Dynamax Raikou counters, weakness, and battle tips in Pokémon Go

Raikou is becoming a member of the Max Battle hype in Pokémon Go, permitting you to take it on and probably catch one that may Dynamax. It’ll be featured throughout a Max Battle Weekend occasion, working from March 15 at 5 a.m. till March 16 at 9 p.m. in your native time.

Throughout this occasion, you’ll be capable to declare extra Max Particles every day (as much as 1,600 from 800), you’ll get extra Max Particles from Energy Spots, the quantity you need to stroll to get particles shall be reduce right down to 1/4, and Energy Spots will refresh extra usually.

From March 10 till the Max Battle Weekend ends, the particle value to energy up Max Strikes has additionally been reduce to three/4 the standard quantity, so it’s a good time to construct some counters.

Under, we record out some common Max Battle suggestions and counters for Dynamax Raikou in Pokémon Go.

Raikou is a solo electric-type Pokémon, which means it solely has one weak spot: ground-type strikes. There’s a manifestly apparent best option in relation to taking down Dynamax Raikou due to this, however we’ll get to that within the subsequent part.

All of that mentioned, Raikou will take much less injury from flying-, steel-, and electric-type strikes, so attempt to not convey Pokémon with these strikes, until you’re utilizing the quick strikes to construct up your max meter.

Dynamax Raikou greatest counters

There’s a definitive reply to one of the best counter for Dynamax Raikou, and it’s Excadrill. As I’ve famous up to now, Excadrill stays top-of-the-line investments for Max Battles, and now’s no exception.

Right here’s a wider, extra particular record of greatest attackers:

Observe that Raikou can have Shadow Ball as a part of its moveset, placing Gengar in danger. If it does have this, be certain that to swap your Gengar out and permit one thing else to tank. (You shouldn’t actually be utilizing Gengar to tank strikes to start with, but it surely’s price stating that you ought to be additional cautious right here.)

For tanks, you’ll wish to convey one or two of the next:

There aren’t many robust different choices, truthfully. Many of the stronger attackers (like Charizard) or tanks (like Blastoise) will take elevated injury from Raikou, so we’re not working with a lot right here, however Excadrill is such a robust counter that you just don’t really want a wide range of choices. You’ll wish to convey at the least one Excadrill after which replenish your crew with any of the opposite Pokémon, in case you received them.

That being mentioned, till the Max Battle weekend ends, there’s a Timed Analysis that rewards you with a Dynamax Drilbur, alongside tons of Drilbur Sweet and Max Particles that will help you energy up a Drilbur/Excadrill. There isn’t an excessive amount of of an excuse as to why you wouldn’t be capable to convey one to the battle.

In the event you’ve been struggling in Max Battles, listed here are some common tricks to survive — and be sure to’re an asset to your crew. Whereas Gigantamax Battles are robust, a Legendary Max Battle shouldn’t be as robust as that. You possibly can slack just a little, however it is best to nonetheless heed our recommendation: