Shadow Scyther Raid Guide

Shadow Scyther

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

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

• 1414 – 1546 CP (no weather boost, 100% Scyther at Level 20)
• 1768 – 1933 CP (Rainy or Windy weather, 100% IV Scyther at Level 25)

Shadow Scyther is a Bug and Flying type, and as such, it is weak to Rock, Electric, Fire, Flying, and Ice type attacks. You should note that this Pokémon has a double weakness to Rock type attacks.

This is a hard-to-beat Tier 3 raid due to how Shadow Raids work. You will need to be well prepared with the best counters, correct moveset, powered-up Pokémon, and most importantly, Purified Gems.

Avoid weather that boosts Scyther, that is, Windy or Rainy 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 lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!

Best Shadow Scyther Counters

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

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	47.91	2	79s
2.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker	45.82	3	82s
3.	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	43.18	2	87s
4.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	47.45	5	79s
5.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	42.22	2	89s
6.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	41.69	2	89s
7.	Shadow Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	43.49	3	86s
8.	Shadow Gigalith	Lock-On	Meteor Beam	42.61	3	88s
9.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge	39.79	3	93s
10.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker	38.54	3	98s
11.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	37.50	2	99s
12.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	40.88	5	93s
13.	Shadow Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	39.01	4	98s
14.	Incarnate Shadow Landorus	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	38.22	4	99s
15.	Shadow Archeops	Wing Attack	Ancient Power	39.72	5	97s
16.	Terrakion	Smack Down	Rock Slide	37.28	3	101s
17.	Shadow Aurorus	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	38.02	4	99s
18.	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	36.89	3	102s
19.	Gigalith	Lock-On	Meteor Beam	36.30	3	103s
20.	Shadow Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare	34.97	3	107s
21.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	35.34	3	106s
22.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	34.19	2	110s
23.	Shadow Salamence	Fire Fang	Fly	34.84	4	109s
24.	Therian Shadow Thundurus	Volt Switch	Wildbolt Storm	34.77	4	108s
25.	Alola Shadow Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	35.11	3	107s

Shadow Scyther Overview

	Shadow Scyther BugFlying
Max CP	3060
ATK	218
DEF	170
HP	172
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Fury Cutter Air Slash
Charge moves	X-Scissor Aerial Ace Trailblaze Night Slash

Shiny Sprite

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Shadow Scyther	Shadow Scyther

Note that a female Scyther has a larger abdomen.

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Scyther 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 Scyther 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 Scyther 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!