Cobalion Raid Counters Guide

Cobalion

Cobalion is a Tier 5 raid boss in Pokémon GO. The best Cobalion counters are Reshiram, Mega Charizard, Chandelure, Darmanitan, Lucario and Conkeldurr. Cobalion is obtainable with the following Combat Power values:

• 1649 – 1727 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
• 2061- 2159 CP at Level 25 with Snow or Cloudy weather boost

Through this guide, you will find an in-depth analysis of the best counters for Cobalion, the most ideal means to defeat it, and various relevant details of this Iron Will Pokémon.

Cobalion can be easily beaten by a raid group consisting of 4 trainers with level 30+ counters. Under ideal weather conditions, it can also be beaten by 3 trainers, or in some extreme cases, it may possibly be duod by maxed out counters. A raid group of 3-5 high-level trainers or 5-7 lower level players is recommended to defeat this legendary raid boss.

Best Cobalion Counters in Pokémon GO

List of counters for the Cobalion Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, including best Pokémon to defeat it, highest DPS attackers, and moves to use. Learn which Pokémon are the best choice to beat this raid boss. Cobalion is a Steel and Fighting-type Pokémon. Cobalion is weak to Fighting, Fire, and Ground-type moves.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	Faints	TTW
1.	Groudon (Primal)	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	14	550.6s
2.	Blaziken (Mega)	Counter Fighting	Blast Burn Fire	24	569.5s
3.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	22	589.5s
4.	Reshiram	Fire Fang Fire	Fusion Flare Fire	24	667.4s
5.	Terrakion	Double Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	33	667.4s
6.	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	23	685.1s
7.	Rayquaza (Mega)	Air Slash Flying	Dragon Ascent Flying	21	693.4s
8.	Charizard (Mega X)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	26	683.0s
9.	Alakazam (Mega)	Counter Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	27	704.8s
10.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Precipice Blades Ground	23	719.1s
11.	Heatran	Fire Spin Fire	Magma Storm Fire	29	745.7s
12.	Lucario	Counter Fighting	Aura Sphere Fighting	43	746.4s
13.	Swampert (Mega)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	21	771.8s
14.	Houndoom (Mega)	Fire Fang Fire	Flamethrower Fire	38	748.0s
15.	Chandelure	Fire Spin Fire	Overheat Fire	28	765.7s
16.	Conkeldurr	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	30	764.5s
17.	Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	26	780.1s
18.	Volcarona	Fire Spin Fire	Overheat Fire	30	774.4s
19.	Salamence (Mega)	Fire Fang Fire	Fire Blast Fire	22	800.7s
20.	Blaziken	Counter Fighting	Blast Burn Fire	37	772.3s
21.	Emboar	Low Kick Fighting	Blast Burn Fire	33	775.9s
22.	Garchomp	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	25	790.8s
23.	Darmanitan (Standard)	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	39	778.4s
24.	Darmanitan	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	39	778.4s
25.	Gengar (Mega)	Lick Ghost	Focus Blast Fighting	26	798.9s
26.	Delphox	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	28	796.0s
27.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap Ground	Scorching Sands Ground	38	787.7s
28.	Landorus (Incarnate)	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	27	807.0s
29.	Entei	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	29	809.4s
30.	Moltres	Fire Spin Fire	Overheat Fire	31	807.0s

The top-ranked Cobalion counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Mega Blaziken, Mega Y Charizard, and Reshiram. The table also includes Terrakion, Keldeo (Ordinary), Mega Rayquaza, and Mega X Charizard, among others. Each Pokemon’s move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

Since Shadow Pokémon are extremely expensive to power up and require specific events to remove Frustration with a Charge TM, they will NOT be listed as raid counters in this article. That being said, if you have the shadow form of a listed raid counter Pokémon powered up and TMed, use it.

