As announced on the recent Nintendo Direct, you can go onto Pokémon Scarlet & Violet any time between now and July 2, 2023, you can check out special raid dens to have a chance at getting a shiny Gimmighoul. This is currently the only way to get the shiny version of Gimmighoul in Scarlet & Violet, so you shouldn't miss this chance.
We'll take you through Gimmighoul's moveset and pick out some good counters for this raid.
We're still looking into exactly what the shiny odds are for this particular raid, but the announcement implied it would be higher than usual, and we have several reports of players getting a shiny first try, so that seems to be the case.
If it is similar to the Sword & Shield raids, it will likely be a 2% chance for a 5-star Gimmighoul to be shiny.
In this raid, the Gimmighoul can be any star rank from 1 to 5, so here is what you'll be going up against for the 5-star Gimmighoul.
As the Tera-type is random, there are no hard counters for this raid. However, as we know its moveset, we know what types to avoid. Namely, anything that is weak to Ghost or Rock. Here are some suggestions that fit the bill and should take down Gimmighoul without too much trouble.
As a Grass/Dark-type, it resists all of Gimmighoul's attacks, plus it has a decently wide movepool that can cover a variety of weaknesses, depending on what the Tera-type of your opponent is.
Available via Pokémon HOME transfer, Zoroark's Normal/Ghost-typing means that it resists Ghost-type moves. You'll have little defense against Power Gem, but Gimmighoul is a weak enough foe that it shouldn't be a worry.
Useful in just about any raid, Tinkaton can resist Power Gem with ease, and while it is neutral to Ghost-type moves, it can deal out such huge damage with Gigaton Hammer, that it doesn't really matter.