Shadow Raikou Pokémon GO Raid Information: Finest counters & extra

Shadow Raikou is again in 5 Star Shadow Raids throughout Saturday’s and Sunday’s in March. Shadow Raikou is the primary electric-type Raid attacker in Pokémon GO and is effectively value going out and preventing.

Plus, for the primary time ever the Shadow Raikou you encounter may be in its shiny type. The chances are the identical as from customary 5 Star Raids.

After all, Shadow Raids are very troublesome in Pokémon GO. You may want a workforce of in individual trainers if you wish to take Shadow Raikou down, in addition to loads of Purified Gems.

As an Electrical-type Pokémon, Shadow Raikou solely has a singular weak spot, which is to Floor-types. Nevertheless, fortunately now we have a lot of good Floor-types to select from to construct a workforce to take this highly effective Pokémon down.

Listed here are the very best Shadow Raikou counters in Pokémon GO:

Shadow Pokémon are very exhausting to take down. They deal a variety of injury, and once they grow to be enraged will one shot most traditional Pokémon.

We actually recommend utilizing Primal Groudon for this raid. As the very best Floor-type Pokémon within the recreation, it’s by far the only option to take down Shadow Raikou in Pokémon GO. When you have the Shadow model of any of the Pokémon on our listing, they’re nice selections if they’re excessive sufficient CP.

Mega Evolutions may also help you get extra sweet and XL sweet with each catch. Having a mega degree 3 lively that reinforces sweet for Electrical-types gives you an additional 2 sweet per catch, in addition to a 25% bonus to your XL sweet likelihood.

Be warned, not like regular legendary raids, you would possibly need to as a substitute choose a Mega Pokémon that could be a good counter, moderately than go for the sweet bonus.

Earlier than we even take into consideration what number of trainers you want – you MUST have Purified Gems to take down Shadow Raikou in Pokémon GO. With out, this raid will probably be not possible.

For prime degree trainers, no less than 4 with very excessive degree counters is a protected minimal. Social gathering Play could cut back this barely, however be ready to lose a LOT of Pokémon.

For decrease degree trainers, you are taking a look at 8-10 minimal to win this raid.

Shadow Raikou is the very best Electrical-type Pokémon within the recreation. Because of this, getting the 100% IV for this Pokémon will yield the absolute best Electrical-type potential anyplace in Pokémon GO.

Listed here are the CP values to maintain an eye fixed out for to know you’ve a 100% IV Shadow Raikou:

Climate increase may also help you save sweet, get higher IVs and profit from energy boosts in your workforce. Listed here are the climate results to keep watch over when taking over these raids.

Wet climate is troublesome for this raid. Not solely will it make your telephone moist, however it can imply Shadow Raikou does much more injury. Nevertheless, the Shadow Raikou you catch will probably be a better CP in consequence. In case you are making an attempt to do that raid with a really small Pokémon GO group, we propose preventing Shadow Raikou in Sunny climate if potential.

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