Shadow Lampent Raid Guide

Shadow Lampent

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

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

• From 871 CP to 976 CP, with no weather boost
• From 1089 CP to 1220 CP with Fog and Sunny weather boost

Shadow Lampent is a Ghost/Fire type, so it is weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water 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 1-3 trainers for Shadow Lampent (and using Purified Gems).

Best Shadow Lampent Counters

The best Raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Lampent are:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Greninja	Water Shuriken	Surf+	57.11	1	64s
2.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Dark Pulse+	55.61	1	67s
3.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Psycho Cut	Moongeist Beam	55.00	1	68s
4.	Mega Starmie	Psywave	Liquidation+	54.26	1	68s
5.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	52.72	2	71s
6.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	51.20	1	72s
7.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	51.00	1	73s
8.	Mega Y Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	50.32	1	74s
9.	Mega X Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	49.03	1	76s
10.	Shadow Darkrai	Snarl	Foul Play	49.66	2	75s
11.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	46.90	1	79s
12.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	47.87	2	78s
13.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	49.17	3	77s
14.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse	47.25	1	78s
15.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Brutal Swing	45.50	0	82s
16.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	45.86	1	81s
17.	Shadow Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing	45.67	1	81s
18.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	45.88	2	81s
19.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down	Brutal Swing	45.28	1	82s
20.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon	44.92	1	82s
21.	Mega Banette	Hex	Shadow Ball	45.58	3	83s
22.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	46.34	2	80s
23.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	43.62	1	86s
24.	Blacephalon	Astonish	Shadow Ball	44.34	2	85s
25.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	43.00	1	86s

Shadow Lampent Stats and Moveset

	Shadow Lampent GhostFire
Max CP	1931
ATK	169
DEF	115
HP	155
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Astonish Ember
Charge moves	Flame Burst Heat Wave Energy Ball

Sprites

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Shadow Lampent	Shadow Lampent

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 Lampent. 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 Lampent 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 planning 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.

You can also 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, Lampent 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 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 Lampent 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 Lampent 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!