Shadow raid

Shadow Pignite counters

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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

25,327

15,000

Timer

5:00

Attack

154

Defense

Difficulty

1.42

Pokebattler scale

Beating Shadow Pignite should take 2 trainers with level 40 counters. Caught CP 986-1,099.

Weak toflying1.6xground1.6xwater1.6xpsychic1.6x

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 Psychic Mega — most top counters attack with Psychic

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 Pignite counters are Mega Mewtwo Y, Shadow Mewtwo, Shadow Landorus (Therian), Shadow Galarian Articuno, Rayquaza & Shadow Kyogre.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Mewtwo Y
S. Mewtwo
S. Landorus (Therian)
S. Galarian Articuno
Rayquaza
S. Kyogre

9 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 Mewtwo YMegaLegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Future Sight+1.145:23
2Mega RayquazaMegaLegendaryAir Slash / Dragon Ascent1.396:35
3Mega Mewtwo XMegaLegendaryConfusion / Psystrike1.416:39
4Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+1.487:00
5Mega GreninjaMegaWater Shuriken / Surf+1.507:06
6Mega StaraptorMegaSand Attack / Brave Bird+1.587:27
7Shadow MewtwoShadowLegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Psystrike1.627:38
8Primal GroudonMegaLegendaryMud Shot / Precipice Blades1.738:10
9Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Origin Pulse1.758:16
10Shadow Landorus (Therian)ShadowLegendarypartyMud Shot / Sandsear Storm1.808:29
11Shadow Galarian ArticunoShadowLegendarypartyPsycho Cut / Fly1.808:31
14RayquazaLegendarypartyAir Slash / Dragon Ascent1.868:47
15Shadow KyogreShadowLegendarypartyWaterfall / Origin Pulse1.888:52

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 Pignite 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 Mewtwo Ypsychicjoint top pick	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	5:23	1.14	6.0	99.1%
2	Mega Rayquazadragonflying	flyingAir SlashflyingDragon Ascent	5,713	6:35	1.39	5.6	81.0%
3	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicConfusionpsychicPsystrike	6,112	6:39	1.41	5.6	80.2%
4	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+	3,701	7:00	1.48	6.0	76.2%
5	Mega Greninjawaterdark	waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+	3,784	7:06	1.50	6.0	75.1%
6	Mega Staraptorfightingflying	groundSand AttackflyingBrave Bird+	3,979	7:27	1.58	6.0	71.5%
7	Shadow Mewtwopsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicPsystrike	4,178	7:38	1.62	6.0	69.8%
8	Primal Groudongroundfire	groundMud ShotgroundPrecipice Blades	5,902	8:10	1.73	4.9	65.4%
9	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	5,902	8:16	1.75	4.9	64.5%
10	Shadow Landorus (Therian)groundflying	groundMud ShotgroundSandsear Storm	3,922	8:29	1.80	6.0	62.8%
11	Shadow Galarian Articunopsychicflying	psychicPsycho CutflyingFly	3,590	8:31	1.80	6.0	62.6%
12	Mega Alakazampsychic	psychicConfusionpsychicPsychic	4,510	8:32	1.81	6.0	62.5%
13	Mega Skarmorysteelflying	flyingAir SlashflyingDrill Peck+	3,741	8:45	1.85	6.0	60.9%
14	Rayquazadragonflying	flyingAir SlashflyingDragon Ascent	3,835	8:47	1.86	6.0	60.7%
15	Shadow Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterOrigin Pulse	4,115	8:52	1.88	6.0	60.1%

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 Pignite.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Shadow Pignite'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%	100%	67.1%	7:57	6.0	1.68
Tackle / Flamethrower	100%	94%	66.6%	8:00	6.0	1.69
Ember / Flamethrower	100%	95%	66.7%	7:60	6.0	1.69
Tackle / Flame Charge	100%	111%	67.1%	7:57	6.0	1.68
Ember / Rock Tomb	100%	101%	67.1%	7:57	6.0	1.68
Tackle / Rock Tomb	100%	104%	67.2%	7:56	6.0	1.68
Ember / Flame Charge	100%	111%	67.6%	7:53	6.0	1.67

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…

Pignite 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.

flying1.6x ground1.6x water1.6x psychic1.6x normal1x fighting1x poison1x rock1x ghost1x electric1x dragon1x fairy1x steel0.63x fire0.63x grass0.63x ice0.63x dark0.63x bug0.39x

Weak (4)
Neutral (8)
Resists (6)

It resists bug0.39xsteel0.625xfire0.625xgrass0.625xice0.625xdark0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Pignite 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
normalTackle	5	+5	0.5s	0.30s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
fireFlamethrowerSTAB	65	-50	2.0s	1.30s
rockRock Tomb	65	-50	3.0s	2.05s
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	986	1,233
7/7/7	998	1,248
8/8/8	1,011	1,264
9/9/9	1,023	1,279
10/10/10	1,036	1,295
11/11/11	1,048	1,311
12/12/12	1,061	1,326
13/13/13	1,074	1,342
14/14/14	1,086	1,358
15/15/15hundo	1,099	1,374

Caught CP range 986 - 1,099, or 1,233 - 1,374 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 986, not at the 1,036 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 50 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.

Pignite 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 154 / Defense 99 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.82).

