Shadow Milotic counters
You 0 shields, Rocket 0. Leaders and Giovanni shield the first two charged attacks.
Best counters against Dragon Tail / Surf
Level 40, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | electricThunder Shock electricWild ChargeelectricThunder | 2.702 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 63% HP left on average | |
| 2 | electricThunder Shock electricWild ChargeelectricThunder | 2.232 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.0 charged | 55% HP left on average | |
| 3 | grassVine Whip grassPower WhipgrassEnergy Ball | 1.291 | 100% | 7.5 s 2.0 charged | 23% HP left on average | |
| 4 | grassMagical Leaf grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot | 1.235 | 100% | 7.5 s 2.0 charged | 19% HP left on average | |
| 5 | grassBullet Seed grassSolar BeamgrassGrass Knot | 1.215 | 100% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 18% HP left on average | |
| 6 | dragonDragon Breath dragonDraco MeteorelectricThunder | 1.210 | 100% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 17% HP left on average | |
| 7 | dragonDragon Breath dragonDraco MeteorelectricThunder | 1.131 | 100% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 12% HP left on average | |
| 8 | grassMagical Leaf grassLeaf StormgrassSeed Bomb | 1.125 | 100% | 9.0 s 2.0 charged | 11% HP left on average | |
| 9 | waterWaterfall electricThunderwaterOrigin Pulse | 1.109 | 100% | 9.0 s 2.0 charged | 10% HP left on average | |
| 10 | psychicExtrasensory flyingAeroblast++flyingAeroblast | 1.094 | 100% | 12.0 s 2.0 charged | 9% HP left on average | |
| 11 | grassVine Whip grassFrenzy PlantgrassSolar Beam | 1.081 | 100% | 8.0 s 2.0 charged | 8% HP left on average | |
| 12 | flyingAir Slash fightingClose CombatnormalGiga Impact | 1.052 | 100% | 10.5 s 2.0 charged | 5% HP left on average | |
| 13 | fightingDouble Kick grassLeaf BladefightingClose Combat | 1.041 | 100% | 10.0 s 3.0 charged | 4% HP left on average | |
| 14 | fairyGeomancy electricThunderfightingClose Combat | 1.000 | 0% | 9.5 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 15 | electricThunder Shock electricWild ChargeelectricThunderbolt | 0.993 | 0% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 16 | fairyCharm fairyMoonblastfairyDisarming Voice | 0.972 | 0% | 13.0 s 3.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 17 | grassVine Whip grassSolar BeamgrassPower Whip | 0.957 | 0% | 8.5 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 18 | electricThunder Shock electricThunderelectricThunder Punch | 0.922 | 0% | 6.5 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 19 | bugFury Cutter grassFrenzy PlantgrassLeaf Blade | 0.894 | 0% | 7.0 s 2.0 charged | 0% HP left on average | |
| 20 | dragonDragon Breath dragonDraco MeteordragonSpacial Rend | 0.894 | 0% | 8.5 s 2.0 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.