Hello students! My name is Professor Geekbeak, and today, I wish to draw attention to Shadow Kyogre. While not as strong as its primal counterpart, Shadow Kyogre will still be a great Water Pokemon, even without the Primal boost. Grab your notebooks, class is in session. For those who wish to do their research independently, our raw data can be found here. And for those who wish for a simple visual guide, go ahead and take a look at the below visual guide by CaptGoldfish.

NOTE: Some visual guides will be outdated for the duration of GO FEST. They will remain mostly accurate, but lack modern counters, such as the Mega Mewtwo duo, or Eternatus.

Course Schedule

This counter is one of many GO FEST raids. There are too many to put a coherent schedule here, but rest assured, pretty much every legendary, mega, and shadow under the sun will be going at some point. Look to your local GO FEST event or the Pokebattler.com raid schedule to see exactly what raids will be going.

As with most pure water types, Shadow Kyogre can know Blizzard or Avalanche, both of which will hit Grass counters hard.

Effectiveness	Types
Double Resist (0.4x)	—
Resist (0.6x)	Steel Fire Water Ice
Neutral	Normal Fighting Flying Poison Ground Rock Bug Ghost Psychic Dragon Dark Fairy
Super Effective (1.6x)	Grass Electric
Double Super Effective (2.6x)	—

Shadow Kyogre’s moveset includes the following charge moves:

• Blizzard
• Thunder
• Hydro Pump
• Avalanche
• Surf
• Frustration
• Origin Pulse

The Dean’s List consists of the top 5 counters to Shadow Kyogre. As always, the Valedictorian, Salutatorian, and the Third Ranked will have their best moveset alternatives in a table with their rankings and a table detailing their defensive prowess against the charge moves listed above.

Mega Mewtwo Y A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	100%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	98%
Counter	Thunderbolt	95%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	92%
Confusion	Psystrike	91%
Counter	Psystrike	88%

Shadow Regigigas A

Best Moveset: Hidden Power / Crush Grip

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★★★★☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Hidden Power	Crush Grip	100%
Hidden Power	Crush Grip	100%
Zen Headbutt	Crush Grip	88%
Hidden Power	Crush Grip	84%
Hidden Power	Crush Grip	84%
Hidden Power	Crush Grip	84%

Mega Mewtwo X A

Best Moveset: Psycho Cut / Thunderbolt

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★★★★★

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Quick Move	Charge Move	Efficacy
Psycho Cut	Thunderbolt	100%
Counter	Thunderbolt	99%
Confusion	Thunderbolt	97%
Counter	Psystrike	93%
Psycho Cut	Psystrike	92%
Confusion	Psystrike	90%

Defensive Grades for Top 3

Boss Move
Blizzard	—	—	—
Avalanche	—	—	—
Hydro Pump	—	—	—
Surf	—	—	—
Thunder	—	—	—

Kartana A

Best Moveset: Razor Leaf / Leaf Blade

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Mega Venusaur A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★★

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Also Noteworthy: A: Shadow Raikou

We here at Pokebattler Pokémon Research Institute can’t expect you to have the best counters every time. So, here are some of our other best options, most of which will be easier to find than the members of the Dean’s List.

Zarude A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Power Whip

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Shadow Chesnaught A

Best Moveset: Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Zekrom A

Best Moveset: Charge Beam / Fusion Bolt

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Xurkitree A

Best Moveset: Thunder Shock / Power Whip

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★★★

Reliability★☆☆☆☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Eternatus A

Best Moveset: Dragon Tail / Dynamax Cannon

DPS★★★★☆

Tank★★★☆☆

Reliability★★★★☆

4

Trainers
(Lvl 40)

Of course, besides our 10 best counters, there are plenty of Pokémon that also work against Shadow Kyogre. Here are a few star choices, worthy of praise.

A	Mega SceptileShadow TangrowthShadow ElectivireRaikouShadow MewtwoShadow MagnezoneRegigigasMega RayquazaBlack KyuremRillaboomMega ManectricMega GalladeShadow ZapdosNecrozma - Dawn WingsMega VictreebelShaymin - SkyMega LucarioMagnezoneMega Ampharos

Sometimes, the weather can be your most powerful ally. In certain weather conditions, certain Pokémon on our list excel. The most transformative cases are noted below.

Sunny/Clear

Mega Sceptile (3.2)Zarude (3.2)Shadow Chesnaught (3.2)

Rainy

Shadow Raikou (3.1)Zekrom (3.3)Xurkitree (3.3)

Cloudy

Eternatus (3.5)

Windy

Eternatus (3.2)Mega Rayquaza (3.4)

Overall, Shadow Kyogre has gotten easier to counter because of GO FEST. After all, both Mega Mewtwo variants can know Thunderbolt as a charge move, which will fry this guardian of the seas. Of course, if you wish to do more research on your box’s best Pokémon for the job, Pokebattler.com itself can be a great help! Remember, the best counter is the one you have powered up and ready to go. I grant extra credit to those who use their best friend bonus and the weather to their advantage. Class dismissed!