Pokémon GO Shadow Zapdos Raid: Best Counters & DPS Ranking

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Recommended Counter Teams vs Shadow Zapdos

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

Shadow RampardosDPS 32.6

Smack Down

Rock Slide

Kyurem WhiteDPS 32.3

Ice Fang

Ice Burn

Mega DiancieDPS 32.1

Rock Throw

Rock Slide

Kyurem BlackDPS 31.8

Dragon Tail

Freeze Shock

Shadow TyrantrumDPS 31.1

Rock Throw

Meteor Beam

Shadow RhyperiorDPS 29.5

Smack Down

Rock Wrecker

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 Zapdos — ⚡ Top 10 aura-matched Megas

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

⚡ 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	6	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	27.9	358.5
2	1	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Waterfall / Avalanche	24.9	632.5
3	3	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe*	24.5	414.5
4	8	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	22.3	196.5
5	5	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	21.3	406.4

Show ranks 6-10 (remaining 5)

6	4	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor*	21.1	407.0
7	7	Mega Manectric Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Thunder Fang / Wild Charge	19.5	343.8
8	2	Mega Ampharos Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Volt Switch / Power Gem	19.3	497.3
9	9	Mega Pidgeot Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Gust* / Brave Bird	12.7	142.1
10	10	Mega Pinsir Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Bug Bite / X-Scissor	11.8	101.0

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	7	Mega Diancie Mega	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	32.1	519.7
2	4	Mega Mewtwo Y Mega	Confusion / Ice Beam	30.8	833.3
3	1	Mega Mewtwo X Mega	Confusion / Ice Beam	29.8	1080.3
4	3	Mega Tyranitar Mega	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	28.8	875.0
5	16	Mega Aerodactyl Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	27.9	358.5

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	6	Primal Kyogre Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Electric)	Waterfall / Avalanche	24.9	632.5
7	18	Mega Glalie Mega	Ice Shard / Avalanche	24.8	288.8
8	10	Mega Rayquaza Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe*	24.5	414.5
9	14	Mega Alakazam Mega	Confusion / Psychic*	23.6	375.8
10	13	Mega Blaziken Mega	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	23.4	389.9
11	9	Mega Gardevoir Mega	Confusion / Triple Axel	23.2	447.2
12	15	Mega Gengar Mega	Lick* / Shadow Ball	22.8	369.2
13	17	Mega Abomasnow Mega	Powder Snow / Blizzard	22.6	337.3
14	5	Mega Aggron Mega	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	22.5	819.0
15	20	Mega Charizard Y Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Fire Spin / Blast Burn*	22.3	196.5
16	2	Mega Garchomp Mega	Dragon Tail / Breaking Swipe	21.8	1007.6
17	8	Mega Lopunny Mega	Pound / Triple Axel	21.4	519.5
18	12	Mega Salamence Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	21.3	406.4
19	11	Mega Dragonite Mega⚡ Mega Aura (Flying)	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor*	21.1	407.0
20	19	Mega Absol Mega	Snarl / Brutal Swing*	21.0	239.3

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

Shadow Zapdos is a shadow legendary raid boss. Weak to Ice, Rock. 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: Shadow Rampardos. Megas are excluded in this section. Top pick: Shadow Rampardos.

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	15	Shadow Rampardos Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Slide	32.6	364.0
2	8	Kyurem White Legendary	Ice Fang / Ice Burn	32.3	545.0
3	10	Kyurem Black Legendary	Dragon Tail / Freeze Shock	31.8	536.3
4	6	Shadow Tyrantrum Shadow	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	31.1	557.7
5	1	Shadow Rhyperior Shadow	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	29.5	1042.2

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	4	Shadow Regigigas Shadow	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	29.4	581.3
7	12	Shadow Gigalith Shadow	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	28.8	497.7
8	19	Shadow Weavile Shadow	Ice Shard / Avalanche	28.5	262.3
9	11	Glimmora	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	28.1	501.7
10	7	Shadow Tyranitar Shadow	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	27.7	548.6
11	16	Rampardos	Smack Down / Rock Slide	27.3	351.7
12	13	Shadow Mamoswine Shadow	Powder Snow / Avalanche	26.9	488.6
13	17	Shadow Porygon Z Shadow	Lock-On / Blizzard	26.8	351.7
14	2	Eternatus Legendary	Poison Jab / Dynamax Cannon*	26.4	740.7
15	9	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	26.3	540.1
16	5	Necrozma Dawn Wings Legendary	Psycho Cut / Moongeist Beam	26.2	578.2
17	14	Shadow Mewtwo Shadow	Confusion / Ice Beam	25.7	433.2
18	3	Shadow Aggron Shadow	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	25.6	654.3
19	20	Shadow Aerodactyl Shadow	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	25.4	213.2
20	18	Shadow Aurorus Shadow	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	25.3	327.1

