Shadow Pinsir counters
bugBug-type Male Grunt ยท slot 2Grunt
CP
6,367
Attack
431.8
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
201.5
x0.83 Shadow
HP
107
You 2 shields, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.
Its movesetAny of 12 (averaged)Rock Smash / Vice GripBug Bite / Vice GripFury Cutter / Vice GripRock Smash / X-ScissorBug Bite / X-ScissorFury Cutter / X-ScissorRock Smash / Close CombatBug Bite / Close CombatFury Cutter / Close CombatRock Smash / SuperpowerBug Bite / SuperpowerFury Cutter / Superpower
Best counters, averaged over every moveset
Level 50, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshadow | ghostShadow Claw rockRock SlidefireFire Punch | 6.536 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 84% HP left on average |
| 2 |  Ceruledge | fireEmber fireHeat WavefireFlamethrower | 5.763 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Skeledirge | ghostHex fireBlast BurnfireFlamethrower | 5.567 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 4 |  Lugia | dragonDragon Tail flyingAeroblast++flyingFly | 5.514 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 76% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Annihilape | fightingLow Kick ghostShadow BallfightingClose Combat | 5.257 | 100% | 7.6 s 1.3 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Giratina (Origin) | ghostShadow Claw ghostShadow ForceghostShadow Ball | 5.216 | 100% | 7.6 s 1.2 charged | 76% HP left on average |
| 7 |  Giratina (Altered) | dragonDragon Breath ghostShadow ForcerockAncient Power | 5.104 | 100% | 8.5 s 1.7 charged | 76% HP left on average |
| 8 | Shadow Giratina (Altered) | dragonDragon Breath ghostShadow ForcerockAncient Power | 5.055 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 77% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Togekiss | flyingPeck fireFlamethrowerflyingAerial Ace | 5.052 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 10 |  Crobat | flyingGust flyingAir CutterpoisonSludge Bomb | 4.787 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 78% HP left on average |
| 11 | Shadow Lugia | dragonDragon Tail flyingAeroblast++flyingFly | 4.654 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 70% HP left on average |
| 12 |  Hisuian Typhlosion | fireEmber fireOverheatfireFire Punch | 4.635 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 76% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Shadow Drifblim | ghostHex ghostShadow BallfireMystical Fire | 4.551 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 75% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Galarian Articuno | psychicPsycho Cut flyingBrave BirdflyingFly | 4.458 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 66% HP left on average |
| 15 |  Necrozma (Dawn Wings) | psychicPsycho Cut ghostMoongeist BeamdragonOutrage | 4.422 | 100% | 7.5 s 1.0 charged | 56% HP left on average |
| 16 | Drifblim | ghostAstonish ghostShadow BallfireMystical Fire | 4.405 | 100% | 8.1 s 1.2 charged | 73% HP left on average |
| 17 | Shadow Annihilape | fightingLow Kick ghostShadow BallfightingClose Combat | 4.323 | 100% | 7.6 s 1.3 charged | 75% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Eternatus | dragonDragon Tail fireFlamethrowerdragonDynamax Cannon | 4.256 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 76% HP left on average |
| 19 |  Lunala | psychicConfusion ghostShadow BallpsychicFuture Sight | 4.217 | 100% | 8.5 s 1.0 charged | 55% HP left on average |
| 20 | Shadow Crobat | flyingGust flyingAir CutterpoisonSludge Bomb | 3.914 | 100% | 6.6 s 1.2 charged | 73% 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.