Calyrex (Shadow rider) Raid Guide

Best counters

#1

Mega Gengar

Lick + Shadow Ball

Ghost

53.7 DPS1265 TDOLegacy

#2

Mega Tyranitar

Bite + Brutal Swing

Dark

45.5 DPS2059 TDO

#3

Mega Absol

Snarl + Brutal Swing

Dark

49.9 DPS835 TDOLegacy

#4

Mega Banette

Hex + Shadow Ball

Ghost

46.4 DPS932 TDO

#5

Mega Houndoom

Snarl + Foul Play

Dark

43.3 DPS1149 TDO

#6

Mega Salamence

Bite + Brutal Swing

Dark

37.4 DPS1488 TDO

#7

Lunala

Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball

Ghost

37.7 DPS1405 TDO

#8

Darkrai

Snarl + Shadow Ball

Ghost

40.9 DPS1056 TDO

#9

Mega Gyarados

Bite + Crunch

Dark

36.8 DPS1444 TDO

#10

Blacephalon

Astonish + Shadow Ball

Ghost

45.0 DPS747 TDO

#11

Giratina (Origin)

Shadow Claw + Shadow Force

Ghost

36.1 DPS1411 TDOLegacy

#12

Tyranitar

Bite + Brutal Swing

Dark

37.1 DPS1279 TDO

DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Calyrex (Shadow rider)'s actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Only pairings whose charged move hits Calyrex (Shadow rider) super-effectively are shown. Legacy marks movesets that need an Elite TM. Shadow forms exist for Tyranitar — a Shadow version deals ×1.2 damage (~20% harder) but also takes ×1.2 damage. This is per-boss matchup math, not the neutral-target tier list. Full formula on the methodology page.