Shadow Entei Raid Guide

Entei (Shadow)

Shadow Entei is available from Tier 5 legendary Shadow Raids. Shadow Raids can only be completed using in-person raid passes. Shiny Shadow Entei ✨ is available from Raids starting April, 2024, debuting in the World of Wonders Season.

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

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

Shadow Entei is a Fire-type Pokémon. Shadow Etntei is weak to Ground,Rock and Water-type moves. It takes reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice and Steel-type moves.

Shadow Entei is an immensely difficult Tier 5 raid due to the Shadow Raid enrage mechanism. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct move-sets, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

Best Shadow Entei Counters

Here are the best Pokémon to use against a Entei raid boss. Being weak to three different types, Entei’s counters table is diverse and shows the strongest Pokémon to use against the raid boss. Try to pick from the top end of this list, and ensure they have the necessary move-sets, and are powered up.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	Faints	TTW
1.	Kyogre (Primal)	Waterfall Water	Origin Pulse Water	20	641s
2.	Groudon (Primal)	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	22	642s
3.	Kyogre (Shadow)	Waterfall Water	Origin Pulse Water	32	694s
4.	Swampert (Mega)	Mud Shot Ground	Hydro Cannon Water	28	760s
5.	Garchomp (Mega)	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	28	766s
6.	Groudon (Shadow)	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	46	700s
7.	Rhyperior (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Rock Wrecker Rock	43	776s
8.	Kyogre	Waterfall Water	Origin Pulse Water	32	827s
9.	Garchomp (Shadow)	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	40	806s
10.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Ascent Flying	31	856s
11.	Tyranitar (Mega)	Smack Down Rock	Stone Edge Rock	32	856s
12.	Gyarados (Mega)	Waterfall Water	Hydro Pump Water	30	878s
13.	Swampert (Shadow)	Mud Shot Ground	Hydro Cannon Water	44	824s
14.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	47	829s
15.	Feraligatr (Shadow)	Waterfall Water	Hydro Cannon Water	48	851s
16.	Blastoise (Mega)	Water Gun Water	Hydro Cannon Water	37	900s
17.	Gyarados (Shadow)	Waterfall Water	Hydro Pump Water	42	893s
18.	Tyranitar (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Stone Edge Rock	49	872s
19.	Gigalith (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Meteor Beam Rock	54	823s
20.	Rampardos (Shadow)	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	67	675s
21.	Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot Ground	Sandsear Storm Ground	54	838s
22.	Primarina	Waterfall Water	Hydro Cannon Water	46	918s
23.	Kingler (Shadow)	Bubble Water	Crabhammer Water	59	782s
24.	Rhyperior	Smack Down Rock	Rock Wrecker Rock	44	938s
25.	Garchomp	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	40	969s
26.	Terrakion	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	51	938s
27.	Necrozma (Dawn Wings)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Moongeist Beam Ghost	53	909s
28.	Aerodactyl (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	47	980s
29.	Swampert	Mud Shot Ground	Hydro Cannon Water	45	991s
30.	Samurott	Waterfall Water	Hydro Cannon Water	50	978s

While Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up, we have included the top Shadow Pokémon you can use against Shadow Entei. 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 Pokémon in Shadow Entei 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.

Shadow Entei Overview

Here are all the stats you need to know about Entei:

Pokémon	Entei (Shadow) Fire
Max CP @ Level 40	3473
Max CP @ Level 50	3926
ATK	235
DEF	171
STA	251
Weaknesses	GroundRockWater
Resistances	Grass Ice SteelBug

Shadow Entei Move Sets

Shadow Entei can have the following moves as a raid boss:

Weather Effects

Entei has three main weakness: Water, Rock and Ground type attacks, boosted by Rainy, Partly Cloudy and Sunny weather. However, Sunny weather also boosts Entei’s attacks. Your best choices are Rainy and Partly Cloudy weather.

Shiny Shadow Entei

Shiny Shadow Entei is available from defeating Entei in Shadow Raids. We will update here when we have shiny confirmation. Good luck Trainers!

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Entei will hit harder than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right move-set, and aren’t weak to the raid boss’ moves. These raids are a tricky group 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 Entei 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 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 Entei raid, as without them you won’t be able to return it to its normal, non-enraged state. You can hold up to 10 Purified Gems in your inventory at a time.

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!