Best Skiploom counters in Pokémon GO

Looking for the best ways to take down Skiploom in Pokémon GO Raid Battles? Our guide has got you covered with a comprehensive list of the top Skiploom counters, including the highest DPS and tankiest options.

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Best Skiploom counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	70.28	5586.90	1	79.5s	209.9
2	Shadow Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	78.70	2258.87	2	57.4s	182.2
3	Baxcalibur	Ice Fang	Avalanche	64.94	3614.91	1	55.7s	177.4
4	Shadow Weavile	Ice Shard	Avalanche	74.45	2150.19	2	57.8s	172.6
5	Mega Abomasnow	Powder Snow	Weather Ball	59.43	4013.69	1	67.5s	170.4
6	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	54.25	5275.11	1	97.2s	170.4
7	Galarian Standard Darmanitan	Ice Fang	Avalanche	68.69	2552.28	2	74.3s	169.6
8	Mega Glalie	Frost Breath	Avalanche	64.19	2735.31	2	85.2s	164.0
9	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Ice Beam	62.96	2709.21	2	86.1s	161.2
10	Shadow Articuno	Frost Breath	Blizzard	55.36	3789.93	1	68.5s	159.2
11	Shadow Mr. Rime	Ice Shard	Triple Axel	63.32	2404.53	2	75.9s	157.2
12	Mamoswine	Powder Snow	Avalanche	64.69	2210.51	2	68.3s	156.4
13	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	56.75	3182.51	2	112.2s	155.3
14	Glaceon	Frost Breath	Avalanche	60.18	2637.10	2	87.6s	154.8
15	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	51.22	4159.79	1	81.2s	153.8
16	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	54.12	3404.01	2	125.8s	152.4
17	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	47.14	5008.38	1	106.2s	151.4
18	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	48.95	4408.27	1	90.1s	150.8
19	Mega Gardevoir	Charge Beam	Triple Axel	56.63	2817.95	2	99.5s	150.4
20	Weavile	Ice Shard	Avalanche	61.54	2109.73	2	68.6s	148.9

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About the results

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

This table displays a list of best Skiploom 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, TDO, faints, and TTW.

The top-ranked Skiploom counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Shadow Mamoswine, Baxcalibur, and Shadow Weavile. The table also includes Mega Abomasnow, Mega Y Charizard, Galarian Standard Darmanitan, and Mega Glalie, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Skiploom type chart

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

Weaknesses

Ice	256.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Poison	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Resistances

Ground	24.4%
Grass	39.1%
Fighting	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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