Buzzwole Raid Counters Guide

Buzzwole

Buzzwole is a Bug and Fighting type 5-Star Raid boss. Best Buzzwole counters include powerful Fairy, Fire, Flying and Psychic types, with a mixed range of different counters available to help you defeat it. It is 2x weak to Flying because of its dual typing. The shiny will become available for in-person raiders at New York Pokémon GO Fest, and then globally from July 8th.

Buzzwole Raid Boss CP is 44654, and you can catch it in the following CP Ranges:

• 1894 CP to 1977 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
• 2368 CP to 2472 CP at Level 25, with Rainy and Cloudy weather boost

Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 2-5 Trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. This guide will tell you how to beat this macho Ultra Beast, as well as its optimal stats, moves and CP range.

Best Buzzwole Counters in Pokémon GO

Here are the best for the Buzzwole Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, including best Pokémon to defeat it, highest DPS attackers, and moves to use. With a wide range of counters and a fair few different type weaknesses thanks to that Bug and Fighting dual typing, most Trainers should find themselves able to whip up a strong team of counters.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	Faints	TTW
1.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Ascent Flying	5	222s
2.	Rayquaza	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Ascent Flying	8	288s
3.	Moltres (Shadow)	Wing Attack Flying	Sky Attack Flying	9	314s
4.	Salamence (Shadow)	Fire Fang Fire	Fly Flying	11	325s
5.	Salamence (Mega)	Fire Fang Fire	Fly Flying	7	363s
6.	Staraptor (Shadow)	Gust Flying	Fly Flying	18	308s
7.	Enamorus (Incarnate)	Fairy Wind Fairy	Fly Flying	9	359s
8.	Yveltal	Gust Flying	Oblivion Wing Flying	12	343s
9.	Honchkrow (Shadow)	Peck Flying	Sky Attack Flying	23	306s
10.	Pidgeot (Mega)	Gust Flying	Brave Bird Flying	14	341s
11.	Moltres	Wing Attack Flying	Sky Attack Flying	9	377s
12.	Zapdos (Shadow)	Thunder Shock Electric	Drill Peck Flying	12	371s
13.	Enamorus (Therian)	Fairy Wind Fairy	Fly Flying	9	402s
14.	Unfezant (Shadow)	Air Slash Flying	Sky Attack Flying	20	348s
15.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Air Slash Flying	Blast Burn Fire	10	404s
16.	Ho-Oh (Shadow)	Extrasensory Psychic	Brave Bird Flying	9	413s
17.	Ho-Oh (Apex Shadow)	Extrasensory Psychic	Brave Bird Flying	9	413s
18.	Salamence	Fire Fang Fire	Fly Flying	12	394s
19.	Tornadus (Therian)	Gust Flying	Bleakwind Storm Flying	12	394s
20.	Lugia (Shadow)	Extrasensory Psychic	Aeroblast Flying	8	431s
21.	Staraptor	Gust Flying	Fly Flying	18	372s
22.	Braviary	Air Slash Flying	Fly Flying	16	393s
23.	Blaziken (Mega)	Fire Spin Fire	Brave Bird Flying	15	397s
24.	Articuno (Galarian)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Brave Bird Flying	12	426s
25.	Honchkrow	Peck Flying	Sky Attack Flying	24	374s
26.	Mewtwo (Shadow)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Psystrike Psychic	20	390s
27.	Braviary (Hisuian)	Air Slash Flying	Fly Flying	14	427s
28.	Tornadus (Incarnate)	Air Slash Flying	Hurricane Flying	15	433s
29.	Tornadus	Air Slash Flying	Hurricane Flying	15	433s
30.	Zapdos	Thunder Shock Electric	Drill Peck Flying	13	450s

Best Mega Pokémon against Buzzwole

Mega Rayquaza, Mega Pidgeot, Mega Blaziken and Mega Charizard Y perform exceptionally well against Buzzwole. These Pokémon boost Flying and Fire type attackers, and add a significant boost to your damage output.

Buzzwole Moveset Analysis

For PvE As Buzzwole doesn’t get access to any Bug type fast moves, it has the most potential as a Fighting type. It sadly doesn’t have Dynamic Punch right now which would have been the ideal move set in combination with Counter. It isn’t meta breaking, but could be a handy back up Fighting type for raids.

For PvP we have a dive into their use, and it looks exciting! Poison Jab and Counter are two great fast moves, literally being super fast, and some great charges moves in Lunge and Fell Stinger. Hype!

Buzzwole Stats

Buzzwole BugFighting
Max CP at lvl 40 3461 / lvl 50 3912
ATK 236		DEF 196		HP 216
Weak to			Strong Against
Flying x2 Fairy Fire Psychic			Bug Dark Fighting Grass Ground

Buzzwole Sprites

The shiny version of Buzzwole is available for in person raiders for New York Pokémon GO Fest, and will be globally from July 8th.

Regular Sprite	Shiny Sprites

Conclusion

Buzzwole will make a decent Fighting type for raids, but the real excitement should be in PvP! It has play in Great League and Ultra League, as well as having a really unique design generally.