The right way to get Shiny Shadow Lugia in Pokémon GO

Lugia (Shadow)

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Defeat Shadow Lugia in 5-Star Shadow Raids to have an opportunity of catching Shiny Shadow Lugia Shiny Shadow Lugia Shadow Lugia Counters

Shiny Shadow Lugia grew to become accessible in Pokémon GO in the course of the Staff GO Rocket Takeover (October 2023) occasion, the place it's featured as a 5-Star Shadow Raid Boss. Like all different Shadow Raids, Shadow Lugia Raids can solely be accomplished in particular person. Let's see how one can get your self a model new Shiny Shadow Lugia immediately!

Defeat Shadow Lugia in 5-Star Shadow Raids to have an opportunity of catching Shiny Shadow Lugia

Shadow Lugia has been accessible in Pokémon GO since 2021, when Rocket Boss Giovanni made an look with Shadow Lugia as his closing Pokémon. This time round, Shadow Lugia returns as a 5-Star Boss in Pokémon GO's new Shadow Raids.

In contrast to typical Raids, Shadow Raids are in-person solely, that means you can not use a Distant Raid cross to hitch a Shadow Raid. This makes Shiny Shadow Lugia fairly tough to acquire, as you'll have to depend on your local people to finish these Raids.

Often, it takes 2-3 excessive stage Trainers with sturdy counters to defeat Shadow Lugia in 5-Star Raids, which isn't quite a bit, however your mileage might fluctuate.

The probabilities to get a Shiny Shadow Lugia usually are not but recognized, because the Pokémon hasn't been out lengthy sufficient, however historic knowledge for non-Shadow Lugia recommend a 5% likelihood for encountering Shiny Shadow Lugia.

Shiny Shadow Lugia

Pictured under are common and Shiny Shadow Lugia. The Shiny model replaces Lugia's blue markings with crimson, which seems majestic when mixed with Shadow Pokémon's purple flame impact.

Shadow Lugia Counters

Speaking about counters, listed here are one of the best Shadow Lugia counters, picked straight from our Shadow Lugia Raid Information:

#	Attacker	Quick Transfer	Cost Transfer	Faints	TTW
1.	Tyranitar (Mega)	Chew Darkish	Brutal Swing Darkish	14	655.4s
2.	Gengar (Mega)	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	36	651.5s
3.	Diancie (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	30	719.6s
4.	Banette (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	39	721.6s
5.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Dragon Tail Dragon	Dragon Ascent Flying	26	741.9s
6.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock Electrical	Discharge Electrical	34	741.7s
7.	Manectric (Mega)	Thunder Fang Electrical	Wild Cost Electrical	32	762.9s
8.	Tyranitar	Chew Darkish	Brutal Swing Darkish	22	793.1s
9.	Zekrom	Cost Beam Electrical	Fusion Bolt Electrical	26	787.7s
10.	Hydreigon	Chew Darkish	Brutal Swing Darkish	28	791.6s
11.	Houndoom (Mega)	Snarl Darkish	Foul Play Darkish	32	788.8s
12.	Aerodactyl (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	30	798.1s
13.	Gyarados (Mega)	Chew Darkish	Crunch Darkish	21	834.9s
14.	Ampharos (Mega)	Volt Swap Electrical	Brutal Swing Darkish	28	820.9s
15.	Giratina (Origin)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Pressure Ghost	26	830.6s
16.	Gholdengo	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	25	835.8s
17.	Gardevoir (Mega)	Cost Beam Electrical	Shadow Ball Ghost	29	825.2s
18.	Thundurus (Therian)	Volt Swap Electrical	Thunderbolt Electrical	35	822.8s
19.	Alakazam (Mega)	Psycho Lower Psychic	Shadow Ball Ghost	37	823.9s
20.	Rampardos	Smack Down Rock	Rock Slide Rock	45	828.3s
21.	Darkrai	Snarl Darkish	Shadow Ball Ghost	33	840.7s
22.	Absol (Mega)	Snarl Darkish	Darkish Pulse Darkish	46	838.3s
23.	Raikou	Thunder Shock Electrical	Wild Cost Electrical	30	866.7s
24.	Rhyperior	Smack Down Rock	Rock Wrecker Rock	32	869.6s
25.	Darmanitan (Galarian Customary)	Ice Fang Ice	Avalanche Ice	46	860.6s
26.	Magnezone	Spark Electrical	Wild Cost Electrical	25	889.4s
27.	Chandelure	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	47	863.2s
28.	Gengar	Lick Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	59	880.7s
29.	Electivire	Thunder Shock Electrical	Wild Cost Electrical	38	873.5s
30.	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang Ice	Avalanche Ice	36	875.3s