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Shadow Ponyta counters

fireFire-type Female Grunt ยท slot 1Grunt
CP
3,634
Attack
315.6
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
144.9
x0.83 Shadow
HP
91

You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.

Best counters against Tackle / Flame Charge

Level 50, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.

Pokebattler's list for this Pokemon
Counters for Shadow Ponyta
#PokemonMovesPowerWinsTimeResult
1
Doublade
ghostShadow Claw
fightingSacred SwordsteelIron Head
10.000
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
93% HP left on average
2
Annihilape
fightingLow Kick
fightingClose CombatghostRage Fist
10.000
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
91% HP left on average
3
Giratina (Altered)
dragonDragon Breath
ghostShadow ForcerockAncient Power
10.000
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
90% HP left on average
4
Shadow Giratina (Altered)
dragonDragon Breath
ghostShadow ForcerockAncient Power
10.000
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
90% HP left on average
5
Aegislash (Shield)
psychicPsycho Cut
ghostShadow BallsteelFlash Cannon
10.000
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
92% HP left on average
6
Marshadow
ghostShadow Claw
fightingClose CombatelectricThunder Punch
9.300
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
89% HP left on average
7
Giratina (Origin)
ghostShadow Claw
ghostShadow ForceghostShadow Ball
8.964
100%7.5 s
1.0 charged
89% HP left on average
8
Skeledirge
ghostHex
ghostShadow BallfireBlast Burn
8.625
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
88% HP left on average
9
Jellicent
ghostHex
waterSurfghostShadow Ball
8.375
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
88% HP left on average
10
Lunala
ghostShadow Claw
ghostShadow BallpsychicFuture Sight
8.357
100%7.5 s
1.0 charged
88% HP left on average
11
Hisuian Typhlosion
fireEmber
electricWild ChargeghostShadow Ball
8.050
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
88% HP left on average
12
Dhelmise
ghostShadow Claw
ghostShadow BalldarkBrutal Swing
7.850
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
13
Regirock
normalLock-On
rockStone EdgegroundEarthquake
7.818
100%6.0 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
14
Melmetal
electricThunder Shock
rockRock SlidefightingSuperpower
7.800
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
15
Drifblim
ghostHex
ghostShadow BallghostOminous Wind
7.611
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
16
Gholdengo
ghostHex
rockPower GemghostShadow Ball
7.583
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
17
Shadow Tyranitar
rockSmack Down
rockStone EdgedarkBrutal Swing
7.444
100%4.5 s
0.0 charged
87% HP left on average
18
Gourgeist (Super)
ghostHex
ghostPoltergeistghostShadow Ball
7.417
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
19
Palossand
groundSand Attack
groundEarth PowergroundSand Tomb
7.417
100%6.5 s
1.0 charged
87% HP left on average
20
Galarian Stunfisk
groundMud Shot
groundEarthquakerockRock Slide
7.133
100%5.5 s
1.0 charged
86% 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.