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 Dragonair should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 911-1,017.
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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 Dragonair counters are Eternatus, Mega Rayquaza, Kyurem (Black), Shadow Haxorus, Kyurem (White) & Shadow Garchomp.
Eternatus
M. Rayquaza
Kyurem (Black)
S. Haxorus
Kyurem (White)
S. Garchomp
3 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 %
- 1EternatusLegendarypartyDragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon0.732:08
- 2Mega RayquazaMegaLegendarypartyDragon Tail / Breaking Swipe0.742:09
- 3Kyurem (Black)LegendarypartyDragon Tail / Freeze Shock0.762:14
- 4
Mega DragoniteMegaDragon Tail / Outrage+0.762:14 - 5Shadow HaxorusShadowpartyDragon Tail / Breaking Swipe0.812:22
- 6
Mega GarchompMegaDragon Tail / Breaking Swipe0.812:23 - 7
Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.852:29 - 8Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyDragon Breath / Ice Burn0.862:31
- 9Shadow GarchompShadowpartyDragon Tail / Breaking Swipe0.882:34
- 10
Shadow SalamenceShadowDragon Tail / Draco Meteor0.882:35
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Top 15 Shadow Dragonair 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 | Eternatuspoisondragonjoint top pick | dragonDragon TaildragonDynamax Cannon | 4,429 | 2:08 | 0.73 | 2.4 | 183.5% | |
| 2 | Mega Rayquazadragonflyingjoint top pick | dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe | 5,713 | 2:09 | 0.74 | 2.8 | 181.4% | |
| 3 | Kyurem (Black)dragonice | dragonDragon TailiceFreeze Shock | 4,605 | 2:14 | 0.76 | 3.2 | 175.5% | |
| 4 | Mega Dragonitedragonflying | dragonDragon TaildragonOutrage+ | 4,823 | 2:14 | 0.76 | 2.4 | 175.2% | |
| 5 | Shadow Haxorusdragon | dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe | 3,593 | 2:22 | 0.81 | 4.5 | 165.6% | |
| 6 | Mega Garchompdragonground | dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe | 5,424 | 2:23 | 0.81 | 2.9 | 164.0% | |
| 7 | Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic | psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+ | 6,428 | 2:29 | 0.85 | 2.6 | 157.1% | |
| 8 | Kyurem (White)dragonice | dragonDragon BreathiceIce Burn | 4,605 | 2:31 | 0.86 | 3.5 | 155.9% | |
| 9 | Shadow Garchompdragonground | dragonDragon TaildragonBreaking Swipe | 3,962 | 2:34 | 0.88 | 4.0 | 152.5% | |
| 10 | Shadow Salamencedragonflying | dragonDragon TaildragonDraco Meteor | 3,749 | 2:35 | 0.88 | 4.5 | 151.2% | |
| 11 |  Shadow Palkiawaterdragon | dragonDragon TaildragonDraco Meteor | 3,991 | 2:40 | 0.91 | 3.9 | 146.9% | |
| 12 |  Palkia (Origin)waterdragon | dragonDragon TaildragonSpacial Rend | 4,142 | 2:42 | 0.92 | 3.4 | 144.5% | |
| 13 |  Mega Salamencedragonflying | dragonDragon TaildragonDraco Meteor | 5,031 | 2:45 | 0.94 | 3.4 | 142.3% | |
| 14 |  Shadow Dragonitedragonflying | dragonDragon TaildragonDraco Meteor | 3,792 | 2:46 | 0.95 | 4.2 | 141.0% | |
| 15 |  Baxcaliburdragonice | iceIce FangdragonGlaive Rush | 3,550 | 2:46 | 0.95 | 4.2 | 141.0% |
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 Dragonair.
Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Dragonair'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…
Dragonair 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 (3)
- Neutral (11)
- Resists (4)
It resists fire0.625xwater0.625xgrass0.625xelectric0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What Dragonair throws at you
Its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
Fast moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dragonDragon BreathSTAB | 6 | +4 | 0.5s | 0.30s |
| steelIron Tail | 14 | +6 | 1.0s | 0.75s |
Charged moves
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dragonDragon PulseSTAB | 90 | -50 | 3.5s | 2.05s |
| waterAqua Tail | 50 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.30s |
| normalBody Slam | 50 | -33 | 2.0s | 1.30s |
| normalWrap | 60 | -33 | 3.0s | 2.15s |
Catch CP
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 911 | 1,139 |
| 7/7/7 | 923 | 1,153 |
| 8/8/8 | 934 | 1,168 |
| 9/9/9 | 946 | 1,182 |
| 10/10/10 | 957 | 1,197 |
| 11/11/11 | 969 | 1,212 |
| 12/12/12 | 981 | 1,226 |
| 13/13/13 | 993 | 1,241 |
| 14/14/14 | 1,005 | 1,256 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 1,017 | 1,271 |
Caught CP range 911 - 1,017, or 1,139 - 1,271 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 911, not at the 957 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. LeekDuck's published band agrees with the table above.
When it is in raids
From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.
