Shadow Stantler Raid Guide

Shadow Stantler

Shadow Stantler can be captured from Tier 3 Shadow Raids and it can be shiny!

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

• 1118 CP –  1236 CP (no weather boost, 100% at Level 20)
• 1398 CP – 1546 CP (Partly Cloudy weather, 100% IV at Level 25)

Shadow Stantler is a pure Normal type and as such, it is only weak to Fighting type attacks.

Shadow Stantler 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 Stantler, that is, Partly 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 lower level or without ideal counters, you will definitely need to bring a friend, or two!

Best Shadow Stantler Counters

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

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	50.19	2	83s
2.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	48.85	3	86s
3.	Resolute Keldeo	Low Kick	Secret Sword	42.59	3	98s
4.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	43.01	5	98s
5.	Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	38.71	3	108s
6.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	37.57	3	110s
7.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword	36.85	2	114s
8.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	36.07	3	116s
9.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	37.95	4	112s
10.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Aura Sphere	35.37	4	118s
11.	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Aura Sphere	34.73	3	119s
12.	Blaziken	Counter	Aura Sphere	36.24	5	116s
13.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	36.11	5	118s
14.	Ordinary Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	34.33	4	122s
15.	Kartana	Fury Cutter	Sacred Sword	34.08	3	122s
16.	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	35.38	5	120s
17.	Eternatus	Poison Jab	Dynamax Cannon	32.26	3	129s
18.	Mega Gallade	Low Kick	Close Combat	32.89	4	126s
19.	Shadow Latios	Dragon Breath	Aura Sphere	33.00	4	124s
20.	Rapid Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	32.54	4	129s
21.	Mega Alakazam	Counter	Focus Blast	33.67	4	120s
22.	Single Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	32.51	3	129s
23.	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	32.74	4	127s
24.	Crowned Sword Zacian	Metal Claw	Behemoth Blade	30.89	2	132s
25.	Shadow Annihilape	Counter	Close Combat	30.93	2	134s
26.	Shadow Regigigas	Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	31.61	4	130s
27.	Shadow Emboar	Low Kick	Focus Blast	32.28	6	130s
28.	Crowned Shield Zamazenta	Metal Claw	Behemoth Bash	29.74	2	139s
29.	Marshadow	Counter	Close Combat	30.42	2	135s
30.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	31.68	4	133s

Shadow Stantler Overview

	Shadow Stantler Normal
Max CP	2447
ATK	192
DEF	131
HP	177
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Tackle Zen Headbutt
Charge moves	Megahorn Stomp Wild Charge

Shiny Sprite

	Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprite
Stantler	Stantler	Stantler

Shadow Raid Information & Advice

As a shadow raid, Stantler 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 Stantler 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 Stantler 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!