Raid Counters — 5-Star Legendaries

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Section 13: Raid Boss Counter Guide — Best

Attackers & Movesets Per Boss Use this section to build your counter team for any specific raid boss. Each subsection lists the top counters ranked by DPS/TDO balance, with exact movesets. Bosses are grouped by tier. Always bring your Mega first (it boosts the whole lobby), then fill with Shadows or top non-Shadows. Check weather before raiding — a weather-boosted counter team dramatically reduces time to win. 5-Star Legendary Raids

Mewtwo (Psychic) Weaknesses: Ghost, Dark, Bug | Resistances: Fighting, Psychic Watch out for: Psystrike (Psychic nuke), Shadow Ball (Ghost), Focus Blast (Fighting), Ice Beam (Ice), Thunderbolt (Electric), Flamethrower (Fire) — Mewtwo's charged move varies and changes the counter team. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Gengar Lick Shadow Ball Ghost/ Poison Highest DPS; boosts all Ghost attackers in lobby +30%; very frail — swap fast 2 Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam Psychic/ Ghost Best overall score (DPS + TDO); if available, use as lead 3 Mega Tyranitar Bite Brutal Swing Rock/Dark Best DPS+bulk combo; swap if boss has Focus Blast 4 Shadow Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Top Shadow Dark attacker; Snarl generates energy very fast 5 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Elite DPS behind Mega Gengar; extremely frail — pre- position your swap 6 Shadow Bite Brutal Dark/ Strong

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Hydreigon Swing Dragon DPS+bulk; swap if boss has Ice Beam 7 Hydreigon Bite Brutal Swing Dark/ Dragon Non- shadow version still excellent; more durable than Shadow 8 Yveltal Snarl Dark Pulse Dark/Flying Good bulk; resistant to Fighting — safe vs Focus Blast Mewtwo 9 Giratina (Origin) Shadow Claw Shadow Ball Ghost/ Dragon Solid Ghost DPS with excellent bulk; use vs Psystrike sets 10 Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Budget Legendary option; reliable DPS ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - If Mewtwo has Psystrike: Use Ghost-type counters (Gengar, Chandelure, Giratina-O) - If Mewtwo has Shadow Ball: Switch to Dark-type counters (Tyranitar, Hydreigon, Darkrai) — Ghost is resisted - If Mewtwo has Focus Blast: Pull Tyranitar and Hydreigon — swap in Yveltal, Giratina-O, or Chandelure (not weak to Fighting) - If Mewtwo has Ice Beam: Pull Dragon types like Giratina-O and Hydreigon — swap in Darkrai or pure Dark counters

Kyogre (Water) Weaknesses: Electric, Grass | Resistances: Fire, Ice, Steel, Water Watch out for: Origin Pulse (massive Water nuke), Blizzard (Ice), Thunder (Electric), Hydro Pump (Water). Thunder can punish Flying-type counters. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Mewtwo Y Confusion Shadow Ball Psychic Top DPS in Rainy weather; Shadow Ball for coverage 2 Mega Mewtwo X Counter Focus Blast Psychic/ Fighting High damage output; safe vs most Kyogre sets 3 Shadow Raikou Volt Switch Wild Charge Electric Top Shadow Electric; high DPS 4 Zekrom Charge Beam Fusion Bolt Dragon/ Electric Fusion Bolt is the strongest Electric charged move; excellent bulk 5 Shadow Electivire Thunder Shock Wild Charge Electric Accessible Shadow Electric; solid DPS 6 Kartana Razor Leaf Leaf Blade Grass/Steel Top Grass DPS; dual Steel typing resists Ice and Water 7 Mega Venusaur Vine Whip Frenzy Plant* Grass/ Poison Elite Grass boost for lobby;

