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 Metang should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 879-983.
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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 Metang counters are Mega Delphox, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Shadow Reshiram, Shadow Landorus (Therian), Shadow Darkrai & Shadow Groudon.
M. Delphox
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
S. Reshiram
S. Landorus (Therian)
S. Darkrai
S. Groudon
4 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 DelphoxMegapartyFire Spin / Mystical Fire+0.892:37
- 2
Mega HoundoomMegaSnarl / Dark Pulse+0.952:47 - 3Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Moongeist Beam1.043:02
- 4Shadow ReshiramShadowLegendarypartyFire Fang / Fusion Flare1.053:04
- 5
Primal GroudonMegaLegendaryMud Shot / Precipice Blades1.063:06 - 6Shadow Landorus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Sandsear Storm1.093:12
- 7
Mega Charizard YMegaFire Spin / Blast Burn1.113:14 - 8
Mega BlazikenMegaFire Spin / Blast Burn1.123:17 - 9Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play1.133:18
- 10Shadow GroudonShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Precipice Blades1.143:21
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Top 15 Shadow Metang counters in detail
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| # | Attacker | Moveset | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mega Delphoxfirepsychicjoint top pick | fireFire SpinfireMystical Fire+ | 4,783 | 2:37 | 0.89 | 2.3 | 149.8% | |
| 2 | Mega Houndoomdarkfire | darkSnarldarkDark Pulse+ | 3,842 | 2:47 | 0.95 | 2.2 | 140.3% | |
| 3 | Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost | ghostShadow ClawghostMoongeist Beam | 4,099 | 3:02 | 1.04 | 3.1 | 128.7% | |
| 4 | Shadow Reshiramdragonfire | fireFire FangfireFusion Flare | 4,038 | 3:04 | 1.05 | 4.7 | 127.5% | |
| 5 | Primal Groudongroundfire | groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades | 5,902 | 3:06 | 1.06 | 3.0 | 126.0% | |
| 6 | Shadow Landorus (Therian)groundflying | groundMud ShotgroundSandsear Storm | 3,922 | 3:12 | 1.09 | 5.7 | 122.3% | |
| 7 | Mega Charizard Yfireflying | fireFire SpinfireBlast Burn | 4,455 | 3:14 | 1.11 | 4.3 | 120.9% | |
| 8 | Mega Blazikenfirefighting | fireFire SpinfireBlast Burn | 4,161 | 3:17 | 1.12 | 5.3 | 118.8% | |
| 9 | Shadow Darkraidark | darkSnarldarkFoul Play | 3,739 | 3:18 | 1.13 | 3.9 | 118.6% | |
| 10 | Shadow Groudonground | groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades | 4,115 | 3:21 | 1.14 | 4.9 | 116.9% | |
| 11 |  Blacephalonfireghost | ghostAstonishfireMind Blown | 3,297 | 3:21 | 1.14 | 5.8 | 116.8% | |
| 12 |  Mega Gengarghostpoison | ghostLickghostShadow Ball | 4,336 | 3:22 | 1.15 | 5.9 | 116.4% | |
| 13 |  Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting | fightingCounterghostShadow Ball | 6,112 | 3:23 | 1.16 | 3.8 | 115.6% | |
| 14 |  Shadow Chandelureghostfire | fireFire SpinghostShadow Ball | 3,268 | 3:23 | 1.16 | 5.7 | 115.5% | |
| 15 |  Mega Absoldark | darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing | 3,301 | 3:24 | 1.16 | 4.6 | 115.3% |
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 Metang.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Metang'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…
Metang 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 (4)
- Neutral (4)
- Resists (10)
It resists poison0.39xpsychic0.39xnormal0.625xflying0.625xrock0.625xsteel0.625xgrass0.625xice0.625xdragon0.625xfairy0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What Metang throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steelMetal ClawSTAB | 6 | +5 | 0.5s | 0.23s |
| psychicZen HeadbuttSTAB | 11 | +9 | 1.0s | 0.75s |
| bugFury Cutter | 4 | +8 | 0.5s | 0.20s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| psychicPsychicSTAB | 95 | -50 | 3.0s | 1.50s |
| steelGyro BallSTAB | 85 | -50 | 3.5s | 3.20s |
| psychicPsyshockSTAB | 60 | -33 | 2.5s | 1.80s |
Catch CP
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 879 | 1,099 |
| 7/7/7 | 891 | 1,113 |
| 8/8/8 | 902 | 1,128 |
| 9/9/9 | 913 | 1,142 |
| 10/10/10 | 925 | 1,156 |
| 11/11/11 | 936 | 1,171 |
| 12/12/12 | 948 | 1,185 |
| 13/13/13 | 960 | 1,200 |
| 14/14/14 | 972 | 1,215 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 983 | 1,229 |
Caught CP range 879 - 983, or 1,099 - 1,229 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 879, not at the 925 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 46 CP higher than this one.
When it is in raids
From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.
