Who to bring
CP 568–653 · boosted 710–817
† Legacy move (Elite TM) · Mega-only move
Weak to1.6x1.6x1.6x1.6x
Whirlipede against every one of the 18 attacking types. GO multipliers: 1.6x super effective, 2.56x doubly, 0.625x resisted, 0.39x doubly resisted.
It resists 0.39x0.39x0.625x0.625x
0.625x— bringing one of those is throwing damage away.
What the encounter after the fight can hand you.
| IV spread | CP at L20 | CP at L25 (weather boosted) |
|---|---|---|
| 6/6/6floor | 568 | 710 |
| 7/7/7 | 577 | 721 |
| 8/8/8 | 586 | 733 |
| 9/9/9 | 596 | 745 |
| 10/10/10 | 605 | 756 |
| 11/11/11 | 615 | 768 |
| 12/12/12 | 624 | 780 |
| 13/13/13 | 634 | 792 |
| 14/14/14 | 644 | 805 |
| 15/15/15hundo | 653 | 817 |
Caught CP range 568 - 653, or 710 - 817 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 568, not at the 605 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 37 CP higher than this one.
What Whirlipede throws at you: its standard movepool, with the damage window a dodge has to beat.
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bug BiteSTAB | 5 | +6 | 0.5s | 0.25s |
| Poison StingSTAB | 4 | +6 | 0.5s | 0.28s |
| Move | Power | Energy | Duration | Hits at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sludge BombSTAB | 85 | -50 | 2.5s | 1.30s |
| Signal BeamSTAB | 75 | -50 | 3.0s | 1.90s |
 Gyro Ball | 85 | -50 | 3.5s | 3.20s |
Simulating each boss moveset…
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 Whirlipede should take 1 trainer with level 40 counters. Caught CP 568-653.
Type a name, then Enter or click a result
Whirlipede 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.
The chevron on the top 15 opens damage per move, breakpoints and the energy cycle. Every column (CP, faints, power, pokebattler.com's own rank) is under All settings.
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% | 459% | 2044.1% | 0:21 | 0.0 | 0.12 |
| Poison Sting / Gyro Ball | 100% | 495% | 2031.4% | 0:21 | 0.1 | 0.12 |
| Poison Sting / Sludge Bomb |
Shadow Tier 1: 600 HP, 3:00 timer, boss Attack 68 / Defense 112 (15/15/15 at tier CPM 0.5974).
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 Mewtwo Y megaPsycho Cut / Future Sight+ | Psycho Cut / Future Sight++26 more movesets | 100% | 2553.6% | 0.10 | 0:17 | 0.0 | 100% | 6,428 | 46.7 | 797 |
| 2 | Mega Mewtwo X megaPsycho Cut / Psystrike | Psycho Cut / Psystrike+26 more movesets | 94% | 2470.0% | 0.10 | 0:18 | 0.0 | 100% | 6,112 | 34.2 | 604 |
| 3 | Mega Rayquaza  megaAir Slash / Dragon Ascent | Air Slash / Dragon Ascent+11 more movesets | 90% | 2364.1% | 0.10 | 0:18 | 0.0 | 100% | 5,713 | 34.8 | 641 |
| 4 | Mega Staraptor megaWing Attack / Brave Bird+ | Wing Attack / Brave Bird++19 more movesets | 81% | 2138.9% | 0.11 | 0:20 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,979 | 32.2 | 657 |
| 5 | Shadow Mewtwo shadowConfusion / Psystrike | Confusion / Psystrike+23 more movesets | 70% | 2106.0% | 0.12 | 0:21 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,178 | 32.1 | 663 |
| 6 | Shadow Salamence shadowFire Fang / Fly | Fire Fang / Fly+20 more movesets | 68% | 1981.5% | 0.12 | 0:22 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,749 | 27.5 | 606 |
| 7 | Mega Delphox megaFire Spin / Mystical Fire+ | Fire Spin / Mystical Fire++23 more movesets | 71% | 1979.9% | 0.12 | 0:22 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,783 | 28.2 | 621 |
| 8 | Shadow Moltres shadowFire Spin / Fly | Fire Spin / Fly+11 more movesets | 70% | 1977.9% | 0.12 | 0:22 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,465 | 27.5 | 606 |
| 9 | Blacephalon  Incinerate / Mind Blown | Incinerate / Mind Blown+7 more movesets | 68% | 1924.7% | 0.13 | 0:23 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,297 | 29.7 | 673 |
| 10 | Mega Alakazam megaConfusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+17 more movesets | 62% | 1917.1% | 0.13 | 0:23 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,510 | 30.3 | 689 |
| 11 | Mega Gardevoir megaConfusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets | 60% | 1889.6% | 0.13 | 0:23 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,512 | 27.0 | 622 |
