Shadow raid

Shadow Drifloon 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

8,137

4,000

Timer

3:00

Attack

100

Defense

Difficulty

0.52

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Drifloon should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 594-684.

Weak torock1.6xghost1.6xelectric1.6xice1.6xdark1.6x

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 an Electric Mega — most top counters attack with Electric

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 Drifloon counters are Mega Raichu Y, Shadow Thundurus (Therian), Kyurem (White), Shadow Darkrai, Necrozma (Dawn Wings) & Kyurem (Black).

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Raichu Y
S. Thundurus (Therian)
Kyurem (White)
S. Darkrai
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
Kyurem (Black)

2 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 Raichu YMegapartyThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+0.441:18
2Mega HoundoomMegaSnarl / Dark Pulse+0.491:26
3Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+0.491:26
4Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm0.521:32
5Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn0.551:37
6Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play0.551:37
7Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Moongeist Beam0.561:39
8Kyurem (Black)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Freeze Shock0.571:40
9Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.571:40
10Mega GengarMegaLick / Shadow Ball0.571:40

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

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Raid tier — Easy Group Shadow Raid

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Top 15 Shadow Drifloon 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.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Raichu Yelectricjoint top pick	electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+	3,780	1:18	0.44	2.0	301.6%
2	Mega Houndoomdarkfire	darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+	3,842	1:26	0.49	1.0	272.5%
3	Mega Raichu Xelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+	3,510	1:26	0.49	1.7	272.2%
4	Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying	electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm	3,659	1:32	0.52	2.9	256.0%
5	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	1:37	0.55	1.4	242.5%
6	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	1:37	0.55	1.6	242.1%
7	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	psychicPsycho CutghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	1:39	0.56	3.3	237.1%
8	Kyurem (Black)dragonice	ghostShadow ClawiceFreeze Shock	4,605	1:40	0.57	1.4	235.4%
9	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	1:40	0.57	2.0	235.3%
10	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	1:40	0.57	3.5	235.2%
11	Mega Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	3,301	1:40	0.57	2.4	234.6%
12	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	1:41	0.57	2.2	233.3%
13	Regielekielectric	electricThunder ShockelectricThunder Cage	2,803	1:42	0.58	2.9	230.8%
14	Shadow Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	2,526	1:45	0.60	3.2	223.6%
15	Shadow Rampardosrock	rockSmack DownrockRock Slide	3,298	1:45	0.60	3.7	223.3%

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 Drifloon.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Drifloon'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	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	175%	252.9%	1:33	2.0	0.53
Hex / Shadow Ball	100%	147%	248.4%	1:34	2.8	0.54
Astonish / Shadow Ball	100%	149%	249.5%	1:34	2.7	0.54
Hex / Icy Wind	100%	203%	251.9%	1:33	1.6	0.53
Astonish / Icy Wind	100%	205%	252.4%	1:33	1.5	0.53
Astonish / Ominous Wind	100%	191%	253.4%	1:33	1.8	0.53
Hex / Ominous Wind	100%	190%	253.7%	1:33	1.8	0.53

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…

Drifloon 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.

rock1.6x ghost1.6x electric1.6x ice1.6x dark1.6x flying1x steel1x fire1x water1x psychic1x dragon1x fairy1x poison0.63x grass0.63x normal0.39x ground0.39x bug0.39x fighting0.24x

Weak (5)
Neutral (7)
Resists (5)
Double resists (1)

It resists fighting0.24xnormal0.39xground0.39xbug0.39xpoison0.625xgrass0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Drifloon throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
ghostHexSTAB	8	+13	1.0s	0.80s
ghostAstonishSTAB	7	+13	1.0s	0.60s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
ghostShadow BallSTAB	100	-50	3.0s	2.40s
ghostOminous WindSTAB	55	-33	2.5s	2.05s
iceIcy Wind	65	-33	3.5s	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	594	742
7/7/7	603	754
8/8/8	613	767
9/9/9	623	779
10/10/10	633	791
11/11/11	643	804
12/12/12	653	816
13/13/13	663	829
14/14/14	673	842
15/15/15hundo	684	855

Caught CP range 594 - 684, or 742 - 855 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 594, not at the 633 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 39 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.

Drifloon 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 100 / Defense 72 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.76).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

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 % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	99%	301.6%	0.44	1:18	2.0	100%	3,780	52.2	1404
2	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	100%	272.5%	0.49	1:26	1.0	100%	3,842	48.8	2249
3	Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+	Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets	91%	272.2%	0.49	1:26	1.7	100%	3,510	47.1	1627
4	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	80%	256.0%	0.52	1:32	2.8	100%	3,659	44.7	1101
5	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	83%	242.5%	0.55	1:37	1.3	100%	4,605	42.3	1810
6	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	81%	242.1%	0.55	1:37	1.6	100%	3,739	41.5	1604
7	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	73%	237.1%	0.56	1:39	3.3	100%	4,099	44.0	1237
8	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Shadow Claw / Freeze Shock	Shadow Claw / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	80%	235.4%	0.57	1:40	1.3	100%	4,605	41.3	1817
9	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	78%	235.3%	0.57	1:40	1.9	100%	6,428	41.7	1521
10	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	71%	235.2%	0.57	1:40	3.5	100%	4,336	41.3	1025
11	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	76%	234.6%	0.57	1:40	2.3	100%	3,301	40.5	1243
12	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	76%	233.3%	0.57	1:41	2.1	100%	6,112	40.3	1424
13	Regieleki electric Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage	Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage+11 more movesets	72%	230.8%	0.58	1:42	2.8	100%	2,803	40.2	1095
14	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	69%	223.6%	0.60	1:45	3.1	100%	2,526	38.5	1010
15	Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide	Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	67%	223.3%	0.60	1:45	3.7	100%	3,298	39.1	908
16	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Smack Down / Brutal Swing	Smack Down / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	82%	220.8%	0.61	1:46	0.7	100%	5,347	37.9	2616
17	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	73%	220.3%	0.61	1:47	1.8	100%	3,625	37.9	1502
18	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	76%	219.0%	0.61	1:47	1.3	100%	3,834	37.7	1792
19	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) iceshadow Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	68%	218.1%	0.61	1:48	3.0	100%	3,105	37.7	1101
20	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	70%	217.7%	0.61	1:48	2.3	100%	4,346	37.6	1249
21	Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	67%	217.6%	0.61	1:48	2.9	100%	3,079	37.6	1048
22	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Avalanche	Snarl / Avalanche+11 more movesets	72%	217.2%	0.62	1:48	1.9	100%	3,005	37.2	1473
23	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	63%	214.8%	0.62	1:49	4.1	100%	3,268	37.8	891
24	Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	69%	214.5%	0.62	1:49	2.3	100%	3,452	37.5	1253
25	Thundurus (Therian) electricflying Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	66%	213.1%	0.63	1:50	2.9	100%	3,659	37.4	1059
26	Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge	Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets	66%	212.2%	0.63	1:51	2.7	100%	3,937	36.7	1137
27	Zeraora electric Spark / Plasma Fists	Spark / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets	69%	211.0%	0.63	1:51	2.2	100%	3,419	36.5	1318
28	Mega Manectric electricmega Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge+14 more movesets	66%	210.6%	0.63	1:51	2.6	100%	3,580	36.8	1193
29	Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Smack Down / Rock Wrecker	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets	67%	207.9%	0.64	1:53	2.4	100%	3,733	36.0	1216
30	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	61%	207.1%	0.65	1:53	4.2	100%	3,594	36.5	847

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