Fomantis Raid Guide

Fomantis is a Tier 1 raid boss in Pokémon GO, the best Fomantis counters are strong Bug and Fire type Pokémon like Mega Blaziken, Mega Gengar, Volcarona, and Pheromosa.

Being a straight Grass-type it is weak to Bug, Fire, Poison, Flying, and Ice-types. Fomantis max capture CP values are as follows:

• 385 – 423 CP (No weather boost, level 20, 100% IV)
• 481 – 529 CP (Sunny weather, level 25, 100% IV)

As Fomantis is a tier 1 raid boss, it should be an easy solo for most trainers.

As of June 2023, Fomantis can now be shiny!

Best Fomantis Counters

💡 Given that Shadow Pokémon require a special event to TM away Frustration and are extremely stardust heavy to power up they have been excluded. With that being said, if you have a Shadow version of one of the Non-Mega Pokémon powered up and TM’ed, use it.

The following Pokémon are the best Pokémon to use against a Fomantis in Raid Battles:

#	Pokémon	Fast Move	Charge Move	TTW	Faints
1.	Blaziken (Mega)	Fire Spin Fire	Blaze Kick Fire	4.82s	0.00
2.	Gengar (Mega)	Hex Ghost	Sludge Bomb Poison	5.04s	0.00
3.	Alakazam (Mega)	Psycho Cut Psychic	Psychic Psychic	5.10s	0.00
4.	Beedrill (Mega)	Bug Bite Bug	Sludge Bomb Poison	5.31s	0.00
5.	Pinsir (Mega)	Bug Bite Bug	X-Scissor Bug	6.09s	0.00
6.	Pidgeot (Mega)	Gust Flying	Aerial Ace Flying	6.09s	0.00
7.	Houndoom (Mega)	Snarl Dark	Flamethrower Fire	6.10s	0.00
8.	Volcarona	Bug Bite Bug	Bug Buzz Bug	6.20s	0.00
9.	Pheromosa	Bug Bite Bug	Bug Buzz Bug	6.20s	0.00
10.	Charizard (Mega X)	Wing Attack Flying	Flamethrower Fire	6.50s	0.00
11.	Charizard (Mega Y)	Wing Attack Flying	Flamethrower Fire	6.50s	0.00
12.	Deoxys (Attack)	Poison Jab Poison	Dark Pulse Dark	6.67s	0.00
13.	Glalie (Mega)	Ice Shard Ice	Avalanche Ice	6.70s	0.00
14.	Roserade	Poison Jab Poison	Sludge Bomb Poison	6.90s	0.00
15.	Glaceon	Frost Breath Ice	Ice Beam Ice	6.90s	0.00
16.	Nihilego	Poison Jab Poison	Sludge Bomb Poison	6.90s	0.00
17.	Latios (Mega)	Zen Headbutt Psychic	Psychic Psychic	7.00s	0.00
18.	Moltres	Fire Spin Fire	Sky Attack Flying	7.20s	0.00
19.	Heatran	Fire Spin Fire	Flamethrower Fire	7.20s	0.00
20.	Gardevoir (Mega)	Confusion Psychic	Synchronoise Psychic	7.35s	0.00
21.	Latias (Mega)	Dragon Breath Dragon	Psychic Psychic	7.49s	0.00
22.	Scizor (Mega)	Fury Cutter Bug	X-Scissor Bug	7.48s	0.00
23.	Sceptile (Mega)	Fury Cutter Bug	Dragon Claw Dragon	7.52s	0.00
24.	Charizard	Wing Attack Flying	Blast Burn Fire	7.70s	0.00
25.	Sirfetch'd	Fury Cutter Bug	Brave Bird Flying	7.69s	0.00
26.	Darmanitan (Galarian Standard)	Ice Fang Ice	Avalanche Ice	7.87s	0.00
27.	Mewtwo	Confusion Psychic	Ice Beam Ice	7.90s	0.00
28.	Typhlosion	Ember Fire	Blast Burn Fire	7.90s	0.00
29.	Banette (Mega)	Hex Ghost	Shadow Ball Ghost	7.89s	0.00
30.	Emboar	Ember Fire	Blast Burn Fire	7.90s	0.00
31.	Aerodactyl (Mega)	Rock Throw Rock	Rock Slide Rock	7.98s	0.00
32.	Abomasnow (Mega)	Powder Snow Ice	Weather Ball Ice	8.07s	0.00
33.	Salamence	Fire Fang Fire	Outrage Dragon	8.10s	0.00
34.	Salamence (Mega)	Fire Fang Fire	Outrage Dragon	8.10s	0.00
35.	Chandelure	Fire Spin Fire	Shadow Ball Ghost	8.10s	0.00

Fomantis Move Set

Fomantis has access to this set of moves as a raid boss:

Given Fomantis’ stats, nothing here is concerning, Fury Cutter & Grass Knot is its best moveset, but that does a paltry 7.12 DPS.

Fomantis in Pokémon GO

Fomantis Grass
Max CP at Level 40 741 | Max CP at Level 50 838
ATK 100		DEF 64		HP 120
Weak To: Strong Against: Bug Fire Poison Flying Ice Electric Grass Ground Water

Shiny Fomantis

For the first time in Pokémon GO history, you’ll also have the chance to encounter Shiny Fomantis!

	Regular	Shiny
Fomantis
Lurantis

Conclusion

Lurantis (Fomantis’ evolution) isn’t meta-shattering or even meta-shaking for PVE.  Its low stats don’t lend well to it being useful. It is available as a shiny, so if you like the shiny you can hunt that.

Stay safe out there trainers!