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 Ho-Oh should take 2 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 2,050-2,207.
Weak torock2.56xwater1.6xelectric1.6x
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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 Ho-Oh counters are Shadow Rampardos, Mega Diancie, Shadow Rhyperior, Shadow Tyrantrum, Shadow Gigalith & Rampardos.
S. Rampardos
M. Diancie
S. Rhyperior
S. Tyrantrum
S. Gigalith- Rampardos
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 %
- 1Shadow RampardosShadowpartySmack Down / Rock Slide1.143:20
- 2Mega DiancieMegaLegendarypartyRock Throw / Rock Slide1.143:20
- 3Shadow RhyperiorShadowpartySmack Down / Rock Wrecker1.163:25
- 4Shadow TyrantrumShadowpartyRock Throw / Meteor Beam1.193:29
- 5
Mega TyranitarMegaSmack Down / Stone Edge1.213:33 - 6
Mega AerodactylMegaRock Throw / Rock Slide1.223:34 - 7Shadow GigalithShadowpartyLock-On / Meteor Beam1.283:45
- 8RampardospartySmack Down / Rock Slide1.313:50
- 9
Shadow TyranitarShadowSmack Down / Stone Edge1.333:54 - 10TyrantrumRock Throw / Meteor Beam1.363:59
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Top 15 Shadow Ho-Oh 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 | Shadow Rampardosrockjoint top pick | rockSmack DownrockRock Slide | 3,298 | 3:20 | 1.14 | 6.0 | 117.5% | |
| 2 | Mega Diancierockfairyjoint top pick | rockRock ThrowrockRock Slide | 4,346 | 3:20 | 1.14 | 6.0 | 117.5% | |
| 3 | Shadow Rhyperiorgroundrock | rockSmack DownrockRock Wrecker | 3,733 | 3:25 | 1.16 | 5.9 | 114.7% | |
| 4 | Shadow Tyrantrumrockdragon | rockRock ThrowrockMeteor Beam | 3,128 | 3:29 | 1.19 | 5.9 | 112.2% | |
| 5 | Mega Tyranitarrockdark | rockSmack DownrockStone Edge | 5,347 | 3:33 | 1.21 | 4.7 | 110.2% | |
| 6 | Mega Aerodactylrockflying | rockRock ThrowrockRock Slide | 4,118 | 3:34 | 1.22 | 6.0 | 109.8% | |
| 7 | Shadow Gigalithrock | normalLock-OnrockMeteor Beam | 3,228 | 3:45 | 1.28 | 6.0 | 104.5% | |
| 8 | Rampardosrock | rockSmack DownrockRock Slide | 3,298 | 3:50 | 1.31 | 6.0 | 102.0% | |
| 9 | Shadow Tyranitarrockdark | rockSmack DownrockStone Edge | 3,834 | 3:54 | 1.33 | 5.9 | 100.3% | |
| 10 | Tyrantrumrockdragon | rockRock ThrowrockMeteor Beam | 3,128 | 3:59 | 1.36 | 5.5 | 98.4% | |
| 11 |  Glimmorarockpoison | rockRock ThrowrockMeteor Beam | 3,273 | 4:00 | 1.37 | 6.0 | 97.6% | |
| 12 | Rhyperiorgroundrock | rockSmack DownrockRock Wrecker | 3,733 | 4:08 | 1.41 | 5.5 | 94.5% | |
| 13 |  Mega Raichu Yelectric | electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+ | 3,780 | 4:09 | 1.42 | 6.0 | 94.4% | |
| 14 |  Shadow Aggronsteelrock | rockSmack DownrockMeteor Beam | 3,000 | 4:10 | 1.42 | 5.7 | 94.0% | |
| 15 |  Mega Greninjawaterdark | waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+ | 3,784 | 4:10 | 1.43 | 6.0 | 93.8% |
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 Ho-Oh.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Ho-Oh'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.
“Joint top pick”: 2 attackers inside 2.1% of each other — this simulator's own accuracy against pokebattler.com (median 1.6% per attacker), so any of them is the right answer.
