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 Empoleon should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,521-1,657.
Weak tofighting1.6xground1.6xelectric1.6x
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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 Empoleon counters are Mega Mewtwo X, Keldeo, Shadow Blaziken, Shadow Thundurus (Therian), Shadow Raikou & Shadow Landorus (Therian).
M. Mewtwo X
Keldeo
S. Blaziken
S. Thundurus (Therian)
S. Raikou
S. Landorus (Therian)
8 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+0.862:30
- 2
Mega LucarioMegaForce Palm / Aura Sphere1.012:57 - 3
Mega Raichu YMegaThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+1.033:00 - 4
Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+1.113:15 - 5
Mega BlazikenMegaCounter / Aura Sphere1.133:19 - 6
Mega FalinksMegaCounter / Brick Break+1.153:22 - 7KeldeoLegendarypartyLow Kick / Secret Sword1.173:25
- 8
Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryCounter / Thunderbolt1.183:26 - 9
Primal GroudonMegaLegendaryMud Shot / Precipice Blades1.203:31 - 10
Mega GalladeMegaLow Kick / Sacred Sword1.223:34 - 11Shadow BlazikenShadowpartyCounter / Aura Sphere1.263:42
- 12Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm1.283:45
- 13Shadow RaikouShadowLegendarypartyThunder Shock / Aura Sphere1.293:46
- 14Shadow Landorus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Sandsear Storm1.293:46
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Top 15 Shadow Empoleon 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 Mewtwo Xpsychicfightingjoint top pick | fightingCounterfightingDynamic Punch+ | 6,112 | 2:30 | 0.86 | 5.0 | 156.2% | |
| 2 | Mega Lucariofightingsteel | fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere | 3,826 | 2:57 | 1.01 | 5.6 | 132.4% | |
| 3 | Mega Raichu Yelectric | electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+ | 3,780 | 3:00 | 1.03 | 5.6 | 130.1% | |
| 4 | Mega Raichu Xelectric | electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+ | 3,510 | 3:15 | 1.11 | 5.5 | 120.2% | |
| 5 | Mega Blazikenfirefighting | fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere | 4,161 | 3:19 | 1.13 | 5.5 | 117.8% | |
| 6 | Mega Falinksfighting | fightingCounterfightingBrick Break+ | 3,670 | 3:22 | 1.15 | 5.9 | 116.4% | |
| 7 | Keldeowaterfighting | fightingLow KickfightingSecret Sword | 3,698 | 3:25 | 1.17 | 4.6 | 114.4% | |
| 8 | Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic | fightingCounterelectricThunderbolt | 6,428 | 3:26 | 1.18 | 5.2 | 113.7% | |
| 9 | Primal Groudongroundfire | groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades | 5,902 | 3:31 | 1.20 | 4.8 | 111.3% | |
| 10 | Mega Galladepsychicfighting | fightingLow KickfightingSacred Sword | 4,521 | 3:34 | 1.22 | 6.0 | 109.8% | |
| 11 | Shadow Blazikenfirefighting | fightingCounterfightingAura Sphere | 2,848 | 3:42 | 1.26 | 6.0 | 105.8% | |
| 12 | Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying | electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm | 3,659 | 3:45 | 1.28 | 5.9 | 104.5% | |
| 13 | Shadow Raikouelectric | electricThunder ShockfightingAura Sphere | 3,452 | 3:46 | 1.29 | 5.5 | 103.8% | |
| 14 | Shadow Landorus (Therian)groundflying | groundMud ShotgroundSandsear Storm | 3,922 | 3:46 | 1.29 | 6.0 | 103.7% | |
| 15 |  Lucariofightingsteel | fightingForce PalmfightingAura Sphere | 2,703 | 3:55 | 1.34 | 6.0 | 99.8% |
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 Empoleon.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Empoleon'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…
