Shadow Dialga and Recommended Counters in Pokémon GO

Shadow Dialga is the featured Shadow Legendary Pokémon in Five-Star Shadow Raids during June 2026, from Wednesday, June 3. It was initially only obtainable by defeating Giovanni during one of the past Team GO Rocket Takeover events. Here, you will find details about Shadow Dialga and Recommended Counters.

Now, all Trainers can encounter Shadow Dialga by defeating it in Five-Star Shadow Raids. Likewise, Trainers can encounter Shiny Shadow Dialga as a raid encounter, if lucky. Furthermore, the shiny chance is 1 in 20. Also note that this is not the Origin forme of Dialga.

Shadow Dialga and Recommended Counters

Shadow Dialga is a Dragon- and Steel-type Pokémon. It is weak to Pokémon with Fighting- and Ground-type attacks.

The following are the generally recommended counters

Hundo Shadow Dialga from Raids

Any Shadow Dialga caught from Raids with the following CP is a hundo (a perfect 100% Individual Value) Shadow Pokémon.

• 2884 CP in Snow and Windy weather in-game.
• 2307 CP in other weather conditions in-game.

If you get a good one, its recommended Pokémon GO moveset is Metal Claw as a Fast Attack and Iron Head as a Charged Attack. It is one of the top Steel- and Dragon-type attackers in Pokémon GO.

Please note that Shadow Dialga can be defeated with a minimum of 4 Trainers who use Shadow Shard and Party Power during the raids.

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