Shadow raid

Shadow Pidgeotto counters

#0017

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

17,709

15,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

108

Defense

Difficulty

1.66

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Pidgeotto should take 2 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 595-682.

Weak torock1.6xelectric1.6xice1.6x

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 an Electric Mega — most top counters attack with Electric

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 Pidgeotto counters are Mega Raichu Y, Shadow Thundurus (Therian), Kyurem (White), Regieleki, Shadow Rampardos & Kyurem (Black).

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Raichu Y
S. Thundurus (Therian)
Kyurem (White)
Regieleki
S. Rampardos
Kyurem (Black)

2 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 Raichu YMegapartyThunder Shock / Zap Cannon+1.436:44
2Mega Raichu XMegaThunder Shock / Volt Tackle+1.587:27
3Shadow Thundurus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyVolt Switch / Wildbolt Storm1.667:50
4Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn1.758:17
5RegielekiLegendarypartyLock-On / Thunder Cage1.778:23
6Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+1.808:29
7Shadow RampardosShadowpartySmack Down / Rock Slide1.898:54
8Kyurem (Black)LegendarypartyDragon Tail / Freeze Shock1.929:05
9Mega DiancieMegaLegendaryRock Throw / Rock Slide1.939:06
10Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+1.959:12

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 Pidgeotto 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.

Trainers2duo

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Raichu Yelectricjoint top pick	electricThunder ShockelectricZap Cannon+	3,780	6:44	1.43	6.0	79.1%
2	Mega Raichu Xelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricVolt Tackle+	3,510	7:27	1.58	5.2	71.5%
3	Shadow Thundurus (Therian)electricflying	electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm	3,659	7:50	1.66	6.0	68.0%
4	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	8:17	1.75	5.8	64.4%
5	Regielekielectric	normalLock-OnelectricThunder Cage	2,803	8:23	1.77	6.0	63.6%
6	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	8:29	1.80	4.7	62.8%
7	Shadow Rampardosrock	rockSmack DownrockRock Slide	3,298	8:54	1.89	6.0	59.9%
8	Kyurem (Black)dragonice	dragonDragon TailiceFreeze Shock	4,605	9:05	1.92	5.9	58.7%
9	Mega Diancierockfairy	rockRock ThrowrockRock Slide	4,346	9:06	1.93	5.0	58.6%
10	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutfightingDynamic Punch+	6,112	9:12	1.95	5.3	57.9%
11	Shadow Electivireelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricWild Charge	3,079	9:15	1.96	6.0	57.6%
12	Thundurus (Therian)electricflying	electricVolt SwitchelectricWildbolt Storm	3,659	9:17	1.97	5.5	57.4%
13	Shadow Raikouelectric	electricThunder ShockelectricWild Charge	3,452	9:19	1.97	5.1	57.2%
14	Mega Manectricelectric	electricThunder FangelectricWild Charge	3,580	9:21	1.98	5.3	57.0%
15	Zeraoraelectric	electricVolt SwitchelectricPlasma Fists	3,419	9:21	1.98	4.5	57.0%

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 Pidgeotto.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Pidgeotto'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 % (2)	Overall	Power	Time to win	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	121%	65.0%	8:12	5.9	1.74
Steel Wing / Twister	100%	112%	64.5%	8:16	6.0	1.75
Wing Attack / Twister	100%	120%	64.7%	8:14	6.0	1.74
Steel Wing / Air Cutter	100%	121%	65.1%	8:12	6.0	1.73
Steel Wing / Aerial Ace	100%	121%	65.2%	8:10	6.0	1.73
Wing Attack / Air Cutter	100%	131%	65.3%	8:10	5.8	1.73
Wing Attack / Aerial Ace	100%	131%	65.4%	8:09	5.8	1.73

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 2 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…

Pidgeotto 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.

rock1.6x electric1.6x ice1.6x normal1x fighting1x flying1x poison1x steel1x fire1x water1x psychic1x dragon1x dark1x fairy1x bug0.63x grass0.63x ground0.39x ghost0.39x

Weak (3)
Neutral (11)
Resists (4)

It resists ground0.39xghost0.39xbug0.625xgrass0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Pidgeotto throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
steelSteel Wing	14	+8	1.0s	0.70s
flyingWing AttackSTAB	10	+11	1.0s	0.75s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
flyingAerial AceSTAB	55	-33	2.5s	2.00s
flyingAir CutterSTAB	55	-50	2.5s	1.60s
dragonTwister	50	-33	3.0s	1.15s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
6/6/6floor	595	744
7/7/7	605	756
8/8/8	614	768
9/9/9	624	780
10/10/10	633	792
11/11/11	643	804
12/12/12	653	816
13/13/13	662	828
14/14/14	672	840
15/15/15hundo	682	853

Caught CP range 595 - 682, or 744 - 853 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 595, not at the 633 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 38 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.

