Best Pokémon to defeat Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan are: Mega Diancie, Mega Tyranitar, Shadow Rhyperior, Mega Aerodactyl, Shadow Rampardos, Shadow Gigalith, and Primal Kyogre. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan in a 3-Star Raid.

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Mega Diancie

Rock Throw / Rock Slide

#1

Mega Tyranitar

Smack Down * / Stone Edge

#2

Shadow Rhyperior

Smack Down / Rock Wrecker *

#3

Mega Aerodactyl

Rock Throw / Rock Slide

#4

Shadow Rampardos

Smack Down / Rock Slide

#5

Shadow Gigalith

Smack Down / Meteor Beam *

#6

Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse *

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	77.38	1274.1	2	47s	141.9
2.	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	68.18	1593.4	2	53s	134.9
3.	Shadow Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	74.74	1041.3	3	49s	132.2
4.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	67.98	1039.9	3	53s	122.7
5.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	73.74	703.7	5	49s	120.1
6.	Shadow Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam *	65.92	990.8	3	55s	118.5
7.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	54.71	1878.6	1	66s	117.7
8.	Rhyperior	Smack Down	Rock Wrecker *	63.36	1056.8	3	57s	116.5
9.	Shadow Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	64.64	968.0	3	56s	116.1
10.	Terrakion	Smack Down	Rock Slide	60.29	1093.3	3	60s	112.9
11.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	53.82	1500.1	2	67s	110.7
12.	Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	64.84	741.2	4	56s	109.8
13.	Shadow Omastar	Rock Throw *	Rock Slide *	58.77	1041.8	3	62s	109.5
14.	Mega Blastoise	Rollout	Hydro Cannon *	52.01	1390.4	2	70s	106.0
15.	Gigalith	Smack Down	Meteor Beam *	56.65	1018.6	3	64s	105.9
16.	Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	55.13	988.0	3	66s	103.0
17.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	59.88	717.4	5	61s	102.5
18.	Shadow Alolan Golem	Rock Throw	Rock Blast	57.16	815.5	4	63s	101.6
19.	Shadow Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	56.53	847.6	4	64s	101.6
20.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Stone Edge *	53.02	1047.9	3	68s	101.2
21.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Rock Blast	55.51	887.1	4	65s	101.1
22.	Tyrantrum	Rock Throw	Meteor Beam	57.10	798.8	4	64s	101.1
23.	Stonjourner	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	53.53	990.7	3	68s	100.7
24.	Mega Aggron	Smack Down	Meteor Beam	51.16	1103.4	3	71s	99.5
25.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	50.10	1173.0	3	72s	99.2
26.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Ancient Power	55.64	748.9	4	65s	97.7
27.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	48.96	1162.5	3	74s	97.2
28.	Shadow Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	58.96	584.6	6	62s	96.8
29.	Shadow Regirock	Rock Throw	Stone Edge	49.66	1069.2	3	73s	96.5
30.	Omastar	Rock Throw *	Rock Slide *	49.32	1044.7	3	73s	95.5

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You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan 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

Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan CP range from Raids

Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 2136 CP to 2231 CP, with no weather boost
From 2670 CP to 2789 CP with Snow and Sunny weather boost

Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan weaknesses

Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan type chart

When fighting Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan, keep in mind the that Ice and Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Rock, Fighting, Ground, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Fairy, Grass, and Ice-type moves.

Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan takes increased damage from:
+156.0%	Rock
+60.0%	Fighting Ground Water

Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan takes reduced damage from:
-37.5%	Bug Fairy Grass
-60.9%	Ice

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Galarian Zen Mode Darmanitan

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Rock	234.0%	Partly Cloudy
Water	60.0%	Rain
Fighting	42.0%	Cloudy
Ground	20.0%	Sunny
Fire	10.0%	Sunny
Dragon	8.0%	Windy
Bug	6.0%	Rain
Electric	4.0%	Rain
Flying	4.0%	Windy
Poison	2.0%	Cloudy
Dark	2.0%	Fog
Normal	2.0%	Partly Cloudy
Psychic	2.0%	Windy
Ghost	2.0%	Fog
Ice	2.0%	Snow

About our ranking methodology

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