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	9	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang / Blizzard	25.1	372.2
2	17	Darmanitan Galarian Standard	Ice Fang / Avalanche	25.0	246.7
3	4	Regigigas Legendary	Hidden Power / Crush Grip*	24.6	576.6
4	3	Terrakion Legendary	Smack Down / Rock Slide	24.6	667.2
5	1	Rhyperior	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker*	24.4	980.3

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	7	Gigalith	Smack Down / Meteor Beam*	24.3	501.9
7	15	Weavile	Ice Shard / Avalanche	24.3	263.4
8	11	Regieleki Legendary	Lock-On / Thunder Cage*	24.2	343.0
9	5	Tyranitar	Smack Down* / Stone Edge	23.6	560.6
10	14	Glaceon	Frost Breath / Avalanche	23.5	284.9
11	6	Mamoswine	Powder Snow / Avalanche	23.1	503.9
12	19	Blacephalon Legendary	Astonish / Surprise Attack*	23.0	181.3
13	13	Lycanroc Dusk	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	22.9	309.1
14	12	Lycanroc	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	22.8	311.2
15	20	Deoxys Attack Legendary	Zen Headbutt / Zap Cannon	22.7	94.2
16	10	Kyurem Legendary	Dragon Breath / Glaciate*	22.6	359.8
17	8	Mewtwo Legendary	Psycho Cut / Ice Beam	22.4	443.7
18	2	Aggron	Smack Down / Meteor Beam	22.2	687.6
19	18	Jynx	Frost Breath / Avalanche	22.1	200.2
20	16	Vanilluxe	Frost Breath / Avalanche*	21.9	252.5

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

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

DPS Rank ?	TDO Rank ?	Pokémon	Moveset	DPS vs Boss ?	TDO (Total Damage Output) ?
1	6	Porygon Z	Lock-On / Blizzard	21.9	337.5
2	5	Aurorus	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	21.7	338.8
3	2	Stonjourner	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	21.7	449.6
4	7	Lycanroc Midnight	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	21.5	335.9
5	16	Aerodactyl	Rock Throw / Rock Slide	21.4	213.3

Show ranks 6-20 (remaining 15)

6	8	Cetitan	Ice Shard / Avalanche	20.9	325.7
7	4	Avalugg Hisuian	Powder Snow / Blizzard	20.8	369.4
8	15	Kleavor	Quick Attack / Rock Slide	20.8	227.9
9	3	Golem Alolan	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	20.4	423.4
10	1	Golem	Rock Throw / Stone Edge	20.4	714.5
11	20	Frosmoth	Powder Snow / Ice Beam	20.1	133.4
12	9	Omastar	Rock Throw* / Rock Slide*	20.0	314.0
13	10	Sudowoodo	Rock Throw / Meteor Beam	20.0	314.0
14	14	Mr Rime	Ice Shard / Triple Axel	19.7	241.6
15	13	Crustle	Smack Down / Rock Wrecker	19.6	247.6
16	12	Arcanine Hisuian	Snarl / Rock Slide	19.5	254.0
17	11	Salamence	Dragon Tail / Draco Meteor	19.5	256.3
18	19	Sneasel	Ice Shard / Avalanche	19.2	154.6
19	17	Cloyster	Ice Shard / Avalanche	19.1	212.7
20	18	Darmanitan	Fire Fang / Rock Slide	18.9	186.9

Shadow Legendary Raid Past Boss

Types

Electric

Flying

Boss HP
15,000

Boss Fast Moves

Charge Beam

Thunder Shock ★

Boss Charge Moves

Ancient Power

Drill Peck

Heat Wave

Thunder

Thunderbolt

Zap Cannon

Weakness (×1.6)

Ice

Rock

Resistance (×0.625)

Grass

Fighting

Ground

Flying

Bug

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.