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Shadow 1-Star Raid

Shadow Gastly

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Boss info

Shadow Gastly is a 1-Star Raid boss with 600 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is weak to Ground/Ghost/Psychic/Dark attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Kingambit, Tyranitar and Rhyperior are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Mewtwo X and Primal Groudon. Even a beginner team can likely win alone. When caught, its CP is 608–702, or 760–878 when boosted by Fog, Cloudy weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
600
Catch CP (level 20)
608–702
Weather boost (Fog, Cloudy)
760–878
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×1.6×1.6×1.6×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner teamSolo6 easy-to-get Pokémon, level 25
Experienced teamSolo6 best counters, level 40

In Shadow Raids, calm the boss with Purified Gems when it gets enraged. They're harder than regular raids of the same tier. Player counts estimate the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in six Pokémon one after another, so weather and friend bonuses can lower them.

Simulate solo with your Pokémon

Easy-to-get countersFor beginners

Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon are excluded, and only currently learnable moves are used. Community Day and event moves (exclusive moves) make them stronger.

  1. 1KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 77.4TDO 8,525
  2. 2TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 80.3TDO 7,318
  3. 3RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 77.5TDO 6,516
  4. 4ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 82TDO 5,234
  5. 5GarchompMud ShotEarthquakeDPS 78.2TDO 5,437
  6. 6GholdengoHexShadow BallDPS 83.2TDO 4,296
  7. 7KrookodileSnarlEarthquakeDPS 77.5TDO 5,304
  8. 8MamoswineMud-SlapHigh HorsepowerDPS 81.3TDO 4,441
  9. 9Hisuian ZoroarkSnarlShadow BallDPS 87.8TDO 3,464
  10. 10MetagrossZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 80.6TDO 4,329
  11. 11DragapultAstonishShadow BallDPS 86.5TDO 3,380
  12. 12IncineroarSnarlDarkest LariatDPS 77.7TDO 4,487
  13. 13ChandelureHexShadow BallDPS 89.1TDO 2,870
  14. 14RhydonMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 71.5TDO 5,067
  15. 15HydreigonBiteDark PulseDPS 74TDO 4,465
  16. 16WeavileSnarlFoul PlayDPS 79.2TDO 3,617
  17. 17BisharpSnarlDark PulseDPS 70.1TDO 5,010
  18. 18GengarHexShadow BallDPS 86.5TDO 2,592
  19. 19EspeonConfusionPsychicDPS 88TDO 2,445
  20. 20Alolan MukSnarlBrutal SwingDPS 67.4TDO 5,336

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 135.4TDO 4,583
  2. 2Landorus (Therian Forme)ExtrasensorySandsear Storm*DPS 98.1TDO 5,501
  3. 3MewtwoConfusionPsystrike*DPS 107.9TDO 3,997
  4. 4Hoopa UnboundConfusionPsychicDPS 102.2TDO 4,231
  5. 5Necrozma (Dusk Mane)Psycho CutSunsteel StrikeDPS 93.1TDO 5,044
  6. 6KingambitSnarlFoul PlayDPS 77.4TDO 8,525
  7. 7GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 86.3TDO 6,064
  8. 8DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 92.3TDO 4,830
  9. 9TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 80.3TDO 7,318
  10. 10EternatusDragon TailDynamax Cannon*DPS 82.9TDO 6,398
  11. 11Zamazenta (Crowned Shield)Metal ClawBehemoth Bash*DPS 76.3TDO 7,457
  12. 12Zacian (Crowned Sword)Metal ClawBehemoth Blade*DPS 82.5TDO 5,731
  13. 13RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 77.5TDO 6,516
  14. 14Black KyuremShadow ClawFreeze Shock*DPS 85.9TDO 4,734
  15. 15HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 83.6TDO 5,049
  16. 16ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 82TDO 5,234
  17. 17GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 78.8TDO 5,477
  18. 18LunalaConfusionShadow BallDPS 91TDO 3,517
  19. 19BlacephalonAstonishShadow BallDPS 100.6TDO 2,482
  20. 20GholdengoHexShadow BallDPS 83.2TDO 4,296

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo YConfusionPsystrike*DPS 145.1TDO 6,926
  2. 2Mega Mewtwo XConfusionPsystrike*DPS 140.8TDO 6,493
  3. 3Primal GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 110.9TDO 9,647
  4. 4Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 135.4TDO 4,583
  5. 5Mega TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 97.8TDO 11,682
  6. 6Shadow MewtwoConfusionPsystrike*DPS 131.3TDO 4,052
  7. 7Mega GarchompMud ShotEarth Power*DPS 99.4TDO 7,875
  8. 8Mega GengarLick*Shadow BallDPS 116.9TDO 4,574
  9. 9Shadow GroudonMud ShotPrecipice Blades*DPS 104.7TDO 6,131
  10. 10Shadow TyranitarBiteBrutal SwingDPS 97.1TDO 7,375
  11. 11Shadow DarkraiSnarlFoul PlayDPS 111.1TDO 4,842
  12. 12Mega AlakazamConfusionPsychic*DPS 120.3TDO 3,542
  13. 13Shadow RhyperiorMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 93.3TDO 6,537
  14. 14Shadow HydreigonBiteBrutal Swing*DPS 101.1TDO 5,089
  15. 15Landorus (Therian Forme)ExtrasensorySandsear Storm*DPS 98.1TDO 5,501
  16. 16Mega LatiosZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 104.3TDO 4,519
  17. 17Shadow ExcadrillMud-SlapEarthquakeDPS 99TDO 5,261
  18. 18MewtwoConfusionPsystrike*DPS 107.9TDO 3,997
  19. 19Mega AbsolSnarlBrutal Swing*DPS 110.2TDO 3,736
  20. 20Mega GalladeConfusionPsychicDPS 107.4TDO 3,986

How we calculate

  • Attackers are level 40 with 15/15/15 IVs. Shadow Pokémon get ×1.2 Attack and ×0.83 Defense.
  • 'Easy-to-get Pokémon' is re-ranked without Legendary, Mythical, Ultra Beast, Mega and Shadow Pokémon and without exclusive moves that can't be learned now.
  • Players needed = boss HP ÷ the damage one player deals within the time limit by sending in the six recommended Pokémon one after another (1 s per switch, 15 s to rejoin after all faint). Beginner teams are level 25 with 30% loss, experienced teams level 40 with 15% loss. A team can include only one Mega or Primal Pokémon, so experienced teams use only one Mega.
  • Damage taken scales with the boss's Attack (base Attack × tier multiplier). 1-star bosses hit much more weakly.
  • Damage per hit is ⌊0.5 × power × Attack / boss Defense × STAB 1.2 × effectiveness⌋ + 1. Move power, duration and energy are the game master's raid values.
  • DPS is estimated over one cycle of charging energy with the Fast Attack and using the Charged Attack, including energy gained from taking hits. TDO is the damage dealt before fainting.
  • Boss moves can't be known in advance, so survival time assumes moves of the boss's own types. Ranking is by (DPS³ × TDO)^¼.
  • Weather boost, friend bonuses and dodging are not included. The same Pokémon can rank very differently with different moves.
  • Checked 2026-10-31. Boss list from LeekDuck (via ScrapedDuck), move lists from PvPoke, move stats from the game master (PokeMiners). * marks an exclusive move.