Who beats shadow Nidoking?

Nidoking is weak against ground-, water-, psychic-, and ice-type moves. Consider using any of the following: Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf. Garchomp with Mud Shot and Earth Power.
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How do I beat shadow Nidoking Giovanni?

Giovanni's Shadow Gyarados is double weak to Electric, and also weak to Rock. Your best bet is to stick with those high power Electric counters as Gyarados has access to powerful Water type moves that will hit your Rock counters hard.
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What is the best Pokemon to beat Nidoking?

The 5 strongest Pokémon you can use to beat Nidoking are:
  • Calyrex (Shadow Rider),
  • Mewtwo,
  • Hoopa (Unbound),
  • Darmanitan (Galarian Zen),
  • Deoxys (Attack).
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Is shadow a Nidoking?

Shadow Nidoking stats

Ground type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. It has a max CP of 2902, with the following stats in Pokémon GO: 204 ATK, 156 DEF and 191 STA. Shadow Nidoking's best moves in Pokémon GO are Fury Cutter and Earth Power (13.65 DPS). Shadow Nidoking is vulnerable to Ground, Ice, Psychic and Water type moves.
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What beats shadow Persian?

Best Shadow Persian counters in Pokémon GO
  • #1 Mega Lopunny. Normal. Low Kick Fighting. ...
  • #2 Lucario. Fighting. Counter Fighting. ...
  • #3 Mega Y Charizard. Fire. Fire Spin Fire. ...
  • #4 Conkeldurr. Fighting. Counter Fighting. ...
  • #5 Machamp. Fighting. Counter Fighting. ...
  • #6 Mega Gengar. Ghost. Sucker Punch Dark. ...
  • #7 Breloom. Grass. ...
  • #8 Mega Manectric. Electric.
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Who beats Lugia?

What are the best counters for Lugia in Pokémon Go?
  • Mega Gengar. Source: The Pokémon Company. ...
  • Mega Gyarados. Source: The Pokémon Company. ...
  • Mega Aerodactyl. Source: The Pokémon Company. ...
  • Mega Houndoom. Source: The Pokémon Company. ...
  • Zekrom. Source: The Pokémon Company. ...
  • Mega Manectric. Source: The Pokémon Company. ...
  • Magnezone. ...
  • Darkrai.
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Who beats Shadow Lugia?

Shadow Lugia Counters
  • Gengar - Lick (Fast Attack) + Shadow Ball (Charge Attack)
  • Zekrom - Charge Beam (Fast Attack) + Wild Charge (Charge Attack)
  • Rhyperior - Smack Down (Fast Attack) + Rock Wrecker (Charge Attack)
  • Weavile - Snarl (Fast Attack) + Avalanche (Charge Attack)
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What is shadow Nidoking weak to?

Nidoking is weak against ground-, water-, psychic-, and ice-type moves. Consider using any of the following: Kyogre with Waterfall and Surf.
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What is the best Shadow Pokemon?

For years, Shadow Mewtwo has stood as the strongest Shadow Pokémon in the game and the reigning strongest Pokémon in general. If you were lucky to catch Shadow Mewtwo, it's best to not Purify it. Instead, look to use as many Mewtwo Candies and Rare Candies on it to truly maximize its potential.
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Is Shadow Nidoqueen good?

Great League. Shadow Nidoqueen in the Great League has 2 main flavors: Atk/HP and Def/HP. Higher Atk weights on Shadow Nidoqueen are generally better than they are for most other Pokemon, as Poison Fang can give Poison Jab higher Breakpoints after a single debuff.
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What beats Persian Giovanni?

What are the best Pokémon Go Giovanni counters for Persian?
  • Lucario – Counter and Power-up Punch or Aura Sphere.
  • Machamp – Counter and Cross Chop or Dynamic Punch.
  • Conkeldurr – Counter and Dynamic Punch or Focus Blast.
  • Rhyperior – Mud Slap and Stone Edge or Rock Wrecker.
  • Tyranitar – Smack Down and Crunch or Stone Edge.
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Which is better Nidoqueen or Nidoking?