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Frenzy Plant is Elite TM move 8 Shadow Tangrowth Vine Whip Power Whip Grass Best Shadow Grass attacker; strong DPS 9 Mega Manectric Thunder Fang Wild Charge Electric Great Mega Electric option; boosts all Electric attackers 10 Xurkitree Spark Dazzling Gleam Electric Ultra Beast; high Electric DPS ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - If Kyogre has Thunder: Avoid Flying-secondary Pokémon — they take super effective damage from Thunder - If Kyogre has Blizzard: Avoid Grass/Flying types; Steel-secondary attackers like Kartana and Metagross are safer - Rainy weather boosts Kyogre's Water moves significantly — bring more attackers and be ready to revive frequently Groudon (Ground) Weaknesses: Water, Ice, Grass | Resistances: Poison, Rock, Electric Watch out for: Precipice Blades (Ground nuke), Solar Beam (Grass), Thunder Punch (Electric), Fire Punch (Fire). Solar Beam counters Water types that normally dominate here.

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Primal Kyogre Waterfall Origin Pulse Water Best counter overall; Origin Pulse chunks huge damage 2 Shadow Kyogre Waterfall Origin Pulse Water Highest Water DPS; best Shadow counter 3 Mega Swampert Water Gun Hydro Cannon* Water/ Ground Strong Mega Water boost for lobby; Elite TM for Hydro Cannon 4 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Top Ice attacker; Glaive Rush is signature nuke 5 Shadow Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground High Ice DPS; Ground- type resists Electric 6 Glaceon Frost Breath Avalanche Ice Accessible Ice attacker with solid DPS 7 Shadow Tangrowth Vine Whip Power Whip Grass Brings Grass coverage; safe vs Solar Beam variants 8 Kartana Razor Leaf Leaf Blade Grass/Steel Steel secondary resists Fire Punch; Grass hits

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Groudon hard 9 Kingler Bubble Crabhammer Water Budget Water attacker; strong Crabhammer damage 10 Mega Blastoise Water Gun Hydro Cannon* Water Bulky Mega Water option; Elite TM for best DPS ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - If Groudon has Solar Beam: Avoid Water-type attackers — Solar Beam hits Water for 160% damage; switch to Ice (Mamoswine, Glaceon) or Grass (Kartana) - If Groudon has Fire Punch: Grass counters take extra damage — keep Kartana and Tangrowth in reserve and swap quickly - Sunny weather boosts Groudon's Fire Punch and Solar Beam — consider avoiding Solar Beam sets entirely in Sunny conditions Rayquaza (Dragon/Flying) Weaknesses: Ice (×2 double weakness), Dragon, Fairy, Rock | Resistances: Bug, Fighting, Fire, Grass, Ground, Water Watch out for: Dragon Ascent (Flying nuke), Outrage (Dragon), Aerial Ace (Flying), Ancient Power (Rock). Ancient Power can occasionally raise all of Rayquaza's stats. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Best non- Mega Ice attacker;

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Glaive Rush is massive 2 Shadow Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground Double Ice STAB; excellent DPS 3 Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground Non- shadow still top-tier Ice; more durable than Shadow 4 Mega Abomasnow Powder Snow Blizzard Ice/Grass Boosts all Ice attackers in lobby; bring early 5 Shadow Weavile Ice Shard Avalanche Dark/Ice High DPS Ice/Dark; Rayquaza's Dragon moves are resisted by Steel types 6 Glaceon Frost Breath Avalanche Ice Easily obtained budget Ice attacker 7 Kyurem (Black) Dragon Tail Freeze Shock Dragon/Ice Dragon/Ice STAB double coverage; Freeze Shock is signature 8 Jynx Frost Breath Avalanche Ice/Psychic Budget Ice option; easy to evolve and power up 9 Regice Frost Breath Blizzard Ice Legendary Ice type; very bulky; great for

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Noteslow-player raids 10 Shadow Dragonite Dragon Tail Outrage Dragon/ Flying Dragon attacks hit hard — but beware Rayquaza's own Dragon moves hitting back ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Rayquaza has a DOUBLE weakness to Ice — always lead Ice attackers here without exception - If Rayquaza has Outrage: Dragon counters take super effective damage; stick to Ice-type attackers - If Rayquaza has Ancient Power: On rare stat boost procs it can survive much longer — keep revives ready - Snowy weather provides a massive boost to Ice attackers and can make this raid significantly easier Giratina — Altered Forme (Ghost/Dragon) Weaknesses: Ghost, Ice, Dragon, Dark, Fairy | Resistances: Normal, Poison, Fighting, Water, Fire, Electric, Grass Watch out for: Shadow Force (Ghost nuke — charge move), Dragon Claw (Dragon), Shadow Sneak (Ghost). Shadow Force is very powerful and hard to dodge. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Gengar Lick Shadow Ball Ghost/ Poison Highest Ghost DPS in game; boosts Ghost lobby