Empoleon 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 (4)
- Resists (11)
It resists poison0.39xsteel0.39xice0.39xnormal0.625xflying0.625xrock0.625xbug0.625xwater0.625xpsychic0.625xdragon0.625xfairy0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What Empoleon throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steelSteel WingSTAB | 14 | +8 | 1.0s | 0.70s |
| waterWaterfallSTAB | 13 | +7 | 1.0s | 0.75s |
| steelMetal ClawSTAB | 6 | +5 | 0.5s | 0.23s |
| steelMetal SoundSTAB | 4 | +6 | 0.5s | 0.20s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steelFlash CannonSTAB | 100 | -100 | 2.5s | 1.40s |
| waterHydro PumpSTAB | 135 | -100 | 3.5s | 1.10s |
| iceBlizzard | 130 | -100 | 3.0s | 1.40s |
| flyingDrill Peck | 70 | -33 | 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 | 1,521 | 1,902 |
| 7/7/7 | 1,536 | 1,920 |
| 8/8/8 | 1,551 | 1,939 |
| 9/9/9 | 1,566 | 1,958 |
| 10/10/10 | 1,581 | 1,976 |
| 11/11/11 | 1,596 | 1,995 |
| 12/12/12 | 1,611 | 2,014 |
| 13/13/13 | 1,626 | 2,033 |
| 14/14/14 | 1,642 | 2,052 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 1,657 | 2,072 |
Caught CP range 1,521 - 1,657, or 1,902 - 2,072 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 1,521, not at the 1,581 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 60 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.
Empoleon 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 171 / Defense 152 (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 % (1) | CP | DPS | TDO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Dynamic Punch+ | Counter / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets | 100% | 156.2% | 0.86 | 2:30 | 5.0 | 100% | 6,112 | 27.5 | 687 |
| 2 | Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Force Palm / Aura Sphere | Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets | 82% | 132.4% | 1.01 | 2:57 | 6.3 | 74% | 3,826 | 23.6 | 561 |
| 3 | Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+ | Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets | 79% | 130.1% | 1.03 | 3:00 | 7.1 | 60% | 3,780 | 23.4 | 528 |
| 4 | Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+ | Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets | 74% | 120.2% | 1.11 | 3:15 | 6.3 | 8% | 3,510 | 21.5 | 573 |
| 5 | Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Counter / Aura Sphere | Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets | 69% | 117.8% | 1.13 | 3:19 | 9.1 | 26% | 4,161 | 21.3 | 470 |
| 6 | Mega Falinks fightingmega Counter / Brick Break+ | Counter / Brick Break++7 more movesets | 70% | 116.4% | 1.15 | 3:22 | 7.4 | 0% | 3,670 | 20.9 | 478 |
| 7 | Keldeo waterfighting Low Kick / Secret Sword | Low Kick / Secret Sword+11 more movesets | 72% | 114.4% | 1.17 | 3:25 | 5.6 | 0% | 3,698 | 19.9 | 633 |
| 8 | Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Counter / Thunderbolt | Counter / Thunderbolt+26 more movesets | 71% | 113.7% | 1.18 | 3:26 | 5.7 | 0% | 6,428 | 20.0 | 604 |
| 9 | Primal Groudon groundfiremega Mud Shot / Precipice Blades | Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets | 68% | 111.3% | 1.20 | 3:31 | 7.0 | 0% | 5,902 | 19.8 | 625 |
| 10 | Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Low Kick / Sacred Sword | Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets | 65% | 109.8% | 1.22 | 3:34 | 8.1 | 0% | 4,521 | 19.5 | 432 |
| 11 | Shadow Blaziken firefightingshadow Counter / Aura Sphere | Counter / Aura Sphere+20 more movesets | 59% | 105.8% | 1.26 | 3:42 | 11.7 | 0% | 2,848 | 19.3 | 340 |
| 12 | Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm | Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets | 60% | 104.5% | 1.28 | 3:45 | 9.5 | 0% | 3,659 | 19.1 | 415 |
