Sharpedo Solo Raid Guide

Sharpedo

Sharpedo is a Water and Dark type Tier 3 raid boss with a raid boss CP of 15324. A Sharpedo solo raid is a perfect introductory step into the addictive solo-raiding scene. This guide lists the best Sharpedo counters for that purpose. Sharpedo can be caught with the following (100% IV) Combat Power values:

• 1246 CP (100% IV, non-boosted, Level 20)
• 1558 CP (100% IV, boosted Fog and Rainy weather, Level 25)

At present Sharpedo cannot be shiny, and the Mega evolution is not available.

Quick Facts at a Glance

• Sharpedo has a lot of weaknesses: Bug, Electric, Grass, Fairy, and Fighting, so be sure to use Pokémon of those types to take on this raid boss.
• Sharpedo’s very, very low defense should make it a decently easy boss, so we suggest you be at least level 25 with counters that are up to par before attempting this boss.
• Difficulty: Easy to Medium
• Has a future Mega Evolution!

Sharpedo Counters

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Sharpedo:

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	91.08	1	40s
2.	Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	79.87	1	46s
3.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Megahorn	70.42	1	52s
4.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	64.89	1	56s
5.	Mega Gardevoir	Charm	Dazzling Gleam	69.18	2	53s
6.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt	63.01	1	58s
7.	Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere	70.19	2	52s
8.	Ordinary Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	60.98	1	60s
9.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	61.19	1	59s
10.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	68.29	2	53s
11.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	68.07	2	53s
12.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	67.88	2	54s
13.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	57.97	1	63s
14.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword	66.78	2	54s
15.	Sky Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	62.54	2	58s
16.	Rapid Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	58.64	1	62s
17.	Shadow Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant	67.94	3	53s
18.	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Zap Cannon	59.73	1	61s
19.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	66.78	2	54s
20.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	67.60	3	54s
21.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	68.81	3	53s
22.	Therian Thundurus	Volt Switch	Wildbolt Storm	66.21	2	55s
23.	Hisuian Decidueye	Magical Leaf	Aura Sphere	59.55	2	61s
24.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	68.39	3	53s
25.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	65.13	2	56s
26.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock	Thunderbolt	64.84	2	56s
27.	Shadow Magnezone	Volt Switch	Wild Charge	64.82	2	56s
28.	Single Strike Urshifu	Counter	Dynamic Punch	58.92	2	62s
29.	Shadow Hariyama	Force Palm	Dynamic Punch	63.61	2	57s
30.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant	61.54	2	59s

Sharpedo Stats and Max CP

Sharpedo WaterDark
Max CP at Level 40 2181| Max CP at Level 50 2466
ATK 243		DEF 83		HP 172
Weak To: Resistances: Grass Bug Electric Fairy Fighting Dark Fairy Ice Fire Ghost Steel Psychic Water

Sharpedo Move Set

Below is a list of the moves that you could go up against while fighting Sharpedo:

The easiest move set based on pure DPS is Bite and Poison Fang. Poison Fang is the weakest of all its charge moves and will only really give your Grass types trouble. The hardest move set on pure DPS is Waterfall and Crunch or Hydro Pump. Luckily, many of your counters will resist Water or Dark. None of these moves are truly detrimental to your team, but you might take some damage with Sharpedo’s high attack stat.

Weather Influence on Battle

Below is a chart of how Sharpedo and its counters will be boosted in the weather! It is not very important that you wait for optimal weather, but it can help, especially if you are a lower level player!

Final Notes

Sharpedo solo raid should be an easy accomplishment for any common Tier 3 soloers, and even some lower level players who want to try their hand at taking down these medium level raid bosses.

Sharpedo does have a Mega Evolution that is not yet available in Pokémon GO, so it may be worth trying to get a good IV one for the future.