Dynamax Entei Max Battle Guide

Entei Dynamax

Dynamax Entei is a Tier 5 Max Battle in Pokémon GO. It costs 800 Max Particles to participate in this Max Battle, which will only be consumed if you defeat Dynamax Entei successfully. Dynamax Entei can be shiny from Max Battles. Dynamax Entei can be challenged by up to 4 Trainers. The fight is not soloable.

Entei is a pure Fire type, so it is weak to Ground, Rock and Water types. It resists Bug, Fairy, Fire. Grass, Ice and Steel.

Dynamax Entei can be caught between 1900 CP and 1984 CP (perfect IV).

Recommended Team

This is the recommended team for battling Dynamax Entei:

Since this fight requires 2 – 4 Trainers to complete, we recommend that each of you decides on what role they want to play. In general, we recommend 2 Attacker focused teams, 1 Healer focused, and 1 Tank focused team.

Best Dynamax Entei Counters

⚔️ Best Attackers for Dynamax Entei

The best attackers for defeating Dynamax Entei are the following Pokémon:

#	Attacker	Charge Move
1.	Gigantamax Kingler Dynamax	G-Max Foam Burst Water
2.	Inteleon Dynamax	Max Geyser Water
3.	Excadrill Dynamax	Max Quake Ground
4.	Gigantamax Blastoise Dynamax	G-Max Cannonade Water
5.	Kingler Dynamax	Max Geyser Water
6.	Gigantamax Gengar Dynamax	G-Max Terror Ghost
7.	Gigantamax Toxtricity Dynamax	G-Max Stun Shock Electric

Luckily for everyone, there are many available counters which will deal super effective damage to Entei – Gigantamax Kingler, Inteleon, Excadrill, Gigantamax Blastoise to name a few. Pick whatever you have at hand.

Gigantamax Pokémon deal significantly more damage than Dynamax, so if you don’t have a capable G-Max attacker, opt for your best leveled up Dynamax counters.

Gigantamax Lapras has been left off the recommendations due to their Max Move having a set Ice typing, and therefore not doing super effective damage.

Fast Moves have been chosen by both Super Effective damage, and speed. The quicker the fast move, the quicker you can charge to the Dynamax phase.

🛡️Best tanks for Dynamax Entei

The best tanks to use against a Dynamax Entei are the following Pokémon:

Pokémon	Fast Move
Blissey Dynamax	Pound Normal
Gigantamax Blastoise	Water Gun Water
Kingler Dynamax	Bubble Water
Gigantamax Charizard	Dragon Breath Dragon
Inteleon Dynamax	Water Gun Water
Gigantamax Lapras	Water Gun Water

With Entei having primarily Fire type moves, your Water types are great options because they will resist them. Gigantamax Snorlax will be released on Gigantamax Snorlax Max Battle Day, a week before Dynamax Entei becomes available, so be sure to get one if you can.

❤️‍🩹Best Healers for Dynamax Entei

The best healers to use in a Dynamax Entei Max Battle are the following Pokémon:

Pokémon	Fast Move
Blissey Dynamax	Pound Normal
Greedent Dynamax	Tackle Normal
Gigantamax Lapras	Water Gun Water
Lapras Dynamax	Water Gun Water
Gigantamax Snorlax	Lick Ghost

Max Battle Information

To participate in a Max Battle you can be in-person only, at Power Spots, which are easily identified on the map by the purple marking and large ‘X’ above them.

You can challenge Max Battles with up to 4 people, including yourself. Each person can bring up to 3 Dynamax Pokémon in their team, but participation is possible with just one Dynamax Pokémon.

Only Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokémon can participate in this Max Battle. Existing non-Dynamax Pokemon are not eligible.

Max Battles are turn based, differing from both raiding and GO Battle League. More strategy will need to be implemented for harder Max Bosses.

