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 0 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 against Bug Bite / Vice Grip
Level 40, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Marshadow | ghostShadow Claw rockRock SlidefireFire Punch | 4.375 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 77% HP left on average |
| 2 |  Galarian Zapdos | fightingLow Kick flyingBrave BirdflyingFly | 3.646 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 73% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Gholdengo | ghostHex rockPower GemghostShadow Ball | 3.563 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 72% HP left on average |
| 4 |  Togekiss | flyingPeck fireFlamethrowerflyingAerial Ace | 3.500 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 71% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Emboar | fireEmber fireBlast BurnfireHeat Wave | 3.383 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 70% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Hisuian Typhlosion | fireEmber fireOverheatfireFire Punch | 3.020 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 67% HP left on average |
| 7 | Shadow Emboar | fireEmber fireBlast BurnfireHeat Wave | 2.900 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 66% HP left on average |
| 8 |  Shadow Giratina (Altered) | dragonDragon Breath ghostShadow ForcerockAncient Power | 2.810 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 64% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Crobat | flyingGust flyingAir CutterpoisonSludge Bomb | 2.800 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 64% HP left on average |
| 10 | Shadow Crobat | flyingGust flyingAir CutterpoisonSludge Bomb | 2.800 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 64% HP left on average |
| 11 |  Flamigo | flyingPeck flyingBrave BirdflyingAerial Ace | 2.733 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 63% HP left on average |
| 12 |  Hawlucha | flyingWing Attack flyingSky AttackflyingAerial Ace | 2.633 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 62% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Shadow Golbat | flyingWing Attack flyingAir CutterghostShadow Ball | 2.567 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 61% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Zapdos | electricThunder Shock flyingDrill PeckfireHeat Wave | 2.500 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 60% HP left on average |
| 15 |  Blacephalon | fireIncinerate fireMind BlownfireOverheat | 2.480 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 60% HP left on average |
| 16 |  Xerneas | fairyGeomancy fairyMoonblastbugMegahorn | 2.452 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 59% HP left on average |
| 17 |  Lucario | steelBullet Punch fireBlaze KicksteelMeteor Mash | 2.450 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 59% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Melmetal | electricThunder Shock rockRock SlidesteelDouble Iron Bash | 2.418 | 100% | 7.0 s 1.0 charged | 59% HP left on average |
| 19 |  Centiskorch | fireEmber fireHeat WavebugBug Buzz | 2.363 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 58% HP left on average |
| 20 |  Urshifu (Rapid Strike) | waterWaterfall waterAqua JetfightingClose Combat | 2.250 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 56% 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.