Runerigus counters

#0867

ground ghostTier 1

Lobby CP

6,921

600

Timer

3:00

Attack

106

Defense

150

Difficulty

0.10

Pokebattler scale

Beating Runerigus should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 1,231-1,299.

Weak toghost1.6xwater1.6xgrass1.6xice1.6xdark1.6x

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 Ghost Mega — most top counters attack with Ghost

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 Runerigus counters are Mega Gengar, Shadow Darkrai, Necrozma (Dawn Wings), Kyurem (White), Shadow Chandelure & Blacephalon.

Suggested party of sixat most one Mega

M. Gengar
S. Darkrai
Necrozma (Dawn Wings)
Kyurem (White)
S. Chandelure
Blacephalon

8 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 GengarMegapartyShadow Claw / Shadow Ball0.090:16
2Mega GreninjaMegaWater Shuriken / Surf+0.090:17
3Mega Mewtwo YMegaLegendaryPsycho Cut / Future Sight+0.090:17
4Shadow DarkraiShadowLegendarypartySnarl / Foul Play0.100:17
5Mega AbsolMegaSnarl / Brutal Swing0.100:17
6Primal KyogreMegaLegendaryWaterfall / Hydro Pump0.100:17
7Necrozma (Dawn Wings)LegendarypartyShadow Claw / Moongeist Beam0.100:18
8Kyurem (White)LegendarypartyIce Fang / Ice Burn0.100:18
9Mega StarmieMegaPsywave / Liquidation+0.100:18
10Mega SceptileMegaBullet Seed / Frenzy Plant0.100:18
12Shadow ChandelureShadowpartyHex / Shadow Ball0.100:19
14BlacephalonLegendarypartyAstonish / Shadow Ball0.110:19

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

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Raid tier — Solo Raid

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Related countersShadow Runerigus

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Top 15 Runerigus 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.

Trainers1soloable

#	Attacker	Moveset
1	Mega Gengarghostpoisonjoint top pick	ghostShadow ClawghostShadow Ball	4,336	0:16	0.09	0.0	2654.0%
2	Mega Greninjawaterdarkjoint top pick	waterWater ShurikenwaterSurf+	3,784	0:17	0.09	0.0	2613.3%
3	Mega Mewtwo Ypsychic	psychicPsycho CutpsychicFuture Sight+	6,428	0:17	0.09	0.0	2586.9%
4	Shadow Darkraidark	darkSnarldarkFoul Play	3,739	0:17	0.10	0.0	2540.5%
5	Mega Absoldark	darkSnarldarkBrutal Swing	3,301	0:17	0.10	0.0	2540.5%
6	Primal Kyogrewater	waterWaterfallwaterHydro Pump	5,902	0:17	0.10	0.0	2491.1%
7	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)psychicghost	ghostShadow ClawghostMoongeist Beam	4,099	0:18	0.10	0.1	2477.9%
8	Kyurem (White)dragonice	iceIce FangiceIce Burn	4,605	0:18	0.10	0.0	2421.9%
9	Mega Starmiewaterpsychic	psychicPsywavewaterLiquidation+	3,701	0:18	0.10	0.0	2391.1%
10	Mega Sceptilegrassdragon	grassBullet SeedgrassFrenzy Plant	4,056	0:18	0.10	0.0	2390.1%
11	Mega Mewtwo Xpsychicfighting	psychicPsycho CutghostShadow Ball	6,112	0:19	0.10	0.0	2326.3%
12	Shadow Chandelureghostfire	ghostHexghostShadow Ball	3,268	0:19	0.10	0.1	2318.9%
13	Mega Banetteghost	ghostHexghostShadow Ball	3,594	0:19	0.11	0.1	2309.0%
14	Blacephalonfireghost	ghostAstonishghostShadow Ball	3,297	0:19	0.11	0.2	2285.3%
15	Shadow Kinglerwater	waterBubblewaterCrabhammer	2,829	0:19	0.11	0.0	2284.8%

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 Runerigus.

