Shadow raid

Shadow Ralts counters

#0280

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

9,903

15,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

Defense

Difficulty

1.01

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Ralts should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 250-308.

Weak topoison1.6xghost1.6xsteel1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

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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 a Steel Mega — most top counters attack with Steel

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 Ralts counters are Zacian (Crowned Sword), Zamazenta (Crowned Shield), Necrozma (Dusk Mane), Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Mega Gengar & Shadow Metagross.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

Zacian (Crowned Sword)
Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)
Necrozma (Dusk Mane)
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
M. Gengar
S. Metagross

Ranked by Estimator (trainers needed); small print: time to winOrder byEstimatorOverall %

1Zacian (Crowned Sword)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Behemoth Blade0.914:19
2Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Behemoth Bash0.954:29
3Necrozma (Dusk Mane)LegendarypartyMetal Claw / Sunsteel Strike0.964:31
4Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Moongeist Beam1.044:54
5Mega GengarMegapartyLick / Shadow Ball1.044:55
6Shadow MetagrossShadowpartyBullet Punch / Meteor Mash1.095:09
7Mega VictreebelMegaAcid / Acid Spray+1.105:13
8Mega LucarioMegaBullet Punch / Meteor Mash1.125:16
9Mega MetagrossMegaBullet Punch / Meteor Mash1.135:20
10Shadow ChandelureShadowHex / Shadow Ball1.175:32

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

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Raid tier — Shadow Legendary Raid

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Top 15 Shadow Ralts 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.

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#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Zacian (Crowned Sword)fairysteeljoint top pick	steelMetal ClawsteelBehemoth Blade	4,979	4:19	0.91	2.1	123.4%
2	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)fightingsteel	steelMetal ClawsteelBehemoth Bash	4,172	4:29	0.95	2.6	119.0%
3	Necrozma (Dusk Mane)psychicsteel	steelMetal ClawsteelSunsteel Strike	4,099	4:31	0.96	2.5	118.0%
4	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	psychicPsycho CutghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	4:54	1.04	4.2	108.9%
5	Mega Gengarghostpoison	ghostLickghostShadow Ball	4,336	4:55	1.04	5.3	108.6%
6	Shadow Metagrosssteelpsychic	steelBullet PunchsteelMeteor Mash	3,791	5:09	1.09	3.4	103.6%
7	Mega Victreebelgrasspoison	poisonAcidpoisonAcid Spray+	3,505	5:13	1.10	4.7	102.2%
8	Mega Lucariofightingsteel	steelBullet PunchsteelMeteor Mash	3,826	5:16	1.12	5.4	101.1%
9	Mega Metagrosssteelpsychic	steelBullet PunchsteelMeteor Mash	4,911	5:20	1.13	2.1	99.9%
10	Shadow Chandelureghostfire	ghostHexghostShadow Ball	3,268	5:32	1.17	5.8	96.3%
11	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,428	5:33	1.17	3.0	96.2%
12	Mega Banetteghost	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Ball	3,594	5:42	1.21	6.0	93.5%
13	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	5:44	1.21	4.4	93.0%
14	Mega Beedrillbugpoison	poisonPoison JabpoisonSludge Bomb	3,383	5:45	1.22	5.5	92.6%
15	Shadow Gengarghostpoison	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Ball	2,878	5:46	1.22	5.9	92.4%

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 Ralts.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Ralts'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	76%	344%	113.2%	4:43	3.3	1.00
Confusion / Shadow Sneak	69%	305%	112.2%	4:45	4.1	1.01
Charge Beam / Shadow Sneak	74%	323%	112.4%	4:45	4.2	1.00
Confusion / Psyshock	69%	379%	112.9%	4:43	3.1	1.00
Charge Beam / Psyshock	78%	393%	113.2%	4:43	3.0	1.00
Charge Beam / Disarming Voice	82%	379%	113.8%	4:41	2.8	0.99
Confusion / Disarming Voice	83%	356%	113.9%	4:41	3.2	0.99

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…

Ralts 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.

poison1.6x ghost1.6x steel1.6x normal1x flying1x ground1x rock1x bug1x fire1x water1x grass1x electric1x ice1x dark1x fairy1x psychic0.63x fighting0.39x dragon0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (12)
Resists (3)

It resists fighting0.39xdragon0.39xpsychic0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Ralts throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicConfusionSTAB	19	+14	1.5s	0.50s
electricCharge Beam	7	+14	1.0s	0.75s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
psychicPsyshockSTAB	60	-33	2.5s	1.80s
fairyDisarming VoiceSTAB	70	-33	4.0s	3.30s
ghostShadow Sneak	50	-33	3.0s	2.30s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor	250	313
7/7/7	256	320
8/8/8	262	328
9/9/9	269	336
10/10/10	275	344
11/11/11	281	352
12/12/12	288	360
13/13/13	294	368
14/14/14	301	376
15/15/15hundo	308	385

Caught CP range 250 - 308, or 313 - 385 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 250, not at the 275 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 25 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.