Pidgeotto 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 108 / Defense 98 (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 % (2)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Raichu Y electricmega Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon+	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon++35 more movesets	100%	79.1%	1.43	6:44	8.5	100%	3,780	38.3	1561
2	Mega Raichu X electricmega Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle+	Thunder Shock / Volt Tackle++35 more movesets	91%	71.5%	1.58	7:27	7.6	100%	3,510	34.3	1719
3	Shadow Thundurus (Therian) electricflyingshadow Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	84%	68.0%	1.66	7:50	10.1	100%	3,659	32.7	1329
4	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	80%	64.4%	1.75	8:17	10.2	100%	4,605	30.9	1319
5	Regieleki electric Lock-On / Thunder Cage	Lock-On / Thunder Cage+11 more movesets	78%	63.6%	1.77	8:23	11.0	100%	2,803	30.6	1224
6	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	80%	62.8%	1.80	8:29	7.9	100%	6,428	30.1	1679
7	Shadow Rampardos rockshadow Smack Down / Rock Slide	Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	71%	59.9%	1.89	8:54	15.2	100%	3,298	29.2	921
8	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	72%	58.7%	1.92	9:05	11.1	100%	4,605	28.3	1218
9	Mega Diancie rockfairymega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets	73%	58.6%	1.93	9:06	10.0	100%	4,346	28.0	1478
10	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch+	Psycho Cut / Dynamic Punch++26 more movesets	71%	57.9%	1.95	9:12	12.0	100%	6,112	28.0	1235
11	Shadow Electivire electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	70%	57.6%	1.96	9:15	11.9	100%	3,079	27.9	1139
12	Thundurus (Therian) electricflying Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm+9 more movesets	71%	57.4%	1.97	9:17	10.2	100%	3,659	27.5	1312
13	Shadow Raikou electricshadow Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge+9 more movesets	71%	57.2%	1.97	9:19	9.4	100%	3,452	27.3	1418
14	Mega Manectric electricmega Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge+14 more movesets	71%	57.0%	1.98	9:21	10.0	100%	3,580	27.2	1337
15	Zeraora electric Volt Switch / Plasma Fists	Volt Switch / Plasma Fists+9 more movesets	72%	57.0%	1.98	9:21	8.5	100%	3,419	27.2	1543
16	Xurkitree electric Thunder Shock / Discharge	Thunder Shock / Discharge+7 more movesets	70%	56.9%	1.98	9:22	10.7	100%	3,937	27.2	1255
17	Shadow Gigalith rockshadow Lock-On / Meteor Beam	Lock-On / Meteor Beam+14 more movesets	70%	56.7%	1.99	9:24	10.5	100%	3,228	27.4	1301
18	Shadow Galarian Darmanitan (Standard) iceshadow Ice Fang / Avalanche	Ice Fang / Avalanche+7 more movesets	65%	56.2%	2.01	9:29	19.2	100%	3,105	27.6	737
19	Shadow Rhyperior groundrockshadow Smack Down / Rock Wrecker	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker+15 more movesets	70%	55.7%	2.03	9:34	9.0	100%	3,733	26.6	1492
20	Shadow Magnezone electricsteelshadow Volt Switch / Wild Charge	Volt Switch / Wild Charge+15 more movesets	71%	55.4%	2.04	9:37	7.2	100%	3,205	26.4	1798
21	Shadow Tyrantrum rockdragonshadow Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam+17 more movesets	66%	55.0%	2.05	9:42	13.5	86%	3,128	26.5	1061
22	Shadow Zapdos electricflyingshadow Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt	Thunder Shock / Thunderbolt+11 more movesets	67%	54.5%	2.07	9:47	10.1	100%	3,527	26.0	1317
23	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	67%	54.4%	2.07	9:48	11.1	92%	5,713	26.2	1217
24	Shadow Mamoswine icegroundshadow Powder Snow / Avalanche	Powder Snow / Avalanche+11 more movesets	63%	53.3%	2.12	10:00	16.2	52%	3,328	25.9	865
25	Zekrom dragonelectric Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt	Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt+9 more movesets	67%	53.1%	2.13	10:02	9.1	44%	4,038	25.4	1513
26	Shadow Luxray electricshadow Spark / Wild Charge	Spark / Wild Charge+14 more movesets	64%	52.7%	2.14	10:07	13.1	8%	2,888	25.4	1042
27	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Smack Down / Stone Edge	Smack Down / Stone Edge+15 more movesets	68%	52.2%	2.16	10:12	6.5	2%	5,347	24.8	1976
28	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Hidden Power / Crush Grip	Hidden Power / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	62%	51.6%	2.19	10:19	12.6	2%	4,346	24.9	1099
29	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Smack Down / Stone Edge	Smack Down / Stone Edge+15 more movesets	64%	51.4%	2.20	10:23	10.2	0%	3,834	24.6	1319
30	Mega Aerodactyl rockflyingmega Rock Throw / Rock Slide	Rock Throw / Rock Slide+23 more movesets	63%	51.1%	2.21	10:26	10.1	0%	4,118	24.5	1341

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