In a Max Battle, tap the screen to use Fast Attacks, and build up energy to use Charged Attacks as usual (though as discussed later in this guide, we advise against actually using Charged Attacks). Attacking will also fill up the Max Meter at the top of the screen.

When three lines appear above a Pokemon’s head, it means it is being targeted by the Max Battle Boss. You can avoid this by swiping to either the left or the right.

In battle you will see a Max Meter at the top of the screen. When it reaches its maximum, your Pokémon will automatically Dynamax/Gigantamax your Pokémon. You have a 3 second countdown to choose with Pokémon you wish to Dynamax/Gigantamax. Keep an eye on the meter! Once it’s full, your Pokémon will Dynamax for 3 turns!

To Dynamax/Gigantamax, you need to fill up the Max Meter at the top of the screen to its maximum, and the meter fills up by swiping towards the energy icons that appears from time to time, or by using your Fast and Charged Attacks.

Once Dynamaxed you will be given the option to use any of your unlocked Max Moves, if battling harder difficulty bosses as a group, plan your use of your attack, Shield and Spirit moves together.

You can Dynamax more than once in a Max Battle, and will automatically Dynamax once your Max Meter refills.

If all of your Pokémon faint while battling a three-star or higher Power Spot Boss, you can still help your allies by cheering for your them so that their meters fill faster.

Dynamax Entei Movepool

Dynamax Entei has primarily Fire type moves, which makes it one of the trickier bosses with the available Dynamax Pokémon right now. It rules out all Grass types as potential tanks and healers.

Max Boss Move Mechanics

• The Max Boss will have 2 different charged moves from its movepool, which includes exclusive moves.
• One is used as an area-of-effect attack that damages all Pokémon currently on the field and cannot be dodged. The other is used as a focused attack which targets only a specific Pokémon and deals double the regular damage, but this move can be dodged.
• Trainers can re-lobby to re-roll the moves of a Max Boss, in order to face off against specific desired moves, since MP (Max Particles) are only consumed upon victory.
• As Entei has a movepool almost entirely consisting of Fire type moves that Kingler and your Water counters will resist, they are what you want to hope for.

Group Composition

• Dynamax Legendary Max Battles can only be participated in by groups of 4 trainers.
• Generally, the best strategy for your group is to have 2 attackers, 1 defender, and 1 healer.
• This will allow your group to stay alive as long as possible, whilst also directing damage towards one specific trainers, and allowing maximum damage to take place.
• It is advisable to keep in mind that Trainers are grouped together in the order of joining the lobby, so it may be worth planning to ensure that the most prepared trainers with levelled up Max Spirit and Max Guard are paired with others who are only prepared for attacks.

Max Guard

Max Guard can stack up to 3 times, and the damage that a shield can absorb is a set amount based on this Max Move’s level. The protection amount for a single shield is 20, 40 or 60 HP at levels 1, 2 and 3 respectively, which can stack to a total of 60, 120 or 180 HP per level. If you find you are re-entering your Dynamax Phase and you still have two shields left for example, it would be recommended to top back up to 3 shields, then use your Max Attack.

While shields are only applied to the Pokémon using them, it is a hugely important aspect of a Max Battle. Whilst shielded, the Max Battle boss will direct its focused attacks towards the Pokémon that is shielded only!

The defender therefore draws damage away from their 3 active allies, protecting them in this way. Dodging is important, to reduce damage received and keep shields up for longer. We cannot under-estimate how important Max Guard is due to it drawing damage away for your whole group, it is absolutely key to utilise in your strategy.

Only one person in your group of four needs to use Max Guard, so communication is key here.

Max Spirit

Max Spirit heals not only Pokémon using it, but also any other active allies remaining in your group of 4. The amount of health restored is a percentage based on the level of Max Spirit and the user’s maximum HP. (The heal amount for a single heal is 8%, 12% or 16% of the user’s maximum HP at levels 1, 2, and 3 respectively).

This means that Pokémon with high stamina / HP are better healers, even if they don’t have optimal attacks for their Max Battle boss.