Shadow Gligar Raid Guide

Shadow Gligar

Shadow Gligar is available from Tier 3 Shadow Raids, and it can be shiny! As a Ground/Flying type, it is double-weak to Ice and also weak to Water type attacks.

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

• 952 – 1061 CP (no weather boost, 100 IV Shadow Gligar at Level 20)
• 1191 – 1326 CP (Windy and Sunny weather, 100 IV Shadow Gligar at Level 25)

This is a challenging tier 3 raid due to the Shadow Raid mechanism. 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 Gligar’s types, Sunny and Windy 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 Gligar Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	White Kyurem	Ice Fang	Ice Burn	48.69	1	85s
2.	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	40.96	2	102s
3.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	40.01	1	104s
4.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	38.87	2	107s
5.	Shadow Weavile	Ice Shard	Avalanche	39.29	3	105s
6.	Black Kyurem	Dragon Tail	Freeze Shock	37.46	2	110s
7.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Avalanche	35.51	1	116s
8.	Galarian Standard Darmanitan	Ice Fang	Avalanche	36.59	3	113s
9.	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang	Avalanche	35.35	2	117s
10.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	35.51	3	117s
11.	Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	34.14	2	122s
12.	Mega Abomasnow	Powder Snow	Weather Ball	34.30	3	121s
13.	Mega Glalie	Frost Breath	Avalanche	34.55	3	120s
14.	Shadow Mr. Rime	Ice Shard	Triple Axel	34.62	3	121s
15.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Avalanche	33.21	2	124s
16.	Weavile	Ice Shard	Avalanche	32.91	3	125s
17.	Shadow Articuno	Frost Breath	Triple Axel	31.66	2	130s
18.	Shadow Aurorus	Frost Breath	Weather Ball	32.36	2	127s
19.	Glaceon	Frost Breath	Avalanche	32.43	3	128s
20.	Shadow Porygon-Z	Lock-On	Blizzard	32.52	4	127s
21.	Mega Gardevoir	Magical Leaf	Triple Axel	30.37	2	137s
22.	Cetitan	Ice Shard	Avalanche	30.09	2	138s
23.	Shadow Cloyster	Frost Breath	Avalanche	30.58	3	136s
24.	Shadow Abomasnow	Powder Snow	Weather Ball	31.40	4	134s
25.	Shadow Piloswine	Ice Shard	Avalanche	30.65	4	136s
26.	Vanilluxe	Frost Breath	Avalanche	30.02	3	138s
27.	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	29.61	3	140s
28.	Shadow Walrein	Frost Breath	Blizzard	29.40	3	140s
29.	Shadow Regice	Frost Breath	Blizzard	28.55	2	143s
30.	Alola Shadow Ninetales	Powder Snow	Weather Ball	29.31	3	141s

Shadow Gligar Stats and Moveset

	Shadow Gligar GroundFlying
Max CP	2099
ATK	143
DEF	184
HP	163
Weak to	x2
Resists
Fast moves	Wing Attack Fury Cutter
Charge moves	Dig Aerial Ace Night Slash

Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Shadow Gligar	Shadow Gligar

Tips and Tricks

Communication will be key for this raid! You will want to plan not only your Mega Pokémon team positions and counters, but also your use of Purified Gems, so be sure you communicate with your fellow trainers.

We would suggest groups of 5+ for trainers with top counters that are maxed out, and armed with Purified Gems, or 8-10+ for lower-level trainers and those without ideal counters. Purified Gems are a must!

While Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up, we have included the top Shadow Pokémon you can use against Shadow Gligar. Ensure you no longer have Frustration on these Pokémon before considering adding them to your team. If you have any of these as an option, while they may take more damage than non-shadow Pokémon, they will also deal more.

We would highly recommend the use of Mega Evolved Pokémon in Shadow Gligar raids. They provide not only greater damage output, but also boost Pokémon of the same typing in the raid. We would suggest discussing your counter choices with your fellow trainers, and plan Mega Pokémon, and their position in your team accordingly.

If you have a group of 6, for example, one person should have their mega in slot 1, the next slot 2, the next slot 3, etc., you can try to keep the mega boost going throughout the raid.

As these raids are in person only, you can make use of the Party Power raid bonus through Party Play! The Party Power is a Raid bonus that fills up as members of your Party attack the Raid Boss. Once the Party Power bonus is full, your next Charge Attack will receive a special boost. You can see the Party Power button and your progress towards achieving the bonus in the bottom left corner of your Raid Battle.

Related reading

• Pokémon GO Shadow Raids: Comprehensive Guide is an overall guide to all things Shadow Raids

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a Shadow Raid, Gligar will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the Raid Boss’ moves. These tier 3 raids are quite challenging, even for 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 defense.

You will need to subdue Shadow Gligar using Purified Gems, an 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 Gligar 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!

Good luck, Trainers!