Best Pheromosa counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Pheromosa counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	152.68	3974.97	4	104.1s	344.9
2	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	119.07	2422.81	7	142.4s	252.9
3	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	107.01	2222.33	7	145.4s	228.4
4	Shadow Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	125.17	915.80	17	124.4s	205.9
5	Yveltal	Gust	Oblivion Wing *	101.17	1613.82	10	159.5s	202.2
6	Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	87.83	2170.13	7	172.9s	195.8
7	Shadow Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	93.22	1670.71	9	161.3s	191.8
8	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	97.76	1412.96	11	159.0s	190.6
9	Shadow Unfezant	Air Slash	Sky Attack	103.14	1037.23	15	150.8s	183.7
10	Mega Y Charizard	Air Slash	Blast Burn *	80.99	2081.45	8	205.6s	182.4
11	Shadow Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	78.90	2202.92	7	195.4s	181.4
12	Shadow Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	101.06	1017.49	15	151.0s	180.0
13	Shadow Lugia	Extrasensory	Aeroblast *	75.09	2320.09	7	216.3s	177.0
14	Honchkrow	Peck	Sky Attack	99.50	871.17	18	157.6s	171.2
15	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	91.36	1015.54	15	166.7s	166.8
16	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Brave Bird	83.87	1289.15	12	184.5s	166.1
17	Galarian Articuno	Psycho Cut	Brave Bird	76.39	1661.31	10	217.5s	165.0
18	Zapdos	Thunder Shock *	Drill Peck	75.62	1614.36	10	213.5s	162.6
19	Ho-Oh	Extrasensory	Brave Bird	65.37	2165.75	7	231.9s	156.8
20	Braviary	Air Slash	Brave Bird	79.98	1165.62	13	189.5s	156.3

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About the results

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

Pheromosa type chart

When fighting Pheromosa, 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.