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 2 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Top Shadow Ghost; Hex generates energy extremely fast 3 Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam Psychic/ Ghost Best Ghost+Psychic dual coverage 4 Mega Tyranitar Bite Brutal Swing Rock/Dark Strong Dark DPS; resists Ghost moves 5 Shadow Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Fast Snarl energy generation; high DPS 6 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Ice hits Giratina's Dragon type hard 7 Shadow Weavile Snarl Foul Play Dark/Ice Dark and Ice dual utility against Giratina 8 Zacian (Crowned) Metal Claw Behemoth Bash Fairy/Steel Fairy hits Dragon; Steel resists Dragon moves 9 Gardevoir Charm Dazzling Gleam Psychic/ Fairy Fairy counters Dragon; reliable budget option 10 Hydreigon Bite Brutal Swing Dark/ Dragon Solid Dark DPS; avoid if Giratina has Dragon

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Claw ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Shadow Force charges slowly but deals enormous damage — dodge if possible or switch out before it fires - Avoid Normal types — they cannot hit Ghost types at all (Normal moves have no effect on Ghost) - Ghost attackers (Gengar, Chandelure) take neutral from Ghost — not super effective vs themselves — but they still hit hard Giratina — Origin Forme (Ghost/Dragon) Weaknesses: Ghost, Ice, Dragon, Dark, Fairy | Resistances: Normal, Poison, Fighting, Water, Fire, Electric, Grass Watch out for: Shadow Ball (Ghost charged move), Ominous Wind (Ghost), Dragon Pulse (Dragon). Origin Forme is faster and hits harder but has less bulk than Altered Forme. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam Psychic/ Ghost Highest overall score; signature Ghost nuke 2 Mega Gengar Lick Shadow Ball Ghost/ Poison Highest raw DPS; apply lobby boost immediately 3 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Fast energy from Hex; elite non- Mega Ghost DPS 4 Mega Bite Brutal Rock/Dark Strong and

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Tyranitar Swing bulky Dark attacker 5 Shadow Hydreigon Bite Brutal Swing Dark/ Dragon Be cautious of Dragon Pulse if running Dragon types 6 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Ice hits Dragon secondary; top Ice attacker 7 Shadow Weavile Snarl Foul Play Dark/Ice Dual-type utility; Snarl generates fast energy 8 Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Legendary Dark; great bulk compared to Shadow version 9 Zacian (Crowned) Metal Claw Behemoth Bash Fairy/Steel Fairy for Dragon; Steel for overall utility 10 Shadow Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground Ice STAB hits Dragon; strong DPS option ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Shadow Ball is a fast-charging Ghost move — expect frequent charged attacks from Origin Giratina - If Giratina has Dragon Pulse: Avoid Dragon-type attackers — Dragon Pulse hits them for super effective damage

- Origin Forme faints faster than Altered Forme — bring more revives and be ready for a faster fight Dialga (Steel/Dragon) Weaknesses: Fighting, Ground | Resistances: Many types (Steel resists 10 types) Watch out for: Draco Meteor (Dragon nuke — one of the strongest charged moves in raids), Iron Head (Steel), Thunder (Electric), Fire Spin (Fire). Draco Meteor is devastating. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Primal Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Best Ground attacker; immune to Thunder 2 Shadow Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Highest Ground DPS; glass cannon 3 Therian Landorus Mud Shot Earthquake Ground/ Flying Top Ground attacker; immune to Thunder; Flying resists Fighting 4 Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Steel secondary resists Dragon; accessible attacker 5 Shadow Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Shadow version provides massive DPS boost 6 Mega Mewtwo X Counter Close Combat Psychic/ Fighting Top Fighting DPS; Close Combat is

