It resists 0.39x0.625x0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
Catch CPboosted 1543–1696
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
IV spread
CP at L20
CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor
1,234
1,543
7/7/7
1,247
1,559
8/8/8
1,261
1,576
9/9/9
1,274
1,593
10/10/10
1,288
1,610
11/11/11
1,301
1,627
12/12/12
1,315
1,644
13/13/13
1,329
1,661
14/14/14
1,342
1,678
15/15/15hundo
1,356
1,696
Caught CP range 1,234 - 1,356, or 1,543 - 1,696 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 1,234, not at the 1,288 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 54 CP higher than this one.
Boss moves7 moves
What Sandslash throws at you: its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
Move
Power
Energy
Duration
Hits at
Metal Claw
6
+5
0.5s
0.23s
Mud ShotSTAB
4
+6
0.5s
0.25s
Sand AttackSTAB
4
+7
0.5s
0.30s
Charged moves
Move
Power
Energy
Duration
Hits at
EarthquakeSTAB
140
-100
3.5s
2.60s
Scorching SandsSTAB
90
-50
3.0s
1.40s
BulldozeSTAB
80
-50
3.5s
2.60s
Rock Tomb
65
-50
3.0s
2.05s
Hardest movesetsby moveset
Simulating each boss moveset…
Raid details4,000 HP · 3:00
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
17,174
HP
4,000
Timer
3:00
Attack
149
Defense
144
Difficulty
1.06
Beating Shadow Sandslash should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,234-1,356.
Sandslash 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.
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.
The chevron on the top 15 opens damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Every column (CP, faints, power, pokebattler.com's own rank) is under All settings.
1Mega GreninjaWater Shuriken · Surf0.97Time to win: 2:51
2Mega StarmiePsywave · Liquidation1.02Time to win: 2:59
3Primal KyogreWaterfall · Origin Pulse †1.07Time to win: 3:07
4Mega Mewtwo YPsycho Cut · Future Sight1.09Time to win: 3:11
30Shadow RegigigasHidden Power · Crush Grip †1.44Time to win: 4:12
All settingsevery control, share link, JSON
Shadow Tier 3: 4,000 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 149 / Defense 144 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.76).
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 Greninja
mega
Water Shuriken / Surf+
Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets
100%
137.3%
0.97
2:51
5.7
74%
3,784
24.5
610
2
Mega Starmie
mega
Psywave / Liquidation+
Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets
96%
131.1%
1.02
2:59
5.5
58%
3,701
23.4
633
3
Primal Kyogre
mega
Waterfall / Origin Pulse
Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets
96%
125.2%
1.07
3:07
4.1
0%
5,902
21.5
796
4
Mega Mewtwo Y
mega
Psycho Cut / Future Sight+
Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets
93%
123.0%
1.09
3:11
4.5
0%
6,428
21.4
751
5
Mega Chesnaught
mega
Vine Whip / Seed Bomb+
Vine Whip / Seed Bomb++20 more movesets
100%
122.7%
1.09
3:11
2.7
0%
4,093
21.0
1104
6
Mega Sceptile
mega
Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant
Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets
89%
121.2%
1.10
3:14
5.1
0%
4,056
21.1
649
7
Kyurem (White)
Ice Fang / Ice Burn
Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets
85%
117.8%
1.13
3:19
6.1
0%
4,605
20.9
561
8
Mega Mewtwo X
mega
Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+
Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets
83%
111.8%
1.20
3:30
4.8
0%
6,112
19.7
747
9
Shadow Kyogre
shadow
Waterfall / Origin Pulse
Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets
78%
110.4%
1.21
3:33
6.9
0%
4,115
19.5
523
10
Mega Swampert
mega
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets
82%
110.2%
1.21
3:33
4.8
0%
4,401
19.3
745
11
Kyurem (Black)
Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock
Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets
76%
107.0%
1.25
3:39
6.5
0%
4,605
19.1
533
12
Kartana
Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade
Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets
70%
103.9%
1.29
3:46
9.3
0%
3,677
18.5
426
13
Mega Rayquaza
mega
Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent
Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets
80%
103.1%
1.30
3:48
3.8
0%
5,713
17.9
926
14
Mega Blastoise
mega
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets
73%
102.7%
1.30
3:48
6.5
0%
3,941
18.1
541
15
Shadow Swampert
shadow
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets
71%
102.0%
1.31
3:50
7.4
0%
2,974
18.0
510
16
Shaymin (Sky)
Magical Leaf / Grass Knot
Magical Leaf / Grass Knot+11 more movesets
76%
99.6%
1.34
3:56
4.0
0%
3,592
17.2
1028
17
Shadow Mamoswine
shadow
Powder Snow / Avalanche
Powder Snow / Avalanche+11 more movesets
67%
99.1%
1.35
3:57
8.8
0%
3,328
17.7
409
18
Shadow Kingler
shadow
Bubble / Crabhammer
Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets
63%
98.9%
1.35
3:57
12.3
0%
2,829
18.0
311
19
Shadow Chesnaught
shadow
Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant
Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+17 more movesets
72%
98.7%
1.35
3:58
5.4
0%
2,954
17.2
633
20
Inteleon
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon
Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+9 more movesets
64%
98.1%
1.36
3:59
10.6
0%
2,964
17.6
350
21
Shadow Samurott
shadow
Fury Cutter / Hydro Cannon
Fury Cutter / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets
66%
97.0%
1.38
4:02
9.0
0%
2,826
17.4
404
22
Shadow Sceptile
shadow
Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant
Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets
66%
96.3%
1.39
4:04
8.6
0%
2,757
17.1
415
23
Mega Venusaur
mega
Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant
Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets
68%
96.1%
1.39
4:04
6.8
0%
3,698
16.9
522
24
Kyogre
Waterfall / Origin Pulse
Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets
68%
95.9%
1.39
4:05
6.7
0%
4,115
16.9
533
25
Shadow Venusaur
shadow
Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant
Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant+9 more movesets
64%
95.2%
1.40
4:07
9.0
0%
2,720
16.9
401
26
Shadow Torterra
shadow
Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant
Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant+14 more movesets
69%
95.1%
1.41
4:07
5.9
0%
2,934
16.7
585
27
Shadow Feraligatr
shadow
Waterfall / Hydro Cannon
Waterfall / Hydro Cannon+19 more movesets
64%
94.6%
1.41
4:08
8.7
0%
2,857
16.8
410
28
Zarude
Vine Whip / Power Whip
Vine Whip / Power Whip+5 more movesets
71%
94.5%
1.41
4:08
4.5
0%
3,833
16.2
720
29
Shadow Tangrowth
shadow
Vine Whip / Power Whip
Vine Whip / Power Whip+9 more movesets
66%
93.2%
1.43
4:12
6.6
0%
3,030
16.5
522
30
Shadow Regigigas
shadow
Hidden Power / Crush Grip
Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets
64%
93.1%
1.44
4:12
7.7
0%
4,346
16.6
471
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.
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+.
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.
CP 1234–1356
