Shadow Alolan Sandshrew counters
icesteelSteel-type Male Grunt · slot 1Grunt
CP
2,765
Attack
238.5
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
147.0
x0.83 Shadow
HP
91
You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.
Best counters, averaged over every moveset
Level 30, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heatran | fireFire Spin fireFire BlastfireFlamethrower | 10.000 | 100% | 4.5 s 0.0 charged | 91% HP left on average |
| 2 | Shadow Heatran | fireFire Spin fireFire BlastfireFlamethrower | 10.000 | 100% | 4.5 s 0.0 charged | 90% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Melmetal | electricThunder Shock fightingSuperpowersteelDouble Iron Bash | 9.250 | 100% | 4.5 s 1.0 charged | 89% HP left on average |
| 4 |  Cobalion | fightingDouble Kick fightingClose CombatfightingSacred Sword | 9.075 | 100% | 5.0 s 1.0 charged | 89% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Empoleon | steelMetal Sound waterHydro CannonwaterHydro Pump | 8.761 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.3 charged | 88% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Volcanion | fireIncinerate fireOverheatgroundEarth Power | 8.692 | 100% | 5.0 s 0.0 charged | 88% HP left on average |
| 7 |  Urshifu (Rapid Strike) | fightingCounter fightingClose CombatfightingDynamic Punch | 8.021 | 100% | 4.0 s 0.0 charged | 87% HP left on average |
| 8 |  Entei | fireFire Fang fireOverheatfireFire Blast | 7.506 | 100% | 4.0 s 0.0 charged | 87% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Shadow Reshiram | fireFire Fang fireOverheatfireFusion Flare | 7.111 | 100% | 3.0 s 0.0 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 10 |  Volcarona | fireFire Spin fireOverheatbugBug Buzz | 7.104 | 100% | 4.5 s 0.0 charged | 86% HP left on average |
| 11 | Shadow Empoleon | steelMetal Sound waterHydro CannonwaterHydro Pump | 6.874 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.3 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 12 |  Skeledirge | fireIncinerate fireBlast BurnfireFlamethrower | 6.600 | 100% | 5.0 s 0.0 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Solgaleo | fireFire Spin fireFlamethrowersteelIron Head | 6.560 | 100% | 6.0 s 0.3 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Delphox | fireFire Spin fireBlast BurnfireFire Blast | 6.554 | 100% | 4.5 s 0.0 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 15 | Shadow Entei | fireFire Fang fireOverheatfireFire Blast | 6.496 | 100% | 4.0 s 0.0 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 16 |  Arcanine | fireFire Fang fireFire BlastfireFlamethrower | 6.268 | 100% | 4.0 s 0.0 charged | 84% HP left on average |
| 17 |  Shadow Poliwrath | fightingCounter fightingDynamic PunchfightingSubmission | 6.268 | 100% | 4.0 s 0.0 charged | 84% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Ho-Oh | fireIncinerate fireSacred Fire++fireSacred Fire | 6.263 | 100% | 5.0 s 0.0 charged | 82% HP left on average |
| 19 | Reshiram | fireFire Fang fireOverheatfireFusion Flare | 6.222 | 100% | 4.0 s 0.0 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 20 |  Dondozo | waterWaterfall waterHydro PumpwaterSurf | 6.184 | 100% | 8.3 s 1.5 charged | 84% 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.