Shadow raid

Shadow Chimchar counters

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fireShadow Tier 1

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

3,150

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

Defense

Difficulty

0.07

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Chimchar should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 469-547.

Weak toground1.6xrock1.6xwater1.6x

Who to bring

IncludeMega Legendary Shadow

Improve your raidweather · friendship · Mega in the lobby · Party Power · Adventure EffectsShow ▾

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 Ground Mega — most top counters attack with Ground

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 Chimchar counters are Mega Greninja, Shadow Landorus (Therian), Shadow Gigalith, Shadow Tyrantrum, Shadow Excadrill & Shadow Landorus (Incarnate).

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Greninja
S. Landorus (Therian)
S. Gigalith
S. Tyrantrum
S. Excadrill
S. Landorus (Incarnate)

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 GreninjaMegapartyBubble / Surf+0.060:11
2Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryConfusion / Future Sight+0.070:12
3Mega StarmieMegaWater Gun / Liquidation+0.070:12
4Shadow Landorus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Sandsear Storm0.070:12
5Primal GroudonMegaLegendaryMud Shot / Earthquake0.080:14
6Mega SwampertMegaWater Gun / Hydro Cannon0.080:14
7Shadow GigalithShadowpartyLock-On / Meteor Beam0.080:14
8Shadow TyrantrumShadowpartyRock Throw / Meteor Beam0.080:14
9Shadow ExcadrillShadowpartyMud-Slap / Earthquake0.080:14
10Shadow Landorus (Incarnate)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Earth Power0.080:14

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

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Raid tier — Easy Shadow Raid

Super Mega Legendary Super Mega Primal Mega Legendary Mega Elite Shadow Tier 5 Tier 5 Shadow Tier 3 Tier 3 Shadow Tier 1 Tier 1 Tier 4 Tier 2

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Top 15 Shadow Chimchar 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	Mega Greninjawaterdarkjoint top pick	waterBubblewaterSurf+	3,784	0:11	0.06	3791.1%
2	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychicjoint top pick	psychicConfusionpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:12	0.07	3725.6%
3	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	waterWater GunwaterLiquidation+	3,701	0:12	0.07	3712.9%
4	Shadow Landorus (Therian)groundflying	groundMud ShotgroundSandsear Storm	3,922	0:12	0.07	3633.1%
5	Primal Groudongroundfire	groundMud ShotgroundEarthquake	5,902	0:14	0.08	3114.0%
6	Mega Swampertwaterground	waterWater GunwaterHydro Cannon	4,401	0:14	0.08	3114.0%
7	Shadow Gigalithrock	normalLock-OnrockMeteor Beam	3,228	0:14	0.08	3114.0%
8	Shadow Tyrantrumrockdragon	rockRock ThrowrockMeteor Beam	3,128	0:14	0.08	3109.6%
9	Shadow Excadrillgroundsteel	groundMud-SlapgroundEarthquake	3,244	0:14	0.08	3068.0%
10	Shadow Landorus (Incarnate)groundflying	groundMud ShotgroundEarth Power	3,588	0:14	0.08	3040.2%
11	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterSurf	5,902	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
12	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicConfusionfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	0:14	0.08	3006.6%
13	Shadow Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	4,115	0:15	0.08	2973.8%
14	Shadow Rhyperiorgroundrock	groundMud-SlapgroundEarthquake	3,733	0:15	0.08	2973.8%
15	Shadow Garchompdragonground	groundMud ShotgroundEarth Power	3,962	0:15	0.08	2967.7%

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 Chimchar.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Chimchar'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.

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	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	805%	3262.9%	0:13	0.07
Scratch / Flame Charge	100%	861%	3236.0%	0:13	0.08
Scratch / Flame Wheel	100%	838%	3239.4%	0:13	0.08
Scratch / Flamethrower	100%	773%	3251.1%	0:13	0.07
Ember / Flame Charge	100%	805%	3273.2%	0:13	0.07
Ember / Flame Wheel	100%	840%	3276.6%	0:13	0.07
Ember / Flamethrower	100%	793%	3276.6%	0:13	0.07

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…

Chimchar 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.

ground1.6x rock1.6x water1.6x normal1x fighting1x flying1x poison1x ghost1x electric1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x bug0.63x steel0.63x fire0.63x grass0.63x ice0.63x fairy0.63x

Weak (3)
Neutral (9)
Resists (6)

