Kirlia is a Psychic and Fairy Tier 3 raid boss in Pokémon GO. Kirlia is weak to the Ghost, Poison, and Steel types, with plenty of options available to counter it.
Kirlia can evolve into a Garveoir (male or female) or a Gallade (male). Mega Gardevoir is the best Fairy type in the game for PvE and even normal Gardevoir ranks within the top 10. Gallade also has a cool mega evolution which we’re bound to see by the time the Sinnoh Tour rolls around.
Kirlia can be caught with the following CP values:
- 508 – 552 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 635 – 690 CP at Level 25 with Windy or Cloudy weather boost
Most trainers can easily solo Kirlia due to it’s frailty, while trainers of a low level might need 2-3 trainers to take it down.
Kirlia 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 Kirlia are the following:
| # | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gengar (Mega)
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 53.1s |
| 2. |
Metagross
|
Bullet Punch Steel | Meteor Mash Steel | 0 | 66.0s |
| 3. |
Banette (Mega)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 59.1s |
| 4. |
Beedrill (Mega)
|
Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison | 1 | 64.1s |
| 5. |
Rayquaza (Mega)
|
Air Slash | Dragon Ascent | 1 | 67.0s |
| 6. |
Gholdengo
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 71.3s |
| 7. |
Chandelure
|
Hex Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 68.7s |
| 8. |
Alakazam (Mega)
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 69.2s |
| 9. |
Aggron (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel | Heavy Slam Steel | 0 | 78.7s |
| 10. |
Dialga
|
Metal Claw Steel | Iron Head Steel | 1 | 74.5s |
| 11. |
Giratina (Origin)
|
Shadow Claw Ghost | Shadow Force Ghost | 1 | 72.2s |
| 12. |
Scizor (Mega)
|
Bullet Punch Steel | Iron Head Steel | 0 | 76.4s |
| 13. |
Nihilego
|
Poison Jab Poison | Sludge Bomb Poison | 1 | 73.2s |
| 14. |
Gardevoir (Mega)
|
Magical Leaf Grass | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 73.8s |
| 15. |
Hoopa (Unbound)
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 74.1s |
| 16. |
Melmetal
|
Thunder Shock Electric | Double Iron Bash Steel | 0 | 80.9s |
| 17. |
Tyranitar (Mega)
|
Iron Tail Steel | Brutal Swing Dark | 0 | 80.3s |
| 18. |
Genesect (Shock)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Magnet Bomb Steel | 1 | 78.2s |
| 19. |
Genesect (Normal)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Magnet Bomb Steel | 1 | 78.2s |
| 20. |
Genesect (Douse)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Magnet Bomb Steel | 1 | 78.2s |
| 21. |
Genesect (Chill)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Magnet Bomb Steel | 1 | 78.2s |
| 22. |
Genesect (Burn)
|
Metal Claw Steel | Magnet Bomb Steel | 1 | 78.2s |
| 23. |
Gengar
|
Lick Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 2 | 70.9s |
| 24. |
Hoopa (Confined)
|
Astonish Ghost | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 73.6s |
| 25. |
Jirachi
|
Charge Beam Electric | Doom Desire Steel | 0 | 82.7s |
| 26. |
Groudon (Primal)
|
Mud Shot Ground | Precipice Blades Ground | 0 | 82.2s |
| 27. |
Darkrai
|
Snarl Dark | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 78.4s |
| 28. |
Kyogre (Primal)
|
Waterfall Water | Origin Pulse Water | 1 | 82.4s |
| 29. |
Excadrill
|
Metal Claw Steel | Iron Head Steel | 1 | 79.8s |
| 30. |
Mewtwo
|
Psycho Cut Psychic | Shadow Ball Ghost | 1 | 80.6s |
Kirlia Movepool
| Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
|---|---|
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Stats and Max CP
Kirlia
PsychicFairy
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| Max CP at Level 40 966 | Max CP at Level 50 1093 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATK 117 | DEF 90 | HP 116 | |||
| Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
| Ghost Poison Steel | Fighting Poison Dark Dragon | ||||
Best of luck, trainers!
