Pokémon GO Shadow Suicune Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Shadow Suicune

Switch counter team panel (Pattern / Weather / XL Candy Bonus)

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)

Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus Include a Mega that triggers XL Candy Bonus

Weather:

Note: When XL Candy Bonus is on, only slot 6 may change.

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

RegielekiDPS 30.5

Lock-On

Thunder Cage

Mega Raichu YDPS 27.7

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

Thundurus TherianDPS 27.5

Volt Switch

Wildbolt Storm

Shadow ElectivireDPS 25.2

Thunder Shock

Wild Charge

KartanaDPS 24.9

Razor Leaf

Leaf Blade

Shadow ZapdosDPS 24.8

Thunder Shock

Zap Cannon

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 Suicune — ⚡ Top 6 aura-matched Megas

Megas whose aura type overlaps with this boss's type. Top pick: Mega Swampert.

⚡ Mega-Evolution raid bonuses:
・Damage: while a Mega is on the field, all allies get +10% damage (regardless of type). Moves whose type matches the Mega's type are upgraded to +30% instead.
・Catch candy bonus: while you have a Mega evolved, every Pokémon caught gives +1 candy at Base Mega level, or +2 candies at High / Max Mega level (regardless of type).
・Candy XL chance: only triggers when your Mega is at High level or above AND you catch a Pokémon that shares a type with the Mega (type-matched only).
⚡-badged Megas trigger the same-type +30% damage bonus / XL Candy chance against this boss.
Primal Kyogre (Water/Electric/Bug), Primal Groudon (Fire/Ground/Grass) and Mega Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying/Psychic) emit a 3-type aura instead of the standard own-types only.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	4	Mega Swampert Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Water)	Mud Shot / Earthquake	14.6	418.8
2	2	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Water)	Waterfall / Thunder	14.1	609.1
3	1	Mega Gyarados Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Water)	Bite / Outrage	13.1	759.4
4	5	Mega Sharpedo Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Water)	Bite / Crunch	12.8	376.8
5	3	Mega Slowbro Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Water)	Confusion / Psychic	11.8	571.2

Show ranks 6-6 (remaining 1)

Mega
Blastoise

Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Water)

Bite /

Skull Bash

11.5

355.0

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Mega Sceptile Mega	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	27.2	754.5
2	12	Mega Manectric Mega	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	25.1	472.4
3	1	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt	24.9	960.7
4	5	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Counter* / Thunderbolt	24.5	759.2
5	4	Mega Ampharos Mega	Volt Switch / Zap Cannon	23.8	759.5

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	13	Mega Victreebel Mega	Magical Leaf* / Solar Beam	23.5	471.8
7	3	Mega Rayquaza Mega	Dragon Tail / Dragon Ascent*	23.4	839.3
8	8	Mega Venusaur Mega	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	23.3	602.0
9	16	Primal Groudon Mega	Mud Shot / Solar Beam	21.8	417.7
10	2	Mega Latios Mega	Dragon Breath / Solar Beam	20.9	861.0
11	14	Mega Gallade Mega	Psycho Cut / Leaf Blade	20.4	459.8
12	20	Mega Blaziken Mega	Counter / Aura Sphere	20.0	258.0
13	17	Mega Lucario Mega	Force Palm* / Aura Sphere	19.8	366.3
14	11	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Magical Leaf / Psychic	19.1	533.9
15	15	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	18.8	434.6
16	19	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Shadow Ball	18.4	279.9
17	18	Mega Absol Mega	Snarl / Thunder	18.3	347.8
18	9	Mega Garchomp Mega	Dragon Tail / Earthquake	17.9	559.2
19	7	Mega Salamence Mega	Dragon Tail / Fly	17.7	734.4
20	10	Mega Abomasnow Mega	Leafage / Energy Ball	17.6	546.2

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

Shadow Suicune is a shadow legendary raid boss. Weak to Electric, Grass. 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: Regieleki. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Regieleki.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	12	Regieleki Legendary	Lock-On / Thunder Cage*	30.5	462.4
2	7	Thundurus Therian Legendary	Volt Switch / Wildbolt Storm*	27.5	529.2
3	16	Shadow Electivire Shadow	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	25.2	407.0
4	3	Kartana Legendary	Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade	24.9	603.1
5	8	Shadow Zapdos Shadow	Thunder Shock* / Zap Cannon	24.8	512.9

