Pokémon GO Shadow Onix Tier 3 Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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🔥 Damage-Focused Metric (DPS Top 20)

Ranking by raw DPS vs Boss. Glass-cannon Megas can rank high here even if they faint quickly. Cross-check with the Combined Damage & Survivability metric (Sustained DPS) below.

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

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

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	51.0	30.0
2	Mega Sceptile Mega	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	47.4	16.7
3	Mega Swampert Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	43.1	28.2
4	Mega Victreebel Mega	Magical Leaf* / Solar Beam	40.8	17.8
5	Mega Blastoise Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	40.0	20.9

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Mega Gyarados Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	39.6	22.5
7	Mega Sharpedo Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	39.4	13.3
8	Mega Venusaur Mega	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	39.2	20.6
9	Primal Groudon Mega	Mud Shot / Solar Beam	38.1	22.4
10	Mega Blaziken Mega	Counter / Aura Sphere	35.0	14.9
11	Mega Lucario Mega	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	34.3	20.7
12	Mega Gallade Mega	Low Kick / Leaf Blade	33.2	19.1
13	Mega Latios Mega	Dragon Breath / Solar Beam	30.1	13.8
14	Mega Abomasnow Mega	Razor Leaf / Energy Ball	29.8	11.1
15	Mega Slowbro Mega	Water Gun / Surf*	29.7	16.9
16	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	29.4	16.3
17	Mega Metagross Mega	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash*	28.8	19.7
18	Mega Heracross Mega	Counter / Close Combat	28.7	14.7
19	Mega Garchomp Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	28.4	16.7
20	Mega Alakazam Mega	Counter* / Focus Blast	27.6	10.3

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

Shadow Onix is a shadow tier 3 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: Primal Kyogre. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Kyogre.

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Shadow Kyogre Shadow	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	46.8	21.5
2	Kartana Legendary	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	44.0	19.5
3	Shadow Greninja Shadow	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	43.2	14.5
4	Shadow Kingler Shadow	Bubble / Crabhammer	42.1	12.9
5	Shadow Sceptile Shadow	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	40.5	13.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Shaymin Sky Legendary	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	40.0	15.5
7	Shadow Sharpedo Shadow	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	39.6	8.1
8	Kyogre Legendary	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	39.4	21.1
9	Shadow Chesnaught Shadow	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	39.2	19.9
10	Shadow Venusaur Shadow	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	38.9	16.2
11	Shadow Crawdaunt Shadow	Waterfall / Crabhammer	38.9	10.8
12	Shadow Swampert Shadow	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	38.7	19.8
13	Shadow Tangrowth Shadow	Vine Whip / Power Whip	38.7	16.2
14	Shadow Exeggutor Shadow	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	38.5	14.8
15	Shadow Feraligatr Shadow	Water Gun* / Hydro Cannon*	38.4	16.4
16	Shadow Victreebel Shadow	Magical Leaf* / Solar Beam	38.4	12.0
17	Shadow Gyarados Shadow	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	38.3	13.0
18	Shadow Samurott Shadow	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	38.2	15.0
19	Zarude Legendary	Vine Whip / Power Whip	38.1	22.1
20	Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	37.9	28.9

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

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

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Roserade	Magical Leaf / Leaf Storm	37.6	14.2
2	Greninja	Water Shuriken / Hydro Cannon*	36.3	12.8
3	Quaquaval	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	36.0	17.4
4	Kingler	Bubble / Crabhammer	35.9	13.0
5	Meowscarada	Leafage / Frenzy Plant*	35.7	12.9

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	35.6	17.0
7	Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	35.5	23.9
8	Zamazenta Crowned Shield Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash	35.2	30.1
9	Decidueye	Magical Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	35.1	14.7
10	Tapu Bulu Legendary	Bullet Seed / Grass Knot	34.9	19.6
11	Primarina	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	34.4	17.6
12	Tsareena	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	34.3	14.2
13	Chesnaught	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	34.0	21.1
14	Volcanion Legendary	Water Gun / Hydro Pump	34.0	13.5
15	Sharpedo	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	33.8	8.4
16	Venusaur	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	33.7	14.7
17	Sceptile	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	33.7	13.4
18	Inteleon	Water Gun / Surf	33.7	11.4
19	Clawitzer	Water Gun / Crabhammer	33.4	13.3
20	Breloom	Bullet Seed / Grass Knot*	33.4	13.3

