Shadow Entei Raid Day in Pokémon GO: Shiny Odds, Counters & Bonuses

Shadow Entei features in Pokémon GO during a special Shadow Raid Day event on, Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. Trainers can look forward to Shadow Entei in Shadow Raids, with the potential to be shiny (with boosted odds!), and up to five additional free raid passes for the day. Read on for all details, CP ranges, and everything else you need to know to prepare! Prep your best counter with our raid guide. We also have two different articles going in depth about Shadow Entei’s meta performance:

• Shadow Entei as a Raid Attacker

Bonuses

Event Ticket Bonuses 🎁

For US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency), you can purchase the event ticket offering the following bonuses:

These bonuses will be effective on Saturday, May 2, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time.

Featured Pokémon

Shadow Entei will feature in Shadow Raids during the event! Get your full Shadow Entei raid counters here first and prepare.

Shadow Entei

This is a tricky fight, and Entei is weak to Ground, Rock and Water types. Shadow Entei can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1834 – 1984 CP (no weather boost, 100% Entei at Level 20)
• 2293 – 2480 CP (during Sunny, 100% IV Entei at Level 25)

Regular and Shiny Comparison

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Entei	Entei

Best Shadow Raikou Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Shadow Entei:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	31.89	18	654s
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	31.37	19	662s
3.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	29.32	22	718s
4.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	28.60	24	735s
5.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	28.82	29	726s
6.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	27.03	24	777s
7.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker	27.80	32	757s
8.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	27.33	33	775s
9.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	26.34	28	799s
10.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	27.29	39	765s
11.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	25.09	23	830s
12.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	24.75	25	844s
13.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	26.43	46	782s
14.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	25.05	33	843s
15.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	24.45	29	854s
16.	Shadow Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	25.07	30	806s
17.	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	25.39	39	832s
18.	Shadow Greninja	Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon	26.51	52	795s
19.	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	26.35	53	802s
20.	Shadow Palkia	Dragon Tail	Hydro Pump	23.59	29	882s
21.	Shadow Samurott	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon	24.89	45	848s
22.	Shadow Feraligatr	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	24.59	42	860s
23.	Eternatus	Poison Jab	Dynamax Cannon	23.52	29	884s
24.	Shadow Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	23.86	37	877s
25.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	24.60	46	827s
26.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker	23.51	32	896s
27.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	26.10	61	793s
28.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	23.86	38	874s
29.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	22.98	33	919s
30.	Quaquaval	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	23.49	43	899s

Entei Shadow Raid Day Ultra Box

The Entei Shadow Raid Day Ultra Ticket Box will be available for US$4.99 (or the equivalent pricing tier in your local currency) and includes an event ticket and one Premium Battle Pass.