Best Lycanroc (Dusk Form) counters

The best Lycanroc (Dusk Form) counters in Pokémon GO are Dusk Mane Necrozma, Primal Groudon, Primal Kyogre, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Kyogre, Mega Garchomp, and Shadow Excadrill. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Lycanroc (Dusk Form) in a 3-Star Raid.

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Dusk Mane Necrozma

Metal Claw / Sunsteel Strike

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Shadow Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Excadrill

Metal Claw / Scorching Sands

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Dusk Mane Necrozma	Metal Claw	Sunsteel Strike	68.39	2033.4	1	55s	135.7
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	60.08	2144.3	1	62s	123.8
3.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	60.72	1937.5	1	62s	122.3
4.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	56.31	1299.0	2	67s	106.1
5.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	56.88	1248.5	2	67s	106.1
6.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	50.00	1741.6	2	75s	102.5
7.	Shadow Excadrill	Metal Claw	Scorching Sands	55.46	1157.2	3	69s	102.4
8.	Mega Lucario	Force Palm *	Aura Sphere	51.69	1500.7	2	73s	102.1
9.	Shadow Empoleon	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon *	52.66	1197.8	3	72s	99.0
10.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	51.26	1324.0	2	73s	98.9
11.	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	52.55	1149.6	3	72s	98.0
12.	Origin Forme Dialga	Metal Claw	Roar of Time *	46.90	1703.5	2	79s	97.0
13.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	47.84	1239.7	2	79s	92.3
14.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	47.00	1288.7	2	80s	91.7
15.	Shadow Metagross	Bullet Punch	Meteor Mash *	47.95	1181.6	3	79s	91.6
16.	Shadow Kingler	Metal Claw	Crabhammer	54.54	712.9	5	72s	91.6
17.	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	47.28	1234.0	2	80s	91.4
18.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	48.36	1083.8	3	78s	90.6
19.	Cobalion	Metal Claw	Sacred Sword *	41.97	1837.3	1	88s	90.1
20.	Mega Venusaur	Vine Whip	Frenzy Plant *	44.61	1405.9	2	84s	89.6
21.	Dialga	Metal Claw	Iron Head	43.64	1499.4	2	85s	89.2
22.	Mega Gyarados	Waterfall	Hydro Pump	44.37	1353.6	2	84s	88.5
23.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Metal Claw	Moongeist Beam	48.16	980.6	3	79s	88.5
24.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	47.10	1064.0	3	80s	88.4
25.	Excadrill	Metal Claw	Scorching Sands	45.90	1140.8	3	82s	87.8
26.	Shadow Swampert	Mud Shot	Hydro Cannon *	47.99	855.8	4	80s	85.8
27.	Zarude	Vine Whip	Power Whip	42.34	1384.8	2	88s	85.7
28.	Shadow Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	45.37	1055.9	3	83s	85.7
29.	Xurkitree	Spark	Power Whip	47.25	880.9	4	81s	85.3
30.	Empoleon	Metal Claw	Hydro Cannon *	43.70	1181.0	3	86s	85.0

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Group size

You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Lycanroc (Dusk Form) in a 3-Star Raid.

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

Lycanroc (Dusk Form) CP range from Raids

Lycanroc (Dusk Form) can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 1469 CP to 1543 CP, with no weather boost
From 1836 CP to 1929 CP with Partly Cloudy weather boost

Lycanroc (Dusk Form) weaknesses

Lycanroc (Dusk Form) type chart

When fighting Lycanroc (Dusk Form), keep in mind the 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

Fighting160.0%
Grass160.0%
Ground160.0%
Steel160.0%
Water160.0%

Resistances

Fire62.5%
Flying62.5%
Normal62.5%
Poison62.5%

More information

Lycanroc (Dusk Form) takes increased damage from Fighting, Grass, Ground, Steel, and Water type moves.
Lycanroc (Dusk Form) takes reduced damage from Fire, Flying, Normal, and Poison 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 Lycanroc (Dusk Form)

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Grass	84.0%	Sunny
Steel	82.0%	Snow
Fighting	82.0%	Cloudy
Water	68.0%	Rain
Ground	58.0%	Sunny
Dragon	6.0%	Windy
Ghost	6.0%	Fog
Electric	6.0%	Rain
Psychic	6.0%	Windy
Dark	2.0%	Fog

About our ranking methodology

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