Dragonair 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 135 / Defense 114 (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 | Eternatus top pickpoisondragon Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon | Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon+7 more movesets | 100% | 183.5% | 0.73 | 2:08 | 2.3 | 100% | 4,429 | 32.1 | 1380 |
| 2 | Mega Rayquaza top pickdragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+11 more movesets | 97% | 181.4% | 0.74 | 2:09 | 2.7 | 100% | 5,713 | 31.1 | 1182 |
| 3 | Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock | Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets | 92% | 175.5% | 0.76 | 2:14 | 3.1 | 100% | 4,605 | 30.4 | 1038 |
| 4 | Mega Dragonite dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Outrage+ | Dragon Tail / Outrage++26 more movesets | 95% | 175.2% | 0.76 | 2:14 | 2.4 | 100% | 4,823 | 30.4 | 1368 |
| 5 | Shadow Haxorus dragonshadow Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+9 more movesets | 81% | 165.6% | 0.81 | 2:22 | 4.9 | 100% | 3,593 | 28.7 | 725 |
| 6 | Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+13 more movesets | 87% | 164.0% | 0.81 | 2:23 | 2.8 | 100% | 5,424 | 28.2 | 1122 |
| 7 | Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 84% | 157.1% | 0.85 | 2:29 | 2.5 | 100% | 6,428 | 27.3 | 1172 |
| 8 | Kyurem (White) dragonice Dragon Breath / Ice Burn | Dragon Breath / Ice Burn+17 more movesets | 80% | 155.9% | 0.86 | 2:31 | 3.5 | 100% | 4,605 | 27.1 | 984 |
| 9 | Shadow Garchomp dragongroundshadow Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+13 more movesets | 75% | 152.5% | 0.88 | 2:34 | 4.5 | 100% | 3,962 | 26.5 | 800 |
| 10 | Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor+20 more movesets | 74% | 151.2% | 0.88 | 2:35 | 5.0 | 100% | 3,749 | 26.5 | 736 |
| 11 | Shadow Palkia waterdragonshadow Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor+7 more movesets | 73% | 146.9% | 0.91 | 2:40 | 4.6 | 86% | 3,991 | 25.8 | 886 |
| 12 | Palkia (Origin) waterdragon Dragon Tail / Spacial Rend | Dragon Tail / Spacial Rend+9 more movesets | 74% | 144.5% | 0.92 | 2:42 | 3.6 | 90% | 4,142 | 25.2 | 1047 |
| 13 | Mega Salamence dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor+20 more movesets | 74% | 142.3% | 0.94 | 2:45 | 3.4 | 94% | 5,031 | 24.9 | 1003 |
| 14 | Shadow Dragonite dragonflyingshadow Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor+23 more movesets | 69% | 141.0% | 0.95 | 2:46 | 5.0 | 76% | 3,792 | 24.7 | 759 |
| 15 | Baxcalibur dragonice Ice Fang / Glaive Rush | Ice Fang / Glaive Rush+11 more movesets | 69% | 141.0% | 0.95 | 2:46 | 4.8 | 86% | 3,550 | 24.6 | 771 |
| 16 | Shadow Dialga steeldragonshadow Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor | Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor+5 more movesets | 73% | 139.9% | 0.96 | 2:48 | 3.3 | 94% | 4,038 | 24.3 | 1035 |
| 17 | Dialga (Origin) steeldragon Dragon Breath / Roar of Time | Dragon Breath / Roar of Time+7 more movesets | 75% | 138.9% | 0.96 | 2:49 | 2.5 | 98% | 4,090 | 24.0 | 1206 |
| 18 | Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+ | Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets | 72% | 137.6% | 0.97 | 2:51 | 3.2 | 100% | 6,112 | 23.7 | 957 |
| 19 | Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Charm / Dazzling Gleam | Charm / Dazzling Gleam+19 more movesets | 70% | 137.4% | 0.97 | 2:51 | 3.5 | 94% | 4,512 | 23.6 | 905 |
| 20 | Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Fury Cutter / Breaking Swipe | Fury Cutter / Breaking Swipe+11 more movesets | 66% | 135.9% | 0.98 | 2:53 | 5.2 | 94% | 4,056 | 23.5 | 778 |
| 21 | Rayquaza dragonflying Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+11 more movesets | 66% | 135.9% | 0.98 | 2:53 | 5.0 | 80% | 3,835 | 23.5 | 748 |
| 22 | Shadow Reshiram dragonfireshadow Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor | Dragon Breath / Draco Meteor+9 more movesets | 66% | 135.6% | 0.99 | 2:53 | 5.3 | 76% | 4,038 | 23.8 | 714 |
| 23 | Haxorus dragon Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+9 more movesets | 65% | 134.6% | 0.99 | 2:54 | 5.6 | 82% | 3,593 | 23.3 | 663 |
| 24 | Mega Latios dragonpsychicmega Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw | Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw+9 more movesets | 66% | 131.8% | 1.01 | 2:58 | 4.1 | 72% | 5,007 | 22.8 | 881 |
| 25 | Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) iceshadow Ice Fang / Avalanche | Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets | 60% | 130.9% | 1.02 | 2:59 | 7.3 | 50% | 3,105 | 23.6 | 490 |
| 26 | Shadow Latios dragonpsychicshadow Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw | Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw+9 more movesets | 62% | 129.5% | 1.03 | 3:01 | 5.6 | 76% | 3,812 | 22.5 | 679 |
| 27 | Garchomp dragonground Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+13 more movesets | 64% | 128.5% | 1.04 | 3:03 | 4.4 | 14% | 3,962 | 22.2 | 786 |
| 28 | Primal Groudon groundfiremega Dragon Tail / Precipice Blades | Dragon Tail / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets | 65% | 128.2% | 1.04 | 3:03 | 3.9 | 40% | 5,902 | 22.1 | 871 |
| 29 | Dragapult dragonghost Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe | Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe+7 more movesets | 63% | 127.0% | 1.05 | 3:05 | 4.2 | 6% | 3,532 | 22.0 | 1005 |
| 30 | Palkia waterdragon Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor | Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor+7 more movesets | 62% | 125.8% | 1.06 | 3:06 | 4.6 | 26% | 3,991 | 21.9 | 909 |
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 0.4 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.