Guzzlord Raid Solo Guide

Stats & Raid Information

Raid Boss CP Range

Notable Weather

Move Difficulty

Overview

Guzzlord is one of the more iconic Ultra Beasts from Pokemon Sun/Moon, sporting one of the most over-the-top designs in the greater Pokemon franchise. It's also one of the perfect storms when it comes to a soloable Tier 5 raid bosses, as most of its bulk comes from its titanic HP which does not matter in raids, and it also sports a double weakness. Overall, it's not too hard to make this gluttonous behemoth scream.

Approach

Team Composition

• Fairies and Fairy Type movesets are the key to victory here. Try to have your counters at least Level 35 if possible.
• While a few non-Fairy Pokemon from other types can break into Solo-level DPS, they all fall short of the top Fairy Types.
• Most of the top counters for this raid have an average DPS well above the 50 DPS solo-level, so focusing on TDO more will tend to make this battle easier to manage as to avoid needing to relobby multiple times.
• Beware the power of Sludge Bomb! This move has a 25% chance of showing up as the Raid Boss's charged move, and it can ruin Fairy Types pretty easily by comparison to the far less threatening other options at Guzzlord's disposal.

Dodging Strategy

With optimal counters, DPS shouldn't be a problem. However, most of Guzzlord's attacks aren't that threatening to most counters and they tend to come out very quickly, so dodging should really only be attempted to avoid fainting when close to your next Charged Move. The variable here is Sludge Bomb, which should definitely be dodged when possible.

Best Raid Boss Counters

Supreme Mega Evolution Counters

Despite having a Psychic sub-typing to remove Fairy's Dark Type resistance, Mega Gardevoir is a wrecking ball of a Pokemon that absolutely destroys Guzzlord with ease. Sitting atop the DPS and TDO charts easily, this is definitely the counter to bring to this raid.



Good Mega Evolution Counters

While definitely below Mega Gardevoir on the DPS chart, in part due to its lack of a Super Effective Fast Move, Mega Diancie still hits like a truck and severely threatens Guzzlord's time on the field. While it will need a bit more team-support than the big-gun above, it's still a great pick for the solo.



Despite the lack of the all-important double resistance to Dragon Type moves and a lack of the even more important ability to deal double-super-effective damage, Mega Rayquza's sheer raw power pulls it into our recommended counters here. It's honestly very comparable with Mega Diancie, even out-DPSing it in many cases, but it doesn't have quite as many resistances to give it the average TDO depending on the moveset.



Supreme Counters

Shadow Gardevoir has a DPS total that's well over 1.5x what it needs to be solo-worthy in this raid, and also has a very solid TDO to boot. If you have one or more raised, this is the Pokemon to make Guzzlord easy-mode, as it allows you to fill the rest of your team with tanky counters and still finish the solo comfortably. Just watch out for Sludge Bomb and remember that Shadow Gardevoir does not resist Dark Type movesets due to its Psychic sub-typing.



Despite being a low-priority raider who's generally used to fill in if you lack better counters in most cases, Togekiss is an absolute super-star here! It has solo-worthy DPS and a TDO that beats out every other option, meaning it can sit quietly and take advantage of its outstanding bulk and resistances and keep you in the battle while still doing enough damage to beat the clock. Togekiss is definitely a priority for this raid!



Even though it lacks a Fairy Type fast move, Zacian - Hero of Many Battles is actually surprisingly bulky and strong, putting it near Togekiss as a tanky counter with DPS above solo-level. If you already have one for the master League, then throw it in here as well!



Good Counters