Zangoose Raid Counters

Zangoose

Zangoose is a three star raid boss in Pokémon GO. The best counters for Zangoose are strong Fighting types. It is a Normal type Pokémon and has a raid boss CP of 16765. It can be caught with the following perfect CPs:

• 1310 – 1381 CP (raid catch with no weather boost, level 20)
• 1638 – 1727 CP (raid catch with Partly Cloudy weather boost, level 25)

Zangoose can be soloed by a high level trainer with strong counters, but if you are just starting out and have no high level Fighting-types, we would recommend inviting 1-2 more friends to help you.

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Zangoose Counters

Zangoose is only weak to Fighting types. The table below shows the best Zangoose counters:

You see the usual counters to Normal-types like Machamp and Conkeldurr, but if you are using Lucario or Mega Lopunny, be wary of Close Combat since both are weak to Fighting-type moves. Lucario is also weak to Dig, but Lucario shines against Night Slash.

A surprisingly good pick is Heracross. With its added Bug typing, it will resist almost all moves except Shadow Claw, which is very helpful given Heracross’ very low bulk.

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Zangoose Movesets

Zangoose movepool is all over the place, but you have to be careful of its coverage. If battling against [Close Combat], make sure to dodge when you are using Mega Lopunny to boost the Fighting-moves of other raiders.

Fast move	Charge move
Shadow Claw Ghost Fury Cutter Bug	Dig Ground Close Combat Fighting Night Slash Dark

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Conclusion

If you are not using Lopunny or Lucario, your usual Fighting-type team consisting of either Conkeldurr or Machamp shall be great. If you’ve reached around Level 30 for these Pokémon, it would be an easy solo even without dodging.