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	Faints	Win % (2)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	100%	99.1%	1.14	5:23	7.5	100%	6,428	48.0	1766
2	Mega Rayquaza dragonflyingmega Air Slash / Dragon Ascent	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	81%	81.0%	1.39	6:35	8.4	100%	5,713	39.2	1662
3	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Confusion / Psystrike	Confusion / Psystrike+26 more movesets	80%	80.2%	1.41	6:39	8.7	100%	6,112	38.7	1600
4	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	75%	76.2%	1.48	6:60	10.1	100%	3,701	36.9	1343
5	Mega Greninja waterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+	Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets	73%	75.1%	1.50	7:06	11.2	100%	3,784	36.5	1230
6	Mega Staraptor fightingflyingmega Sand Attack / Brave Bird+	Sand Attack / Brave Bird++19 more movesets	68%	71.5%	1.58	7:27	12.6	100%	3,979	34.9	1099
7	Shadow Mewtwo psychicshadow Psycho Cut / Psystrike	Psycho Cut / Psystrike+23 more movesets	65%	69.8%	1.62	7:38	16.3	100%	4,178	34.3	863
8	Primal Groudon groundfiremega Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	65%	65.4%	1.73	8:10	8.0	100%	5,902	31.3	1660
9	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	65%	64.5%	1.75	8:16	8.1	100%	5,902	30.8	1635
10	Shadow Landorus (Therian) groundflyingshadow Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm+9 more movesets	57%	62.8%	1.80	8:29	19.1	100%	3,922	31.0	752
11	Shadow Galarian Articuno psychicflyingshadow Psycho Cut / Fly	Psycho Cut / Fly+7 more movesets	57%	62.6%	1.80	8:31	19.2	100%	3,590	30.8	729
12	Mega Alakazam psychicmega Confusion / Psychic	Confusion / Psychic+17 more movesets	57%	62.5%	1.81	8:32	19.4	100%	4,510	30.8	737
13	Mega Skarmory steelflyingmega Air Slash / Drill Peck+	Air Slash / Drill Peck++9 more movesets	55%	60.9%	1.85	8:45	20.8	100%	3,741	30.3	725
14	Rayquaza dragonflying Air Slash / Dragon Ascent	Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets	57%	60.7%	1.86	8:47	14.9	100%	3,835	29.5	989
15	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Origin Pulse	Waterfall / Origin Pulse+5 more movesets	58%	60.1%	1.88	8:52	12.3	100%	4,115	29.0	1121
16	Shadow Moltres fireflyingshadow Wing Attack / Fly	Wing Attack / Fly+11 more movesets	54%	59.7%	1.89	8:56	19.7	100%	3,465	29.4	828
17	Mewtwo psychic Psycho Cut / Psystrike	Psycho Cut / Psystrike+23 more movesets	55%	59.5%	1.90	8:58	16.1	100%	4,178	29.0	870
18	Mega Gallade psychicfightingmega Confusion / Psychic	Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets	56%	59.2%	1.91	9:00	14.9	100%	4,521	28.7	985
19	Shadow Salamence dragonflyingshadow Dragon Tail / Fly	Dragon Tail / Fly+20 more movesets	54%	59.0%	1.91	9:02	17.3	100%	3,749	28.9	846
20	Mega Garchomp dragongroundmega Mud Shot / Earth Power	Mud Shot / Earth Power+13 more movesets	59%	59.0%	1.91	9:02	8.3	100%	5,424	28.2	1597
21	Mega Gardevoir psychicfairymega Confusion / Psychic	Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets	54%	58.7%	1.92	9:05	16.5	100%	4,512	28.6	851
22	Mega Latios dragonpsychicmega Zen Headbutt / Psychic	Zen Headbutt / Psychic+9 more movesets	57%	58.4%	1.93	9:08	11.1	100%	5,007	28.1	1232
23	Shadow Toucannon normalflyingshadow Peck / Beak Blast	Peck / Beak Blast+11 more movesets	51%	58.4%	1.93	9:08	27.9	98%	2,689	29.4	519
24	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon	Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	58%	58.3%	1.94	9:09	9.1	100%	4,401	27.9	1474
25	Mega Delphox firepsychicmega Zen Headbutt / Psychic	Zen Headbutt / Psychic+23 more movesets	55%	58.0%	1.94	9:11	13.7	100%	4,783	28.1	1081
26	Shadow Groudon groundshadow Mud Shot / Precipice Blades	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades+9 more movesets	54%	57.5%	1.96	9:16	15.6	100%	4,115	27.9	947
27	Shadow Regigigas normalshadow Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip	Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip+7 more movesets	52%	56.7%	1.99	9:24	17.3	98%	4,346	27.7	812
28	Shadow Latios dragonpsychicshadow Zen Headbutt / Psychic	Zen Headbutt / Psychic+9 more movesets	53%	56.4%	2.00	9:27	15.2	100%	3,812	27.4	924
29	Shadow Greninja waterdarkshadow Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	51%	56.0%	2.01	9:31	21.0	100%	2,654	27.6	676
30	Shadow Lugia psychicflyingshadow Extrasensory / Aeroblast++	Extrasensory / Aeroblast+++15 more movesets	53%	55.8%	2.02	9:34	13.6	96%	3,703	27.0	1017

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.