Shadow Graveler Raid Guide

Shadow Graveler

Shadow Graveler is a tier 3 Shadow Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. Shiny Shadow Graveler is available if you’re lucky!

After beating it in the Raid, Shadow Graveler can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:

• 975 CP to 1084 CP (Level 20, no weather boost)
• 1219 CP to 1355 CP (Level 25, boosted by Partly Cloudy or Sunny weather)

As a Rock/Ground type, Shadow Graveler is double-weak to Grass and Water moves, and also weak to Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Steel type attacks. You will need to be well prepared with top counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems. We would recommend a minimum of 2-3 trainers for Shadow Graveler (and using Purified Gems).

Best Shadow Graveler Counters

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	55.01	1	67s
2.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	52.53	2	71s
3.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	48.70	1	76s
4.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	50.16	2	74s
5.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	48.36	2	78s
6.	Shadow Chesnaught	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	44.68	2	84s
7.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	45.19	2	83s
8.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	43.95	2	85s
9.	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	44.16	2	86s
10.	Shadow Greninja	Water Shuriken	Hydro Cannon	47.17	4	80s
11.	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	46.79	4	81s
12.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	42.67	2	87s
13.	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	42.28	2	89s
14.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	43.20	2	88s
15.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	41.68	2	90s
16.	Sky Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	43.30	2	86s
17.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	42.26	2	88s
18.	Shadow Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant	44.02	3	86s
19.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	43.52	3	87s
20.	Shadow Samurott	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon	43.76	3	87s
21.	Shadow Empoleon	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon	42.75	3	87s
22.	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant	41.39	2	91s
23.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	41.03	2	90s
24.	Mega Victreebel	Magical Leaf	Leaf Blade	42.21	3	89s
25.	Shadow Feraligatr	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon	42.70	3	89s

Shadow Graveler Stats and Moveset

	Shadow Graveler RockGround
Max CP	2145
ATK	164
DEF	164
HP	146
Weak to	x2 x2
Resists
Fast moves	Rock Throw Mud-Slap Mud Shot
Charge moves	Rock Blast Rock Slide* Stone Edge Dig Frustration

*Legacy Move

Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Shadow Graveler	Shadow Graveler

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 Graveler. 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 Graveler 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 4, 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, Graveler 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 5 raids are extremely difficult, 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 Graveler 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 Graveler 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!