Best Buzzwole counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Buzzwole counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	69.49	2800.69	5	237.3s	175.1
2	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	53.89	1702.08	8	313.6s	127.7
3	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	49.41	1552.99	9	342.2s	117.0
4	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	45.51	1175.64	12	380.6s	102.6
5	Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	40.88	1524.86	9	406.3s	101.0
6	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	45.91	1052.99	14	383.7s	100.5
7	Shadow Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	53.15	633.19	23	377.0s	98.7
8	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	41.89	1166.86	12	409.5s	96.2
9	Mega Y Charizard	Air Slash	Blast Burn *	38.10	1475.07	10	434.3s	95.0
10	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	37.20	1565.69	9	441.6s	94.7
11	Shadow Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	47.12	755.57	19	397.7s	94.3
12	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	35.59	1727.70	8	456.2s	93.9
13	Shadow Unfezant	Air Slash	Sky Attack	45.89	734.80	20	408.5s	91.8
14	Galarian Articuno	Psycho Cut	Brave Bird	36.25	1243.85	12	462.0s	87.7
15	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Brave Bird	39.37	944.58	15	444.5s	87.1
16	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	40.61	745.42	20	449.9s	84.1
17	Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	43.00	612.38	24	446.8s	83.5
18	Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	34.41	1139.10	13	488.6s	82.5
19	Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	30.97	1542.31	9	523.2s	82.3
20	Tornadus (Incarnate)	Air Slash	Hurricane	35.96	980.11	15	478.4s	82.2

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About the results

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

Buzzwole type chart

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

Weaknesses

Flying	256.0%
Fairy	160.0%
Fire	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%

Resistances

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

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