How to beat Shadow Piloswine raids in Pokemon GO? Best counters, shiny odds, 100% CP, and more

Pokemon GO Shadow Piloswine is a Tier 3 Shadow Raid Boss. As part of the latest Team GO Rocket takeover, Crown Clash: Taken Over, this Generation II Ice/Ground type has returned. These raids started as part of the event at midnight on April 14, 2025, as per local time. So, players looking to get a Shadow Mamoswine should attempt these Shadow Raids.

In this article, we will guide you as you attempt a Shadow Piloswine Raid. This includes information about their counters, whether or not its Shiny can be caught, and what its CP would be for a 100% mon.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Shadow Piloswine raids

To defeat Shadow Piloswine in Raids, you should consider the following Pokemon as counters:

• Dusk Mane Necrozma
• Primal Kyogre
• Mega Lucario
• Mega Charizard Y
• Mega Blaziken

Dusk Mane Necrozma in the anime (Image via TPC)

Additionally, these are the best Attackers in Shadow Piloswine Raids based on their ability to deal super effective STAB damage:

Best Steel-type Counters for Shadow Piloswine Raids

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike
Shadow/ Regular Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash
Dawn Wings Necrozma	Metal Claw	Moongeist Beam
Shadow Empoleon	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon
Shadow/ Regular Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head

Best Water-type Counters for Shadow Piloswine Raids

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Primal/Shadow/Regular Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse
Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon
Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon
Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump
Shadow Empoleon	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon

Best Fighting-type Counters for Shadow Piloswine Raids

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega/Regular Lucario	Force Palm	Aura Sphere
Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat
Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword
Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword
Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch

Best Grass-type counters for Shadow Piloswine Raids

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade
Mega Sceptile	Fury Cutter	Frenzy Plant
Mega/Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant
Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip
Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip

Best Fire-type counters to Shadow Piloswine

Pokemon	Fast Move	Charged Move
Mega Charizard Y/X	Fire Spin	Blast Burn
Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn
Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm
Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare
Apex Shadow Ho-oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire

Here are the search strings you can use to search for suitable counters in your collection:

• Steel&@Steel&cp2000-
• Fighting&@Fighting&cp2000-
• Grass&@Grass&cp2000-
• Water&@Water&cp2000-
• Fire&@Fire&cp2000-

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What are Shadow Piloswine's weaknesses in Pokemon GO?

Weaknesses:

• Steel
• Water
• Grass
• Fighting
• Fire

Resistances:

• Electric
• Poison

For more information about Shadow Piloswine's offensive capabilities, try using our Pokemon Type Calculator.

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Can you solo defeat Pokemon GO Shadow Piloswine raids?

If you are a decently high-level trainer with good Pokemon, you might be able to take on Shadow Piloswine in a solo raid. However, if you are a relatively newer player or getting back into the game after some time and don't have the appropriate counters, you might ask for help from a stronger trainer.

Keep in mind, Shadow Piloswine will become enraged once its health falls below 33%. This will give it an attack and defense boost. In order to get it out of its enraged state, players will have to use Purified Gems. While 8 of them will snap the Pokemon out of its enraged state, a single player can only use 5 in a single shadow raid.

Also, only players who are able to attend the Raids in person can attempt them, as Remote Raid Passes do not work in Shadow Raids. Only players within 80 m of a Gym can participate in a Shadow Raid.

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Shiny odds from Shadow Piloswine raids in Pokemon GO

Piloswine and its Shiny form (Image via TPC)

As of now, Shadow Piloswine cannot be shiny in Pokemon GO. So, players cannot geta Shiny Shadow Piloswime from Shadow Raids.

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Shadow Piloswine 100% CP from raids (hundo CP)

This wooly swine is encountered without a weather boost, and its CP will be 1,340 if it is at 100%. However, if Shadow Piloswine gets a weather boost from either snowy or sunny weather, its CP goes up to 1,675.

The CP range of Shadow Piloswine is as follows:

• No weather boost: 1,217 - 1,340 CP at level 20 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather boosted (Rainy or windy): 1,521 - 1,675 CP at level 25 (10/10/10 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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Pokemon GO Shadow Piloswine stats and moves as a raid boss

• Combat Power: 14,546
• Attack: 181 (+20%) [This goes up by 85% when the raid boss is Enraged]
• Defense: 138 (-20%) [This goes up 300% when the raid boss is Enraged]
• Stamina: 3,600 HP
• Fast Attacks: Ice Shard and Powder Snow
• Charged Attacks: Bulldoze, Avalanche, Stone Edge, Icicle Spear, and High Horsepower

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