Best Sudowoodo counters

The best Sudowoodo counters in Pokémon GO are Dusk Mane Necrozma, Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Kyogre, Mega Garchomp, and Shadow Excadrill. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Sudowoodo in a 3-Star Raid.

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Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike

Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Excadrill

Metal Claw / Scorching Sands

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	55.28	2046.9	1	67s	114.7
2.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	48.98	1749.5	2	76s	100.9
3.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	48.79	1728.9	2	76s	100.4
4.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	45.37	1444.1	2	82s	91.3
5.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	45.86	1128.7	3	82s	87.6
6.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	39.91	1831.7	1	93s	86.6
7.	Shadow Excadrill	Metal Claw	Scorching Sands	44.39	1128.2	3	85s	85.3
8.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	40.61	1438.7	2	92s	83.5
9.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	41.75	1257.1	2	90s	83.1
10.	Shadow Empoleon	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon *	42.61	1014.8	3	89s	80.8
11.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	42.15	1037.2	3	89s	80.5
12.	Origin Forme Dialga	Metal Claw	Roar of Time *	38.12	1419.1	2	97s	79.2
13.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.98	1432.0	2	98s	79.1
14.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Metal Claw	Moongeist Beam	38.90	1224.1	2	96s	78.1
15.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	38.00	1303.6	2	98s	77.7
16.	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	38.06	1170.2	3	98s	76.1
17.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	38.17	1116.2	3	98s	75.5
18.	Shadow Kingler	Metal Claw	Crabhammer	43.89	643.7	5	88s	75.4
19.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	38.24	1100.1	3	98s	75.4
20.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	38.10	1065.7	3	98s	74.7
21.	Cobalion	Metal Claw	Sacred Sword *	34.11	1548.6	2	108s	73.8
22.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	36.09	1229.3	2	103s	73.6
23.	Excadrill	Metal Claw	Scorching Sands	36.85	1114.2	3	101s	73.4
24.	Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head	35.44	1247.7	2	105s	72.8
25.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	35.91	1127.1	3	104s	72.1
26.	Shadow Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	37.65	925.9	3	100s	71.9
27.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	36.00	1013.1	3	104s	70.7
28.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	34.31	1170.1	3	109s	70.0
29.	Empoleon	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon *	35.42	1002.2	3	106s	69.6
30.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	36.04	924.1	3	104s	69.4

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Sudowoodo in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Sudowoodo CP range from Raids

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

From 1162 CP to 1227 CP, with no weather boost
From 1452 CP to 1534 CP with Partly Cloudy weather boost

Sudowoodo weaknesses

Sudowoodo type chart

When fighting Sudowoodo, keep in mind the that Rock-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison-type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting160.0%
Grass160.0%
Ground160.0%
Steel160.0%
Water160.0%

Resistances

Fire62.5%
Flying62.5%
Normal62.5%
Poison62.5%

More information

Sudowoodo takes increased damage from Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water type moves.
Sudowoodo takes reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Sudowoodo

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Grass	90.0%	Sunny
Fighting	84.0%	Cloudy
Steel	72.0%	Snow
Water	66.0%	Rain
Ground	64.0%	Sunny
Psychic	8.0%	Windy
Ghost	6.0%	Fog
Electric	6.0%	Rain
Dragon	2.0%	Windy
Dark	2.0%	Fog

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Sudowoodo in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Sudowoodo 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 Sudowoodo 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.