How to solo defeat Shadow Sneasel in Pokemon GO 3-star raids

Pokemon GO Fest 2023 is up and running in New York City, and two brand new shiny creatures are being introduced in the game during the in-person events – Shiny Skrelp and Shiny Golett. However, if you are unable to attend the GO Fest, Niantic has you covered with the Noxious Swamp event that is available to trainers all over the world.

This Noxious Swamp event will feature a lot of shadow creatures in raids, including Shadow Sneasel. You might be eyeing it as its evolved form, Shadow Sneasler is a menace in the competitive scene of the game.

Can you solo defeat Shadow Sneasel in Pokemon GO?

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Shadow Sneasel has the following attributes:

Raid Boss Combat Power: 16,370
Health Points: 4,000
Attack Stats: 155
Defense Stats: 122
Catch CP (Weather boosted): 1107 to 1172
Catch CP (Not weather boosted): 1384 to 1465

Owing to its low CP, you will not have any problem solo defeating Shadow Sneasel as a raid boss.

What are the best Shadow Sneasel counters in Pokemon GO?

Shadow Sneasel has a dual Dark- and Ice elemental typing. As a result, this critter is vulnerable to a wide range of typing in Pokemon GO:

Fighting
Bug
Fairy
Fire
Steel
Rock

The best creatures to use against beat Shadow Sneasel in raids:

Mega Blaziken
Mega Alakazam
Mega Charizard X
Mega Charizard Y
Mega Beedrill
Mega Aerodactyl
Mega Gengar
Mega Pinsir
Mega Medicham
Mega Lopunny
Mega Gardevoir
Mega Ampharos
Gallade
Sirfetch’d
Heracross
Machamp
Buzzwole
Hariyama
Primeape
Virizion
Breloom
Keldeo

What are the best moves to use against Shadow Sneasel in Pokemon GO?

As this shadow Pokemon is weak against Bug-, Steel-, Fairy-, Rock-, and Fighting-type critters, you need to use moves that belong to these elemental typings.

Make sure to use Fast moves that generate energy quickly so you can spam Charged moves to do more damage to the raid boss.

The best moves to use against Shadow Sneasel in raids:

Fast moves:

Counter
Fire Spin
Bug Bite
Low Kick
Charm
Double Kick
Hex
Charge Beam
Infestation
Mud Shot
Rock Throw
Fire Fang

Charged moves:

Fusion Flare
Close Combat
Flying Press
Superpower
Ancient Power
X-Scissor
Power-Up Punch
Blast Burn
Focus Blast
Sacred Sword
Dynamic Punch
Dazzling Gleam
Blaze Kick

While it is advisable to have a few friends help you out with shadow raids, a Pokemon with less than 20,000 CP should not pose much of a threat, even if you are fighting it all by yourself.

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Edited by Anirudh Padmanabhan