Blastoise is one of the more difficult Tier 4 Raid Bosses in Pokemon GO. It is not soloable and it will take at least 4-5 Trainers with high CP and high HP Pokemon that benefit from SE moves against Blastoise. Blastoise Boss CP is 26291 and it can have Max Capture CP of 1409 (level 20, perfect IV, no weather boost) and 1761 (level 25, perfect iv, weather boosted).
Blastoise Raid Counters
Blastoise is a Water type Pokemon with weakness to Electric and Grass type attacks. Most Blastoise counters are strong Electric types that don’t have to be afraid of Blastoise’s Ice moves. During Sunny weather, Grass counters reign supreme.
| # | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Raikou
|
Thunder Shock | Wild Charge | 438.2s | 13 |
| 2. |
Magnezone
|
Spark | Wild Charge | 451.7s | 13 |
| 3. |
Electivire
|
Thunder Shock | Wild Charge | 431.1s | 17 |
| 4. |
Zapdos
|
Thunder Shock | Thunderbolt | 455.8s | 16 |
| 5. |
Tangrowth
|
Vine Whip | Solar Beam | 492.3s | 13 |
| 6. |
Roserade
|
Razor Leaf | Grass Knot | 462.1s | 17 |
| 7. |
Luxray
|
Spark | Wild Charge | 472.4s | 18 |
| 8. |
Venusaur
|
Vine Whip | Frenzy Plant | 502.5s | 15 |
| 9. |
Shaymin (Sky)
|
Hidden Power | Grass Knot | 493.2s | 16 |
| 10. |
Leafeon
|
Razor Leaf | Leaf Blade | 504.8s | 15 |
| 11. |
Sceptile
|
Fury Cutter | Frenzy Plant | 476.6s | 18 |
| 12. |
Mewtwo
|
Confusion | Thunderbolt | 507.8s | 17 |
| 13. |
Exeggutor (Alola)
|
Bullet Seed | Solar Beam | 516.1s | 15 |
| 14. |
Torterra
|
Razor Leaf | Frenzy Plant | 497.7s | 18 |
| 15. |
Meganium
|
Vine Whip | Frenzy Plant | 548.8s | 15 |
| 16. |
Breloom
|
Bullet Seed | Grass Knot | 480.3s | 21 |
| 17. |
Latios
|
Dragon Breath | Solar Beam | 546.7s | 16 |
| 18. |
Jolteon
|
Thunder Shock | Thunderbolt | 515.6s | 19 |
| 19. |
Simisage
|
Vine Whip | Solar Beam | 494.7s | 20 |
| 20. |
Palkia
|
Dragon Tail | Draco Meteor | 607.3s | 12 |
| 21. |
Groudon
|
Mud Shot | Solar Beam | 539.6s | 18 |
| 22. |
Exeggutor
|
Bullet Seed | Solar Beam | 525.0s | 18 |
| 23. |
Regigigas
|
Hidden Power | Giga Impact | 579.9s | 16 |
| 24. |
Zebstrika
|
Spark | Wild Charge | 507.9s | 21 |
| 25. |
Dialga
|
Dragon Breath | Thunder | 616.3s | 13 |
| 26. |
Porygon-Z
|
Charge Beam | Solar Beam | 529.3s | 20 |
| 27. |
Golem (Alola)
|
Volt Switch | Wild Charge | 538.4s | 19 |
| 28. |
Cacturne
|
Sucker Punch | Grass Knot | 514.7s | 21 |
| 29. |
Shaymin (Land)
|
Hidden Power | Grass Knot | 611.7s | 14 |
| 30. |
Victreebel
|
Razor Leaf | Leaf Blade | 528.1s | 21 |
Blastoise Raid Counters Explained
Before we go into deeper analysis, remember that Blastoise can’t be soloed. Before joining raid make sure you are using Pokémon with proper movesets. Blastoise takes Super Effective damage from Electric and Grass type Movesets, due to its Water type.
The best Pokemon to fight Blastoise with is Raikou with Thunder Shock / Wild Charge and Magnezone with the appropriate move set. Zapdos, Electivire, Luxray, Mewtwo, and Roserade are also all excellent choices. Both Electric and Grass Pokemon take reduced damage from Water-type moves so are even more-so, the best option to bring along to a Blastoise Raid.
Blastoise has access to the following moves:
| Fast | Charge |
|---|---|
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The only reasonably dangerous move set is Ice Beam, as it deals super effective damage against Grass type counters and because Ice Beam has two bars, which results in frequent move activations. Ice Beam can be dodged, but it takes some practice to do so.