Simulating each boss moveset…
Ho-Oh 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.
- Double weak (1)
- Weak (2)
- Neutral (8)
- Resists (7)
It resists bug0.39xgrass0.39xfighting0.625xground0.625xsteel0.625xfire0.625xfairy0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What Ho-Oh throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fireIncinerateSTAB | 32 | +22 | 2.5s | 0.70s |
| steelSteel Wing | 14 | +8 | 1.0s | 0.70s |
| psychicExtrasensory | 11 | +11 | 1.0s | 0.75s |
| normalHidden Power | 15 | +15 | 1.5s | 1.10s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| flyingBrave BirdSTAB | 130 | -100 | 2.0s | 1.00s |
| fireSacred Fire++STAB | 155 | -100 | 2.5s | 1.10s |
| fireFire BlastSTAB | 140 | -100 | 4.0s | 2.90s |
| grassSolar Beam | 180 | -100 | 5.0s | 2.80s |
Catch CP
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 2,050 | 2,563 |
| 7/7/7 | 2,067 | 2,584 |
| 8/8/8 | 2,084 | 2,606 |
| 9/9/9 | 2,102 | 2,628 |
| 10/10/10 | 2,119 | 2,649 |
| 11/11/11 | 2,137 | 2,671 |
| 12/12/12 | 2,154 | 2,693 |
| 13/13/13 | 2,172 | 2,715 |
| 14/14/14 | 2,189 | 2,737 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 2,207 | 2,759 |
Caught CP range 2,050 - 2,207, or 2,563 - 2,759 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 2,050, not at the 2,119 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 69 CP higher than this one.
When it is in raids
From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.
Ho-Oh 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 193 / Defense 196 (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 | Shadow Rampardos top pickrockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide | Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 94% | 117.5% | 1.14 | 3:20 | 12.1 | 100% | 3,298 | 21.7 | 307 |
| 2 | Mega Diancie top pickrockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 98% | 117.5% | 1.14 | 3:20 | 9.3 | 100% | 4,346 | 21.3 | 416 |
| 3 | Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Smack Down / Rock Wrecker | Smack Down / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets | 98% | 114.7% | 1.16 | 3:25 | 8.4 | 100% | 3,733 | 20.8 | 453 |
| 4 | Shadow Tyrantrum rockdragonshadow Rock Throw / Meteor Beam | Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+17 more movesets | 95% | 112.2% | 1.19 | 3:29 | 8.5 | 100% | 3,128 | 20.3 | 458 |
| 5 | Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Smack Down / Stone Edge | Smack Down / Stone Edge+15 more movesets | 100% | 110.2% | 1.21 | 3:33 | 5.5 | 100% | 5,347 | 19.3 | 637 |
| 6 | Mega Aerodactyl rockflyingmega Rock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+23 more movesets | 95% | 109.8% | 1.22 | 3:34 | 7.7 | 100% | 4,118 | 19.5 | 456 |
| 7 | Shadow Gigalith rockshadow Lock-On / Meteor Beam | Lock-On / Meteor Beam+14 more movesets | 87% | 104.5% | 1.28 | 3:45 | 10.0 | 100% | 3,228 | 19.1 | 391 |
| 8 | Rampardos rock Smack Down / Rock Slide | Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 82% | 102.0% | 1.31 | 3:50 | 12.0 | 100% | 3,298 | 18.6 | 315 |
| 9 | Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Smack Down / Stone Edge | Smack Down / Stone Edge+15 more movesets | 83% | 100.3% | 1.33 | 3:54 | 9.6 | 100% | 3,834 | 18.1 | 411 |
| 10 | Tyrantrum rockdragon Rock Throw / Meteor Beam | Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+17 more movesets | 85% | 98.4% | 1.36 | 3:59 | 7.8 | 100% | 3,128 | 17.5 | 471 |
| 11 | Glimmora rockpoison Rock Throw / Meteor Beam | Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+7 more movesets | 80% | 97.6% | 1.37 | 4:00 | 10.2 | 100% | 3,273 | 17.6 | 365 |
