Shadow Qwilfish counters
waterpoisonPoison-type Female Grunt · slot 1Grunt
CP
4,405
Attack
339.2
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
156.3
x0.83 Shadow
HP
107
You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.
Its movesetAny of 14 (averaged)Poison Sting / Aqua TailWater Gun / Aqua TailPoison Sting / Ice BeamWater Gun / Ice BeamPoison Sting / Sludge WaveWater Gun / Sludge WavePoison Sting / Acid SprayWater Gun / Acid SprayPoison Sting / Fell StingerWater Gun / Fell StingerPoison Sting / ScaldWater Gun / ScaldPoison Sting / Shadow BallWater Gun / Shadow Ball
Best counters against Water Gun / Aqua Tail
Level 50, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Palkia | dragonDragon Breath dragonDraco MeteorwaterAqua Tail | 7.125 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.0 charged | 86% HP left on average |
| 2 |  Giratina (Altered) | dragonDragon Breath ghostShadow ForcedragonDragon Claw | 6.784 | 100% | 7.5 s 2.0 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Palkia (Origin) | dragonDragon Breath dragonDraco MeteordragonSpacial Rend | 6.333 | 100% | 8.0 s 2.0 charged | 84% HP left on average |
| 4 |  Goodra | dragonDragon Breath dragonDraco MeteorelectricThunder Punch | 6.200 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 84% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Hydrapple | dragonDragon Tail dragonOutragegrassSeed Bomb | 5.676 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 82% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Hydreigon | dragonDragon Breath darkDark PulsedarkBrutal Swing | 5.250 | 100% | 5.0 s 1.0 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 7 |  Baxcalibur | dragonDragon Breath dragonGlaive RushdragonOutrage | 5.125 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 8 | Shadow Giratina (Altered) | dragonDragon Breath ghostShadow ForcedragonDragon Claw | 5.122 | 100% | 7.5 s 2.0 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Appletun | ghostAstonish dragonOutragegrassEnergy Ball | 5.000 | 100% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 10 |  Gyarados | dragonDragon Breath dragonOutragedragonTwister | 4.850 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 11 |  Eternatus | dragonDragon Tail dragonDynamax CannondragonDragon Pulse | 4.837 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 12 |  Giratina (Origin) | ghostShadow Claw ghostShadow ForceghostShadow Ball | 4.736 | 100% | 8.0 s 2.0 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Virizion | normalQuick Attack grassLeaf BladerockStone Edge | 4.700 | 100% | 8.0 s 2.0 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Suicune | psychicExtrasensory waterHydro PumpwaterScald | 4.674 | 100% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 15 |  Lapras | psychicPsywave normalSkull BashdragonDragon Pulse | 4.623 | 100% | 8.0 s 2.0 charged | 78% HP left on average |
| 16 |  Chesnaught | grassVine Whip grassFrenzy PlantelectricThunder Punch | 4.600 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 78% HP left on average |
| 17 | Shadow Chesnaught | grassVine Whip grassFrenzy PlantelectricThunder Punch | 4.600 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 78% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Hisuian Decidueye | psychicPsycho Cut grassEnergy BallgrassTrailblaze | 4.600 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 78% HP left on average |
| 19 |  Guzzlord | dragonDragon Tail dragonDragon ClawdarkCrunch | 4.494 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 78% HP left on average |
| 20 |  Kyurem (Black) | dragonDragon Tail electricFusion BoltdragonOutrage | 4.449 | 100% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 78% 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.