Pheromosa is a Bug and Fighting type Ultra Beast Tier-5 Raid boss. Best Pheromosa raid counters include powerful Fairy, Fire, and Psychic types, with a mixed range of different counters available to help you defeat it. It is 2x weak to because of its dual typing.
Pheromosa Raid Boss CP is 40539, and you can catch it in the following CP Ranges:
- 1538 CP to 1624 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
- 1922 CP to 2030 CP at Level 25, with Rainy and Cloudy weather boost
Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 2-5 trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams. This guide will tell you how to beat this elegant Ultra Beast, as well as its optimal stats, moves and CP range.
Pheromosa Counters
List of counters for the Pheromosa Raid Boss in Pokémon GO, including best Pokémon to defeat it, highest DPS attackers, and moves to use. Learn which Pokémon are the best choice to beat this raid boss.
# | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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Wing Attack | Sky Attack | 191.37s | 6.00 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 200.00s | 7.25 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 211.63s | 8.38 |
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Air Slash | Brave Bird | 210.12s | 9.38 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 213.95s | 8.50 |
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Psycho Cut Psychic | Brave Bird | 217.38s | 7.75 |
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Gust | Brave Bird | 205.64s | 10.57 |
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Gust | Hurricane | 211.90s | 9.75 |
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Air Slash | Sky Attack | 210.92s | 9.83 |
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Gust | Hurricane | 225.56s | 8.38 |
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Thunder Shock Electric | Drill Peck | 228.47s | 8.50 |
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Air Slash | Brave Bird | 226.82s | 8.88 |
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Extrasensory Psychic | Brave Bird | 244.39s | 5.25 |
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Peck | Drill Peck | 224.67s | 10.83 |
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Peck | Sky Attack | 203.59s | 15.50 |
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Wing Attack | Brave Bird | 232.69s | 9.63 |
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Extrasensory Psychic | Aeroblast | 258.43s | 5.00 |
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Air Slash | Aerial Ace | 259.32s | 5.75 |
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Air Slash | Aerial Ace | 229.83s | 13.50 |
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Confusion Psychic | Psystrike Psychic | 233.62s | 11.75 |
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Wing Attack | Aerial Ace | 250.65s | 8.13 |
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Fire Spin Fire | Brave Bird | 260.39s | 8.40 |
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Air Slash | Psychic Psychic | 273.16s | 6.29 |
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Peck | Sky Attack | 248.76s | 12.75 |
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Peck | Brave Bird | 272.97s | 7.00 |
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Wing Attack | Brave Bird | 254.12s | 12.75 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 268.14s | 8.67 |
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Air Slash | Aerial Ace | 266.84s | 9.13 |
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Wing Attack | Blast Burn Fire | 280.13s | 7.00 |
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Fire Fang Fire | Overheat Fire | 271.99s | 9.17 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 282.10s | 7.00 |
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Confusion Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 244.02s | 15.75 |
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Counter Fighting | Brave Bird | 282.64s | 7.50 |
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Gust | Brave Bird | 269.55s | 10.33 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 282.44s | 8.60 |
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.
With a wide range of counters and a fair few different type weaknesses thanks to that Bug and Fighting dual typing, most trainers should find themselves able to whip up a strong team of counters.
Best Mega Pokémon against Pheromosa
Mega Pidgeot, Mega Latios and Mega Charizard Y and X perform exceptionally well against Pheromosa. Here’s how they compare to Moltres and Rayquaza.
# | Pokemon | Fast Move | Charge Move | Time to win | Deaths |
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Gust | Brave Bird | 128.91s | 5.88 |
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Air Slash | Blast Burn Fire | 156.07s | 4.50 |
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Zen Headbutt Psychic | Psychic Psychic | 181.09s | 7.63 |
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Wing Attack | Sky Attack | 192.31s | 6.13 |
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Air Slash | Hurricane | 200.00s | 7.50 |
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Fire Spin Fire | Blast Burn Fire | 202.91s | 8.00 |
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Wing Attack | Brave Bird | 202.82s | 9.50 |
Pheromosa Moveset Analysis
Fast Moves | Charge Moves |
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As a bug type attacker, its best moveset would be Bug Bite and Bug Buzz. With that moveset, Pheromosa becomes the #1 non-mega bug type attacker in the game. It has a massive attack stat, but very little bulk, so will be a glass cannon for raiding.
Pheromosa Stats
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Max CP at lvl 40 2842 / lvl 50 3213 | |||||
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ATK 316 | DEF 85 | HP 174 | |||
Weak to | Strong Against | ||||
Fairy Fire Psychic | x2Bug Dark Fighting Grass Ground |
Conclusion
While Pheromosa has a truly huge attack stat of 316, with a defense of 85, it is the definition of a glass cannon. It’s going to hit hard, but take damage ridiculously quickly! As a Fighting type it doesn’t access any moves that will make it viable, but it may be worth considered as a useful Bug type attacker for PvE. A fashion icon!