Best Deerling counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Deerling counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	82.36	6603.80	1	80.2s	246.5
2	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	63.39	4035.38	1	63.7s	179.1
3	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	67.98	3133.79	2	92.2s	177.1
4	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	64.52	3612.43	1	56.0s	176.5
5	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	57.34	4789.71	1	83.5s	173.3
6	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	55.20	4244.28	1	76.9s	163.5
7	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	61.24	2815.71	2	92.0s	159.5
8	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	55.64	3394.09	2	122.0s	155.5
9	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	56.62	2910.35	2	102.8s	151.6
10	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	49.66	3963.66	1	79.8s	148.4
11	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Blast Burn *	61.50	2069.68	2	67.3s	148.1
12	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	Sludge Bomb	57.35	2546.33	2	88.8s	148.0
13	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	53.40	2916.68	2	109.2s	145.2
14	Volcarona	Bug Bite	Overheat	50.99	3305.04	2	129.6s	144.7
15	Mega Salamence	Fire Fang	Fire Blast	46.65	4117.92	1	88.3s	143.0
16	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	56.07	2350.94	2	83.9s	142.7
17	Mega Gengar	Sucker Punch	Sludge Bomb	53.94	2579.06	2	95.6s	141.8
18	Mega Houndoom	Fire Fang	Flamethrower	53.26	2646.14	2	99.4s	141.4
19	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	56.02	2244.97	2	80.1s	141.0
20	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	58.64	1920.86	2	65.5s	140.3

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About the results

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

Deerling type chart

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

Weaknesses

Bug	160.0%
Fighting	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Poison	160.0%

Resistances

Ghost	39.1%
Electric	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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