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

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

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Lilligant	Magical Leaf / Solar Beam	33.1	12.9
2	Crawdaunt	Waterfall / Crabhammer	33.0	10.6
3	Gyarados	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	32.6	12.5
4	Exeggutor	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	32.6	13.3
5	Tangrowth	Vine Whip / Power Whip	32.5	15.9

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Victreebel	Magical Leaf* / Solar Beam	32.5	11.6
7	Simisage	Vine Whip / Grass Knot	32.4	11.1
8	Exeggutor Alolan	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	32.3	11.5
9	Samurott	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	32.3	14.7
10	Swampert	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	32.0	17.2
11	Feraligatr	Water Gun* / Hydro Cannon*	31.7	14.2
12	Leafeon	Razor Leaf / Solar Beam	31.4	14.5
13	Empoleon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	31.3	17.4
14	Golisopod	Waterfall / Razor Shell	31.1	11.9
15	Porygon Z	Lock-On / Solar Beam	31.0	11.8
16	Torterra	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	30.9	16.7
17	Mienshao	Force Palm / Grass Knot	30.6	12.3
18	Tatsugiri	Water Gun / Hydro Pump	30.6	10.2
19	Floatzel	Water Gun / Hydro Pump	30.3	9.7
20	Arboliva	Magical Leaf / Seed Bomb	30.2	12.9

🛡️ Damage & Survivability Combined (Sustained DPS Top 20)

Sustained DPS = DPS × (1 − exp(−Time To Faint / 60)). Shorter Time To Faint deducts more from raw DPS. With similar damage, resistant Pokémon climb higher. Sort key and cell value both use the boss's average across all move combos (matches the chart's default "Sustained DPS" tab axis). Per-combo values can be inspected via the chart's combo selector.

Shadow Onix — Top 20 Mega counters (by Sustained DPS, with Mega Aura badges)

Mega tier ranked by Sustained DPS. Top pick: Primal Kyogre. ⚡ badge = aura-matched.

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Primal Kyogre Mega	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	51.0	33.8
2	Mega Swampert Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	43.1	30.6
3	Mega Gyarados Mega	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	39.6	25.5
4	Primal Groudon Mega	Mud Shot / Solar Beam	38.1	24.6
5	Mega Blastoise Mega	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	40.0	23.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Mega Venusaur Mega	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	39.2	22.7
7	Mega Lucario Mega	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	34.3	20.6
8	Mega Sceptile Mega	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	47.4	20.0
9	Mega Gallade Mega	Low Kick / Leaf Blade	33.2	19.9
10	Mega Garchomp Mega	Mud Shot / Earthquake	28.4	19.7
11	Mega Metagross Mega	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash*	28.8	19.5
12	Mega Slowbro Mega	Water Gun / Surf*	29.7	19.5
13	Mega Victreebel Mega	Magical Leaf* / Solar Beam	40.8	18.0
14	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Magical Leaf / Triple Axel	29.4	15.3
15	Mega Steelix Mega	Iron Tail / Earthquake	19.4	15.2
16	Mega Blaziken Mega	Counter / Aura Sphere	35.0	14.9
17	Mega Heracross Mega	Counter / Close Combat	28.7	14.7
18	Mega Aggron Mega	Iron Tail / Heavy Slam	21.4	14.5
19	Mega Scizor Mega	Bullet Punch / Trailblaze	26.3	14.3
20	Mega Lopunny Mega	Double Kick / Focus Blast	26.0	14.1

Shadow Onix — Top 20 counters (Normal + Shadow, by Sustained DPS, no Mega)

Non-Mega ranking adjusted for survivability. Top pick: Zamazenta Crowned Shield.

