Best Salazzle counters

Raid Battles

The best Salazzle counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Shadow Garchomp, Shadow Excadrill, Shadow Rhyperior, and Therian Forme Landorus. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 1 - 3 Trainers to defeat Salazzle in a 3-Star Raid.

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          Best counter 👑

          Official artwork of Primal GroudonPrimal Groudon
          Mud Shot / Precipice Blades
          #1
          Mega Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Mega GarchompMega Garchomp
          Mud Shot / Earth Power
          #2
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow GroudonShadow Groudon
          Mud Shot / Precipice Blades
          #3
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow GarchompShadow Garchomp
          Mud Shot / Earth Power
          #4
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow ExcadrillShadow Excadrill
          Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands
          #5
          Shadow Pokemon BackgroundOfficial artwork of Shadow RhyperiorShadow Rhyperior
          Mud-Slap / Earthquake
          #6
          Official artwork of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme Landorus
          Mud Shot / Sandsear Storm
          #7
          #
          Name
          Fast Attack
          Charged Attack
          DPS
          TDO
          Faints
          TTW
          Score
          1.Thumbnail image of Primal GroudonPrimal GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *84.674402.2044s188.4
          2.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega GarchompMega Pokémon iconMega GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *75.873214.4149s161.9
          3.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GroudonShadow GroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *79.582369.9147s158.0
          4.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GarchompShadow GarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *72.712287.4152s146.0
          5.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow ExcadrillShadow ExcadrillGroundMud-Slap GroundScorching Sands 79.041641.2248s145.8
          6.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhyperiorShadow RhyperiorGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 68.102933.4155s145.8
          7.Thumbnail image of Therian Forme LandorusTherian Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundSandsear Storm *70.112003.9154s138.0
          8.Thumbnail image of GroudonGroudonGroundMud Shot GroundPrecipice Blades *66.232345.4156s136.2
          9.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MamoswineShadow MamoswineGroundMud-Slap GroundHigh Horsepower 75.351381.4251s135.5
          10.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega SwampertMega Pokémon iconMega SwampertGroundMud Shot GroundEarthquake 60.892720.7161s131.3
          11.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow RhydonShadow RhydonGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 63.012307.7159s130.5
          12.Thumbnail image of RhyperiorRhyperiorGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 56.642896.3165s125.6
          13.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GolurkShadow GolurkGroundMud-Slap GroundEarth Power 65.941572.0257s125.1
          14.Thumbnail image of GarchompGarchompGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power *59.892242.1162s124.6
          15.Thumbnail image of ExcadrillExcadrillGroundMud-Slap GroundScorching Sands 64.781605.3258s123.9
          16.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow GolemShadow GolemGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 59.392044.1163s121.4
          17.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow HippowdonShadow HippowdonGroundSand Attack GroundScorching Sands 60.501775.6262s119.7
          18.Thumbnail image of Incarnate Forme LandorusIncarnate Forme LandorusGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power 60.111743.6262s118.7
          19.Thumbnail image of LandorusLandorusGroundMud Shot GroundEarth Power 60.111743.6262s118.7
          20.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow DonphanShadow DonphanGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 60.851517.2262s116.5
          21.Thumbnail image of MamoswineMamoswineGroundMud-Slap GroundHigh Horsepower 62.211362.1261s116.0
          22.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow MewtwoShadow MewtwoPsychicConfusion PsychicPsystrike *62.321328.1261s115.6
          23.Thumbnail image of Primal KyogrePrimal KyogreWaterWaterfall WaterOrigin Pulse *53.942295.4169s115.2
          24.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow FlygonShadow FlygonGroundSand Attack GroundScorching Sands 61.361377.6262s115.0
          25.Thumbnail image of RhydonRhydonGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 52.432281.4171s112.5
          26.Shadow Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Shadow SwampertShadow SwampertGroundMud Shot GroundEarthquake 55.231711.4268s110.5
          27.Mega Pokemon BackgroundThumbnail image of Mega AerodactylMega Pokémon iconMega AerodactylRockRock Throw GroundEarth Power 52.121925.1171s108.1
          28.Thumbnail image of GolurkGolurkGroundMud-Slap GroundEarth Power 54.361543.9269s106.9
          29.Thumbnail image of KrookodileKrookodileGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 54.211457.7269s105.4
          30.Thumbnail image of GolemGolemGroundMud-Slap GroundEarthquake 49.512022.0175s104.8
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          You need at least 1 Trainers to defeat a Salazzle in a 3-Star Raid.

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

          Salazzle CP range from Raids

          Salazzle can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

          • From 1344 CP to 1416 CP, with no weather boost
          • From 1680 CP to 1770 CP with Cloudy and Sunny weather boost

          Salazzle weaknesses

          Salazzle type chart

          When fighting Salazzle, keep in mind the that Poison and Fire-type Pokémon are weak to Ground (2x), Psychic, Rock, and Water-type moves. They take reduced damage from Fighting, Fire, Ice, Poison, Steel, Bug, Fairy, and Grass-type moves.

          Weaknesses

          Weaknesses
          GroundGround256.0%
          PsychicPsychic160.0%
          RockRock160.0%
          WaterWater160.0%

          Resistances

          Resistances
          BugBug39.1%
          FairyFairy39.1%
          GrassGrass39.1%
          FightingFighting62.5%
          FireFire62.5%
          IceIce62.5%
          PoisonPoison62.5%
          SteelSteel62.5%

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

          Best move-types and best weather for defeating Salazzle

          Move-typeUsage (%)Weather
          Ground228.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Psychic68.0%
          • windyWindy
          Water34.0%
          • rainRain
          Rock30.0%
          • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
          Bug10.0%
          • rainRain
          Normal6.0%
          • partlyCloudyPartly Cloudy
          Electric6.0%
          • rainRain
          Fighting6.0%
          • cloudyCloudy
          Fire4.0%
          • sunnySunny
          Dragon2.0%
          • windyWindy
          Flying2.0%
          • windyWindy
          Ghost2.0%
          • fogFog
          Dark2.0%
          • fogFog

          About our ranking methodology

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