Solgaleo Raid Guide (Best Counters, 100% IVs CPs)

Solgaleo

Solgaleo is a Tier 5 Legendary Raid Boss in Pokémon GO. This is the first time it has been available in Raids having previously only been available in Special Research. Solgaleo cannot be shiny from Raids. After defeating Solgaleo, it can be caught with the following CP values:

• 2219 – 2310 CP at Level 20, no weather boost
• 2774 – 2887 CP at Level 25 with Windy or Snow weather boost

A 100% IV Solgaleo will have 2310 CP with no weather boost, or 2887 CP with weather boost. Solgaleo is needed to fuse with Necrozma in order to obtain Dusk Mane Necrozma.

With strong counters, Solgaleo can be defeated by as low as 3 Trainers. To be safe, 4-6 high-level trainers can get the job done, but less prepared trainers may need to bring a larger squad.

Solgaleo Raid Counters

Solgaleo is a Psychic and Steel Pokémon so its counters include strong Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground types, like Primal Groudon, Mega Y Charizard, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Blaziken, and Mega Garchomp.

#	Attacker	Fast Move	Charge Move	DPS	Faints	TTW
1.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	34.83	12	445s
2.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Fire Spin	36.19	17	434s
3.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	33.57	28	678s
4.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	34.12	13	450s
5.	Mega Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	35.36	23	451s
6.	Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin	Shadow Ball	33.31	22	473s
7.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm	31.62	13	490s
8.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	30.92	12	499s
9.	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare	29.90	10	515s
10.	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	29.96	11	515s
11.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	30.22	8	509s
12.	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	30.58	17	509s
13.	Standard Shadow Darmanitan	Fire Fang	Overheat	31.58	24	498s
14.	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	32.07	28	498s
15.	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	30.07	20	522s
16.	Mega Absol	Snarl	Brutal Swing	31.54	23	490s
17.	Shadow Emboar	Ember	Blast Burn	30.96	25	513s
18.	Blacephalon	Incinerate	Shadow Claw	30.75	25	514s
19.	Shadow Entei	Fire Spin	Overheat	29.09	17	533s
20.	Apex Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire+	28.48	13	542s
21.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	28.25	12	545s
22.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power	29.00	18	535s
23.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	29.04	13	521s
24.	Shadow Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn	29.01	22	540s
25.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades	29.05	21	516s
26.	Therian Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm	28.63	22	542s
27.	Shadow Gengar	Lick	Shadow Ball	31.37	41	523s
28.	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn	29.74	29	536s
29.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	29.80	29	528s
30.	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire	27.01	14	571s

Solgaleo Stats and Moveset

Solgaleo is a fairly strong Psychic and Steel-type Legendary, with a wide selection of available attacks. It is quite bulky, but with the right counters, you can get the best of it. Let’s check out its stats and moves.

	Solgaleo PsychicSteel
Max CP	4570
ATK	255
DEF	191
HP	264
Weak to
Resists
Fast moves	Zen Headbutt Fire Spin
Charge moves	Psychic Fangs Iron Head Flamethrower Solar Beam

How to use Solgaleo to get a Dusk Mane Necrozma

Dusk Mane Necrozma

Dusk Mane Necrozma can be created by fusing Solgaleo and Necrozma, using Solar Fusion Energy. You need the following resources to create a Dusk Mane Necrozma:

• 30 Cosmog Candy
• 30 Necrozma Candy
• 1000 Solar Fusion Energy

When Necrozma is fused, it keeps all the characteristics, including IVs, from its base form, rather than pooling with Solgaleo/Lunala, so you’ll need to get everything you want on Necrozma. Solgaleo won’t have any bearing on Necrozma’s stats when fused. The same thing applies for Shiny status – shiny Necrozma will result in shiny Dusk Mane Necrozma, with Solgaleo shiny status having no impact.

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