How To Get Shiny Shadow Lugia In Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO developers bring Shiny legendary monsters through different raids and events. The Team Rocket Takeover event offers multiple new and old Shadow Pokemon encounters. One of these featured Shadow encounters is Shadow Lugia, which has a chance of being Shiny.

The Pokemon GO Team GO Rocket event Starts on Thursday, October 26, at 10 AM and runs until Thursday, October 31, at 8 PM Local Time. The event offers Shadow Lugia as a 5-star raid boss for the first time. Players have a chance of encountering Shiny Lugia after defeating Lugia. Winning against Lugia as a Shadow Boss requires extreme meta-knowledge, and this guide explores the best method to acquire a Shiny Shadow Lugia.

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Get Shiny Shadow Lugia Through Pokemon GO Raids

Shadow Lugia is a highly potent legendary monster with its prowess boosted further as a 5-star Shadow raid boss in Pokemon GO. One must defeat it to encounter Shiny Shadow Lugia; however, the Shiny encounter isn't guaranteed. Players should band together to defeat the Flying and Psychic-type Shadow Lugia instead of attempting the raid alone.

Since a Shiny encounter isn't guaranteed, some Pokemon GO players may encounter the legendary Shiny while others might not. The only way to get a Shiny Shadow Lugia is to catch up to its Shiny spawn rate. One might catch up to the legendary's Shiny odds by participating and winning as many Shadow Lugia raids as possible.

Shadow Lugia is weak to Ghost, Dark, Electric, Ice, and Rock-type attacks while resisting Fighting, Ground, Grass, and Psychic-type moves in Pokemon GO. Understanding these weaknesses and resistance can come in handy for securing numerous victories. One must select powerful counters aligning with its weaknesses and avoid its resistance.

Shadow Lugia Counters	Fast Moves	Charged Moves
Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing
Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball
Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing
Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide
Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide
Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball
Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker
Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge
Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent
Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball
Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge

Once Pokemon GO players defeat the raid boss, there's a chance of a Shiny Shadow Lugia appearing near the raid location. The Shiny encounter isn't guaranteed, so players must defeat the raid boss multiple times. The more victories, the more Shadow Lugia spawns, and players might catch up to its Shiny rate faster. Players should note that Remote Raid passes do not work for the Shadow raids.