| 12 | Mega Charizard Y megaWing Attack / Blast Burn | Wing Attack / Blast Burn+29 more movesets | 68% | 1869.4% | 0.13 | 0:23 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,455 | 27.1 | 632 |
| 13 | Mega Gallade megaConfusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+19 more movesets | 62% | 1865.4% | 0.13 | 0:23 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,521 | 26.8 | 627 |
| 14 | Shadow Rampardos shadowSmack Down / Rock Slide | Smack Down / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 57% | 1847.7% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.1 | 100% | 3,298 | 26.5 | 582 |
| 15 | Shadow Galarian Articuno shadowConfusion / Brave Bird | Confusion / Brave Bird+7 more movesets | 62% | 1831.7% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,590 | 26.8 | 637 |
| 16 | Mega Blaziken megaFire Spin / Blaze Kick | Fire Spin / Blaze Kick+20 more movesets | 63% | 1825.5% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,161 | 25.8 | 616 |
| 17 | Shadow Latios shadowZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+9 more movesets | 58% | 1813.4% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,812 | 25.0 | 601 |
| 18 | Shadow Heatran shadowFire Spin / Magma Storm | Fire Spin / Magma Storm+11 more movesets | 71% | 1813.4% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,754 | 25.4 | 611 |
| 19 | Hoopa (Unbound)  Confusion / Psychic | Confusion / Psychic+5 more movesets | 56% | 1811.1% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,006 | 24.9 | 588 |
| 20 | Mewtwo Psycho Cut / Psystrike | Psycho Cut / Psystrike+23 more movesets | 60% | 1810.4% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,178 | 25.3 | 608 |
| 21 | Shadow Alakazam shadowConfusion / Future Sight | Confusion / Future Sight+17 more movesets | 54% | 1807.8% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.1 | 100% | 3,057 | 26.2 | 610 |
| 22 | Mega Latios megaZen Headbutt / Psychic | Zen Headbutt / Psychic+9 more movesets | 61% | 1801.4% | 0.13 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 5,007 | 25.4 | 615 |
| 23 | Mega Diancie megaRock Throw / Rock Slide | Rock Throw / Rock Slide+5 more movesets | 56% | 1794.7% | 0.14 | 0:24 | 0.1 | 100% | 4,346 | 25.2 | 574 |
| 24 | Shadow Staraptor  shadowWing Attack / Fly | Wing Attack / Fly+15 more movesets | 58% | 1793.7% | 0.14 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 2,825 | 25.1 | 599 |
| 25 | Shadow Tornadus (Therian) shadowGust / Bleakwind Storm | Gust / Bleakwind Storm+9 more movesets | 60% | 1783.7% | 0.14 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,215 | 26.4 | 644 |
| 26 | Shadow Lugia shadowExtrasensory / Aeroblast++ | Extrasensory / Aeroblast+++15 more movesets | 65% | 1780.8% | 0.14 | 0:24 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,703 | 25.6 | 626 |
| 27 | Shadow Regigigas shadowZen Headbutt / Crush Grip | Zen Headbutt / Crush Grip+7 more movesets | 61% | 1777.9% | 0.14 | 0:25 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,346 | 25.9 | 635 |
| 28 | Shadow Reshiram shadowFire Fang / Fusion Flare | Fire Fang / Fusion Flare+9 more movesets | 63% | 1769.2% | 0.14 | 0:25 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,038 | 30.4 | 750 |
| 29 | Shadow Delphox shadowFire Spin / Blast Burn | Fire Spin / Blast Burn+20 more movesets | 58% | 1747.9% | 0.14 | 0:25 | 0.0 | 100% | 3,059 | 25.2 | 628 |
| 30 | Reshiram Fire Fang / Fusion Flare | Fire Fang / Fusion Flare+9 more movesets | 62% | 1736.8% | 0.14 | 0:25 | 0.0 | 100% | 4,038 | 25.1 | 631 |
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%.
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 0.3 s (50 Monte Carlo runs each, seed 1). Same boss on pokebattler.com. The same ranking as JSON: /api/raids/rank.
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+.
| 100% |
| 439% |
| 2038.3% |
| 0:21 |
| 0.0 |
| 0.12 |
| Bug Bite / Gyro Ball | 100% | 488% | 2043.3% | 0:21 | 0.1 | 0.12 |
| Poison Sting / Signal Beam | 100% | 486% | 2053.6% | 0:21 | 0.0 | 0.12 |
| Bug Bite / Signal Beam | 100% | 486% | 2058.3% | 0:21 | 0.0 | 0.12 |
| Bug Bite / Sludge Bomb | 100% | 430% | 2063.7% | 0:21 | 0.0 | 0.12 |
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.