Counters analysis

Lucario

Boasting of the best charged move in the game with Aura Sphere, Lucario has rightfully claimed the heights it was always destined to. While Lucario takes super-effective damage from Cobalion’s Fighting type charged moves, the combination of Counter + Aura Sphere dishes out massive damage.

Chandelure

Chandelure performs exceptionally well against Cobalion, as it takes 2x reduced damage from Fighting and 1x reduced damage from Steel moves. The combination of superior typing, great stats and moves makes Chandelure the best option versus Cobalion.

Darmanitan

Darmanitan’s high ATK stat is mighty impressive and it is of no wonder that this fire-breathing monster is one of the best counters to Cobalion. While its DEF stats is low, its amazing HP stat ensures that Darmanitan does hang around for a decent amount of time. It hits hard and resists everything that Cobalion hits it with (except Stone Edge, which it is weak to).

Blaziken

With its Community Day exclusive move Blast Burn, Blaziken became a top-notch Fire type attacker and a pretty solid Fighting type. Boasting of STAB in powerful moves like Counter and Blast Burn, and high DPS, this Hoenn starter blazes through Cobalion with ruthless efficiency with the least time to win.

Moltres

Moltres has always been the most impressive one from the legendary bird trio. It extends its dominance as a supreme counter to Cobalion. With marginally lesser DPS than Blaziken but higher TDO, Moltres soars up with its powerful moveset against Cobalion.

Machamp

Machamp continues to impress with its infamous Counter/Dynamic Punch set. Trainers have been using this moveset since Gen 1 to defeat scores of Pokémon. They may very well include Cobalion in the long list of things that Machamp can knock out.

Groudon

Groudon does not take super-effective damage from any of Cobalion’s moves. Also, it is the tankiest among all of the counters here. Add the fact that it has excellent DPS. You do not need any more reasons to use Groudon.

Note about Cobalion counters

There is a rather interesting point to be noted about Cobalion’s counters. All the counter types are boosted in common weather conditions. The presence of Cloudy weather boosts the Fighting type attacks (Counter/Dynamic Punch becomes even deadlier in this situation). The Sunny weather boosts both Fire and Ground types. Therefore, there are high chances of the weather being in your favor. This should make the raid easier.

In addition, the counters presented here are some of the most common types in the game. So it should never be a challenge to gather a strong raiding team for most players.

Cobalion Moveset Analysis

Cobalion can have the following moves in Pokémon Go:

Double Kick has been recently added to Cobalion to bolster its fast moves. However, Cobalion does not have a high enough ATK stat to back up the moves anyway. Sacred Sword is the heaviest hitting and pairs well with Double Kick to make it a mediocre Fighting type.

Stone Edge delivers super-effective damage to your Fire type counters. However, it is a one-bar charge move and isn’t too difficult to dodge. Bear this in mind when you are using your Fire types.

Zen Headbutt has never been an excellent raid move, but it can still give some trouble to your Fighting types.

The combination of Metal Claw and Iron Head is Cobalion’s best moveset. It also deals neutral damage to most of the counters and it benefits from STAB. We advise exercising a little bit of caution with this particular set, as it can hurt.

Close Combat is a decent move, but as mentioned above, Cobalion lacks the fire power to deal serious damage with it.

About Cobalion

A group of legendary Pokémon known as the Swords of Justice had to be led by the steel type among them! Cobalion is a T5 Raid boss in Pokémon GO and is considered as the leader of the Swords of Justice. Cobalion is a Steel Fighting type that comes with the following stats:

Cobalion Steel Fighting
STATS
ATK 192		DEF 229		HP 209
Weak to			Strong Against
Fire Ground Fighting			Fairy Ice Rock Normal Dark Steel
Boosted by			Snow or Cloudy

Conclusion

Cobalion is not going to pose much of a challenge. With relatively low ATK stat, average moveset, common counter types and weather conditions, its bulk is the only thing that seems to be going for it. Just keep an eye out for the time on the clock, and you will do just fine with this legendary raid boss.