Best Budew counters

Raid Battles

The best Budew counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Rayquaza, Rayquaza, Mega Y Charizard, Shadow Mewtwo, Mega Blaziken, Shadow Moltres, and Mega Alakazam. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Budew in a 3-Star Raid.

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          Best counter 👑

          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega RayquazaMega Rayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #1
          Official artwork of RayquazaRayquaza
          Air Slash / Dragon Ascent
          #2
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega Y CharizardMega Y Charizard
          Fire Spin / Blast Burn
          #3
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MewtwoShadow Mewtwo
          Psycho Cut / Psystrike
          #4
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega BlazikenMega Blaziken
          Fire Spin / Blaze Kick
          #5
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow MoltresShadow Moltres
          Fire Spin / Sky Attack
          #6
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega AlakazamMega Alakazam
          Psycho Cut / Future Sight
          #7
          #
          Name
          Fast Attack
          Charged Attack
          DPS
          TDO
          Faints
          TTW
          Score
          1.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega RayquazaMega Pokémon iconMega RayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 83.4810653.8044s223.3
          2.Thumbnail image of RayquazaRayquazaFlyingAir Slash FlyingDragon Ascent 64.046523.8057s163.5
          3.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega Y CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega Y CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *60.766488.7060s156.7
          4.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MewtwoShadow MewtwoPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsystrike *72.583165.2151s155.8
          5.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega BlazikenMega Pokémon iconMega BlazikenFireFire Spin FireBlaze Kick 63.944078.0058s148.3
          6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MoltresShadow MoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *59.335283.0062s147.4
          7.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega AlakazamMega Pokémon iconMega AlakazamPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicFuture Sight 67.202728.6155s142.1
          8.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega LatiosMega Pokémon iconMega LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 56.784875.3065s140.0
          9.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow Ho-OhShadow Ho-OhPsychicExtrasensory FlyingBrave Bird 52.756153.0069s138.5
          10.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Apex Shadow Ho-OhApex Shadow Ho-OhPsychicExtrasensory FlyingBrave Bird 52.756153.0069s138.5
          11.Thumbnail image of Dusk Mane NecrozmaDusk Mane NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut SteelSunsteel Strike 55.344816.4066s136.8
          12.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ChandelureShadow ChandelureFireFire Spin FireOverheat 61.563163.4160s136.6
          13.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega X CharizardMega Pokémon iconMega X CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *52.495625.5070s135.4
          14.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SalamenceMega Pokémon iconMega SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 49.456912.7074s134.8
          15.Thumbnail image of MewtwoMewtwoPsychicPsycho Cut PsychicPsystrike *60.283117.0161s133.9
          16.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SalamenceShadow SalamenceDragonDragon Tail FlyingFly 53.954706.5068s133.5
          17.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega PidgeotMega Pokémon iconMega PidgeotFlyingAir Slash FlyingBrave Bird 56.213798.5065s132.0
          18.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow EnteiShadow EnteiFireFire Spin FireOverheat 54.673890.0067s129.7
          19.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LatiosShadow LatiosPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 55.463644.3066s129.5
          20.Thumbnail image of ReshiramReshiramFireFire Fang FireFusion Flare *49.275737.3074s129.3
          21.Thumbnail image of VolcaronaVolcaronaFireFire Spin FireOverheat 50.415214.9073s129.1
          22.Thumbnail image of Galarian ArticunoGalarian ArticunoPsychicPsycho Cut FlyingBrave Bird 53.004175.9069s128.4
          23.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow LugiaShadow LugiaPsychicExtrasensory FlyingAeroblast *49.495440.6074s128.4
          24.Thumbnail image of HeatranHeatranFireFire Spin FireMagma Storm *48.026078.5076s128.2
          25.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GardevoirMega Pokémon iconMega GardevoirPsychicConfusion PsychicPsychic 57.792924.3164s127.9
          26.Thumbnail image of YveltalYveltalDarkSucker Punch FlyingOblivion Wing *51.504528.5071s127.6
          27.Thumbnail image of Dawn Wings NecrozmaDawn Wings NecrozmaPsychicPsycho Cut GhostMoongeist Beam 55.433313.8167s126.9
          28.Thumbnail image of MoltresMoltresFireFire Spin FlyingSky Attack *49.435151.3074s126.8
          29.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MetagrossShadow MetagrossPsychicZen Headbutt PsychicPsychic 53.203872.6069s126.8
          30.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow CharizardShadow CharizardFireFire Spin FireBlast Burn *52.354069.3070s126.5
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          You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Budew in a 3-Star Raid.

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

          Budew CP range from Raids

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

          • From 448 CP to 489 CP, with no weather boost
          • From 560 CP to 611 CP with Sunny and Cloudy weather boost

          Budew weaknesses

          Budew type chart

          When fighting Budew, keep in mind the that Grass and Poison-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic-type moves. They take reduced damage from Electric, Fairy, Fighting, Water, and Grass-type moves.

          Weaknesses

          • FireFire160.0%
          • FlyingFlying160.0%
          • IceIce160.0%
          • PsychicPsychic160.0%

          Resistances

          • GrassGrass39.1%
          • ElectricElectric62.5%
          • FairyFairy62.5%
          • FightingFighting62.5%
          • WaterWater62.5%
          More informationMore information
          • Budew takes increased damage from Fire, Flying, Ice, and Psychic type moves.
          • Budew takes reduced damage from Grass, Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and Water 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 Budew

          Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
          Psychic122.0%
          • windyWindy
          Fire120.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Flying84.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ice30.0%
          • snowSnow
          Dragon14.0%
          • windyWindy
          Steel10.0%
          • snowSnow
          Ghost8.0%
          • fogFog
          Dark6.0%
          • fogFog
          Ground2.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Electric2.0%
          • rainRain
          Normal2.0%
          • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy

          About our ranking methodology

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