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Shadow 3-Star Raid

Shadow Primeape

Fighting

Boss info

Shadow Primeape is a 3-Star Raid boss with 4,000 HP and a 180-second time limit. It is weak to Flying/Psychic/Fairy attacks (1.6×). Among easy-to-get Pokémon, Salamence, Gardevoir and Hisuian Braviary are the strongest; including Legendary, Mega and Shadow Pokémon, the top counters are Mega Mewtwo Y, Mega Rayquaza and Mega Mewtwo X. Estimated players needed: 2 players for a beginner team; an experienced team can solo it. When caught, its CP is 1,185–1,307, or 1,482–1,634 when boosted by Cloudy weather; the highest value is 100% IVs. It can be shiny.

Boss HP
4,000
Catch CP (level 20)
1,185–1,307
Weather boost (Cloudy)
1,482–1,634
Shiny
Yes
Weaknesses×1.6×1.6×1.6

Difficulty & players needed180s time limit

Beginner team2 players6 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. 1SalamenceDragon TailFlyDPS 37.8TDO 2,028
  2. 2GardevoirConfusionPsychicDPS 34.2TDO 2,686
  3. 3Hisuian BraviaryZen HeadbuttFlyDPS 33.2TDO 2,634
  4. 4TogekissCharmDazzling GleamDPS 31TDO 3,116
  5. 5HattereneConfusionPsychicDPS 34.2TDO 2,240
  6. 6EspeonConfusionPsychicDPS 38TDO 1,628
  7. 7AlakazamConfusionFuture SightDPS 37.2TDO 1,383
  8. 8ExeggutorConfusionPsychicDPS 34.9TDO 1,675
  9. 9GalladeConfusionPsychicDPS 34.6TDO 1,697
  10. 10MetagrossZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 36.1TDO 1,430
  11. 11BraviaryAir SlashFlyDPS 37.8TDO 1,199
  12. 12StaraptorWing AttackFlyDPS 38.6TDO 1,010
  13. 13FlamigoWing AttackBrave BirdDPS 34.2TDO 1,442
  14. 14DelphoxZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 32.2TDO 1,626
  15. 15Galarian RapidashPsycho CutPsychicDPS 30.2TDO 1,930
  16. 16BeheeyemConfusionPsychicDPS 32.7TDO 1,445
  17. 17Galarian SlowkingConfusionFuture SightDPS 27.1TDO 2,479
  18. 18PrimarinaCharmMoonblastDPS 30.4TDO 1,665
  19. 19Galarian SlowbroConfusionPsychicDPS 27.1TDO 2,176
  20. 20HonchkrowPeckSky AttackDPS 37.3TDO 837

Counters incl. LegendaryNo Shadow or Mega

  1. 1Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 39.8TDO 6,510
  2. 2LunalaConfusionPsychicDPS 36.5TDO 6,808
  3. 3RayquazaAir SlashDragon Ascent*DPS 48.1TDO 2,580
  4. 4Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)Fairy WindFlyDPS 44.7TDO 3,116
  5. 5MewtwoConfusionPsystrike*DPS 46.5TDO 2,653
  6. 6Galarian ArticunoPsycho CutFlyDPS 40.5TDO 3,874
  7. 7Tapu LeleConfusionNature’s Madness*DPS 41.2TDO 3,475
  8. 8HoopaConfusionPsychicDPS 37.3TDO 4,591
  9. 9Enamorus (Therian Forme)Fairy WindFlyDPS 40TDO 3,401
  10. 10LugiaExtrasensoryAeroblast*DPS 32.2TDO 5,306
  11. 11EternatusPoison JabDynamax Cannon*DPS 37.9TDO 2,813
  12. 12MoltresWing AttackFlyDPS 39.9TDO 2,202
  13. 13Hoopa UnboundConfusionPsychicDPS 45.8TDO 1,405
  14. 14Zacian (Crowned Sword)Air SlashPlay RoughDPS 41.6TDO 1,741
  15. 15YveltalGustOblivion Wing*DPS 41TDO 1,698
  16. 16Tornadus (Therian Forme)GustBleakwind Storm*DPS 38.5TDO 2,021
  17. 17LatiosZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 37TDO 2,190
  18. 18Necrozma (Dusk Mane)Psycho CutSunsteel StrikeDPS 40.8TDO 1,629
  19. 19SalamenceDragon TailFlyDPS 37.8TDO 2,028
  20. 20GardevoirConfusionPsychicDPS 34.2TDO 2,686

Best overall countersShadow, Mega and Legendary included

  1. 1Mega Mewtwo YConfusionPsystrike*DPS 62.9TDO 4,625
  2. 2Mega RayquazaAir SlashDragon Ascent*DPS 62TDO 4,287
  3. 3Mega Mewtwo XConfusionPsystrike*DPS 60.8TDO 4,324
  4. 4Shadow MewtwoConfusionPsystrike*DPS 56TDO 2,665
  5. 5Mega GardevoirConfusionPsychicDPS 46.4TDO 4,229
  6. 6Necrozma (Dawn Wings)Psycho CutMoongeist BeamDPS 39.8TDO 6,510
  7. 7Mega AlakazamConfusionPsychic*DPS 52.2TDO 2,370
  8. 8LunalaConfusionPsychicDPS 36.5TDO 6,808
  9. 9Shadow LugiaExtrasensoryAeroblast*DPS 38.6TDO 5,298
  10. 10RayquazaAir SlashDragon Ascent*DPS 48.1TDO 2,580
  11. 11Mega LatiosZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 45.4TDO 3,030
  12. 12Enamorus (Incarnate Forme)Fairy WindFlyDPS 44.7TDO 3,116
  13. 13Mega GalladeConfusionPsychicDPS 46.9TDO 2,680
  14. 14MewtwoConfusionPsystrike*DPS 46.5TDO 2,653
  15. 15Galarian ArticunoPsycho CutFlyDPS 40.5TDO 3,874
  16. 16Mega StaraptorGust*FlyDPS 45.1TDO 2,706
  17. 17Mega DelphoxZen HeadbuttPsychicDPS 44.5TDO 2,759
  18. 18Tapu LeleConfusionNature’s Madness*DPS 41.2TDO 3,475
  19. 19Shadow MoltresWing AttackFlyDPS 47.8TDO 2,201
  20. 20HoopaConfusionPsychicDPS 37.3TDO 4,591

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.