Best Chesnaught counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Chesnaught counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	71.37	3394.83	2	95.1s	187.4
2	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	55.23	2061.20	2	74.6s	136.5
3	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	51.33	1634.74	3	95.5s	121.9
4	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	46.25	1571.45	3	101.9s	111.7
5	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	47.61	1239.33	3	78.1s	107.5
6	Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	42.46	1606.06	3	113.5s	105.3
7	Shadow Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	52.64	828.46	5	78.7s	104.8
8	Shadow Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	48.79	888.63	5	91.1s	100.8
9	Mega Y Charizard	Air Slash	Blast Burn *	39.61	1555.63	3	117.8s	99.2
10	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	38.66	1650.39	3	128.1s	98.8
11	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	36.98	1871.68	2	101.2s	98.6
12	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	42.16	1198.82	4	113.7s	97.4
13	Shadow Unfezant	Air Slash	Sky Attack	47.02	855.12	5	90.9s	97.1
14	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Brave Bird	40.76	1106.38	4	108.6s	93.0
15	Galarian Articuno	Psycho Cut	Brave Bird	37.62	1345.09	3	107.3s	92.0
16	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	41.44	894.41	5	107.9s	89.3
17	Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	42.88	806.11	5	94.0s	89.3
18	Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	40.52	880.08	5	108.6s	87.5
19	Braviary	Air Slash	Brave Bird	38.30	1007.05	4	105.2s	86.7
20	Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	32.18	1626.86	3	151.6s	85.8

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Chesnaught in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Chesnaught 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 Chesnaught 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 Chesnaught counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Rayquaza, Shadow Moltres, and Yveltal. The table also includes Mega Pidgeot, Moltres, Shadow Honchkrow, and Shadow Staraptor, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Chesnaught type chart

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

Weaknesses

Flying	256.0%
Fairy	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Poison	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Dark	62.5%
Electric	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%
Rock	62.5%
Water	62.5%

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