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Cobalion Raid Guide

July 18, 2021

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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Cobalion counters

#	Pokemon	Fast Move	Charge Move	Time to win	Deaths
1.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	539.73s	15.83
2.	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Overheat	659.78s	17.00
3.	Charizard (Mega X)	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	644.55s	18.67
4.	Darmanitan (Standard)	Fire Fang	Overheat	659.08s	24.17
5.	Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	662.40s	23.67
6.	Houndoom (Mega)	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	670.68s	21.83
7.	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	679.08s	24.33
8.	Chandelure	Fire Spin	Overheat	696.09s	20.17
9.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	712.94s	20.67
10.	Lopunny (Mega)	Low Kick	Focus Blast	703.20s	23.17
11.	Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn	699.61s	24.67
12.	Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	723.66s	21.00
13.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	744.23s	18.83
14.	Gengar (Mega)	Shadow Claw	Focus Blast	733.46s	21.17
15.	Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	757.11s	19.17
16.	Landorus (Therian)	Mud Shot	Earthquake	748.72s	20.17
17.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Earthquake	775.13s	17.17
18.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earthquake	785.45s	17.00
19.	Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	752.38s	24.17
20.	Heatran	Fire Spin	Flamethrower	792.74s	17.67
21.	Landorus	Mud Shot	Earth Power	773.80s	20.33
22.	Landorus (Incarnate)	Mud Shot	Earth Power	772.18s	20.50
23.	Victini	Quick Attack	V-create	812.04s	15.67
24.	Flareon	Fire Spin	Overheat	762.79s	25.50
25.	Breloom	Counter	Dynamic Punch	734.56s	31.33
26.	Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	787.07s	22.67
27.	Pyroar (Female)	Fire Fang	Overheat	775.28s	26.33
28.	Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	775.90s	26.50
29.	Pyroar	Fire Fang	Overheat	774.35s	26.33
30.	Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	770.84s	27.50
31.	Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn	787.99s	25.00
32.	Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	803.50s	24.33
33.	Magmortar	Fire Spin	Fire Blast	811.94s	25.17
34.	Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	797.88s	29.00
35.	Arcanine	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	830.88s	24.00

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:

Fast Moves	Charge Moves
Zen Headbutt Psychic Metal Claw Steel	Sacred Sword Fighting Close Combat Fighting Iron Head Steel Stone Edge Rock

Quite honestly, none of Cobalion’s move sets are impressive or particularly dangerous. Plus, Cobalion does not have a high enough ATK stat to back up the moves anyway. Sacred Sword is the heaviest hitting, but without a Fighting type fast move to back it up, Cobalion is on the lacklustre side.

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:

STATS
Cobalion Steel Fighting
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.