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Zamazenta Crowned Shield Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Bash	35.2	27.9
2	Zacian Crowned Sword Legendary	Metal Claw / Behemoth Blade	37.9	24.8
3	Zarude Legendary	Vine Whip / Power Whip	38.1	24.6
4	Kyogre Legendary	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	39.4	24.2
5	Necrozma Dusk Mane Legendary	Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike	35.5	23.5

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Shadow Kyogre Shadow	Waterfall / Origin Pulse*	46.8	22.8
7	Chesnaught	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	34.0	22.5
8	Shadow Empoleon Shadow	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	37.3	21.9
9	Kartana Legendary	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	44.0	21.4
10	Shadow Swampert Shadow	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	38.7	21.0
11	Shadow Chesnaught Shadow	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	39.2	20.7
12	Groudon Legendary	Mud Shot / Solar Beam	30.3	19.9
13	Celebi Legendary	Magical Leaf* / Leaf Storm	32.9	19.7
14	Shadow Torterra Shadow	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	35.8	19.2
15	Empoleon	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	31.3	19.0
16	Shadow Groudon Shadow	Mud Shot / Solar Beam	35.8	18.9
17	Tapu Bulu Legendary	Bullet Seed / Grass Knot	34.9	18.7
18	Quaquaval	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	36.0	18.4
19	Shadow Tangrowth Shadow	Vine Whip / Power Whip	38.7	18.1
20	Swampert	Water Gun / Hydro Cannon*	32.0	18.1

Shadow Onix — Top 20 additional picks (by Sustained DPS, no Mega/Shadow)

Other strong picks (legendaries included) re-evaluated by Sustained DPS. Top pick: Rillaboom.

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	35.6	17.9
2	Torterra	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	30.9	17.2
3	Keldeo Resolute Legendary	Low Kick / Secret Sword	31.1	17.1
4	Urshifu Rapid Strike Legendary	Waterfall / Dynamic Punch	29.6	16.7
5	Excadrill	Metal Claw / Earthquake	24.4	16.4

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Metagross	Bullet Punch / Meteor Mash*	24.9	16.2
7	Primarina	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	34.4	16.1
8	Tangrowth	Vine Whip / Power Whip	32.5	15.9
9	Keldeo Legendary	Low Kick / Hydro Pump	30.1	15.9
10	Solgaleo Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Solar Beam	23.4	15.7
11	Lucario	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	26.8	15.6
12	Shaymin Sky Legendary	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	40.0	15.5
13	Tapu Fini Legendary	Water Gun / Hydro Pump	26.5	15.4
14	Tinkaton	Fairy Wind / Gigaton Hammer*	24.4	15.4
15	Virizion Legendary	Double Kick / Leaf Blade	24.4	15.3
16	Decidueye Hisuian	Magical Leaf / Trailblaze	29.4	14.9
17	Florges	Vine Whip / Petal Blizzard	26.3	14.9
18	Vaporeon	Water Gun / Hydro Pump	27.6	14.8
19	Decidueye	Magical Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	35.1	14.7
20	Venusaur	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	33.7	14.7

Shadow Onix — Top 20 additional picks (by Sustained DPS, no Mega/Shadow/Legendary)

Alternatives without a Mega/Shadow/Legendary roster. Top pick: Samurott.

#	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	Sustained DPS (eDPS) ?
1	Samurott	Waterfall / Hydro Cannon*	32.3	14.7
2	Leafeon	Razor Leaf / Solar Beam	31.4	14.5
3	Milotic	Waterfall / Surf	26.2	14.5
4	Ferrothorn	Bullet Seed / Power Whip	22.8	14.5
5	Kingambit	Metal Claw / Focus Blast	20.2	14.5

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	Dondozo	Waterfall / Hydro Pump	24.6	14.4
7	Roserade	Magical Leaf / Leaf Storm	37.6	14.2
8	Tsareena	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	34.3	14.2
9	Feraligatr	Water Gun* / Hydro Cannon*	31.7	14.2
10	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap / Surf	24.0	14.2
11	Poliwrath	Bubble / Hydro Pump	26.1	13.7
12	Gogoat	Vine Whip / Leaf Blade	29.3	13.5
13	Sceptile	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	33.7	13.4
14	Goodra	Water Gun / Power Whip	27.6	13.4
15	Clawitzer	Water Gun / Crabhammer	33.4	13.3
16	Breloom	Bullet Seed / Grass Knot*	33.4	13.3
17	Exeggutor	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	32.6	13.3
18	Kingler	Bubble / Crabhammer	35.9	13.0
19	Meowscarada	Leafage / Frenzy Plant*	35.7	12.9
20	Lilligant	Magical Leaf / Solar Beam	33.1	12.9