Darumaka (Galarian)
Galarian Darumaka is a Tier 1 raid boss in Pokémon GO and is an amazing Pokémon to get a high IV variant of, due to its evolution being one of the best Ice types in the game.
Galarian Darumaka can be caught with the following CP values:
- 768- 823 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 961- 1030 CP at Level 25 with Snow weather boost
It is a pure Ice type and Tier 1. As such, it is an easy solo, serving as an ice cream buffet for your Fighting, Fire, Rock and Steel types.
As mentioned, this adorable little ice ape evolves into the abominable snowman, Galarian Darmanitan. With a high ATK stat of 263, G Darm is one of the leaders of the Ice type DPS throne. But it can possibly get even better. You see, if Niantic lets Galarian Darumaka evolve into the Zen Mode of Galarian Darmanitan, then snowballs are going to turn into a snowstorm for the meta! Zen Mode is a song of fire and ice, and boasts of a 323 ATK stat! Regardless of whether G Darumaka can evolve into the Zen Mode or not, its current G Darm evolution is a beast in itself. So it’s a win-win!
Galarian Darumaka Raid Counters
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.
The best counters for Galarian Darumaka are the following:
| # | Pokémon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Charizard (Mega Y)
|
Ember Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 6.70s | 0.00 |
| 2. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Counter Fighting | Psychic Psychic | 6.90s | 0.00 |
| 3. |
Houndoom (Mega)
|
Fire Fang Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 7.10s | 0.00 |
| 4. |
Charizard (Mega X)
|
Fire Spin Fire | Flamethrower Fire | 7.20s | 0.00 |
| 5. |
Aerodactyl (Mega)
|
Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 7.30s | 0.00 |
| 6. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 8.20s | 0.00 |
| 7. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Bullet Punch Steel | Iron Head Steel | 8.78s | 0.00 |
| 8. |
Rampardos
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 8.82s | 0.00 |
| 9. |
Terrakion
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 8.90s | 0.00 |
| 10. |
Pheromosa
|
Bug Bite Bug | Close Combat Fighting | 8.91s | 0.00 |
| 11. |
Lopunny (Mega)
|
Double Kick Fighting | Fire Punch Fire | 9.05s | 0.00 |
| 12. |
Absol (Mega)
|
Snarl Dark | Payback Dark | 9.06s | 0.00 |
| 13. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 9.10s | 0.00 |
| 14. |
Pidgeot (Mega)
|
Wing Attack | Brave Bird | 9.15s | 0.00 |
| 15. |
Rhyperior
|
Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 9.25s | 0.00 |
| 16. |
Lycanroc (Dusk)
|
Counter Fighting | Stone Edge Rock | 9.22s | 0.00 |
| 17. |
Blaziken
|
Counter Fighting | Blaze Kick Fire | 9.32s | 0.00 |
| 18. |
Aggron (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel | Heavy Slam Steel | 9.33s | 0.00 |
| 19. |
Latios (Mega)
|
Dragon Breath Dragon | Dragon Claw Dragon | 9.40s | 0.00 |
| 20. |
Steelix (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel | Heavy Slam Steel | 9.46s | 0.00 |
| 21. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Bug Bite Bug | Sludge Bomb Poison | 9.88s | 0.00 |
| 22. |
Mienshao
|
Low Kick Fighting | Stone Edge Rock | 9.90s | 0.00 |
| 23. |
Manectric (Mega)
|
Charge Beam Electric | Overheat Fire | 9.98s | 0.00 |
| 24. |
Conkeldurr
|
Counter Fighting | Stone Edge Rock | 9.93s | 0.00 |
| 25. |
Victini
|
Quick Attack Normal | V-create Fire | 9.92s | 0.00 |
| 26. |
Lucario
|
Counter Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 10.02s | 0.00 |
| 27. |
Breloom
|
Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 10.02s | 0.00 |
| 28. |
Chandelure
|
Hex Ghost | Overheat Fire | 10.00s | 0.00 |
| 29. |
Meloetta (Pirouette)
|
Low Kick Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 10.24s | 0.00 |
| 30. |
Zapdos (Galarian)
|
Counter Fighting | Brave Bird | 10.20s | 0.00 |
| 31. |
Heracross
|
Counter Fighting | Close Combat Fighting | 10.20s | 0.00 |
| 32. |
Blastoise (Mega)
|
Water Gun Water | Hydro Pump Water | 10.22s | 0.00 |
| 33. |
Zamazenta (Hero)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Close Combat Fighting | 10.24s | 0.00 |
| 34. |
Darmanitan (Standard)
|
Incinerate Fire | Rock Slide Rock | 10.35s | 0.00 |
| 35. |
Virizion
|
Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 10.31s | 0.00 |
Stats and Max CP
|
Darumaka (Galarian)
Ice
|
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| Max CP at Level 40 1442 | Max CP at Level 50 1630 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 153 | DEF 86 | HP 172 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Fighting Fire Rock Steel | Dragon Grass Ground | ||||
Moveset
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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Both the Fire and Steel types resist the STAB Ice attacks of little G Darumaka and take it out with only their fast moves.
Oh! And Tackle is resisted by both Rock and Steel types.
Ezzz solo but totally worth it!
So raid and catch it. DON’T let it gooooo!
