Shadow Gurdurr Raid Guide

Shadow Gurdurr

Shadow Gurdurr can be captured from Tier 3 Shadow Raids and these raids can only be accessed by using in-person raid passes.

This Fighting type Raid Boss be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:

• 1121 CP to 1239 CP (no weather boost, 100% Gurdurr at Level 20)
• 1402 CP to 1549 CP (Cloudy weather, 100% IV Gurdurr at Level 25)

Shadow Gurdurr is a Fighting type and as such, it is weak to Fairy Psychic and Flying type attacks. Shadow Gurdurr is a challenging Tier 3 raid due to how Shadow Raids work. You should be well prepared with the best counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

Avoid weather that boosts Gurdurr, Cloudy 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 a higher level trainer, you can solo it. However, if you’re a lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!

Best Shadow Gurdurr Counters

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

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Ascent Flying	53.88	2	75s
2.	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion Psychic	Psystrike Psychic	47.70	3	84s
3.	Mega Alakazam	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	43.84	3	92s
4.	Mega Gallade	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	39.40	2	102s
5.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	38.53	2	104s
6.	Mewtwo	Confusion Psychic	Psystrike Psychic	39.60	3	102s
7.	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	39.54	3	102s
8.	Rayquaza	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Ascent Flying	41.22	3	98s
9.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut Psychic	Moongeist Beam Ghost	33.86	2	119s
10.	Apex Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory Psychic	Aeroblast+ Flying	34.71	2	116s
11.	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	37.69	3	107s
12.	Mega Salamence	Dragon Tail Dragon	Fly Flying	35.60	3	113s
13.	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	36.04	3	111s
14.	Lunala	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	31.58	2	127s
15.	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	33.34	2	120s
16.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Psycho Cut Psychic	Sunsteel Strike Steel	33.93	3	118s
17.	Shadow Salamence	Dragon Tail Dragon	Fly Flying	39.02	4	103s
18.	Unbound Hoopa	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	37.91	4	106s
19.	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory Psychic	Aeroblast Flying	32.40	2	124s
20.	Tapu Lele	Confusion Psychic	Nature’s Madness Fairy	35.36	3	114s
21.	Incarnate Enamorus	Fairy Wind Fairy	Fly Flying	38.23	5	105s
22.	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	39.26	5	102s
23.	Mega Gengar	Lick Ghost	Psychic Psychic	32.14	3	125s
24.	Shadow Gallade	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	35.16	4	114s
25.	Confined Hoopa	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	31.87	3	126s
26.	Yveltal	Gust Flying	Oblivion Wing Flying	34.24	4	117s
27.	Shadow Gardevoir	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	35.28	5	114s
28.	Shadow Latias	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	32.30	3	124s
29.	Shadow Staraptor	Gust Flying	Fly Flying	38.46	7	105s
30.	Shadow Exeggutor	Confusion Psychic	Psychic Psychic	35.58	5	113s

Shadow Gurdurr Stats and Max CP

Shadow Gurdurr Fighting
Max CP at Level 40 2169 | Max CP at Level 50 2452
ATK 180		DEF 134		HP 198
Weak To: Resistances: Fairy Psychic Flying  Bug Dark Rock

Shadow Gurdurr Moveset

Gurdurr can have the following moves as a raid boss:

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Gurdurr will dish out more damage than ever before, so make sure your counters are powered up, have the right moveset, and aren’t weak to the raid bosses moves. These tier 3 raids are tough to beat, 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 Gurdurr by 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 Gurdurr 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 defense 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!