Pokemon GO Shadow Entei Raid Guide | Counters, Weaknesses & More

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Shadow Entei has made its way back to raids in Pokemon GO, and fans are quite curious to learn what are the best counters and weaknesses for the Pokemon. Entei is a Fire-type Pokemon hailing from Generation 2, who is also a part of the Legendary Beasts along with the likes of Raikou and Suicune.

The Shadow variant of Entei in Pokemon GO has increased attack stats, at the cost of its defensive resilience. It is weather boosted by Sunny weather, and players have the chance to get a shiny variant of the Pokemon as well. Here is how to strategize the raid against Shadow Entei.

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Shadow Entei Weaknesses & Resistances in Pokemon GO

As a pure Fire-type Pokemon, Entei is weak to Fire, Ground, and Water-type moves. While players can use these move types to gain an edge over Shadow Entei, it is crucial to keep a tab on the moves that are ineffective against Shadow Entei. Precisely Bug, Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, and Steel types will not be as useful as Shadow Entei is resistant to these moves.

Considering that Entei has a single base type, players should be mostly wary of its Fire-type attacks as they will benefit from the same-type attack bonus. Fire-type attacks are more effective against Bug, Steel, Grass, and Ice-types, so players should avoid using those types altogether.

Best Counters For Shadow Entei in Pokemon GO

Depending on how players want to approach the battle, they can either use Shadow/Mega Pokemon or regular Pokemon. Here are some of the best Shadow/Mega Pokemon counters for Shadow Entei.

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Swampert	Waterfall	Origin Pulse
Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earthquake
Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse
Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Slide
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent
Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon
Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power
Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon
Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades
Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down	Stone Edge

Unlike some other Shadow raids, players do have some excellent regular counters for taking down Shadow Entei. Although most of these are legendary Pokemon, some of them, such as the likes of Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon, are even better than the Shadow/Mega Pokemon players can use.

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse
Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades
Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse
Rhyperior	Mud Slap	Rock Wrecker
Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power
Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon
Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor beam
Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm
Feraligatr	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon
Origin Forme Palkia	Dragon Tail	Aqua Tail