Raikou is one of the Legendary Raid Bosses in Pokemon GO, part of the Johto Beasts trio. Raikou Boss CP is 45435 and it can have Max Capture CP of 1972 (Level 20, perfect IV score, non-weather boosted) and 2466 (Level 25, perfect iv score, weather boosted).
It is not soloable and it is required to have at least 6-7 Trainers in order to take it down. Raikou is a pure electric type, resulting in a number of solid number of ground counters and second team choices.
Raikou Raid Counters
| Legendary | Counters | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Raikou |
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| Weakness ground |
Groudon
Rhyperior
Mamoswine
Donphan
Swampert
FlygonRaikou Raid Counters Explained
As you can see from the table above, the best counters for Raikou are ground type attackers with access to Earthquake, the strongest ground type in game. Unlike Zapdos, Raikou doesn’t have a second type to make battles complicated – you just hit him with a quake.
As usual, we suggest using the proper moves with a properly sized team. Raikou is a worthy team member for any roster, topping Zapdos by roughly 5-10% in simulations. Capture it, farm it and enjoy spending time with your electric dog.
Raikou has only access to mostly electric type moves and one ghost type move (best moves marked bold):
- Thunder Shock electric
- Volt Switch electric
- Wild Charge electric
- Thunderbolt electric
- Thunder electric
- Shadow Ball ghost
Additional Raikou Counters
As we already explained above, it’s best to counter Raikou with ground attackers and moves. However, don’t forget that the following Pokemon are also useful, despite not having a strict type advantage
We can recommend a few additional attackers:
| Normal | Nice throw | Great throw | Excellent Throw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No berry | — | 1.67% | 1.92% | 2.50% | 3.07% |
| Curve | 2.83% | 3.25% | 4.21% | 5.17% | |
| Razz Berry | — | 2.50% | 2.87% | 3.73% | 4.58% |
| Curve | 4.21% | 4.83% | 6.25% | 7.65% | |
| Golden Razz Berry | — | 4.13% | 4.74% | 6.13% | 7.51% |
| Curve | 6.92% | 7.92% | 10.20% | 12.43% |
| Normal | Nice throw | Great throw | Excellent Throw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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No berry
|
— | 1.84% | 2.11% | 2.75% | 3.38% |
| Curve | 3.11% | 3.57% | 4.62% | 5.67% | |
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Razz Berry
|
— | 2.75% | 3.15% | 4.09% | 5.02% |
| Curve | 4.62% | 5.30% | 6.86% | 8.39% | |
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Golden Razz Berry
|
— | 4.54% | 5.20% | 6.73% | 8.23% |
| Curve | 7.59% | 8.68% | 11.16% | 13.58% |
| Normal | Nice throw | Great throw | Excellent Throw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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No berry
|
— | 1.84% | 2.30% | 2.99% | 3.68% |
| Curve | 3.11% | 3.88% | 5.03% | 6.17% | |
|
Razz Berry
|
— | 2.75% | 3.43% | 4.46% | 5.47% |
| Curve | 4.62% | 5.77% | 7.46% | 9.11% | |
|
Golden Razz Berry
|
— | 4.54% | 5.66% | 7.32% | 8.94% |
| Curve | 7.59% | 9.43% | 12.11% | 14.72% |
| Normal | Nice throw | Great throw | Excellent Throw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
No berry
|
— | 2.17% | 2.49% | 3.24% | 3.98% |
| Curve | 3.66% | 4.20% | 5.44% | 6.67% | |
|
Razz Berry
|
— | 3.24% | 3.71% | 4.82% | 5.91% |
| Curve | 5.44% | 6.23% | 8.05% | 9.83% | |
|
Golden Razz Berry
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— | 5.34% | 6.11% | 7.90% | 9.65% |
| Curve | 8.90% | 10.17% | 13.06% | 15.85% |
