Pokémon GO: Best Raid Counters

Essential Counters by Type

Fighting-Type Pokémon

Terrakion         — Double Kick + Sacred Sword (best neutral)
Lucario           — Counter + Aura Sphere (Mega)
Conkeldurr        — Counter + Dynamic Punch
Machamp           — Counter + Dynamic Punch (budget option)
Shadow Machamp    — Counter + Dynamic Punch (highest DPS glass cannon)

Water-Type Pokémon

Primal Kyogre     — Waterfall + Origin Pulse (king of water)
Kingler           — Bubble + Crabhammer (non-legendary king)
Kyogre            — Waterfall + Surf
Crawdaunt         — Snarl + Crabhammer (dark/water coverage)
Swampert (Mega)   — Water Gun + Hydro Cannon

Fire-Type Pokémon

Mega Charizard Y — Fire Spin + Blast Burn
Reshiram         — Fire Fang + Fusion Flare
Moltres          — Fire Spin + Sky Attack
Darmanitan       — Fire Fang + Overheat (glass cannon)
Entei            — Fire Fang + Flamethrower (bulky option)

Raid Day Checklist

Before the raid:
□ Stock 20+ Max Revives
□ Stock 20+ Max Potions  
□ Set battle party with type counters
□ Use a Star Piece before raids start
□ Use a Lucky Egg for XP bonus

During the raid:
□ Enter with full group (5+ recommended)
□ Use charged moves as soon as ready
□ Relobby if your whole party faints
□ Catch with Golden Razz + Excellent throws

Remote raiding:
□ Only join raids with 5+ players
□ Check raid boss difficulty first
□ Don't waste passes on 1-star or 3-star raids

Weather Boost Priority

Weather	Boosted Type	Raid to Target
Sunny	Fire, Grass, Ground	Reshiram, Groudon
Rainy	Water, Electric, Bug	Kyogre, Zekrom
Cloudy	Fairy, Fighting, Poison	Terrakion, Gardevoir
Windy	Flying, Dragon, Psychic	Rayquaza, Mewtwo
Snow	Ice, Rock	Mamoswine, Rhyperior