Pokémon GO Shadow Beldum Tier 1 Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Shadow Beldum

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Top 6 recommended attackers across 4 sort axes (DPS / TDO x Legendaries inclusion) with an XL Candy Bonus toggle. XL Candy Bonus ON includes a type-matching Mega in the party (at natural rank or 6th slot). Selecting weather re-ranks Top 6.

Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) DPS (no Legendaries) TDO (Legendaries allowed) TDO (no Legendaries)

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Pattern: DPS (Legendaries allowed) / Weather: None / XL Candy Bonus: Off

Necrozma Dawn WingsDPS 67.1

Shadow Claw

Moongeist Beam

Mega BlazikenDPS 65.7

Fire Spin

Blast Burn

BlacephalonDPS 65.6

Astonish

Surprise Attack

Shadow ChandelureDPS 61.9

Fire Spin

Shadow Ball

Shadow DarmanitanDPS 60.3

Fire Fang

Overheat

Shadow DarkraiDPS 59.6

Snarl

Shadow Ball

Note: a non-Mega and its Mega form may appear together (e.g., Rayquaza + Mega Rayquaza). With JavaScript enabled, radio + checkbox + weather buttons let you switch dynamically.

🏆 Recommended Counters Ranking (Top 20)

Ranked by DPS vs Boss. Click the "DPS" or "TDO" column header in each table to re-sort. Consider both DPS and TDO (cumulative damage = DPS × Time To Faint) for a balanced view. The DPS Rank / TDO Rank columns are fixed annotations showing original rank in the source data even after sorting.

Shadow Beldum — Top 20 Mega counters (with Mega Aura badges)

All Mega-tier counters. Top pick: Mega Blaziken. ⚡ badge marks Megas whose aura matches this boss's type.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	5	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	65.7	4236.6
2	8	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Shadow Ball	64.8	3943.5
3	1	Primal Groudon Mega	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	64.2	8047.9
4	2	Mega Charizard Y Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	63.9	4391.3
5	18	Mega Absol Mega	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	59.6	2350.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	3	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Counter* / Shadow Ball*	58.7	4305.2
7	14	Mega Banette Mega	Hex / Shadow Ball	56.6	3139.7
8	6	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Counter* / Shadow Ball*	56.6	4150.3
9	7	Mega Garchomp Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	56.2	3993.8
10	11	Mega Charizard X Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	55.5	3812.6
11	4	Mega Tyranitar Mega	Bite / Brutal Swing	54.6	4295.6
12	13	Mega Houndoom Mega	Snarl / Foul Play	53.2	3411.9
13	12	Mega Salamence Mega	Fire Fang / Brutal Swing	49.0	3422.2
14	20	Mega Alakazam Mega	Counter* / Shadow Ball	48.4	2180.0
15	16	Mega Manectric Mega	Snarl / Overheat	48.0	2826.0
16	17	Mega Camerupt Mega	Incinerate / Overheat	47.8	2811.7
17	15	Mega Heracross Mega	Fury Cutter / Earthquake	47.7	2840.0
18	9	Mega Swampert Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	47.4	3898.9
19	10	Mega Lucario Mega	Force Palm* / Shadow Ball	46.3	3847.2
20	19	Mega Sceptile Mega	Fury Cutter / Earthquake	44.9	2187.7

Shadow Beldum — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, excluding Mega)

Shadow Beldum is a shadow tier 1 raid boss. Weak to —. Top DPS counters sorted by per-second damage against this boss. Attackers assumed at Level 50 IV15, including Shadow attack bonus; no weather/aura boost applied. Best overall: Necrozma Dawn Wings. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Necrozma Dawn Wings.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	2	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam	67.1	5434.8
2	4	Blacephalon Legendary	Astonish / Surprise Attack*	65.6	4294.9
3	3	Shadow Chandelure Shadow	Fire Spin / Shadow Ball	61.9	4394.1
4	14	Shadow Darmanitan Shadow	Fire Fang / Overheat	60.3	2971.2
5	16	Shadow Darkrai Shadow	Snarl / Shadow Ball	59.6	2805.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	9	Shadow Groudon Shadow	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	59.4	3513.1
7	18	Shadow Blaziken Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	58.4	2583.9
8	17	Shadow Gengar Shadow	Lick* / Shadow Ball	58.0	2647.3
9	7	Shadow Moltres Shadow	Fire Spin / Overheat	57.4	3846.0
10	1	Shadow Heatran Shadow	Fire Spin / Magma Storm*	56.8	7388.7
11	5	Reshiram Legendary	Fire Fang / Fusion Flare*	56.6	4258.3
12	11	Landorus Therian Legendary	Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm*	56.5	3228.9
13	20	Shadow Absol Shadow	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	56.2	1638.3
14	10	Shadow Delphox Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	55.8	3293.8
15	8	Shadow Excadrill Shadow	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	55.5	3702.1
16	15	Shadow Emboar Shadow	Ember / Blast Burn*	54.8	2946.8
17	19	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	54.7	1925.9
18	13	Shadow Hydreigon Shadow	Bite / Brutal Swing*	54.5	2988.4
19	12	Shadow Charizard Shadow	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	54.2	3152.6
20	6	Shadow Entei Shadow	Fire Fang / Overheat	54.2	4182.9

