Shadow Lugia Raid Guide
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The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Shadow Lugia in Pokémon GO raids — computed from every attacker's stats and movepool in our imported game-data snapshot (dated below the counter table).
Catch CP (L20)
2028–2115
Raid IV floor is 10 — 2115 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
2535–2645
Boosted in Windy weather.
Top weakness
RockGhostElectric
Rock hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1
Mega Gengar
Lick + Shadow Ball
Ghost22.0 DPS847 TDOLegacy
#2Mega Tyranitar
Smack Down + Brutal Swing
Dark18.5 DPS1365 TDOLegacy
#3Regieleki
Lock On + Thunder Cage
Electric22.0 DPS668 TDOLegacy
#4Mega Diancie
Rock Throw + Rock Slide
Rock19.1 DPS768 TDO
#5Zekrom
Charge Beam + Fusion Bolt
Electric17.8 DPS935 TDOLegacy
#6Kyurem (White)
Ice Fang + Blizzard
Ice17.6 DPS958 TDO
#7Mega Absol
Snarl + Brutal Swing
Dark20.3 DPS552 TDOLegacy
#8Eternatus
Poison Jab + Dynamax Cannon
Dragon16.3 DPS1010 TDOLegacy
#9Mega Ampharos
Volt Switch + Zap Cannon
Electric17.1 DPS873 TDO
#10Xurkitree
Thunder Shock + Discharge
Electric18.6 DPS657 TDO
#11Mega Manectric
Snarl + Wild Charge
Electric18.2 DPS698 TDO
#12Darmanitan (Galarian zen)
Ice Fang + Avalanche
Ice18.4 DPS665 TDO
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Shadow Lugia's actual typing and Tier-5 boss stats — each attacker's best fast + charged pairing, ranked by the combined DPS³ × TDO score. Legacy marks movesets that need an Elite TM. 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
Rock×1.60
Ghost×1.60
Electric×1.60
Ice×1.60
Dark×1.60
Shadow Lugia's moves
DragonDragon Tail
fastPsychicExtrasensory
fastFlyingAeroblast
chargedWaterHydro Pump
chargedPsychicFuturesight
chargedFlyingFly
chargedFlyingSky Attack
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.