air Slash / Drill Peck++9 more movesets | 75% | 102.0% | 1.31 | 3:50 | 3.2 | 100% | 3,741 | 17.6 | 987 |
| 7 | Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 68% | 98.0% | 1.36 | 3:60 | 4.6 | 100% | 6,428 | 17.1 | 829 |
| 8 | Rayquaza dragonflying Air Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 70% | 96.7% | 1.38 | 4:03 | 3.7 | 100% | 3,835 | 16.6 | 870 |
| 9 | Shadow Moltres fireflyingshadow Wing Attack / Fly | Wing Attack / Fly+11 more movesets | 62% | 94.6% | 1.41 | 4:08 | 6.6 | 100% | 3,465 | 16.5 | 586 |
| 10 | Shadow Toucannon normalflyingshadow Peck / Beak Blast | Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets | 61% | 93.4% | 1.43 | 4:11 | 7.0 | 100% | 2,689 | 16.6 | 494 |
| 11 | Regieleki electric Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage | Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage+11 more movesets | 60% | 92.5% | 1.44 | 4:14 | 7.6 | 100% | 2,803 | 16.6 | 472 |
| 12 | Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Dragon Tail / Fly | Dragon Tail / Fly+20 more movesets | 63% | 91.8% | 1.46 | 4:16 | 4.8 | 100% | 3,749 | 15.9 | 694 |
| 13 | Shadow Staraptor normalflyingshadow Gust / Fly | Gust / Fly+15 more movesets | 59% | 91.6% | 1.46 | 4:16 | 7.2 | 100% | 2,825 | 16.2 | 483 |
| 14 | Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge | Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets | 58% | 91.0% | 1.47 | 4:18 | 7.9 | 100% | 3,079 | 16.1 | 451 |
| 15 | Shadow Galarian Articuno psychicflyingshadow Psycho Cut / Fly | Psycho Cut / Fly+7 more movesets | 60% | 89.0% | 1.50 | 4:24 | 5.8 | 100% | 3,590 | 15.6 | 611 |
| 16 | Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 57% | 88.8% | 1.51 | 4:24 | 7.5 | 100% | 4,346 | 15.6 | 492 |
| 17 | Shadow Zapdos electricflyingshadow Thunder Shock / Drill Peck | Thunder Shock / Drill Peck+11 more movesets | 59% | 87.5% | 1.53 | 4:28 | 5.8 | 100% | 3,527 | 15.3 | 580 |
| 18 | Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt | Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt+26 more movesets | 61% | 87.2% | 1.53 | 4:29 | 4.5 | 100% | 6,112 | 15.1 | 741 |
| 19 | Shadow Tornadus (Therian) flyingshadow Gust / Bleakwind Storm | Gust / Bleakwind Storm+9 more movesets | 58% | 86.9% | 1.54 | 4:30 | 6.1 | 100% | 3,215 | 15.4 | 558 |
| 20 | Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide | Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 51% | 86.7% | 1.54 | 4:31 | 12.7 | 100% | 3,298 | 15.7 | 304 |
| 21 | Mega Manectric electricmega Thunder Fang / Wild Charge | Thunder Fang / Wild Charge+14 more movesets | 56% | 86.0% | 1.55 | 4:33 | 7.2 | 100% | 3,580 | 15.2 | 498 |
| 22 | Shadow Vikavolt bugelectricshadow Spark / Fly | Spark / Fly+15 more movesets | 54% | 85.8% | 1.56 | 4:34 | 8.6 | 100% | 3,117 | 15.2 | 415 |
| 23 | Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge | Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets | 55% | 85.6% | 1.56 | 4:34 | 7.8 | 100% | 3,937 | 15.1 | 459 |
| 24 | Thundurus (Therian) electricflying Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm | Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets | 57% | 85.4% | 1.57 | 4:35 | 6.0 | 100% | 3,659 | 15.1 | 570 |
| 25 | Zeraora electric Spark / Plasma Fists | Spark / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets | 57% | 84.9% | 1.57 | 4:36 | 6.0 | 100% | 3,419 | 14.9 | 577 |
| 26 | Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge | Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets | 56% | 84.5% | 1.58 | 4:38 | 6.7 | 100% | 3,452 | 14.9 | 522 |
| 27 | Mega Salamence dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Fly | Dragon Tail / Fly+20 more movesets | 62% | 84.0% | 1.59 | 4:39 | 3.1 | 100% | 5,031 | 14.4 | 986 |
| 28 | Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Smack Down / Rock Wrecker | Smack Down / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets | 52% | 83.4% | 1.60 | 4:41 | 8.9 | 100% | 3,733 | 14.8 | 440 |
| 29 | Enamorus (Incarnate) fairyflying Fairy Wind / Fly | Fairy Wind / Fly+8 more movesets | 56% | 83.1% | 1.61 | 4:43 | 5.7 | 100% | 3,425 | 14.6 | 609 |
| 30 | Shadow Gigalith rockshadow Lock-On / Meteor Beam | Lock-On / Meteor Beam+14 more movesets | 52% | 82.8% | 1.61 | 4:44 | 8.5 | 100% | 3,228 | 14.7 | 435 |
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%.
- 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 0.5 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.