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	14	Xurkitree Legendary	Thunder Shock / Discharge	24.4	429.4
7	6	Zeraora Legendary	Spark / Plasma Fists*	24.1	532.7
8	1	Zekrom Legendary	Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt*	23.8	772.8
9	10	Shadow Raikou Shadow	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	23.4	501.9
10	13	Shadow Sceptile Shadow	Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant*	23.4	458.9
11	11	Shadow Chesnaught Shadow	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	23.3	486.0
12	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon	23.3	140.8
13	5	Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	23.3	542.3
14	15	Shadow Venusaur Shadow	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	23.2	412.8
15	2	Shaymin Sky Legendary	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	23.1	664.5
16	9	Shadow Magnezone Shadow	Volt Switch / Zap Cannon	23.0	503.9
17	19	Shadow Manectric Shadow	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	22.9	280.4
18	17	Shadow Thundurus Shadow	Thunder Shock / Thunder	22.7	379.6
19	18	Shadow Porygon Z Shadow	Lock-On / Solar Beam	22.4	351.8
20	4	Shadow Tangrowth Shadow	Vine Whip / Power Whip	22.3	571.4

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	1	Zarude Legendary	Vine Whip / Power Whip	22.0	1248.0
2	2	Meowscarada	Leafage / Frenzy Plant*	21.4	689.0
3	18	Roserade	Magical Leaf / Leaf Storm	21.3	349.1
4	16	Electivire	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	21.2	401.8
5	19	Deoxys Legendary	Charge Beam / Zap Cannon	21.2	274.0

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	5	Eternatus Legendary	Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon*	21.0	634.3
7	13	Zapdos Legendary	Thunder Shock* / Zap Cannon	20.8	474.1
8	11	Raikou Legendary	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	20.8	526.8
9	3	Kyurem Black Legendary	Dragon Tail / Fusion Bolt	20.7	678.0
10	4	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	20.7	656.5
11	6	Rillaboom	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	20.6	605.1
12	20	Pawmot	Thunder Shock / Wild Charge	20.1	249.8
13	12	Decidueye	Magical Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	20.0	504.0
14	7	Tapu Bulu Legendary	Bullet Seed / Grass Knot	20.0	554.1
15	14	Chesnaught	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	19.9	466.7
16	8	Tsareena	Magical Leaf / Grass Knot	19.9	544.6
17	15	Sceptile	Fury Cutter / Frenzy Plant*	19.8	455.7
18	17	Jolteon	Thunder Shock / Zap Cannon*	19.7	352.7
19	10	Magnezone	Spark / Wild Charge	19.7	530.6
20	9	Regigigas Legendary	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	19.7	543.7

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Venusaur	Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant*	19.6	421.4
2	19	Breloom	Bullet Seed / Grass Knot*	19.5	260.1
3	10	Luxray	Spark / Wild Charge	19.4	378.3
4	18	Manectric	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	19.2	270.4
5	12	Porygon Z	Lock-On / Solar Beam	19.1	345.7

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	1	Exeggutor	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	19.0	631.9
7	2	Tangrowth	Vine Whip / Power Whip	18.9	570.8
8	9	Simisage	Vine Whip / Grass Knot	18.9	380.2
9	7	Lilligant	Magical Leaf / Solar Beam	18.9	414.7
10	3	Exeggutor Alolan	Bullet Seed / Solar Beam	18.9	548.4
11	17	Victreebel	Magical Leaf* / Solar Beam	18.6	294.9
12	11	Vikavolt	Spark / Discharge	18.6	350.6
13	13	Magneton	Volt Switch / Zap Cannon	18.4	325.4
14	4	Leafeon	Razor Leaf / Solar Beam	18.2	479.9
15	15	Morpeko Hangry	Thunder Shock / Aura Wheel Electric	18.0	306.4
16	16	Morpeko	Thunder Shock / Aura Wheel Electric	18.0	306.4
17	20	Toxtricity Amped Form	Spark / Wild Charge	17.7	229.3
19	14	Volcarona	Bug Bite / Solar Beam	17.7	320.5
18	8	Rotom Mow	Thunder Shock / Leaf Storm	17.7	396.7
20	5	Torterra	Razor Leaf / Frenzy Plant*	17.6	455.7

Shadow Legendary Raid Past Boss

Types

Water

Boss HP
15,000

Boss Fast Moves

Extrasensory

Ice Fang

Snarl

Water Gun

Hidden Power ★

Boss Charge Moves

Bubble Beam

Hydro Pump

Ice Beam

Scald

Water Pulse

Weakness (×1.6)

Electric

Grass

Resistance (×0.625)

Fire

Water

Ice

Steel

⚡ Shadow Legendary Raid (★5) mechanics: the boss enrages at 60% HP — Attack ×1.8, Defense ×3. Use 8 Purified Gems across all players (up to 5 per trainer) to subdue it. Shadow bosses deal +20% / receive +20% damage, and captured Pokémon are guaranteed a minimum 6/6/6 IV.
Note: DPS values on this page reflect pre-enrage stats and do NOT include the +20% Shadow modifier.