Shadow Alolan Sandslash counters
icesteelSteel-type Male Grunt · slot 3Grunt
CP
5,226
Attack
327.9
x1.2 Shadow
Defense
214.9
x0.83 Shadow
HP
118
You 1 shield, Rocket 0. Grunts never shield.
Best counters, averaged over every moveset
Level 50, 15/15/15, no Megas; each counter on its best moveset.
| # | Pokemon | Moves | Power | Wins | Time | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cobalion | fightingDouble Kick fightingClose CombatfightingSacred Sword | 8.617 | 100% | 5.0 s 1.0 charged | 88% HP left on average |
| 2 |  Heatran | fireFire Spin fireFire BlastfireMagma Storm | 7.942 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.4 charged | 87% HP left on average |
| 3 |  Melmetal | electricThunder Shock fightingSuperpowerfightingDynamic Punch | 7.212 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 86% HP left on average |
| 4 | Shadow Heatran | fireFire Spin fireFire BlastfireFlamethrower | 7.211 | 100% | 6.0 s 0.2 charged | 86% HP left on average |
| 5 |  Volcanion | fireIncinerate fireOverheatgroundEarth Power | 6.615 | 100% | 7.1 s 0.7 charged | 85% HP left on average |
| 6 |  Victini | normalQuick Attack fireV-createfireOverheat | 5.904 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 7 |  Keldeo | fightingLow Kick fightingSecret SwordfightingSacred Sword | 5.794 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 83% HP left on average |
| 8 |  Shadow Empoleon | waterWaterfall waterHydro CannonwaterHydro Pump | 5.529 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.4 charged | 82% HP left on average |
| 9 |  Solgaleo | fireFire Spin fireFlamethrowersteelIron Head | 5.439 | 100% | 7.3 s 0.7 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 10 |  Centiskorch | fireEmber fireHeat WavedarkCrunch | 5.364 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 11 |  Metagross | ghostShadow Claw groundEarthquakesteelMeteor Mash | 5.342 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.4 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 12 |  Jirachi | psychicConfusion fightingAura SpheresteelDoom Desire | 5.283 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.4 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 13 |  Kingambit | fightingLow Kick fightingFocus BlastdarkDark Pulse | 5.283 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.4 charged | 81% HP left on average |
| 14 |  Skeledirge | ghostHex fireBlast BurnfireFlamethrower | 5.121 | 100% | 6.5 s 1.4 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 15 |  Urshifu (Rapid Strike) | fightingCounter fightingDynamic PunchfightingBrick Break | 5.005 | 100% | 6.0 s 0.2 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 16 |  Necrozma (Dusk Mane) | ghostShadow Claw steelSunsteel StrikesteelIron Head | 4.941 | 100% | 7.5 s 1.7 charged | 80% HP left on average |
| 17 | Empoleon | steelMetal Sound waterHydro CannonsteelFlash Cannon | 4.789 | 100% | 9.5 s 1.8 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 18 |  Raikou | electricThunder Shock fightingAura SphereelectricWild Charge | 4.781 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 77% HP left on average |
| 19 |  Quaquaval | fightingLow Kick waterHydro CannonwaterAqua Jet | 4.750 | 100% | 5.5 s 1.2 charged | 79% HP left on average |
| 20 |  Zamazenta (Crowned Shield) | steelMetal Claw steelBehemoth BashnormalGiga Impact | 4.655 | 100% | 9.0 s 1.8 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.