Shadow Regigigas returns during a dedicated Shadow Raid Day that takes place on May 16, 2025. Shadow Raids can now be remote raided, and the Daily Remote Raids limit has been increased to 10 Raids per day. Shiny Shadow Regigigas is available, and if you’re lucky, you can get one!
Shadow Regigigas can be caught with the following CP values, with an IV floor of 6/6/6:
- 2315 CP to 2483 CP (no weather boost)
- 2894 CP to 3104 CP (Partly Cloudy weather)
Shadow Regigigas is a pure Normal type, so it is only weak to Fighting 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 4 trainers for Shadow Regigigas (and using Purified Gems).
Best Shadow Regigigas Counters
The best Raid counters according to our GO Hub battle simulator for Shadow Regigigas are:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | DPS | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Mega Lucario
|
Force Palm Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 25.65 | 90 | 585s |
| 2. |
Mega Rayquaza
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 21.48 | 67 | 699s |
| 3. |
Mega Heracross
|
Counter Fighting | Upper Hand Fighting | 22.27 | 77 | 674s |
| 4. |
Terrakion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 21.17 | 88 | 709s |
| 5. |
Marshadow
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Counter Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 18.60 | 62 | 807s |
| 6. |
Shadow Annihilape
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Counter Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 18.85 | 67 | 796s |
| 7. |
Dusk Mane Necrozma
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Sunsteel Strike Steel | 17.87 | 72 | 840s |
| 8. |
Mega Gallade
|
Low Kick Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 18.57 | 94 | 808s |
| 9. |
Annihilape
|
Counter Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 15.99 | 66 | 939s |
| 10. |
Mega Gengar
|
Sucker Punch Dark | Focus Blast Fighting | 17.14 | 80 | 876s |
| 11. |
Ordinary Keldeo
|
Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 18.85 | 114 | 796s |
| 12. |
Mega Salamence
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Fly | 16.70 | 77 | 899s |
| 13. |
Primal Groudon
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 16.09 | 73 | 933s |
| 14. |
Mega Blaziken
|
Counter Fighting | Blast Burn Fire | 18.92 | 128 | 793s |
| 15. |
Mega Alakazam
|
Counter Fighting | Psychic Psychic | 18.33 | 116 | 819s |
| 16. |
Mega Garchomp
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Outrage Dragon | 16.28 | 77 | 922s |
| 17. |
Virizion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 16.83 | 93 | 892s |
| 18. |
Cobalion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 16.65 | 90 | 902s |
| 19. |
Shadow Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 18.59 | 137 | 807s |
| 20. |
Buzzwole
|
Counter Fighting | Superpower Fighting | 16.92 | 101 | 887s |
| 21. |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 17.27 | 123 | 869s |
| 22. |
Shadow Golurk
|
Mud-Slap Ground | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 15.35 | 82 | 978s |
| 23. |
Mega Latios
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Psychic Psychic | 15.46 | 87 | 971s |
| 24. |
Shadow Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 16.56 | 121 | 906s |
| 25. |
Primal Kyogre
|
Waterfall Water | Surf Water | 15.29 | 94 | 982s |
| 26. |
Lunala
|
Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 12.82 | 57 | 1170s |
| 27. |
Lucario
|
Force Palm Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 17.39 | 158 | 863s |
| 28. |
Dragapult
|
Dragon Tail Dragon | Breaking Swipe Dragon | 13.95 | 75 | 1076s |
| 29. |
Mega Tyranitar
|
Bite Dark | Brutal Swing Dark | 14.86 | 93 | 1010s |
| 30. |
Mega Pinsir
|
Fury Cutter Bug | Superpower Fighting | 15.88 | 119 | 845s |
Shadow Regigigas
Normal
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| Max CP at Level 40 4346 | Max CP at Level 50 4913 | |||||||||
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| ATK 287 | DEF 210 | HP 221 | |||||||
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Shadow Regigigas can have the following moves as a Raid Boss:
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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 Regigigas. 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 Regigigas 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.
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
As a Shadow Raid, Regigigas 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 Regigigas 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 Regigigas 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!
