Best Vanillish counters in Pokémon GO

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

Simulation settings

Weather

Extreme↓

Raid Difficulty

3-Star Raid (3600 HP)↓

Attacker typing

Select...↓

Attacker moves type

Select...↓

Shadow PokémonShadow Pokémon

Mega PokémonMega Pokémon

Primal PokémonPrimal Pokémon

Best Vanillish counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	50.92	2824.15	1	75.8s	139.0
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	48.96	2320.78	1	79.7s	128.5
3	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	48.25	2264.27	1	81.0s	126.3
4	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	37.28	3652.23	0	100.5s	117.3
5	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	42.70	2404.88	1	90.3s	117.0
6	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	45.97	1858.96	1	86.1s	115.9
7	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	43.69	2115.21	1	89.2s	115.2
8	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	46.08	1691.92	2	86.6s	113.4
9	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	43.39	1971.03	1	90.3s	112.6
10	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	39.85	2466.82	1	96.2s	111.8
11	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	44.19	1701.50	2	89.9s	110.1
12	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	42.42	1891.50	1	92.5s	109.6
13	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	40.06	2222.53	1	96.3s	109.3
14	Mega Tyranitar	Smack Down *	Stone Edge	39.43	2123.53	1	98.1s	106.8
15	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	40.27	1981.64	1	96.7s	106.7
16	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	41.99	1737.66	2	94.0s	106.5
17	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Fire Punch *	37.78	2382.58	1	101.3s	106.5
18	Volcarona	Fire Spin	Overheat	38.43	2232.42	1	100.1s	106.1
19	Shadow Typhlosion	Incinerate	Blast Burn *	41.15	1768.91	2	95.6s	105.4
20	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	40.48	1800.17	1	96.9s	104.5

Show 10Show 20Show 50Show 100

1 of 5

About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Vanillish in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Vanillish 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 Vanillish 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 Vanillish counter is Mega Blaziken, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Shadow Metagross, and Heatran. The table also includes Shadow Entei, Shadow Blaziken, Reshiram, and Mega Diancie, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Vanillish type chart

When fighting Vanillish, keep in mind the following that Ice-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Fire, Rock, and Steel type moves. They take reduced damage from Ice type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Rock	160.0%
Steel	160.0%

Resistances

Ice	62.5%

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