Best Hawlucha counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Hawlucha counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	59.14	2320.79	2	78.5s	148.0
2	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	53.52	1217.99	3	68.3s	116.9
3	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	45.88	1414.20	3	92.5s	108.1
4	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	48.42	1030.44	4	85.1s	104.0
5	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	42.88	1441.12	3	100.8s	103.2
6	Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	44.02	1190.94	4	108.2s	100.4
7	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	42.53	1316.42	3	92.9s	100.3
8	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	42.39	1193.57	4	112.6s	97.6
9	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	34.86	1845.60	2	105.9s	94.0
10	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	34.33	1875.36	2	109.3s	93.3
11	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	39.78	1189.68	4	119.6s	93.0
12	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	42.17	982.86	4	93.2s	92.7
13	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	37.04	1394.59	3	113.0s	91.7
14	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	36.63	1360.50	3	111.4s	90.4
15	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Psychic *	35.28	1518.44	3	129.1s	90.4
16	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	40.37	994.37	4	98.5s	89.9
17	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Wild Charge	41.27	919.77	4	89.1s	89.7
18	Xurkitree	Thunder Shock	Discharge	42.13	810.39	5	96.2s	88.2
19	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	38.40	1067.37	4	111.2s	88.2
20	Shadow Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	44.52	660.40	6	89.0s	87.4

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About the results

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

Hawlucha type chart

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

Weaknesses

Electric	160.0%
Fairy	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	39.1%
Ground	39.1%
Dark	62.5%
Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%

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