Shadow tag not working?

Question

I ran into Raikou, which I had already paralyzed and false swiped down to 1hp before, so I switched in wobouffet who has the ability shadow tag, but raikou still managed to flee right away. Is this because I switched in wobouffet, because wobouffet was only level 16, or some other reason?

Answer 1

If the Pokemon was a Lower Level than Raikou, the effects of Shadow Tag/Arena Trap etc will not work. Bring Wobbuffet's Level higher to match Raikou's, so it will work.