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes powerful nuke 7 Conkeldurr Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting Bulky Fighting attacker; Dynamic Punch is reliable 8 Machamp Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting Classic accessible Fighting attacker 9 Shadow Machamp Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting Shadow boosts DPS significantly; very frail 10 Rhyperior Mud Slap Earthquake Ground/ Rock Bulky Ground attacker; tanky for low-player groups ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Draco Meteor is one of the most powerful charged moves in the game — dodge aggressively or pre-emptively swap out - Thunder punishes any Water counter you might consider — Ground types are immune to Electric entirely - If Dialga has Fire Spin: Avoid Steel-type attackers like Excadrill — swap in Ground or Fighting coverage instead - Steel typing gives Dialga many resistances — always use Fighting or Ground moves exclusively here Palkia (Water/Dragon) Weaknesses: Dragon, Fairy | Resistances: Fire, Water, Steel Watch out for: Spacial Rend / Special Rend (Dragon — signature nuke), Hydro

Pump (Water), Fire Blast (Fire), Aqua Tail (Water fast). Dragon moves hit Dragon counters hard. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Rayquaza Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent Dragon/ Flying Highest Dragon DPS; boosts lobby 2 Zacian (Crowned) Metal Claw Behemoth Bash Fairy/Steel Fairy hits Dragon/Water; resists Dragon moves with Steel 3 Xerneas Geomancy Moonblast Fairy Top Fairy attacker; Moonblast is powerful nuke 4 Togekiss Charm Dazzling Gleam Fairy/Flying Fairy STAB; Flying resists Fighting and avoids Ground 5 Shadow Dragonite Dragon Tail Outrage Dragon/ Flying High Dragon DPS; beware Palkia's Dragon moves hitting back 6 Gardevoir Charm Dazzling Gleam Psychic/ Fairy Accessible Fairy attacker; strong DPS 7 Black Kyurem Dragon Tail Freeze Shock Dragon/Ice Dragon STAB hits hard; be cautious of mirror Dragon attacks

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 8 Mega Salamence Dragon Tail Outrage Dragon/ Flying Mega Dragon boost for lobby; strong option 9 Eternatus Dragon Tail Dynamax Cannon Poison/ Dragon Dragon STAB; resists Water moves with Poison typing 10 Sylveon Charm Moonblast Fairy Budget Fairy attacker; easier to obtain than Togekiss ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Dragon counters (Rayquaza, Dragonite, Salamence) take super effective damage from Palkia's Dragon moves — be ready to swap frequently - Fairy counters are safer here — they resist Dragon moves completely - If Palkia has Hydro Pump: Fairy counters are safer than Dragon/Water types like Kingdra Reshiram (Dragon/Fire) Weaknesses: Ground, Rock, Dragon | Resistances: Bug, Steel, Fire, Grass, Ice (partly) Watch out for: Fusion Flare (Fire — signature, massive damage), Draco Meteor (Dragon nuke), Stone Edge (Rock), Overheat (Fire). Fusion Flare is devastating against non-resistant types.

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Primal Kyogre Waterfall Origin Pulse Water Water resists Fire; Origin Pulse is massive 2 Mega Rayquaza Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent Dragon/ Flying Top Dragon DPS; resists Fire with Dragon typing 3 Palkia (Origin) Dragon Breath Aqua Tail Water/ Dragon Dual Dragon+W ater coverage; resists Fire 4 Shadow Dragonite Dragon Tail Outrage Dragon/ Flying High Dragon DPS; resists Fire 5 Garchomp Mud Shot Earth Power* Dragon/ Ground Ground hits Rock- secondary; Dragon STAB; resists Fire 6 Black Kyurem Dragon Tail Freeze Shock Dragon/Ice Dragon STAB; Dragon typing resists Fire — Ice moves avoided here 7 Rampardos Smack Down Rock Slide Rock Rock hits Fire super effectively; high DPS despite bulk issues 8 Shadow Rampardos Smack Down Rock Slide Rock Shadow boosts Rock DPS massively; glass cannon