Ralts 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 5: 15,000 HP, 5:00 timer, boss Attack 77 / Defense 60 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.82).

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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	Zacian (Crowned Sword) fairysteel Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade+7 more movesets	100%	123.4%	0.91	4:19	2.0	100%	4,979	58.3	4909
2	Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) fightingsteel Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash	Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash+7 more movesets	95%	119.0%	0.95	4:29	2.6	100%	4,172	56.0	4218
3	Necrozma (Dusk Mane) psychicsteel Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike+14 more movesets	95%	118.0%	0.96	4:31	2.5	100%	4,099	55.9	4496
4	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	83%	108.9%	1.04	4:54	4.1	84%	4,099	51.7	3103
5	Mega Gengar ghostpoisonmega Lick / Shadow Ball	Lick / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	79%	108.6%	1.04	4:55	6.4	76%	4,336	52.1	2205
6	Shadow Metagross steelpsychicshadow Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	80%	103.6%	1.09	5:09	3.4	0%	3,791	49.0	3636
7	Mega Victreebel grasspoisonmega Acid / Acid Spray+	Acid / Acid Spray++23 more movesets	76%	102.2%	1.10	5:13	5.5	2%	3,505	48.8	2585
8	Mega Lucario fightingsteelmega Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash+23 more movesets	75%	101.1%	1.12	5:16	5.7	0%	3,826	48.5	2258
9	Mega Metagross steelpsychicmega Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	80%	99.9%	1.13	5:20	2.3	0%	4,911	47.1	4834
10	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	69%	96.3%	1.17	5:32	7.4	0%	3,268	46.4	1820
11	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	75%	96.2%	1.17	5:33	3.4	0%	6,428	45.6	3474
12	Mega Banette ghostmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	67%	93.5%	1.21	5:42	7.9	0%	3,594	45.1	1659
13	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	70%	93.0%	1.21	5:44	5.0	0%	6,112	44.4	2541
14	Mega Beedrill bugpoisonmega Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+23 more movesets	66%	92.6%	1.22	5:45	8.2	0%	3,383	44.6	1763
15	Shadow Gengar ghostpoisonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	64%	92.4%	1.22	5:46	11.3	0%	2,878	45.2	1325
16	Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Steel Wing / Drill Peck+	Steel Wing / Drill Peck++9 more movesets	71%	91.8%	1.23	5:49	3.8	0%	3,741	43.2	3060
17	Shadow Dialga steeldragonshadow Metal Claw / Iron Head	Metal Claw / Iron Head+5 more movesets	69%	90.9%	1.24	5:52	4.4	0%	4,038	43.0	2797
18	Shadow Giratina (Origin) ghostdragonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Force	Shadow Claw / Shadow Force+7 more movesets	66%	90.1%	1.25	5:55	5.7	0%	3,683	42.9	2256
19	Blacephalon fireghost Astonish / Shadow Ball	Astonish / Shadow Ball+7 more movesets	63%	89.1%	1.27	5:59	8.7	0%	3,297	43.1	1586
20	Eternatus poisondragon Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+7 more movesets	66%	88.7%	1.27	6:01	4.8	0%	4,429	42.1	2725
21	Metagross steelpsychic Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash+15 more movesets	67%	86.2%	1.31	6:11	3.3	0%	3,791	40.8	3733
22	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Shadow Ball	Snarl / Shadow Ball+14 more movesets	63%	86.1%	1.31	6:11	5.9	0%	3,739	41.1	2629
23	Shadow Hisuian Typhlosion fireghostshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+9 more movesets	61%	85.8%	1.32	6:13	7.9	0%	2,994	41.3	1731
24	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	64%	85.2%	1.33	6:16	4.9	0%	4,346	40.7	2850
25	Shadow Excadrill groundsteelshadow Metal Claw / Iron Head	Metal Claw / Iron Head+14 more movesets	63%	84.8%	1.33	6:17	5.3	0%	3,244	40.3	2343
26	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+23 more movesets	62%	84.4%	1.34	6:19	6.1	0%	4,178	40.5	2125
27	Shadow Overqwil darkpoisonshadow Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb	Poison Jab / Sludge Bomb+9 more movesets	62%	84.4%	1.34	6:19	5.5	0%	2,946	40.1	2407
28	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Air Slash / Dragon Ascent	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	63%	84.3%	1.34	6:20	5.0	0%	5,713	40.1	2595
29	Mega Alakazam psychicmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+17 more movesets	61%	83.1%	1.36	6:25	6.4	0%	4,510	39.9	2061
30	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Fire Spin / Mystical Fire+	Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets	62%	81.8%	1.38	6:31	4.3	0%	4,783	38.7	2866

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