Primal Kyogre Raid Guide

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Kyogre (Primal)

Primal Kyogre is a Water type Primal Raid boss. Best Primal Kyogre raid counters include powerful Electric and Grass types. This guide will tell you how to beat this Primal whale, as well as its optimal stats, moves and CP range.

Depending on your levels and counters, we would recommend 10+ trainers who are high level, and more if you don’t have optimal teams.

You need to be as prepared as possible when defeating a Primal Raid Boss, not only are they difficult to beat, but the quicker you beat it, the more Primal Energy you will get. Primal Raids are the hardest raids we have ever had in Pokémon GO.

Primal Kyogre Raid Counters Infographic

Primal Kyogre 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.

Let’s check out the top raid counters for Primal Kyogre:

# Pokémon Fast Move Charge Move TTW Faints
1. Sceptile (Mega) Bullet Seed
Grass
Frenzy Plant
Grass
520.23s 21.00
2. Manectric (Mega) Thunder Fang
Electric
Wild Charge
Electric
590.53s 38.75
3. Venusaur (Mega) Vine Whip
Grass
Frenzy Plant
Grass
644.19s 26.50
4. Ampharos (Mega) Volt Switch
Electric
Zap Cannon
Electric
683.68s 28.50
5. Kartana Razor Leaf
Grass
Leaf Blade
Grass
720.53s 40.50
6. Xurkitree Spark
Electric
Discharge
Electric
710.09s 46.00
7. Latios (Mega) Zen Headbutt
Psychic
Solar Beam
Grass
784.14s 30.25
8. Abomasnow (Mega) Razor Leaf
Grass
Energy Ball
Grass
795.94s 29.25
9. Zekrom Charge Beam
Electric
Fusion Bolt
Electric
801.21s 31.00
10. Gengar (Mega) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
748.48s 49.25
11. Zarude Vine Whip
Grass
Power Whip
Grass
825.24s 30.50
12. Alakazam (Mega) Psycho Cut
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
772.98s 50.75
13. Salamence (Mega) Dragon Tail
Dragon
Draco Meteor
Dragon
858.54s 31.75
14. Groudon (Primal) Mud Shot
Ground
Solar Beam
Grass
818.38s 49.00
15. Raikou Thunder Shock
Electric
Wild Charge
Electric
846.68s 42.00
16. Latias (Mega) Dragon Breath
Dragon
Psychic
Psychic
892.93s 28.25
17. Gardevoir (Mega) Confusion
Psychic
Psychic
Psychic
840.54s 45.50
18. Banette (Mega) Shadow Claw
Ghost
Shadow Ball
Ghost
813.21s 56.50
19. Thundurus (Therian) Volt Switch
Electric
Thunderbolt
Electric
823.84s 53.75
20. Chesnaught Vine Whip
Grass
Frenzy Plant
Grass
900.45s 29.67
21. Luxray Spark
Electric
Wild Charge
Electric
884.76s 49.50
22. Tapu Bulu Bullet Seed
Grass
Grass Knot
Grass
904.10s 33.33
23. Gyarados (Mega) Bite
Dark
Crunch
Dark
1002.50s 27.00
24. Magnezone Spark
Electric
Wild Charge
Electric
885.62s 47.75
25. Electivire Thunder Shock
Electric
Wild Charge
Electric
862.85s 54.75
26. Blaziken (Mega) Counter
Fighting
Focus Blast
Fighting
850.73s 62.00
27. Venusaur Vine Whip
Grass
Frenzy Plant
Grass
921.65s 34.33
28. Roserade Razor Leaf
Grass
Grass Knot
Grass
905.11s 45.25
29. Tangrowth Vine Whip
Grass
Power Whip
Grass
935.13s 31.00
30. Sceptile Fury Cutter
Bug
Frenzy Plant
Grass
908.24s 45.50
31. Mewtwo Psycho Cut
Psychic
Thunderbolt
Electric
956.00s 49.00
32. Vikavolt Spark
Electric
Discharge
Electric
918.69s 51.00
33. Zapdos Thunder Shock
Electric
Thunderbolt
Electric
909.01s 51.33
34. Beedrill (Mega) Bug Bite
Bug
Sludge Bomb
Poison
868.71s 63.00
35. Shaymin (Sky) Hidden Power
Normal
Grass Knot
Grass
938.60s 36.00

Primal Kyogre Moveset

Fast Moves Charge Moves
  • Waterfall Water
  • Blizzard Ice
  • Thunder Electric
  • Hydro Pump Water
  • Surf Water
  • Origin Pulse* Water

*Denotes a Legacy Move, only obtainable via Elite TM.

How to Get Primal Kyogre

You cannot catch Kyogre in its primal evolved form from the raid. The primal raid boss is always catchable in its base form and as such, the CP ranges are for a regular Kyogre.

Kyogre can be caught with the following CP values:

  • 2260 – 2351 CP no weather boost
  • 2825 – 2939 CP boosted by Sunny weather boost

In order to get Primal Kyogre you will need 400 Primal Energy for the initial evolution, then 80 Mega Energy to evolve the same Kyogre again in the future. If you wait for their ‘cooldown’ period to end, Primal Evolution is free. This cooldown period is shorter the higher mega level your Primal Pokémon is. Primal Energy can be obtained via Primal Kyogre Raids, and once you have evolved Primal Kyogre, you can earn 100 Primal Energy per candy while walking it as your buddy. You can walk any Kyogre to earn Primal Energy, as long as you have previously evolved one to register it to your Primal Pokédex.

Shiny Kyogre

Like all Mega/Primal Raid Bosses, you can catch the shiny version of Kyogre from a raid.

Regular Sprite Shiny Sprite

 

Primal Kyogre Stats

Kyogre (Primal) Water
Max CP at lvl 40 5902
Max CP at lvl 50 6672
ATK 353 DEF 268 HP 218
Weak to Resistances
Electric Grass Ice Fire Water Steel

 

Conclusion

Primal Kyogre is an absolute beauty. With massive stats, and a huge max CP, this is one Pokémon you don’t want to miss out on.

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