Pokemon GO Shadow Kirlia raid guide: Weaknesses, best counters, and is it possible to solo?

Pokemon GO players may be searching for a Shadow Kirlia raid guide, particularly because this Pocket Monster will be appearing during the 2024 World Championships Celebration on August 16, 2024, at 10:00 am until August 20, 2024, at 8:00 pm local time. Beating this Shadow Raid boss should be straightforward, but knowing its weaknesses and counters will expedite the process.

With that in mind, it's a good idea to take a look at Shadow Kirlia as a Pokemon GO Shadow Raid boss, as well as its weaknesses and the best counters to get the job done. Using this knowledge, Shadow Kirlia should be a fairly simple foe to take down.

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Pokemon GO Shadow Kirlia raid weaknesses

Kirlia in the anime (Image via The Pokemon Company)

What is super effective against Shadow Kirlia in Pokemon GO?

As a Psychic/Fairy-type Pokemon, Shadow Kirlia will take 160% damage from Ghost-, Poison-, and Steel-type moves due to its weakness to these move types. Meanwhile, the critter reduces Dragon-type and Fighting-type damage to 39.1% of their output due to its resistance to them. It is also resistant to Psychic-type moves, which will deal 62.5% damage.

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Shadow Nuzleaf's stat distribution and learnable moves in Pokemon GO

As a Tier-3 Shadow Raid boss, Shadow Kirlia should have the following stats as well as access to the following moves:

• Combat Power: 8,115
• Attack: 117
• Defense: 90
• Stamina: 3,600 HP
• Fast Attacks: Confusion, Charge Beam, Magical Leaf
• Charged Attacks: Shadow Sneak, Disarming Voice, Draining Kiss, Psychic, Triple Axel, Frustration

Once the raid begins, you'll have three minutes to defeat Shadow Kirlia. If you're successful, you'll get the chance to capture it in the post-raid encounter. A maximum of 20 players can join this raid, but keep in mind that Shadow Raids don't permit remote raiding or player invites.

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Best counters to Pokemon GO Shadow Kirlia raids

Best Ghost-type counters to Shadow Kirlia

• Dawn Wings Necrozma with Shadow Claw and Moongeist Beam
• Mega or Shadow Gengar with Lick and Shadow Ball
• Mega Banette with Shadow Claw and Shadow Ball
• Shadow Chandelure with Hex and Shadow Ball
• Blacephalon with Astonish and Shadow Ball

Best Poison-type Counters to Shadow Kirlia

• Mega Beedrill with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
• Nihilego with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
• Naganadel with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
• Shadow Toxicroak with Poison Jab and Sludge Bomb
• Shadow Victreebel with Acid and Sludge Bomb

Best Steel-type counters to Shadow Kirlia

• Dusk Mane Necrozma with Metal Claw and Sunsteel Strike
• Shadow Metagross with Bullet Punch and Meteor Mash
• Shadow Excadrill with Metal Claw and Iron Head
• Mega Lucario with Bullet Punch and Shadow Ball or Flash Cannon
• Mega Aggron with Iron Tail and Heavy Slam

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Can you solo defeat Pokemon GO Shadow Kirlia raids?

With a somewhat paltry 3,600 HP and far from the best Defense stats, Shadow Kirlia raids in Pokemon GO should be easily beatable solo when the highest-end counters are used with the highest possible IV stats. However, if you don't have the best counters, it might be worth stocking up on Max Revives just in case.

Additionally, as a Shadow Raid boss, Shadow Kirlia's rage will build during the raid which will boost its stats. However, if you're willing to defeat Team GO Rocket grunts or other Shadow Raids, you can collect Shadow Shards that can be combined into Purified Gems, which will keep Shadow Kirlia's rage at bay.

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Pokemon GO Shadow Kirlia raid catch CP and shiny availability

Shiny Kirlia in the core Pokemon series (Image via The Pokemon Company)

Based on any Weather Boosts that may be active, Shadow Kirlia's Combat Power (CP) can vary along with its IV stats once you defeat and catch it.

Shadow Kirlia can be caught with the following CP ranges:

• No Weather Boost: 475-552 CP at level 20 (6/6/6 - 15/15/15 IVs)
• Weather Boost (Windy or Cloudy Weather): 593-690 CP at level 25 (6/6/6 - 15/15/15 IVs)

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What are the 100% IVs for Pokemon GO Shadow Kirlia raids?

If Shadow Kirlia has perfect 100% IV stats, it should have the following CP levels upon being encountered after the raid and depending on whether or not a Weather Boost is active:

• No Weather Boost: 552 CP
• Weather Boosted (Windy or Cloudy): 690 CP

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Can Shadow Kirlia be shiny in Pokemon GO?

Although Shiny Kirlia can be found in various ways in Niantic's mobile title, the shiny form of Shadow Kirlia has yet to be introduced. This is likely to change in the future, but for the moment, you won't want to burn through raid passes trying to find a Shiny Shadow Kirlia in Shadow Raids.