| 12 | Rhyperior groundrock Smack Down / Rock Wrecker | Smack Down / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets | 79% | 94.5% | 1.41 | 4:08 | 9.2 | 100% | 3,733 | 17.0 | 438 |
| 13 | Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+ | Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets | 75% | 94.4% | 1.42 | 4:09 | 12.8 | 100% | 3,780 | 17.3 | 292 |
| 14 | Shadow Aggron steelrockshadow Smack Down / Meteor Beam | Smack Down / Meteor Beam+23 more movesets | 78% | 94.0% | 1.42 | 4:10 | 9.8 | 100% | 3,000 | 16.8 | 396 |
| 15 | Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+ | Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets | 76% | 93.8% | 1.43 | 4:10 | 11.1 | 100% | 3,784 | 17.0 | 347 |
| 16 | Shadow Aurorus rockiceshadow Rock Throw / Meteor Beam | Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+17 more movesets | 74% | 92.9% | 1.44 | 4:13 | 13.0 | 100% | 2,802 | 17.1 | 302 |
| 17 | Terrakion rockfighting Smack Down / Rock Slide | Smack Down / Rock Slide+11 more movesets | 75% | 92.4% | 1.45 | 4:14 | 10.9 | 100% | 3,698 | 16.6 | 350 |
| 18 | Shadow Aerodactyl rockflyingshadow Rock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+23 more movesets | 73% | 92.4% | 1.45 | 4:14 | 13.1 | 100% | 2,783 | 16.8 | 292 |
| 19 | Shadow Omastar rockwatershadow Rock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+11 more movesets | 75% | 91.6% | 1.46 | 4:16 | 10.5 | 100% | 2,786 | 16.5 | 371 |
| 20 | Shadow Alolan Golem rockelectricshadow Rock Throw / Rock Blast | Rock Throw / Rock Blast+8 more movesets | 72% | 89.3% | 1.50 | 4:23 | 11.4 | 100% | 2,949 | 16.0 | 343 |
| 21 | Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Water Gun / Liquidation+ | Water Gun / Liquidation++44 more movesets | 73% | 89.0% | 1.50 | 4:24 | 10.9 | 100% | 3,701 | 16.1 | 358 |
| 22 | Shadow Golem rockgroundshadow Rock Throw / Rock Blast | Rock Throw / Rock Blast+11 more movesets | 71% | 88.8% | 1.50 | 4:24 | 12.2 | 100% | 2,949 | 16.0 | 316 |
| 23 | Gigalith rock Smack Down / Meteor Beam | Smack Down / Meteor Beam+14 more movesets | 72% | 88.8% | 1.50 | 4:24 | 11.3 | 100% | 3,228 | 16.1 | 349 |
| 24 | Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Ancient Power | Dragon Tail / Ancient Power+11 more movesets | 75% | 87.4% | 1.53 | 4:29 | 7.6 | 100% | 5,713 | 15.4 | 478 |
| 25 | Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Origin Pulse | Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets | 74% | 87.1% | 1.54 | 4:30 | 8.1 | 100% | 5,902 | 15.4 | 451 |
| 26 | Tyranitar rockdark Smack Down / Stone Edge | Smack Down / Stone Edge+15 more movesets | 72% | 86.9% | 1.54 | 4:30 | 10.1 | 100% | 3,834 | 15.7 | 411 |
| 27 | Shadow Landorus (Incarnate) groundflyingshadow Rock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+7 more movesets | 65% | 85.7% | 1.56 | 4:34 | 16.4 | 100% | 3,588 | 15.8 | 228 |
| 28 | Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 71% | 85.5% | 1.56 | 4:34 | 9.9 | 100% | 6,428 | 15.2 | 364 |
| 29 | Mega Aggron steelmega Smack Down / Meteor Beam | Smack Down / Meteor Beam+23 more movesets | 70% | 84.6% | 1.58 | 4:38 | 9.5 | 100% | 4,162 | 15.1 | 416 |
| 30 | Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+ | Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets | 66% | 84.3% | 1.59 | 4:39 | 13.5 | 100% | 3,510 | 15.4 | 283 |
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 0.6 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.