Best Rockruff counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Rockruff counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	82.35	4806.91	1	58.4s	227.6
2	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	83.15	4371.52	1	52.6s	223.9
3	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	78.86	3690.85	1	46.8s	206.3
4	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	78.16	3041.29	2	77.8s	195.2
5	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	73.95	3400.30	2	92.0s	192.6
6	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	76.30	3040.78	2	79.7s	191.7
7	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	70.40	3540.41	2	100.6s	187.5
8	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	73.21	3036.04	2	82.9s	185.8
9	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	68.48	3483.81	2	101.8s	182.9
10	Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	65.39	3598.51	2	110.1s	178.1
11	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	70.35	2876.05	2	81.8s	177.9
12	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	65.53	3456.47	2	105.5s	176.6
13	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	68.75	2835.81	2	82.5s	174.2
14	Keldeo (Ordinary)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	65.47	3229.55	2	98.7s	173.5
15	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	64.01	3350.29	2	104.7s	172.2
16	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	63.22	3406.17	2	107.8s	171.3
17	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	63.43	3254.40	2	102.6s	169.8
18	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	63.45	3133.57	2	98.8s	168.2
19	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	64.97	2873.59	2	88.5s	167.5
20	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	71.57	2079.07	2	58.1s	166.2

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Rockruff in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Rockruff 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 Rockruff 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 Rockruff counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Primal Kyogre, Shadow Metagross, and Mega Sceptile. The table also includes Mega Swampert, Mega Blaziken, Terrakion, and Kartana, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Rockruff type chart

When fighting Rockruff, keep in mind the following that Rock-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water type moves. They take reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison type moves.

Weaknesses

Fighting	160.0%
Grass	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Steel	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Fire	62.5%
Flying	62.5%
Normal	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

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