Estimator is how many trainers of this strength the fight needs. Power is the share of Runerigus'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	Faints	Estimator
Random (any moveset)showing	100%	412%	2432.3%	0:18	0.1	0.10
Astonish / Shadow Ball	100%	365%	2379.7%	0:18	0.3	0.10
Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	100%	374%	2433.5%	0:18	0.2	0.10
Shadow Claw / Rock Tomb	100%	465%	2436.0%	0:18	0.0	0.10
Astonish / Rock Tomb	100%	466%	2439.8%	0:18	0.0	0.10
Shadow Claw / Brutal Swing	100%	401%	2440.2%	0:18	0.1	0.10
Astonish / Brutal Swing	100%	416%	2443.7%	0:18	0.0	0.10
Astonish / Sand Tomb	100%	478%	2453.2%	0:18	0.0	0.10
Shadow Claw / Sand Tomb	100%	458%	2455.1%	0:18	0.0	0.10

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…

Runerigus 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.

ghost1.6x water1.6x grass1.6x ice1.6x dark1.6x flying1x ground1x steel1x fire1x psychic1x dragon1x fairy1x rock0.63x bug0.63x normal0.39x fighting0.39x poison0.39x electric0.39x

Weak (5)
Neutral (7)
Resists (6)

It resists normal0.39xfighting0.39xpoison0.39xelectric0.39xrock0.625xbug0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.

What Runerigus throws at you

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

Fast moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
ghostShadow ClawSTAB	6	+4	0.5s	0.05s
ghostAstonishSTAB	7	+13	1.0s	0.60s

Charged moves

Move	Power	Energy	Duration	Hits at
ghostShadow BallSTAB	100	-50	3.0s	2.40s
darkBrutal Swing	65	-33	2.0s	1.30s
rockRock Tomb	65	-50	3.0s	2.05s
groundSand TombSTAB	60	-33	4.0s	1.70s

Catch CP

What the encounter after the fight can hand you.

IV spread	CP at L20	CP at L25 (weather boosted)
10/10/10floor	1,231	1,539
11/11/11	1,244	1,555
12/12/12	1,258	1,572
13/13/13	1,271	1,589
14/14/14	1,285	1,607
15/15/15hundo	1,299	1,624

Caught CP range 1,231 - 1,299, or 1,539 - 1,624 when the weather boosts it.

A raid encounter is level 20 (level 25 weather boosted) and cannot roll an IV below 10/10/10. Anything outside the first range is not this raid's reward.

When it is in raids

From the raid schedule, refreshed daily.

Runerigus 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

Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 106 / Defense 150 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).

