Best Gourgeist (Average size) counters

The best Gourgeist (Average size) counters in Pokémon GO are Mega Rayquaza, Dawn Wings Necrozma, Mega Gengar, Rayquaza, Mega Blaziken, Yveltal, and Mega Y Charizard. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Gourgeist (Average size) in a 3-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Mega Rayquaza

Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

Mega Gengar

Shadow Claw / Shadow Ball

Rayquaza

Air Slash / Dragon Ascent

Mega Blaziken

Fire Spin / Blaze Kick

Yveltal

Sucker Punch / Oblivion Wing

Mega Y Charizard

Fire Spin / Blast Burn

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	47.61	2052.8	1	78s	101.9
2.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	47.00	796.8	4	82s	83.2
3.	Mega Gengar	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	43.48	804.6	4	88s	78.3
4.	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	36.84	1245.2	2	101s	75.0
5.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	36.44	1084.4	3	103s	72.3
6.	Yveltal	Sucker Punch	Oblivion Wing *	32.93	1576.8	2	112s	72.0
7.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	34.32	1239.4	2	108s	70.9
8.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	39.71	585.5	6	97s	68.3
9.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	30.89	1503.2	2	119s	67.8
10.	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	34.06	996.3	3	110s	67.4
11.	Origin Forme Giratina	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	33.28	1067.3	3	112s	67.1
12.	Shadow Gengar	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	40.52	486.1	7	97s	66.9
13.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	33.11	1061.5	3	113s	66.7
14.	Mega Pidgeot	Air Slash	Brave Bird	31.23	1236.9	2	119s	65.7
15.	Shadow Honchkrow	Snarl	Sky Attack	34.66	777.6	4	109s	65.0
16.	Shadow Salamence	Bite	Fly	32.32	921.6	3	116s	63.6
17.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Sunsteel Strike	33.35	802.9	4	113s	63.4
18.	Mega Salamence	Bite	Fly	28.90	1389.4	2	128s	63.3
19.	Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin	Shadow Ball	36.67	547.5	6	105s	63.3
20.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	31.41	999.4	3	119s	63.2
21.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	29.73	1199.2	3	125s	62.8
22.	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Avalanche	33.46	719.7	5	113s	62.2
23.	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blaze Kick	33.29	715.2	5	114s	61.8
24.	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	29.64	1117.6	3	125s	61.7
25.	Shadow Entei	Fire Spin	Overheat	30.59	948.2	3	122s	61.2
26.	Galarian Moltres	Sucker Punch	Brave Bird	27.64	1363.2	2	133s	60.8
27.	Shadow Typhlosion	Shadow Claw	Blast Burn *	32.06	758.7	4	118s	60.7
28.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	33.76	605.4	5	113s	60.4
29.	Shadow Unfezant	Air Slash	Sky Attack	30.80	858.9	4	122s	60.3
30.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Fire Punch *	28.05	1210.8	2	132s	60.1

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Gourgeist (Average size) in a 3-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 1 Trainers
Optimal group size: 2 - 3 Trainers
Very easy with: 4+ Trainers

Gourgeist (Average size) CP range from Raids

Gourgeist (Average size) can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1296 CP to 1366 CP, with no weather boost
From 1621 CP to 1707 CP with Fog and Sunny weather boost

Gourgeist (Average size) weaknesses

Gourgeist (Average size) type chart

When fighting Gourgeist (Average size), keep in mind the that Ghost and Grass-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Ice-type moves. They take reduced damage from Electric, Grass, Ground, Water, Fighting, and Normal-type moves.

Weaknesses

Dark160.0%
Fire160.0%
Flying160.0%
Ghost160.0%
Ice160.0%

Resistances

Fighting39.1%
Normal39.1%
Electric62.5%
Grass62.5%
Ground62.5%
Water62.5%

More information

Gourgeist (Average size) takes increased damage from Dark, Fire, Flying, Ghost, and Ice type moves.
Gourgeist (Average size) takes reduced damage from Fighting, Normal, Electric, Grass, Ground, and Water type moves.
Type chart shows the percentage (%) of damage taken from an incoming attack of a particular type.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Gourgeist (Average size)

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fire	98.0%	Sunny
Ghost	94.0%	Fog
Dark	74.0%	Fog
Flying	72.0%	Windy
Ice	32.0%	Snow
Psychic	14.0%	Windy
Dragon	6.0%	Windy
Steel	4.0%	Snow
Ground	2.0%	Sunny
Electric	2.0%	Rain
Rock	2.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Gourgeist (Average size) in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Gourgeist (Average size) 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 Gourgeist (Average size) 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.