It resists bug0.625xsteel0.625xfire0.625xgrass0.625xice0.625xfairy0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Chimchar throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
fireEmberSTAB	10	+10	1.0s	0.60s
normalScratch	6	+4	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
fireFlamethrowerSTAB	65	-50	2.0s	1.30s
fireFlame WheelSTAB	55	-50	2.5s	1.90s
fireFlame ChargeSTAB	70	-33	4.0s	3.10s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor	469	587
7/7/7	478	597
8/8/8	486	608
9/9/9	494	618
10/10/10	503	629
11/11/11	512	640
12/12/12	520	650
13/13/13	529	661
14/14/14	538	672
15/15/15hundo	547	683

Caught CP range 469 - 547, or 587 - 683 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 469, not at the 503 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 34 CP higher than this one.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Chimchar 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 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 76 / Defense 60 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

Raid bossAttacker levelAttacker IVsWeatherFriendshipDodgingTrainers in the lobbyMega in the lobbyParty Play trainersBoss fast moveBoss charged moveSort by

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	Win % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Greninja top pickwaterdarkmega Bubble / Surf+	Bubble / Surf++17 more movesets	99%	3791.1%	0.06	0:11	100%	3,784	53.7	617
2	Mega Mewtwo Y top pickpsychicmega Confusion / Future Sight+	Confusion / Future Sight++26 more movesets	98%	3725.6%	0.07	0:12	100%	6,428	52.5	614
3	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Water Gun / Liquidation+	Water Gun / Liquidation++44 more movesets	100%	3712.9%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,701	60.5	710
4	Shadow Landorus (Therian) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets	86%	3633.1%	0.07	0:12	100%	3,922	50.3	603
5	Primal Groudon groundfiremega Mud Shot / Earthquake	Mud Shot / Earthquake+9 more movesets	83%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	5,902	43.0	602
6	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	82%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	4,401	43.3	606
7	Shadow Gigalith rockshadow Lock-On / Meteor Beam	Lock-On / Meteor Beam+14 more movesets	82%	3114.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,228	45.9	642
8	Shadow Tyrantrum rockdragonshadow Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+17 more movesets	82%	3109.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,128	44.9	630
9	Shadow Excadrill groundsteelshadow Mud-Slap / Earthquake	Mud-Slap / Earthquake+14 more movesets	65%	3068.0%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,244	45.6	647
10	Shadow Landorus (Incarnate) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Earth Power	Mud Shot / Earth Power+7 more movesets	70%	3040.2%	0.08	0:14	100%	3,588	43.5	623
11	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Surf	Waterfall / Surf+5 more movesets	80%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	5,902	42.4	614
12	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Confusion / Dynamic Punch+	Confusion / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	75%	3006.6%	0.08	0:14	100%	6,112	41.9	607
13	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	76%	2973.8%	0.08	0:15	100%	4,115	48.9	716
14	Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Mud-Slap / Earthquake	Mud-Slap / Earthquake+15 more movesets	77%	2973.8%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,733	42.5	622
15	Shadow Garchomp dragongroundshadow Mud Shot / Earth Power	Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets	75%	2967.7%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,962	42.9	630
16	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	73%	2957.7%	0.08	0:15	100%	4,346	42.4	626
17	Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide	Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	68%	2951.7%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,298	44.6	660
18	Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Mud Shot / Earthquake	Mud Shot / Earthquake+13 more movesets	77%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	5,424	40.7	610
19	Shadow Mamoswine icegroundshadow Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower+11 more movesets	62%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,328	41.7	625
20	Mega Blastoise watermega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	74%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	3,941	40.3	604
21	Shadow Kingler watershadow Bubble / Crabhammer	Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets	67%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	2,829	41.1	616
22	Shadow Greninja waterdarkshadow Bubble / Hydro Cannon	Bubble / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	67%	2906.4%	0.08	0:15	100%	2,654	40.1	601
23	Shadow Sharpedo waterdarkshadow Waterfall / Hydro Pump	Waterfall / Hydro Pump+5 more movesets	60%	2819.9%	0.09	0:15	100%	2,181	41.9	648
24	Kyogre water Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	73%	2812.6%	0.09	0:15	100%	4,115	40.3	624
25	Shadow Palkia waterdragonshadow Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump	Dragon Tail / Hydro Pump+7 more movesets	73%	2801.8%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,991	39.9	621
26	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Smack Down / Stone Edge	Smack Down / Stone Edge+15 more movesets	70%	2787.4%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,834	40.6	635
27	Shadow Crawdaunt waterdarkshadow Snarl / Razor Shell	Snarl / Razor Shell+11 more movesets	61%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	2,474	37.9	606
28	Glimmora rockpoison Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+7 more movesets	67%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	3,273	38.3	613
29	Inteleon water Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+9 more movesets	63%	2724.7%	0.09	0:16	100%	2,964	37.5	600
30	Shadow Aerodactyl rockflyingshadow Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+23 more movesets	63%	2687.8%	0.09	0:16	100%	2,783	37.6	609

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