Cobalion Raid 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.

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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.

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move	Time to win	Deaths
1.	Blaziken (Mega)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	404.31s	14.00
2.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	422.73s	13.89
3.	Charizard (Mega X)	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	495.21s	15.78
4.	Houndoom (Mega)	Fire Fang Fire	Flamethrower Fire	523.57s	19.56
5.	Swampert (Mega)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	572.34s	11.22
6.	Lopunny (Mega)	Double Kick Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	538.69s	19.22
7.	Alakazam (Mega)	Counter Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	582.88s	18.33
8.	Terrakion	Double Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	618.57s	22.33
9.	Gengar (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Focus Blast Fighting	638.17s	18.11
10.	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	663.56s	15.89
11.	Keldeo	Low Kick Fighting	Sacred Sword Fighting	664.35s	16.11
12.	Reshiram	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	659.89s	17.33
13.	Darmanitan	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	659.92s	24.22
14.	Lucario	Counter Fighting	Aura Sphere Fighting	672.59s	20.29
15.	Darmanitan (Standard)	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	666.29s	24.22
16.	Chandelure	Fire Spin Fire	Overheat Fire	694.76s	19.56
17.	Latios (Mega)	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	725.05s	15.67
18.	Banette (Mega)	Shadow Claw Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	709.95s	21.57
19.	Pheromosa	Low Kick Fighting	Focus Blast Fighting	657.28s	28.67
20.	Conkeldurr	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	708.40s	20.67
21.	Blaziken	Counter Fighting	Blast Burn Fire	697.81s	24.00
22.	Moltres	Fire Spin Fire	Overheat Fire	736.05s	17.86
23.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	744.27s	17.00
24.	Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	739.69s	18.71
25.	Entei	Fire Fang Fire	Overheat Fire	754.61s	16.33
26.	Heatran	Fire Spin Fire	Flamethrower Fire	780.63s	11.00
27.	Garchomp	Mud Shot Ground	Earth Power Ground	767.98s	14.25
28.	Breloom	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	730.63s	24.00
29.	Groudon	Mud Shot Ground	Earthquake Ground	772.55s	13.50
30.	Manectric (Mega)	Thunder Fang Electric	Overheat Fire	740.96s	19.25
31.	Mamoswine	Mud-Slap Ground	High Horsepower Ground	734.27s	24.00
32.	Machamp	Counter Fighting	Dynamic Punch Fighting	755.91s	17.50
33.	Emboar	Low Kick Fighting	Blast Burn Fire	748.02s	20.00
34.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap Ground	Earthquake Ground	779.96s	14.00
35.	Charizard	Fire Spin Fire	Blast Burn Fire	763.22s	17.33

Cobalion has a really wide set of counters, including some great budget options and Community Day Pokémon that many will find themselves flush with. There are a few different options for Mega Pokémon that will boost the other Pokémon, so if you do plan to take a Mega into battle, let your raid group know so they can pick their counters accordingly.

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.