Best Rhyperior counters

The best Rhyperior counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Kyogre, Shadow Kyogre, Mega Sceptile, Mega Swampert, Kyogre, Mega Venusaur, and Shadow Kingler. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Rhyperior in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Shadow Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Mega Sceptile

Bullet Seed / Frenzy Plant

Mega Swampert

Mud Shot / Hydro Cannon

Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Mega Venusaur

Vine Whip / Frenzy Plant

Shadow Kingler

Bubble / Crabhammer

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	72.82	2287.8	1	52s	146.2
2.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	68.22	1470.2	2	56s	126.8
3.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	63.60	1242.6	2	60s	115.9
4.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	55.30	1657.1	2	68s	109.9
5.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	56.66	1454.1	2	67s	109.1
6.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	53.87	1426.1	2	70s	104.4
7.	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	62.40	799.7	4	63s	104.3
8.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	53.32	1466.2	2	70s	104.1
9.	Shadow Empoleon	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon *	57.27	984.3	3	67s	101.7
10.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	51.03	1468.0	2	73s	100.6
11.	Shadow Tangrowth	Vine Whip	Power Whip	53.81	1159.3	3	71s	100.0
12.	Shadow Feraligatr	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon *	55.94	981.2	3	69s	99.7
13.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	51.90	1276.6	2	73s	99.1
14.	Shadow Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	55.45	973.3	3	69s	98.8
15.	Decidueye	Leafage	Frenzy Plant *	51.77	1242.2	2	73s	98.4
16.	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	55.28	958.9	3	69s	98.3
17.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	51.49	1262.3	2	73s	98.2
18.	Shadow Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	55.51	863.8	4	70s	96.5
19.	Shadow Crawdaunt	Waterfall	Crabhammer	59.89	638.0	5	66s	96.5
20.	Meowscarada	Leafage	Grass Knot	54.27	921.6	3	71s	96.1
21.	Shadow Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	53.28	978.8	3	72s	95.9
22.	Shadow Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	51.90	1073.6	3	73s	95.7
23.	Primarina	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon *	50.90	1157.8	3	74s	95.6
24.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Solar Beam	49.89	1176.3	3	76s	94.4
25.	Shadow Torterra	Razor Leaf	Frenzy Plant *	48.47	1158.0	3	78s	92.0
26.	Sky Forme Shaymin	Magical Leaf	Grass Knot	49.39	1056.3	3	77s	91.7
27.	Chesnaught	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	45.56	1379.9	2	82s	90.8
28.	Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	51.49	786.9	4	75s	89.2
29.	Greninja	Bubble	Hydro Cannon *	51.52	759.5	4	75s	88.6
30.	Samurott	Waterfall	Hydro Cannon *	48.34	934.5	3	79s	87.9

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Group size

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

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

Rhyperior CP range from Raids

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

From 2046 CP to 2133 CP, with no weather boost
From 2558 CP to 2667 CP with Sunny and Partly Cloudy weather boost

Rhyperior weaknesses

Rhyperior type chart

When fighting Rhyperior, keep in mind the that Ground and Rock-type Pokémon are weak to Grass (2x), Water (2x), Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Steel-type moves. They take reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Normal, Rock, Electric, and Poison-type moves.

Weaknesses

Grass256.0%
Water256.0%
Fighting160.0%
Ground160.0%
Ice160.0%
Steel160.0%

Resistances

Electric39.1%
Poison39.1%
Fire62.5%
Flying62.5%
Normal62.5%
Rock62.5%

More information

Rhyperior takes increased damage from Grass, Water, Fighting, Ground, Ice, and Steel type moves.
Rhyperior takes reduced damage from Electric, Poison, Fire, Flying, Normal, and Rock 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 Rhyperior

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Grass	182.0%	Sunny
Water	162.0%	Rain
Ground	20.0%	Sunny
Steel	14.0%	Snow
Fighting	10.0%	Cloudy
Dark	4.0%	Fog
Electric	2.0%	Rain
Ice	2.0%	Snow
Psychic	2.0%	Windy
Ghost	2.0%	Fog

About our ranking methodology

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