Best Galarian Articuno counters

The best Galarian Articuno counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Tyranitar, Mega Gengar, Shadow Rampardos, Shadow Rhyperior, Mega Banette, and Mega Diancie. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 2 - 6 Trainers to defeat Galarian Articuno in a 5-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Bite / Brutal Swing

Bite / Brutal Swing

Lick / Shadow Ball

Smack Down / Rock Slide

Shadow Rhyperior

Smack Down / Rock Wrecker

Mega Banette

Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball

Mega Diancie

Rock Throw / Rock Slide

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	31.53	1394.9	10	487s	67.9
2.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	32.19	931.2	16	483s	63.5
3.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	38.50	419.6	35	426s	62.3
4.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	36.72	397.4	37	447s	59.3
5.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	30.98	669.9	22	507s	57.6
6.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	34.47	410.8	36	472s	56.8
7.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	32.10	531.3	28	496s	56.5
8.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	30.91	584.9	25	511s	56.0
9.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	35.30	345.3	43	469s	55.9
10.	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	31.41	538.9	27	506s	55.7
11.	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	32.11	474.9	31	499s	55.3
12.	Shadow Magnezone	Spark	Wild Charge	29.17	691.6	21	536s	55.3
13.	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	32.58	435.1	34	495s	54.9
14.	Shadow Electivire	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	32.73	422.4	35	494s	54.8
15.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.64	915.6	16	580s	54.5
16.	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Avalanche	31.81	436.0	34	506s	53.9
17.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	30.05	527.2	28	528s	53.6
18.	Mega Manectric	Thunder Fang	Wild Charge	30.62	488.9	30	521s	53.5
19.	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Thunderbolt	31.06	456.3	32	516s	53.4
20.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	27.80	679.5	22	562s	53.0
21.	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	32.73	352.1	42	501s	52.8
22.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	29.04	556.5	26	544s	52.7
23.	Zekrom	Charge Beam	Fusion Bolt *	28.04	610.0	24	560s	52.2
24.	Shadow Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	37.43	263.1	57	458s	51.5
25.	Shadow Luxray	Spark	Wild Charge	30.72	398.6	37	526s	51.5
26.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	28.54	517.7	28	555s	51.2
27.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	25.45	809.9	18	609s	51.2
28.	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	26.08	697.1	21	597s	50.6
29.	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	27.31	579.2	25	576s	50.6
30.	Mega Gardevoir	Charge Beam	Shadow Ball	27.22	561.5	26	578s	50.1

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Group size

You need at least 2 Trainers to defeat a Galarian Articuno in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 2 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 6 Trainers
Very easy with: 7+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 2 Trainers

Galarian Articuno CP range from Raids

Galarian Articuno can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1966 CP to 2051 CP, with no weather boost
From 2458 CP to 2564 CP with Windy weather boost

Galarian Articuno weaknesses

Galarian Articuno type chart

When fighting Galarian Articuno, keep in mind the that Psychic and Flying-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Electric, Ghost, Ice, and Rock-type moves. They take reduced damage from Grass, Psychic, Fighting, and Ground-type moves.

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Electric	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Fighting	39.1%
Ground	39.1%
Grass	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Galarian Articuno

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Electric	92.0%	Rain
Ghost	84.0%	Fog
Dark	82.0%	Fog
Rock	66.0%	Partly Cloudy
Ice	44.0%	Snow
Dragon	10.0%	Windy
Psychic	8.0%	Windy
Flying	6.0%	Windy
Steel	6.0%	Snow
Water	2.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Galarian Articuno in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Galarian Articuno down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

This guide displays a list of best Galarian Articuno counters in Pokémon GO with their Fast Attacks, Charged Attacks, DPS (damage per second), TDO (total damage output), faints, TTW (time to win), and score. The list is sorted by the score, which is calculated based on the DPS and TDO. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

When calculating the best counters for any Pokémon, our simulator takes into account various factors, such as the defender's typing and average DPS against each attacker, the weather's influence, energy left over from using charge attacks, Shadow Pokémon attack and defense stat changes, and more. During the initial phase of simulations, we calculate DPS and TDO for each attacker that is currently available in the game, and then we continue to rank them.

We use a ranking method developed by a Reddit user named /u/Elastic_Space, which is described in detail in this Reddit post. It is a fairly complicated, but very well thought-out mathematical model for predicting simulation results without actually running the simulations. It also correlates with field data almost too well not to be used. Reddit

Our Time to Win (TTW) and Faint numbers are also estimated, and should be taken with a grain of salt. Since we do not account for factors like Friendship and Mega damage boost, they will differ from actual experience in the field.