| 13 | Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Aura Sphere | Thunder Shock / Aura Sphere+9 more movesets | 63% | 103.8% | 1.29 | 3:46 | 7.2 | 0% | 3,452 | 18.4 | 500 |
| 14 | Shadow Landorus (Therian) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm | Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets | 59% | 103.7% | 1.29 | 3:46 | 10.7 | 0% | 3,922 | 19.0 | 353 |
| 15 | Lucario fightingsteel Force Palm / Aura Sphere | Force Palm / Aura Sphere+23 more movesets | 57% | 99.8% | 1.34 | 3:55 | 10.2 | 0% | 2,703 | 17.9 | 369 |
| 16 | Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Mud Shot / Earth Power | Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets | 58% | 99.6% | 1.34 | 3:56 | 8.7 | 0% | 5,424 | 18.0 | 481 |
| 17 | Zeraora electric Spark / Plasma Fists | Spark / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets | 60% | 99.4% | 1.34 | 3:56 | 7.0 | 0% | 3,419 | 17.6 | 512 |
| 18 | Regieleki electric Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage | Thunder Shock / Thunder Cage+11 more movesets | 57% | 99.1% | 1.35 | 3:57 | 9.6 | 0% | 2,803 | 18.1 | 402 |
| 19 | Shadow Gallade psychicfightingshadow Low Kick / Sacred Sword | Low Kick / Sacred Sword+19 more movesets | 54% | 98.6% | 1.36 | 3:58 | 12.3 | 0% | 3,093 | 17.9 | 308 |
| 20 | Shadow Conkeldurr fightingshadow Force Palm / Dynamic Punch | Force Palm / Dynamic Punch+11 more movesets | 55% | 97.5% | 1.37 | 4:01 | 11.3 | 0% | 3,337 | 17.6 | 338 |
| 21 | Mega Manectric electricmega Thunder Fang / Wild Charge | Thunder Fang / Wild Charge+14 more movesets | 57% | 96.0% | 1.39 | 4:05 | 8.3 | 0% | 3,580 | 17.0 | 438 |
| 22 | Terrakion rockfighting Double Kick / Sacred Sword | Double Kick / Sacred Sword+11 more movesets | 53% | 95.0% | 1.41 | 4:07 | 11.7 | 0% | 3,698 | 17.1 | 333 |
| 23 | Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Counter / Thunderbolt | Counter / Thunderbolt+23 more movesets | 55% | 94.9% | 1.41 | 4:07 | 9.7 | 0% | 4,178 | 16.9 | 373 |
| 24 | Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge | Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets | 55% | 94.7% | 1.41 | 4:08 | 9.2 | 0% | 3,937 | 16.9 | 409 |
| 25 | Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge | Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets | 53% | 93.7% | 1.43 | 4:11 | 11.3 | 0% | 3,079 | 17.0 | 355 |
| 26 | Zekrom dragonelectric Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt | Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt+9 more movesets | 57% | 92.9% | 1.44 | 4:13 | 6.6 | 0% | 4,038 | 16.3 | 553 |
| 27 | Mega Heracross bugfightingmega Counter / Close Combat | Counter / Close Combat+17 more movesets | 53% | 92.7% | 1.44 | 4:13 | 10.6 | 0% | 4,814 | 16.6 | 368 |
| 28 | Thundurus (Therian) electricflying Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm | Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets | 52% | 90.7% | 1.47 | 4:19 | 10.0 | 0% | 3,659 | 16.4 | 403 |
| 29 | Shadow Excadrill groundsteelshadow Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands | Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands+14 more movesets | 51% | 90.6% | 1.48 | 4:19 | 11.5 | 0% | 3,244 | 16.4 | 356 |
| 30 | Shadow Zapdos electricflyingshadow Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt | Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt+11 more movesets | 51% | 89.5% | 1.49 | 4:22 | 10.6 | 0% | 3,527 | 16.2 | 398 |
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 0.9 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.