Shadow Slowbro counters
You 0 shields, Rocket 1. Leaders and Giovanni shield the first two charged attacks.
Best counters against Confusion / Drain Punch
Level 30, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grassMagical Leaf grassLeaf StormgrassSeed Bomb | 1.232 | 100% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 19% HP left on average | |
| 2 | ghostShadow Claw ghostShadow BallfairyMoonblast | 1.214 | 100% | 14.5 s 4.0 charged | 18% HP left on average | |
| 3 | ghostShadow Claw ghostMoongeist BeamdarkDark Pulse | 1.075 | 100% | 13.5 s 4.0 charged | 7% HP left on average | |
| 4 | darkBite grassPower WhipgrassEnergy Ball | 1.071 | 100% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 7% HP left on average | |
| 5 | bugFury Cutter groundEarthquakesteelMeteor Mash | 1.035 | 100% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 3% HP left on average | |
| 6 | ghostHex ghostShadow BallrockPower Gem | 1.013 | 100% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 1% HP left on average | |
| 7 | dragonDragon Tail flyingAeroblast++flyingFly | 1.011 | 100% | 21.5 s 5.0 charged | 1% HP left on average | |
| 8 | ghostAstonish ghostShadow BallpsychicPsychic | 0.943 | 0% | 13.0 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 9 | ghostAstonish darkDark PulseghostShadow Ball | 0.908 | 0% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 10 | bugFury Cutter groundEarthquakesteelMeteor Mash | 0.894 | 0% | 14.5 s 4.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 11 | ghostAstonish fairyMoonblastfairyNature's Madness | 0.879 | 0% | 13.5 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 12 | darkSucker Punch darkDark PulseflyingHurricane | 0.858 | 0% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 13 | psychicPsycho Cut darkDark PulsedragonOutrage | 0.773 | 0% | 13.5 s 4.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 14 | darkSucker Punch darkPaybackflyingBrave Bird | 0.730 | 0% | 13.5 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 15 | psychicPsycho Cut darkDark PulsedragonOutrage | 0.709 | 0% | 12.0 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 16 | bugBug Bite bugBug BuzzgrassSolar Beam | 0.688 | 0% | 9.0 s 1.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 17 | grassRazor Leaf grassLeaf BladebugX-Scissor | 0.681 | 0% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 18 | darkBite darkDark PulsedarkBrutal Swing | 0.681 | 0% | 11.5 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 19 | dragonDragon Tail darkCrunchgroundEarthquake | 0.681 | 0% | 14.5 s 4.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 20 | dragonDragon Tail darkBrutal SwingdarkCrunch | 0.674 | 0% | 11.5 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average |
Power = share of the Rocket Pokemon's HP you remove per share of your own HP lost (2 = you win with half your HP left; under 1 = you faint first; capped at 10), to three decimals so near-ties show. Wins = share of fights won over every Pokemon and moveset counted. Time = fast-attack time (turns x 0.5 s) and the charged attacks thrown by both sides. Each charged attack also pauses the battle for its minigame, so a counter that needs three charged attacks takes longer in real time than one that wins on fast attacks alone, even when its seconds look similar.