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Shadow Raikou is featured in the first set of Shadow Raids as part ofPokemon GO’s latest season. As players eagerly wait for Shadow Mewtwo to arrive in theWorld of Wonders season, fans have a golden opportunity to catch the legendary beast.
A lot of players are wondering if Shadow Raikou can be shiny in the game or not, and the good news is the Pokemon can indeed be found in its rarest variant. It can be a bit tricky to know if Raikou is shiny or not, considering the fact that, there is only a subtle difference in how it looks. Precisely, instead of the yellow and pink color tone, shiny Raikou adopts orange and yellow, and players might not even notice it at first since it blends in pretty well. A better way is to simply rely on the shiny symbol near thePokemon’s CPto know if it is shiny or not.
How To Get Shiny Shadow Raikou
As far as the odds of getting a shiny Shadow Raikou are concerned,the standard legendary odds of 1/20 are applicable for this Pokemon. Every time players encounter a Shadow Raikou, the odds will reset and there will be a 1/20 chance of it being shiny. So the best way to get your hands on a shiny Shadow Raikou is totake part in as manyPokemon GOraids as possible. Players should ideally expect to get a shiny variant in about 30 to 40 raids, although it is not guaranteed by any means.
Best Moveset For Shadow Raikou
Considering that Shadow Raikou has a singular base type, players should mostly stick to going all in with Electric-type attacks to make the most of thesame type attack bonus. While Shadow Raikou’s high attack stat might be quite lucrative to try other types as well, there are not a lot of options available for players. Here are the moves Shadow Raikou can learn.
Wild Charge
Frustration
Out of these, almost any combination of the Electric types can prove to be quite deadly. However, when it comes to the attacks which hit the hardest, they are the following.