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 9 Rhyperior Mud Slap Rock Wrecker* Ground/ Rock Rock and Ground dual coverage; Rock Wrecker Elite TM 10 Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Ground STAB; Steel resists Dragon and Fire ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Fusion Flare charges and fires fast — expect frequent charged attacks; have a full team of 6 ready - Draco Meteor hits Dragon counters for super effective — swap Dragon attackers before they take the hit when possible - Stone Edge can punish Rock counters like Rampardos — swap fast when Rock Slide fails to finish before Stone Edge fires - Sunny weather boosts Reshiram's Fire moves — bring extra revives in Sunny conditions Zekrom (Dragon/Electric) Weaknesses: Ground, Ice, Dragon | Resistances: Electric, Flying, Steel, Grass Watch out for: Fusion Bolt (Electric — signature nuke), Wild Charge (Electric), Outrage (Dragon), Crunch (Dark). Wild Charge and Fusion Bolt both deal massive Electric damage. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Primal Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Ground immune to Electric; Precipice

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Blades is enormous 2 Shadow Groudon Mud Shot Precipice Blades Ground/Fire Highest Ground DPS; immune to Electric moves 3 Therian Landorus Mud Shot Earthquake Ground/ Flying Ground STAB immune to Electric; Flying resists Zekrom's Fighting coverage 4 Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Ground STAB; Steel resists Dragon moves 5 Shadow Excadrill Mud Shot Drill Run Ground/ Steel Shadow version for higher DPS 6 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Ice hits Dragon type; top Ice attacker 7 Shadow Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground Ice and Ground dual coverage; resists Electric 8 Mega Rayquaza Dragon Tail Dragon Ascent Dragon/ Flying Dragon STAB; Flying is neutral to Electric (not weak) 9 Black Kyurem Dragon Tail Freeze Shock Dragon/Ice Dragon/Ice STAB dual coverage

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 10 Garchomp Mud Shot Earth Power* Dragon/ Ground Ground STAB immune to Electric; Dragon secondary ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Ground attackers are completely immune to Electric moves — always prioritize Ground types here - Avoid Pokémon with a Flying secondary typing that are also weak to Electric overall — Zekrom's Fusion Bolt will punish them - If Zekrom has Outrage: Dragon counters take super effective damage — use Ground/Ice exclusively Kyurem (Dragon/Ice) Weaknesses: Fighting, Rock, Steel, Dragon, Fairy | Resistances: Grass, Electric, Water Watch out for: Glaciate (Ice — signature, lowers ATK), Draco Meteor (Dragon nuke), Blizzard (Ice), Dragon Breath (Dragon fast move). Glaciate's ATK debuff compounds over time. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Mega Metagross Bullet Punch Meteor Mash* Steel/ Psychic Steel STAB is super effective; Meteor Mash is Elite TM 2 Shadow Metagross Bullet Punch Meteor Mash* Steel/ Psychic Highest Steel DPS; Elite TM required 3 Zacian (Crowned) Metal Claw Behemoth Bash Fairy/Steel Fairy and Steel dual

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes super effective; top pick 4 Cobalion Metal Claw Sacred Sword Steel/ Fighting Steel + Fighting dual coverage; excellent bulk 5 Terrakion Smack Down Sacred Sword Rock/ Fighting Rock and Fighting dual super effective 6 Lucario Counter Aura Sphere Fighting/ Steel Steel resists Dragon/Ice; Fighting STAB 7 Mega Lucario Counter Aura Sphere Fighting/ Steel Mega boost for Fighting/Steel lobby; top Mega pick 8 Shadow Machamp Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting High Fighting DPS; accessible Shadow counter 9 Togekiss Charm Dazzling Gleam Fairy/Flying Fairy hits Dragon; resists Fighting 10 Conkeldurr Counter Dynamic Punch Fighting Bulky Fighting attacker; reliable DPS ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Glaciate reduces your Pokémon's Attack each time it hits — bring extra Pokémon and rotate frequently