Playing with Nidoqueen: "Almost Always the Better Option"

Nidoqueen's superior bulk is what sets her apart from Nidoking and makes her the only one of the two who is a viable pick on anything other than purely offensive teams.
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Can I solo a Nidoking raid?

Nidoking is soloable, but new trainers may require to a group of 2-3 Trainers in order to take it down. Nidoking is a poison ground type, with weaknesses to water, psychic, ice and ground moves.
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What is the rarest Shadow Pokémon?

In this case, though, there's no point in beating around the bush: the best Shadow Pokemon is Shadow Mewtwo. Of course, it's sadly one of the rarest Pokemon in the game, but with good reason. After the stat modification, Shadow Mewtwo gets a 360 Attack stat.
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What are Shadow Pokémon weak to?

If you battle Giovanni's Nidoking, then you'll want to use Ground-, Water-, Psychic-, or Ice-type moves against it. Finally, for Shadow Lugia, it's weak against Rock-, Ghost-, Electric, Ice-, and Dark-type attacks.
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How do you beat Shadow Pokémon?

How to defeat Shadow Snorlax in Pokémon Go
  1. Tyranitar - Ideal Moves: Smash Down / Crunch.
  2. Ursaring - Ideal Moves: Counter / Close Combat.
  3. Lucario - Ideal Moves: Counter / Power-Up Punch.
  4. Weavile - Ideal Moves: Ice Shard / Avalanche.
  5. Dragonite - Ideal Moves: Dragon Breath / Dragon Claw.
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How do you beat shadow Rhyperior?

Team Rocket Executives and Giovanni have higher stats and will shield the first two specials used. Resisting the quick attack and using Pokemon that can force the shadow Pokemon to use their shields is the best way to beat these tough foes!
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How do you beat Giovanni October 2020?

How to Beat Giovanni
  1. Kangaskhan Counters (weak to Fighting) Dragonite with Dragon Breath and Outrage. ...
  2. Garchomp Counters (weak to Dragon, Fairy, and Ice) Togekiss with Charm and Ancient Power. ...
  3. Nidoking Counters (weak to Ground, Ice, Psychic, and Water) Empoleon with Waterfall and Hydro Cannon.
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Should I purify Shadow Lugia?

Players should not purify Shadow Lugia under any circumstances. Shadow Lugia behaves the same way as any other shadow Pokémon. While getting a huge boost of CP and higher IVs may be tempting, shadow legendaries are best left as-is, thanks to the 20% boost to attack that shadow Pokémon receive.
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How do I get Smackdown Tyranitar?

Best Moveset for Tyranitar in Pokemon GO

These moves are Bite, Iron Tail, and Smack Down. While Bite and Iron Tail can be learned normally, Smack Down can only be taught to Tyranitar via certain events or by using an Elite Fast TM.
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What should I use against Shadow Lugia?

Suggested Dark-type Pokémon
  • Mega Gyarados (Water/Dark) Fast Attack: Bite (Dark) ...
  • Houndoom / Mega Houndoom (Dark/Fire) Fast Attack: Snarl (Dark) ...
  • Tyranitar / Shadow Tyranitar (Rock/Dark) Fast Attack: Bite (Dark) ...
  • Absol / Shadow Absol (Dark) ...
  • Weavile / Shadow Weavile (Dark/Ice) ...
  • Darkrai (Dark) ...
  • Yveltal (Dark/Flying)
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Can you use Mega Pokemon against Giovanni?

Battling Team GO Rocket - Use your Mega-Evolved Pokémon to battle Team GO Rocket grunts or leaders, including Giovanni. Battling Friends - You can battle someone on your Friend List with your Mega-Evolved Pokémon, but Mega-Evolved Pokémon can't be used in GO Battle League.
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