Charizard Raid Boss Counters

Artwork of Charizard from Pokémon GO Charizard

Charizard is one of the strongest Raid bosses available in game so far. It is not easily soloable and it will take at least 2-3 Trainers with high CP and high HP Pokémon that benefit from super effective moves against Charizard. Remember that Charizard has a double weakness to rock moves!

Charizard can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

  • From 1574 CP to 1651 CP, with no weather boost
  • From 1968 CP to 2064 CP with Sunny and Windy weather boost

Best counters for Charizard Raid Raid icon

# Attacker Fast Move Charge Move DPS Faints TTW
1. Artwork of Mega Diancie from Pokémon GO Mega Diancie Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 57.62 2 63s
2. Artwork of Shadow Rhyperior from Pokémon GO Shadow Rhyperior Smack Down Rock Rock Wrecker Rock 55.78 2 65s
3. Artwork of Mega Tyranitar from Pokémon GO Mega Tyranitar Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 50.54 1 72s
4. Artwork of Shadow Rampardos from Pokémon GO Shadow Rampardos Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 60.03 3 60s
5. Artwork of Mega Aerodactyl from Pokémon GO Mega Aerodactyl Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 50.44 2 72s
6. Artwork of Shadow Gigalith from Pokémon GO Shadow Gigalith Smack Down Rock Meteor Beam Rock 51.49 2 70s
7. Artwork of Shadow Tyranitar from Pokémon GO Shadow Tyranitar Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 49.81 2 73s
8. Artwork of Rhyperior from Pokémon GO Rhyperior Smack Down Rock Rock Wrecker Rock 46.27 2 78s
9. Artwork of Tyrantrum from Pokémon GO Tyrantrum Rock Throw Rock Meteor Beam Rock 45.12 2 80s
10. Artwork of Rampardos from Pokémon GO Rampardos Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 50.37 3 72s
11. Artwork of Terrakion from Pokémon GO Terrakion Smack Down Rock Rock Slide Rock 44.56 2 81s
12. Artwork of Shadow Omastar from Pokémon GO Shadow Omastar Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 43.62 2 83s
13. Artwork of Gigalith from Pokémon GO Gigalith Smack Down Rock Meteor Beam Rock 43.19 2 84s
14. Artwork of Primal Kyogre from Pokémon GO Primal Kyogre Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 40.33 2 90s
15. Artwork of Tyranitar from Pokémon GO Tyranitar Smack Down Rock Stone Edge Rock 41.62 2 87s
16. Artwork of Shadow Aerodactyl from Pokémon GO Shadow Aerodactyl Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 46.56 3 78s
17. Artwork of Mega Rayquaza from Pokémon GO Mega Rayquaza Dragon Tail Dragon Ancient Power Rock 40.61 2 89s
18. Artwork of Alola Shadow Golem from Pokémon GO Alola Shadow Golem Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 42.83 3 85s
19. Artwork of Shadow Golem from Pokémon GO Shadow Golem Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 42.83 3 85s
20. Artwork of Shadow Aggron from Pokémon GO Shadow Aggron Smack Down Rock Meteor Beam Rock 44.12 3 82s
21. Artwork of Stonjourner from Pokémon GO Stonjourner Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 39.42 2 92s
22. Artwork of Shadow Archeops from Pokémon GO Shadow Archeops Wing Attack Flying Ancient Power Rock 44.12 4 82s
23. Artwork of Mega Blastoise from Pokémon GO Mega Blastoise Rollout Rock Hydro Cannon Water 38.28 2 95s
24. Artwork of Shadow Regirock from Pokémon GO Shadow Regirock Rock Throw Rock Stone Edge Rock 37.09 2 98s
25. Artwork of Omastar from Pokémon GO Omastar Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 36.34 2 100s
26. Artwork of Shadow Carracosta from Pokémon GO Shadow Carracosta Rock Throw Rock Ancient Power Rock 36.89 2 98s
27. Artwork of Mega Swampert from Pokémon GO Mega Swampert Water Gun Water Hydro Cannon Water 35.78 2 101s
28. Artwork of Aerodactyl from Pokémon GO Aerodactyl Rock Throw Rock Rock Slide Rock 38.93 3 93s
29. Artwork of Mega Ampharos from Pokémon GO Mega Ampharos Volt Switch Electric Power Gem Rock 36.91 3 98s
30. Artwork of Shadow Kyogre from Pokémon GO Shadow Kyogre Waterfall Water Origin Pulse Water 37.27 3 97s

Charizard Raid Counters Analysis

Charizard takes Double Super Effective damage from rock type Movesets due to its dual fire and flying type. It also takes Super Effective damage from water and electric type moves.

The best Pokemon to fight Charizard is Golem with Rock Throw / Stone Edge moveset. In general, any Pokémon with Stone Edge is a great fit for fighting Charizard. Also Rock type Pokemon take reduced damage from fire type moves, which makes them last a bit more.

We would highlight two Water Types also: Vaporeon and Lanturn. Both are great, but Lanturn is surprisingly tanky and constantly deals SE damage, while managing to stay alive long enough to deal a lot of damage.

Additional Counters

  • Lanturn with Water Gun/ Hydro Pump
  • Feraligatr with Water Gun/ Hydro Pump
  • Lapras with Water Gun/ Hydro Pump
  • Aerodactyl with Bite/ Ancient Power
  • Kabutops with Fury Cutter (legacy)/ Ancient Power
  • Kingdra with Water Gun/ Hydro Pump

Considerably weaker, but still viable counters, mostly used in large groups as throw away attackers:

  • Kingler with Bobble/ Hydro Pump
  • Slowbro with Water Gun/ Water Pulse
  • Magcargo with Rock Throw/ Stone Edge
  • Sudowoodo with Rock Throw/ Stone Edge

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