- Steel counters resist both Dragon and Ice — they are the safest overall counter type - Avoid Water, Grass, and Electric types — they deal neutral damage here and are not efficient Ho-Oh (Fire/Flying) Weaknesses: Rock (×2 double weakness), Electric, Water | Resistances: Bug, Fairy, Fire, Fighting, Grass, Steel, Ground (immune) Watch out for: Sacred Fire (Fire — signature, burn chance), Brave Bird (Flying), Thunder (Electric), Solar Beam (Grass). Sacred Fire has a burn proc chance that adds damage over time. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Shadow Rampardos Smack Down Rock Slide Rock Highest Rock DPS; double weakness means enormous damage 2 Rampardos Smack Down Rock Slide Rock Non- shadow still top-tier Rock; more durable 3 Primal Kyogre Waterfall Origin Pulse Water Water super effective; massive Origin Pulse damage 4 Zekrom Charge Beam Fusion Bolt Dragon/ Electric Electric hits Flying super effectively 5 Mega Aerodactyl Rock Throw Rock Slide Rock/Flying Rock Mega boost for lobby; Flying neutral to

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes Ho-Oh 6 Terrakion Smack Down Rock Slide Rock/ Fighting Rock + Fighting dual; reliable bulk 7 Raikou Volt Switch Wild Charge Electric Electric STAB hits Flying; solid budget Electric option 8 Tyranitar Smack Down Stone Edge Rock/Dark Rock STAB; watch for Sacred Fire burns 9 Rhyperior Mud Slap Rock Wrecker* Ground/ Rock Rock coverage; Elite TM for Rock Wrecker 10 Shadow Mamoswine Powder Snow Avalanche Ice/Ground Ice hits Flying; Ground neutral — not ideal but accessible filler ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Ho-Oh has a DOUBLE weakness to Rock — Rock attackers deal 256% damage; always prioritize Rock types - Sacred Fire can cause a Burn status that deals residual damage — rotate Pokémon to minimize burn stacking - Solar Beam punishes Water counters in Sunny weather — check weather before committing to Kyogre as your lead - Thunder is Ho-Oh's move that targets Electric-weak Pokémon on your team — ensure your Rock types don't have Water as a secondary weakness

Lugia (Psychic/Flying) Weaknesses: Rock, Ghost, Electric, Ice, Dark | Resistances: Ground (immune), Fighting, Grass, Psychic Watch out for: Aeroblast (Flying — signature, high critical hit chance), Sky Attack (Flying), Extrasensory (Psychic fast), Future Sight (Psychic). Aeroblast procs crits frequently. Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes 1 Dawn Wings Necrozma Shadow Claw Moongeist Beam Psychic/ Ghost Top Ghost DPS; Moongeist Beam is signature nuke 2 Mega Gengar Lick Shadow Ball Ghost/ Poison Highest Ghost DPS lobby boost; frail but massive damage 3 Shadow Darkrai Snarl Shadow Ball Dark Fast Snarl + Shadow Ball; resists Psychic moves 4 Shadow Chandelure Hex Shadow Ball Ghost/Fire Elite Ghost DPS; Hex generates energy fast 5 Zekrom Charge Beam Fusion Bolt Dragon/ Electric Electric STAB hits Flying Lugia hard 6 Shadow Rampardos Smack Down Rock Slide Rock Rock hits both Psychic and Flying super effectively 7 Mega Tyranitar Bite Brutal Swing Rock/Dark Dark + Rock dual

Rank Pokémon Fast Move Charged Move Type Notes super effective; excellent bulk 8 Shadow Hydreigon Bite Brutal Swing Dark/ Dragon Dark STAB; Dragon resists Flying 9 Baxcalibur Ice Fang Glaive Rush Dragon/Ice Ice hits Flying hard 10 Rampardos Smack Down Rock Slide Rock Budget Rock attacker; accessible and strong ⚠ Moveset Warnings: - Aeroblast is a high-crit signature move — critical hits dramatically increase damage; be prepared to lose Pokémon unexpectedly - Dark counters resist Psychic moves completely — safe picks vs Lugia's Extrasensory/Future Sight sets - Lugia is extremely bulky — bring a full team of 6 and expect a long fight even with optimal counters