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Shadow Shieldon Raid Guide

Weak to Fighting, Ground, Water — every counter below is ranked by DPS against Shadow Shieldon.

Boosted in Partly Cloudy, Snow 0 counters ranked
Catch CP
521
Lv 20 · 100% IV
Weather CP
649
Lv 25 · 100% IV
Shadow Shieldon

Best counters

Ranked by DPS against Shadow Shieldon. Tap a row for full stats.

No counters computed yet
Counters for this boss are still being calculated.
Best attackers by type

Stats & weaknesses

Raid tier
1-Star
Weather boost
Partly Cloudy, Snow
Shiny available
Yes
Base Attack
76
Base Defense
195
Base Stamina
102

Weak to — use these types

Fighting2.56× Ground2.56× Water1.6×

Resists — avoid these types

Poison0.244141× Flying0.390625× Normal0.390625× Bug0.625× Dragon0.625× Fairy0.625× Ice0.625× Psychic0.625× Rock0.625×

Catch CP after the raid

The CP you will see on the encounter screen.

IVs Lv 20 CP Lv 25 CP (weather)
10 / 10 / 10 floor 476 592
15 / 15 / 15 100% 521 649
Raid catches have an IV floor of 10/10/10, so the two rows are the real minimum and maximum. If you see 521 CP it is a perfect Shadow Shieldon — throw a Golden Razz Berry.

Raid guide

How the fight goes and what to bring.

Shadow Shieldon resists Poison, Flying, Normal, Bug, Dragon, Fairy, Ice, Psychic, Rock — leave those attackers out even if they are your highest CP.

FAQ

What is Shadow Shieldon weak to?

Shadow Shieldon takes super effective damage from Fighting, Ground, Water-type moves. Fighting and Ground is a double weakness (2.56×), so those attackers clear it fastest.

Can Shadow Shieldon be shiny?

Yes — the encounter after this raid can be shiny.

What weather boosts Shadow Shieldon?

Partly Cloudy, Snow. Boss moves of the boosted types hit 20% harder (so do yours), and the catch is level 25 instead of 20: 592–649 CP instead of 476–521. The 10/10/10 IV floor is the same either way.

Is Shadow Shieldon worth raiding?

Shadow Shieldon has no raid-attacker or GO Battle League ranking on this site, so the reasons to raid it are the dex entry, the candy and the shiny rather than your battle teams.

What is the best moveset for Shadow Shieldon?

The counter list on this page is for beating Shadow Shieldon. For the moves Shadow Shieldon should use as your attacker, open its full stats page.

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