Shadow Mewtwo Raid Guide
Psychic
The best counters, weaknesses, and catch CP for beating Shadow Mewtwo 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)
2294–2387
Raid IV floor is 10 — 2387 means a 100% IV catch.
Weather-boosted (L25)
2868–2984
Boosted in Windy weather.
Top weakness
BugGhostDark
Bug hits ×1.60.
Best counters
All viable counters — ranked by DPS³×TDOSuper-effective charged moves only
All movesetsRegular movesets (no Elite TM)
#1
Mega Tyranitar
Bite + Brutal Swing
Dark30.3 DPS1475 TDO
#2Mega Gengar
Hex + Shadow Ball
Ghost34.4 DPS873 TDO
#3Mega Heracross
Struggle Bug + Megahorn
Bug29.4 DPS999 TDO
#4Mega Houndoom
Snarl + Foul Play
Dark29.0 DPS827 TDO
#5Mega Banette
Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Ghost30.8 DPS665 TDO
#6Mega Pinsir
Fury Cutter + X Scissor
Bug28.0 DPS856 TDO
#7Mega Salamence
Bite + Brutal Swing
Dark24.8 DPS1063 TDO
#8Lunala
Shadow Claw + Shadow Ball
Ghost25.1 DPS1005 TDO
#9Darkrai
Snarl + Shadow Ball
Ghost27.4 DPS760 TDO
#10Blacephalon
Astonish + Shadow Ball
Ghost30.3 DPS540 TDO
#11Mega Absol
Snarl + Payback
Dark30.1 DPS541 TDO
#12Mega Gyarados
Bite + Crunch
Dark24.2 DPS1020 TDO
DPS and estimated total damage output (TDO) are computed against Shadow Mewtwo'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. 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
Bug×1.60
Ghost×1.60
Dark×1.60
Shadow Mewtwo's moves
PsychicConfusion
fastPsychicPsycho Cut
fastNormalHyper Beam
chargedFightingFocus Blast
chargedGhostShadow Ball
chargedPsychicPsystrike
chargedIceIce Beam
chargedDodge when the screen flashes — the charged moves above are what hit hardest.