Shadow Lapras Raid Guide

Shadow Lapras

Shadow Lapras is a Tier 3 Water/Ice-type Shadow Raid Boss Pokémon GO. With a bit of luck, you might even encounter a shiny Shadow Lapras!

It can be caught with the following CP values:

• 1377 CP – 1509 CP, level 20, no weather boost
• 1721 CP – 1886 CP, level 25, boosted by Rainy or Snow weather

Best Raid Counters for Shadow Lapras

Shadow Lapras is a tough opponent, but with the right team, you can bring it down. Here are the top counters for this raid boss:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	38.00	3	110s
2.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	34.91	5	117s
3.	Resolute Keldeo	Low Kick	Secret Sword	32.65	3	127s
4.	Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	29.04	6	143s
5.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	28.40	5	146s
6.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Aura Sphere	29.14	6	144s
7.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	28.37	5	147s
8.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	28.15	6	146s
9.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	28.15	7	150s
10.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword	27.60	5	151s
11.	Ordinary Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	26.28	4	158s
12.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	27.97	7	151s
13.	Shadow Magnezone	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	27.00	5	153s
14.	Mega Latios	Dragon Breath	Aura Sphere	26.57	4	156s
15.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	28.95	8	139s
16.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	27.60	7	151s
17.	Regieleki	Lock-On	Thunder Cage	28.09	8	145s
18.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	27.69	8	151s
19.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	25.90	5	160s
20.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	25.52	3	161s
21.	Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	27.01	5	137s
22.	Therian Thundurus	Volt Switch	Wildbolt Storm	27.75	8	140s
23.	Rapid Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	24.95	4	167s
24.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	26.56	8	158s
25.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt	25.45	5	163s
26.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Leaf Blade	25.53	6	164s
27.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	25.74	5	155s
28.	Mega Alakazam	Counter	Focus Blast	26.04	7	158s
29.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power whip	24.76	4	168s
30.	Shadow Chesnaught	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	25.73	6	160s

Shadow Lapras Overview

	Shadow Lapras WaterIce
Max CP	2985
ATK	165
DEF	174
HP	277
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Frost Breath Ice Shard* Water Gun
Charge moves	Blizzard Ice Beam* Surf Hydro Pump Dragon Pulse*

*Denotes a legacy move

Shiny Shadow Lapras

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Lapras 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 Lapras 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 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 Lapras 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!