Lapras is Tier 3 Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, with a Boss CP of 23476. It is weak to Electric, Rock, Fighting and Grass, but depending on what moves Lapras has, it can do some serious damage to some of those counters.
Lapras can be caught in the following CP ranges:
- 1435 – 1509 CP (L20, no weather boost)
- 1794 – 1886 CP (L25, Rainy and Snow weather)
Lapras is soloable, but only with top, high level counters, so keep this in mind! It is a very tanky defender, so groups of 2-4 are recommended depending on player levels and available counters.
Best Attackers Against Lapras
The best counters for Lapras are the following Pokémon in Pokémon GO:
# | Attacker | Fast Move | Charge Move | Faints | TTW |
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1. | Sceptile (Mega) | Fury Cutter Bug | Frenzy Plant Grass | 5 | 109s |
2. | Rampardos (Shadow) | Smack Down Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 6 | 110s |
3. | Blaziken (Mega) | Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 4 | 112s |
4. | Kartana | Razor Leaf Grass | Leaf Blade Grass | 4 | 113s |
5. | Diancie (Mega) | Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 4 | 112s |
6. | Terrakion | Double Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 3 | 114s |
7. | Keldeo (Ordinary) | Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 2 | 119s |
8. | Keldeo | Low Kick Fighting | Sacred Sword Fighting | 2 | 119s |
9. | Raikou (Shadow) | Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 4 | 115s |
10. | Xurkitree | Thunder Shock Electric | Discharge Electric | 4 | 116s |
11. | Rhyperior (Shadow) | Smack Down Rock | Rock Wrecker Rock | 5 | 115s |
12. | Electivire (Shadow) | Thunder Shock Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 5 | 116s |
13. | Rayquaza (Mega) | Dragon Tail Dragon | Dragon Ascent | 4 | 117s |
14. | Magnezone (Shadow) | Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 3 | 119s |
15. | Manectric (Mega) | Thunder Fang Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 4 | 118s |
16. | Machamp (Shadow) | Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 4 | 118s |
17. | Tyranitar (Mega) | Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 3 | 124s |
18. | Zapdos (Shadow) | Thunder Shock Electric | Thunderbolt Electric | 5 | 121s |
19. | Lucario | Counter Fighting | Aura Sphere Fighting | 4 | 124s |
20. | Alakazam (Mega) | Counter Fighting | Focus Blast Fighting | 4 | 123s |
21. | Zekrom | Charge Beam Electric | Fusion Bolt Electric | 4 | 124s |
22. | Venusaur (Mega) | Vine Whip Grass | Frenzy Plant Grass | 3 | 126s |
23. | Hariyama (Shadow) | Counter Fighting | Dynamic Punch Fighting | 4 | 123s |
24. | Luxray (Shadow) | Spark Electric | Wild Charge Electric | 5 | 124s |
25. | Mewtwo (Shadow) | Psycho Cut Psychic | Thunderbolt Electric | 4 | 128s |
26. | Aerodactyl (Mega) | Rock Throw Rock | Rock Slide Rock | 5 | 127s |
27. | Sceptile (Shadow) | Fury Cutter Bug | Frenzy Plant Grass | 6 | 126s |
28. | Zarude | Vine Whip Grass | Power Whip Grass | 3 | 131s |
29. | Tangrowth (Shadow) | Vine Whip Grass | Power Whip Grass | 4 | 129s |
30. | Tyranitar (Shadow) | Smack Down Rock | Stone Edge Rock | 4 | 130s |
Lapras moves and move sets
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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*denotes legacy move only obtainable via Elite TM.
With a variety of Ice and Water type moves, Lapras can be tricky to counter. When going into the raid, have a look what your recommended Pokémon are before you pick your team. If it is suggesting Rock types it is probably safe to assume it doesn’t have Water type moves. If no Grass types are appearing, it more than likely comes armed with Ice type moves that will make quick work of your Grass types.
The best attackers to fight Lapras that are not weak to any of its moves, are strong Fighting or Electric type attackers with great DPS output.
Final tips
Lapras is considered as an ultra-rare Pokémon. It is rarely found in the wild! It is a great gym defending option to consider, due to its typing and available Ice type movesets. If you see a Lapras Raid Boss, you should consider giving it a try.
Catching a Lapras can be extremely difficult. Its catch percentage is only 5%, which makes it very challenging to catch one. Even after using a Golden Razz Berry, its circle will still show up red, so aiming carefully is almost mandatory in order to catch it.