Easy at trainer level 30 with optimized counters or weather boost
HP | 15,000 | ATK | 211.72 | DEF | 160.37 |
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CP Range | |||
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Lvl 20 | 1930 - 2015 | Lvl 25 | 2413 - 2519 |
Notable Weather
Boosts Boss's Moves | Boosts Counters' Moves |
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Rain, Windy, Partly Cloudy | Snow, Partly Cloudy |
Fast Move Difficulty
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Charge Beam |
Charge Move Difficulty
Move | Difficulty |
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Thunder | Easy |
Thunderbolt | Challenging |
Zap Cannon | Intermediate |
Drill Peck | Intermediate |
Ancient Power | Intermediate |
Overview
The second of the Legendary Birds of Kanto, and the third member to be released in Pokemon Go. The Team Instinct mascot packs a punch and is only weak to Rock and Ice, and while its moveset has been expanded since its initial release, this hasn't helped out with its raid counters very much, as several of its counters can wall the majority of its movesets and deal outstanding damage.
Approach
Team composition
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Shadow Mamoswine is the VIP of this fight
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Front load your glass cannons like Rampardos and Shadow Weavile for maximum damage
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A strong mix of Ice and Rock Types can help with countering various movesets.
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The old classics like Golem are still viable, though they've been outclassed in general.
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Try to pick your Mega Evolution based on what your raid group is using in order to better sync up type-based Mega Boosts.
Dodging strategy
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Dodging is recommended with glassy counters, tankier counters like Rhyperior generally don't need to bother.
Note: "Good" movesets are not necessarily viable at the level indicated.
Best Raid Boss Counters
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Rock Slide | Best |
Mega Aerodactyl has the highest DPS among the Mega Evolution counters, coming in very strong and providing boosts to Rock Types while on the field. It's a universally great option, but it's also pretty frail due to its weakness to Zapdos' powerful Electric Type moves.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Frost Breath | Avalanche | Best |
On average, Mega Glalie is basically just a worse Mega Aerodactyl for this raid, sporting a lower average DPS and TDO. However, it also provides a boost to Mamoswine and Shadow Mamoswine while on the field, meaning it's actually comparable or potentially even better in practice depending on what other players are bringing to the raid.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Powder Snow | Avalanche | Best |
In general, Mega Abomasnow tends to be the top Ice Type Mega counter for this raid as its Grass sub-typing gives it a resistance to Electric Type moves that tends to outweigh Mega Glalie's small DPS advantage. However, its performance also drops substantially against Drill Peck in particular, so it's not always the best Ice Type Mega for the job.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Powder Snow | Avalanche | Best |
With a double-resistance to Electric Type moves and a huge DPS total, Shadow Mamoswine is definitely the overall best counter for this raid. If you're using low-DPS options on the whole, even a single Shadow Mamoswine on your teamcan really help to make the difference in this raid.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Shadow Weavile hits very hard and racks up damage very quickly, but it's also pretty frail and can't keep pace with Shadow Mamoswine on any metric. It's a great Pokemon, but definitely not the best.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Rock Slide | Best |
If you're aiming for Rock Type counters, then Rampardos is a must-have for your team. This thing hits very hard, leaving all of the other Rock Types in the dust with the exception of Mega Aerodactyl. That said, it doesn't last a super long time on the field due to its relatively low bulk and lack of resistances beyond Drill Peck
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Stone Edge | Best |
While it's not as fast as Rampardos, Shadow Tyranitar is still fairly comparable to its speedy compatriot, but substantially bulkier. This monster could arguably be the best Rock Type counter on this list.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Powder Snow | Avalanche | Best |
Not as strong as its Shadow Forme, but still very much a top counter for this raid for the same reasons.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Rock Wrecker | Best |
Smack Down | Stone Edge | Good |
If you want TDO, bring Rhyperior along for the ride. Its average DPS rides the duo-worthy line, and its high bulk and comprehensive resistances against everything that Zapdos can throw at it makes it the premier bulky counter for this raid.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Meteor Beam | Best |
Easily overlooked when compared to the Rock Types above, Tyrantrum actually has a lot of power behind it thanks to Meteor Beam, and a resistance to Electric Type attacks thanks to its Dragon sub-typing. It's hard to go wrong with adding Tyrantrum to the team.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Psycho Cut | Ice Beam | Best |
The universal counter strikes again! Utilizing Ice Beam, Shadow Mewtwo has a very solid showing in this raid that allows it to act as a solid yet somewhat frail counter.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Meteor Beam | Best |
The old tanky meme, Meteor Beam puts Shadow Aggron into the good section of counters. while its typing doesn't do it any real favors in this raid outside of Drill Peck, its high base bulk allows it to stick around for a good long time. That said, it's still a worse Rhyperior.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Rock Slide | Best |
Terrakion is more well known nowadays for its Fighting Type moveset, but it's easy to forget that it's been a genuinely good Rock Type since its release. It takes neutral damage from everything that Zapdos can throw at it, so it's good regardless of situation.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Stone Edge | Best |
One of the old-school Rock Types, Tyranitar can still drop a lot of damage and put up an overall great fight in this raid.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Stone Edge | Best |
The shadow version of Zapdos' original supreme counter, Shadow Golem holds up the legacy that its basic forme set in 2017.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Smack Down | Meteor Beam | Best |
One of the true-vanilla Rock Types, Gigalith is yet another mediocre Pokemon pushed into new viability thanks to Meteor Beam.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Dragon Breath | Glaciate | Best |
Glaciate is strong enough to allow Kyurem to rank pretty well in this raid despite not having an Ice Type Fast Move.... please, Niantic, give Kyurem an Ice Type Fast Move.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Rock Slide | Best |
While not a Rock Type, Landorus - Incarnate still has solid performance with its Rock Type moveset.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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While pretty glassy, this afro-abominable-snowman sports great DPS that can help get ahead of the clock.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Rock Slide | Best |
Hard hitting, but quickly fried by Zapdos' Electric Type moves.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Rock Slide | Best |
An interesting option with solid DPS, but its weakness to Electric Type attacks makes it pretty vulnerable in this raid.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Frost Breath | Avalanche | Best |
The one true budget option for this raid. Doesn't last long, but works well given its low relative cost.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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While situationally a solid choice, Shadow Porygon Z is... a bit underwhelming in general.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Dragon Tail | Outrage | Best |
Not very hard-hitting, but great for staying in the raid.
Fast Move | Charge Move | Rating |
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Rock Throw | Stone Edge | Best |
The old-timer itself, Golem is still around.