Pokemon GO Shadow Regice comes as a Shadow Raid Boss with boosted offensive prowess. Winning the Shadow Raid rewards you with a Shadow Regice encounter. There is also a possibility of a Shiny Shadow Regice spawning instead of the Standard variant.
The Legendary Shadow Regice originates from the Hoenn region (Gen 3). Being a Shadow Pokemon, it has boosted offensive prowess compared to its Standard variant. Although it is an Ice-type Pokemon, the legendary monster has a versatile move pool of different types. You must carefully analyze the monster’s meta and select proper counters to win against it. This guide details the best Shadow Regice counters in Pokemon GO, aligned with its weaknesses.
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Pokemon GO: Shadow Regice Weaknesses And Resistances
Pokemon GO Shadow Raids is challenging, and exploiting Shadow Regice's weaknesses is crucial for success. The secret of winning comes from studying its type-weaknesses and resistances. You must use Pokemon with move types that target its weaknesses and avoid those it can resist.
Pokemon GO Shadow Regice Weaknesses
- Fighting-type Moves
- Fire-type Moves
- Rock-type Moves
- Steel-type Moves
Pokemon GO Shadow Regice Resistance
Shadow Regice’s Weather Boost activates in snowy areas, which boosts its damage power. You must not join the raid locations in such weather.
Pokemon GO: Best Shadow Regice Counters
After you analyze Shadow Regice’s weaknesses and resistances, you can then select powerful counters against it. Taking account of its weaknesses, you must select counters with powerful Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel-type moves. You can inflict more damage on Shadow Regice if the counters can use moves with the Same Type of Attack Bonus (STAB) potential. That said, these are some of the best Shadow Regice counters in Pokemon GO:
|
Shadow Regice Counter |
Fast Move |
Charged Move |
|---|---|---|
|
Dusk Mane Necrozma |
Metal Claw (Steel-type) |
Sunsteel Strike (Steel-type) |
|
Mega Y Charizard |
Fire Spin (Fire-type) |
Blast Burn (Fire-type) (Legacy) |
|
Mega Lucario |
Force Palm (Fighting-type) (Legacy) |
Aura Sphere (Fighting-type) |
|
Mega Blaziken |
Fire Spin (Fire-type) |
Blast Burn (Fire-type) (Legacy) |
|
Mega Heracross |
Counter (Fighting-type) |
Close Combat (Fighting-type) |
|
Shadow Metagross |
Bullet Punch (Steel-type) |
Meteor Mash (Steel-type) (Legacy) |
|
Dawn Wings Necrozma |
Metal Claw (Steel-type) |
Moongeist Beam (Ghost-type) |
|
Fire Spin (Fire-type) |
Blast Burn (Fire-type) (Legacy) |
|
|
Reshiram |
Fire Fang (Fire-type) |
Fusion Flare (Fire-type) (Legacy) |
|
Apex Shadow Ho-Oh |
Incinerate (Fire-type) |
Sacred Fire (Fire-type) (Legacy) |
