Shadow Raikou will make its debut in Pokemon Go as a Shadow Raid boss for the World of Wonders season. Here’s a breakdown of its best movesets for both PvP and Raid content.
Pokemon Go’s new World of Wonders season brings plenty of new content to the game. A portion of that content revolves around new and returning Shadow Raids.
Trainers can look forward to the debut of Shadow Suicune, Entei, and Raikou Raids throughout the season. Specifically, Shadow Raikou will be appearing in Shadow Raids on weekends throughout March 2024.
So, let’s take a look at this Shadow Electric Legendary Pokemon and break down its best moveset in PvP and Raid content.
Contents
- All Pokemon Go Shadow Raikou moves
- Pokemon Go Shadow Raikou best moveset for PvP
- Pokemon Go Shadow Raikou best moveset for Raids
All Pokemon Go Shadow Raikou moves
Like all Shadow Pokemon, Shadow Raikou will know the Charged Move Frustration. However, certain Pokemon Go Team Rocket events allow players to change the Charged Move of Shadow Pokemon with a Charged TM.
Shadow Raikou is an Electric-type Pokemon that has access to the following moves:
Fast Moves
- Thunder Shock (Electric)
- Volt Switch (Electric)
Charged Moves
- Frustration (Normal)
- Shadow Ball (Ghost)
- Thunder (Electric)
- Thunderbolt (Electric)
- Wild Charge (Electric)
Pokemon Go Shadow Raikou: Best moveset for PvP
The best moveset for Shadow Raikou in PvP is Thunder Shock as the Fast Move and Wild Charge and Shadow Ball as the Charged Moves.
While it can be a toss-up between choosing Thunder Shock or Volt Switch as the Fast Move, Thunder Shock ultimately provides the higher overall DPS output. This is thanks to its ability to rack up Energy to spam Charged Moves.
As for its Charged Moves, Wild Charge is simply Shadow Raikou’s best STAB option as it outpaces both Thunderbolt and Thunder. Shadow Ball should be used as the second option thanks to its coverage.
Pokemon Go Shadow Raikou: Best moveset for Raids
Shadow Raikou’s best Raid or PvE moveset in Pokemon Go is going to be the same as its PvP moveset. Trainers want to use Thunder Shock as the Fast Move and Wild Charge and Shadow Ball as the Charged Moves. These are for the same reasons as stated above.
It’s worth noting that Shadow Raikou is the best Electric-type attacker currently in Pokemon Go. As such, it will be a major boon for clearing both PvP and PvE content.
In particular, it’s an excellent Gym attacker and a heavy-hitter in Raid content. Thanks to its bulk and the addition of Shadow Ball to its move pool, it can hit nearly every Pokemon in the game.
There you have it!