Electabuzz (Shadow) Raid Guide

Trainers can find Shadow Electabuzz in Tier 3 Shadow Raids. You should note that Shadow Raids can be tackled only by using in-person raid passes.

Shadow Electabuzz can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:

• 1212 – 1333 CP (no weather boost, 100% IV Electabuzz at Level 20)
• 1515 – 1667 CP (Rainy weather, 100% IV Electabuzz at Level 25)

Shadow Electabuzz is a pure Electric type and is only weak to Ground types. Shadow Electabuzz is a challenging tier 3 raid due to the Shadow Raid mechanism. So, you will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct movesets, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

We would suggest that if you intend to solo this raid, you keep an eye on the weather. Avoid weather that boosts Electabuzz’s Electric types, that is Rainy weather, and ensure that you are using top-tier counters. These are much more difficult raids than your usual tier 3 raid. If you are lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!

Best Shadow Electabuzz Counters

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

The best raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Electabuzz are:

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move	TTW	Deaths
1.	Groudon (Primal)	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	57.42s	0.00
2.	Swampert (Mega)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	62.99s	0.63
3.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Outrage Dragon	66.38s	1.00
4.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	75.44s	0.38
5.	Gengar (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	69.57s	1.63
6.	Sceptile	Bullet Seed Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	75.55s	0.63
7.	Alakazam (Mega)	Confusion Psychic	Future Sight Psychic	69.56s	1.75
8.	Blaziken (Mega)	Counter Fighting	Blast Burn Fire	70.94s	1.88
9.	Latios (Mega)	Dragon Breath Dragon	Psychic Psychic	77.03s	0.75
10.	Gardevoir (Mega)	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	76.66s	1.38
11.	Garchomp	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	66.72s	1.50
12.	Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	78.22s	1.25
13.	Tyranitar (Mega)	Bite Dark	Brutal Swing Dark	78.38s	1.25
14.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap Ground	High Horsepower Ground	81.41s	0.75
15.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	74.44s	2.13
16.	Salamence (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Draco Meteor Dragon	79.29s	1.25
17.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	82.23s	1.00
18.	Diancie (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	78.17s	1.88
19.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	85.74s	0.63
20.	Banette (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	78.34s	2.25
21.	Landorus (Incarnate)	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	84.41s	1.13
22.	Beedrill (Mega)	Poison Jab Poison	Drill Run Ground	81.04s	2.14
23.	Charizard (Mega X)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	85.55s	1.25
24.	Latias (Mega)	Dragon Breath Dragon	Psychic Psychic	88.77s	0.75
25.	Blastoise (Mega)	Water Gun Water	Hydro Cannon Water	84.41s	2.00
26.	Absol (Mega)	Snarl Dark	Payback Dark	86.26s	2.00
27.	Pinsir (Mega)	Bug Bite Bug	X-Scissor Bug	93.22s	0.00
28.	Aerodactyl (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Earth Power Ground	83.21s	2.38
29.	Krookodile	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	90.87s	1.00
30.	Houndoom (Mega)	Fire Fang Fire	Foul Play Dark	87.13s	1.88
31.	Golurk	Mud-Slap Ground	Earth Power Ground	93.78s	0.75
32.	Rhydon	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	93.98s	0.75
33.	Venusaur (Mega)	Vine Whip Grass	Frenzy Plant Grass	93.63s	0.88
34.	Kyogre (Primal)	Waterfall Water	Origin Pulse Water	90.17s	1.60

Shadow Electabuzz Stats and Max CP

Electabuzz (Shadow) Electric
Max CP at Level 40 2334 | Max CP at Level 50 2639
ATK 198		DEF 158		HP 163
Weak To: Resistances: Ground Electric Flying Steel

Shadow Electabuzz Moveset

Electabuzz can have the following moves as a raid boss:

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Electabuzz will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up to high levels, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the raid boss’ moves. These tier 3 raids are a tricky solo task for even the most prepared trainers, and you will need Purified Gems to defeat them. Shadow Raid Bosses will grow enraged as you battle them, boosting their attack and defence.

You will need to subdue Shadow Electabuzz using Purified Gems, a new item that can be assembled from Shadow Shards.

Shadow Shards are mysterious gem pieces that may be dropped by Team GO Rocket grunts, leaders, and from Shadow Raids. You will need to gather enough shards to use Professor Willow’s newly invented Shard Refiner, and in return you’ll be rewarded with a Purified Gem. Be sure to have collected as many as you can before you attempt a Shadow Electabuzz raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state.

There are multiple ways Purified Gems can assist your battle against enraged Shadow Raid Bosses:

• When you use a Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss’s attack and defence will be lowered temporarily. This can give you the opening you need to take them down.
• You and your fellow Trainers can use more than one Purified Gem during a Shadow Raid. If used at the same time, their effects will stack.
• If enough Purified Gems are used, the enraged Shadow Raid Boss will be subdued—returned to its non-enraged state—which might give you the edge you need to defeat it!

Purified Gems will show in the bottom left corner of the raid battle when you are able to use them, so be sure to communicate with your raid group to stack their effects!