Best Shadow Kabutops counters

The best Shadow Kabutops counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Sceptile, Kartana, Mega Venusaur, Sky Forme Shaymin, Shadow Sceptile, Shadow Torterra, and Shadow Tangrowth. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Shadow Kabutops in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Mega Sceptile

Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant

Kartana

Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

Mega Venusaur

Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

Sky Forme Shaymin

Magical Leaf / Grass Knot

Shadow Sceptile

Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant

Shadow Torterra

Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant

Shadow Tangrowth

Vine Whip / Power Whip

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	49.92	932.0	4	85s	90.1
2.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	46.78	816.5	4	91s	83.3
3.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	40.33	1001.4	3	104s	77.2
4.	Sky Forme Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	43.47	661.3	6	99s	75.3
5.	Shadow Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	44.36	587.6	6	97s	74.7
6.	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	40.73	813.3	4	104s	74.5
7.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	41.12	754.3	5	103s	74.0
8.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	38.66	950.9	4	108s	73.8
9.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	41.93	690.1	5	102s	73.8
10.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Power Whip	42.22	569.4	7	102s	71.3
11.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	38.33	692.7	5	111s	68.7
12.	Shadow Victreebel	Magical Leaf *	Leaf Blade	41.23	503.2	7	105s	68.3
13.	Chesnaught	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	34.10	974.0	4	122s	67.1
14.	Roserade	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	38.17	609.2	6	112s	66.7
15.	Shadow Alolan Exeggutor	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	37.92	616.9	6	112s	66.6
16.	Shadow Shiftry	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	40.88	452.8	8	107s	66.4
17.	Shadow Exeggutor	Bullet Seed	Solar Beam	38.52	566.8	7	111s	66.2
18.	Tapu Bulu	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot	36.01	731.0	5	117s	66.1
19.	Decidueye	Magical Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	36.26	703.7	5	116s	66.0
20.	Shadow Cacturne	Sand Attack	Grass Knot	42.27	377.4	10	106s	65.7
21.	Meowscarada	Leafage	Grass Knot	38.09	552.4	7	113s	65.3
22.	Shadow Meganium	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	36.04	614.0	6	118s	63.8
23.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	35.31	653.6	6	120s	63.6
24.	Tsareena	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	35.32	647.5	6	120s	63.5
25.	Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	36.28	573.4	6	118s	63.3
26.	Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	33.37	793.9	5	125s	63.3
27.	Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	33.78	739.0	5	124s	63.0
28.	Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	34.47	676.2	5	122s	62.8
29.	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Leaf Blade	36.74	522.6	7	117s	62.7
30.	Breloom	Bullet Seed	Grass Knot *	35.07	573.0	6	122s	61.6

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Shadow Kabutops in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Shadow Kabutops CP range from Raids

Shadow Kabutops can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1418 CP to 1550 CP, with no weather boost
From 1772 CP to 1938 CP with Partly Cloudy and Rain weather boost

Shadow Kabutops weaknesses

Shadow Kabutops type chart

When fighting Shadow Kabutops, keep in mind the that Rock and Water-type Pokémon are weak to Grass (2x), Electric, Fighting, and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Flying, Ice, Normal, Poison, and Fire-type moves.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Grass	256.0%
Electric	160.0%
Fighting	160.0%
Ground	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Fire	39.1%
Flying	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Shadow Kabutops

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Grass	276.0%	Sunny
Fighting	44.0%	Cloudy
Electric	28.0%	Rain
Ground	24.0%	Sunny
Normal	6.0%	Partly Cloudy
Dragon	4.0%	Windy
Fairy	4.0%	Cloudy
Bug	4.0%	Rain
Dark	4.0%	Fog
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Ghost	2.0%	Fog

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Shadow Kabutops in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Shadow Kabutops down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Shadow Kabutops counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.