Calyrex (Shadow rider) Raid Guide

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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Calyrex (Shadow rider) in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).

Contents

Best counters
Weaknesses
Boss moves

Catch CP (L20)

2496–2594

Raid IV floor is 10 — 2594 means a 100% IV catch.

Weather-boosted (L25)

3120–3243

Boosted in Windy or Fog weather.

Top weakness

GhostDark

Ghost hits ×2.56.

Best counters

All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only

All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)

Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball

Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball

Astonish + Shadow Ball

Astonish + Shadow Ball

Ghost

38.7 DPS1015 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. Legacy / Elite-TM movesets are excluded. 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.

Source: pogoapi.net · Data snapshot: Aug 24, 2026 · 10,016 rows · Methodology

Weaknesses

Ghost×2.56

Dark×2.56

Calyrex (Shadow rider)'s moves

PsychicConfusion

fast

NormalTake Down

fast

GhostShadow Ball

charged

PsychicPsychic

charged

GrassEnergy Ball

charged

PsychicPsyshock

charged

Dodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.

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