Shadow Beldum — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow; legendaries OK)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) not already listed in the sections above. Top pick: Chandelure.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	4	Chandelure	Fire Spin / Shadow Ball	52.4	3942.6
2	11	Cinderace	Fire Spin / Pyro Ball	51.4	3184.5
3	6	Volcarona	Fire Spin / Overheat	51.1	3556.6
4	15	Darmanitan	Fire Fang / Overheat	50.9	2724.4
5	17	Darkrai Legendary	Snarl / Shadow Ball	50.4	2544.8

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	10	Groudon Legendary	Mud Shot / Precipice Blades*	50.0	3184.6
7	19	Zoroark Hisuian	Snarl / Shadow Ball	49.9	2243.6
8	18	Gengar	Lick* / Shadow Ball	49.3	2521.9
9	14	Blaziken	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	49.0	2920.5
10	8	Moltres Legendary	Fire Spin / Overheat	48.4	3374.2
11	16	Flareon	Fire Spin / Overheat	47.9	2675.0
12	1	Heatran Legendary	Fire Spin / Magma Storm*	47.9	6746.3
13	5	Volcanion Legendary	Incinerate / Overheat	47.6	3881.1
14	20	Absol	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	47.4	1478.2
15	12	Delphox	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	47.3	3033.1
16	7	Dragapult	Astonish / Shadow Ball	47.1	3394.3
17	9	Excadrill	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	46.6	3338.3
18	3	Lunala Legendary	Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball	46.5	4665.9
19	13	Hoopa Legendary	Astonish / Shadow Ball	46.4	2982.0
20	2	Gholdengo	Hex / Shadow Ball	46.4	4753.1

Shadow Beldum — Top 20 additional picks (no Mega, no Shadow, no Legendary)

Alternatives if you don't have a Mega, Shadow, or Legendary roster. Top pick: Incineroar.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	4	Incineroar	Snarl / Blast Burn*	46.4	3375.6
2	19	Zoroark	Snarl / Foul Play	46.3	1691.8
3	18	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap / High Horsepower	45.9	2066.7
4	9	Charizard	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	45.9	2891.4
5	5	Emboar	Ember / Blast Burn*	45.9	3288.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	11	Polteageist	Hex / Shadow Ball	45.9	2790.7
7	14	Infernape	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	45.8	2736.4
8	15	Hydreigon	Bite / Brutal Swing*	45.7	2680.1
9	8	Tyranitar	Bite / Brutal Swing	45.2	2922.2
10	6	Garchomp	Mud Shot / Earthquake	45.1	3086.6
11	20	Weavile	Snarl / Foul Play	45.0	1630.4
12	12	Magmortar	Fire Spin / Fire Blast	45.0	2767.5
13	17	Krookodile	Snarl / Earthquake	44.6	2512.5
14	7	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap / Earthquake	44.4	2969.5
15	1	Kingambit	Snarl / Foul Play	44.3	5012.4
16	2	Ceruledge	Ember / Shadow Ball	44.1	4070.5
17	3	Typhlosion Hisuian	Ember / Shadow Ball	44.0	3750.3
18	13	Typhlosion	Ember / Blast Burn*	43.8	2757.2
19	16	Salamence	Fire Fang / Brutal Swing	43.5	2531.7
20	10	Pyroar	Fire Fang / Overheat	43.4	2810.7