Metang 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 116 / Defense 145 (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 Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+ | Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets | 100% | 149.8% | 0.89 | 2:37 | 2.3 | 100% | 4,783 | 26.0 | 1249 |
| 2 | Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+ | Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets | 94% | 140.3% | 0.95 | 2:47 | 2.1 | 100% | 3,842 | 24.2 | 1320 |
| 3 | Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam | Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets | 82% | 128.7% | 1.04 | 3:02 | 3.1 | 42% | 4,099 | 22.3 | 1020 |
| 4 | Shadow Reshiram dragonfireshadow Fire Fang / Fusion Flare | Fire Fang / Fusion Flare+9 more movesets | 77% | 127.5% | 1.05 | 3:04 | 4.6 | 20% | 4,038 | 22.4 | 742 |
| 5 | Primal Groudon groundfiremega Mud Shot / Precipice Blades | Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets | 81% | 126.0% | 1.06 | 3:06 | 2.9 | 0% | 5,902 | 21.7 | 1061 |
| 6 | Shadow Landorus (Therian) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm | Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets | 70% | 122.3% | 1.09 | 3:12 | 6.2 | 4% | 3,922 | 21.8 | 561 |
| 7 | Mega Charizard Y fireflyingmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+29 more movesets | 73% | 120.9% | 1.11 | 3:14 | 4.4 | 0% | 4,455 | 21.1 | 774 |
| 8 | Mega Blaziken firefightingmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets | 65% | 118.8% | 1.12 | 3:17 | 8.0 | 6% | 4,161 | 21.3 | 531 |
| 9 | Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play | Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets | 72% | 118.6% | 1.13 | 3:18 | 4.5 | 0% | 3,739 | 20.6 | 825 |
| 10 | Shadow Groudon groundshadow Mud Shot / Precipice Blades | Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets | 69% | 116.9% | 1.14 | 3:21 | 5.3 | 0% | 4,115 | 20.5 | 639 |
| 11 | Blacephalon fireghost Astonish / Mind Blown | Astonish / Mind Blown+7 more movesets | 64% | 116.8% | 1.14 | 3:21 | 8.0 | 2% | 3,297 | 21.0 | 483 |
| 12 | Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball | Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets | 63% | 116.4% | 1.15 | 3:22 | 8.7 | 0% | 4,336 | 21.1 | 436 |
| 13 | Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Counter / Shadow Ball | Counter / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets | 70% | 115.6% | 1.16 | 3:23 | 4.2 | 0% | 6,112 | 19.9 | 763 |
| 14 | Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Fire Spin / Shadow Ball | Fire Spin / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets | 65% | 115.5% | 1.16 | 3:23 | 7.1 | 0% | 3,268 | 20.5 | 509 |
| 15 | Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing | Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets | 67% | 115.3% | 1.16 | 3:24 | 5.8 | 0% | 3,301 | 20.1 | 641 |
| 16 | Shadow Heatran firesteelshadow Fire Spin / Magma Storm | Fire Spin / Magma Storm+11 more movesets | 72% | 114.0% | 1.17 | 3:26 | 3.2 | 0% | 3,754 | 19.6 | 996 |
| 17 | Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Mud Shot / Earth Power | Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets | 68% | 112.4% | 1.19 | 3:29 | 4.2 | 0% | 5,424 | 19.4 | 778 |
| 18 | Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Counter / Shadow Ball | Counter / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets | 69% | 110.1% | 1.21 | 3:33 | 3.4 | 0% | 6,428 | 19.0 | 934 |
| 19 | Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing | Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets | 67% | 109.9% | 1.22 | 3:34 | 4.1 | 0% | 3,625 | 19.1 | 872 |
| 20 | Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing | Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets | 70% | 108.9% | 1.23 | 3:35 | 2.9 | 0% | 5,347 | 18.8 | 1260 |
| 21 | Reshiram dragonfire Fire Fang / Fusion Flare | Fire Fang / Fusion Flare+9 more movesets | 65% | 108.6% | 1.23 | 3:36 | 4.7 | 0% | 4,038 | 18.9 | 738 |
| 22 | Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing | Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets | 65% | 108.6% | 1.23 | 3:36 | 4.4 | 0% | 3,834 | 18.8 | 880 |
| 23 | Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force | Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets | 64% | 108.5% | 1.23 | 3:36 | 5.1 | 0% | 3,683 | 18.9 | 658 |
| 24 | Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing | Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets | 59% | 107.9% | 1.24 | 3:38 | 8.0 | 0% | 2,526 | 19.1 | 500 |
| 25 | Mega Charizard X firedragonmega Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+29 more movesets | 63% | 107.1% | 1.25 | 3:39 | 5.0 | 0% | 3,850 | 18.7 | 692 |
| 26 | Shadow Ho-Oh fireflyingshadow Incinerate / Sacred Fire++ | Incinerate / Sacred Fire+++27 more movesets | 64% | 107.0% | 1.25 | 3:39 | 4.7 | 0% | 3,863 | 18.7 | 746 |
| 27 | Shadow Delphox firepsychicshadow Fire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets | 63% | 106.7% | 1.25 | 3:40 | 5.2 | 0% | 3,059 | 18.7 | 649 |
| 28 | Shadow Excadrill groundsteelshadow Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands | Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands+14 more movesets | 62% | 106.1% | 1.26 | 3:41 | 5.5 | 0% | 3,244 | 18.5 | 619 |
| 29 | Shadow Darmanitan (Standard) fireshadow Fire Fang / Overheat | Fire Fang / Overheat+11 more movesets | 57% | 104.7% | 1.28 | 3:44 | 8.5 | 0% | 3,105 | 18.9 | 443 |
| 30 | Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Feint Attack / Surf+ | Feint Attack / Surf++17 more movesets | 64% | 103.2% | 1.30 | 3:47 | 3.7 | 0% | 3,784 | 17.7 | 874 |
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.