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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 % (1)	CP	DPS	TDO
1	Mega Gengar top pickghostpoisonmega Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	86%	2654.0%	0.09	0:16	0.0	100%	4,336	37.6	605
2	Mega Greninja top pickwaterdarkmega Water Shuriken / Surf+	Water Shuriken / Surf++17 more movesets	100%	2613.3%	0.09	0:17	0.0	100%	3,784	45.1	752
3	Mega Mewtwo Y psychicmega Psycho Cut / Future Sight+	Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets	93%	2586.9%	0.09	0:17	0.0	100%	6,428	39.0	656
4	Shadow Darkrai darkshadow Snarl / Foul Play	Snarl / Foul Play+14 more movesets	90%	2540.5%	0.10	0:17	0.0	100%	3,739	35.2	604
5	Mega Absol darkmega Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	87%	2540.5%	0.10	0:17	0.0	100%	3,301	35.3	606
6	Primal Kyogre watermega Waterfall / Hydro Pump	Waterfall / Hydro Pump+5 more movesets	94%	2491.1%	0.10	0:17	0.0	100%	5,902	34.3	601
7	Necrozma (Dawn Wings) psychicghost Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam+14 more movesets	80%	2477.9%	0.10	0:18	0.1	100%	4,099	34.1	576
8	Kyurem (White) dragonice Ice Fang / Ice Burn	Ice Fang / Ice Burn+17 more movesets	86%	2421.9%	0.10	0:18	0.0	100%	4,605	33.6	604
9	Mega Starmie waterpsychicmega Psywave / Liquidation+	Psywave / Liquidation++44 more movesets	85%	2391.1%	0.10	0:18	0.0	100%	3,701	44.0	802
10	Mega Sceptile grassdragonmega Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	84%	2390.1%	0.10	0:18	0.0	100%	4,056	34.9	636
11	Mega Mewtwo X psychicfightingmega Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball	Psycho Cut / Shadow Ball+26 more movesets	85%	2326.3%	0.10	0:19	0.0	100%	6,112	34.6	648
12	Shadow Chandelure ghostfireshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+19 more movesets	71%	2318.9%	0.10	0:19	0.1	100%	3,268	34.9	619
13	Mega Banette ghostmega Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+5 more movesets	73%	2309.0%	0.11	0:19	0.1	100%	3,594	33.6	612
14	Blacephalon fireghost Astonish / Shadow Ball	Astonish / Shadow Ball+7 more movesets	69%	2285.3%	0.11	0:19	0.1	100%	3,297	32.5	569
15	Shadow Kingler watershadow Bubble / Crabhammer	Bubble / Crabhammer+14 more movesets	73%	2284.8%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	2,829	32.1	613
16	Mega Swampert watergroundmega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+11 more movesets	82%	2268.2%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	4,401	32.3	620
17	Kartana grasssteel Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade+14 more movesets	75%	2265.8%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	3,677	32.8	630
18	Shadow Absol darkshadow Snarl / Brutal Swing	Snarl / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	73%	2263.5%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	2,526	33.2	640
19	Mega Houndoom darkfiremega Snarl / Dark Pulse+	Snarl / Dark Pulse++17 more movesets	84%	2260.9%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	3,842	45.4	874
20	Shadow Gengar ghostpoisonshadow Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball+31 more movesets	67%	2237.6%	0.11	0:19	0.3	100%	2,878	33.1	539
21	Shadow Kyogre watershadow Waterfall / Hydro Pump	Waterfall / Hydro Pump+5 more movesets	77%	2235.6%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	4,115	30.8	601
22	Shadow Weavile darkiceshadow Snarl / Avalanche	Snarl / Avalanche+11 more movesets	75%	2235.6%	0.11	0:19	0.0	100%	3,005	31.5	615
23	Shadow Greninja waterdarkshadow Bubble / Hydro Cannon	Bubble / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	72%	2179.7%	0.11	0:20	0.0	100%	2,654	30.0	600
24	Mega Blastoise watermega Water Gun / Hydro Cannon	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon+14 more movesets	76%	2176.5%	0.11	0:20	0.0	100%	3,941	30.2	605
25	Mega Tyranitar rockdarkmega Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	81%	2158.1%	0.11	0:20	0.0	100%	5,347	30.5	617
26	Shadow Hydreigon darkdragonshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+9 more movesets	76%	2143.3%	0.11	0:20	0.0	100%	3,625	31.4	639
27	Shadow Hisuian Typhlosion fireghostshadow Hex / Shadow Ball	Hex / Shadow Ball+9 more movesets	64%	2131.9%	0.11	0:20	0.2	100%	2,994	29.7	539
28	Kyurem (Black) dragonice Shadow Claw / Freeze Shock	Shadow Claw / Freeze Shock+11 more movesets	73%	2123.4%	0.11	0:21	0.0	100%	4,605	29.9	615
29	Shadow Sceptile grassshadow Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant+11 more movesets	68%	2096.9%	0.12	0:21	0.0	100%	2,757	29.8	619
30	Shadow Tyranitar rockdarkshadow Bite / Brutal Swing	Bite / Brutal Swing+15 more movesets	75%	2095.9%	0.12	0:21	0.0	100%	3,834	31.4	654

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. Boss-by-boss accuracy report.

Ranked 30 attackers in 0.1 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.