Best Pokémon to defeat Dusk Mane Necrozma in Pokémon GO

The strongest Pokémon to use against Dusk Mane Necrozma are: Primal Groudon, Mega Y Charizard, Shadow Heatran, Mega Blaziken, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Garchomp, and Dawn Wings Necrozma. We suggest a minimum group size of 3 - 7 Trainers to defeat Dusk Mane Necrozma in a 5-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

#1

Mega Y Charizard

Fire Spin / Blast Burn

#2

Shadow Heatran

Fire Spin / Magma Storm

#3

Mega Blaziken

Fire Spin / Blast Burn

#4

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

#5

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

#6

Dawn Wings Necrozma

Shadow Claw / Moongeist Beam

#7

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	29.58	765.5	19	508s	59.8
2.	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	30.32	546.0	27	495s	56.7
3.	Shadow Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	27.90	674.3	22	538s	55.6
4.	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	30.52	412.0	36	492s	53.6
5.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	27.53	544.7	27	545s	52.5
6.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	27.39	488.2	30	548s	51.1
7.	Dawn Wings Necrozma	Shadow Claw	Moongeist Beam	28.07	396.9	37	535s	49.8
8.	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	23.23	670.2	22	646s	48.1
9.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	24.86	515.3	29	604s	47.9
10.	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	26.01	428.1	35	577s	47.7
11.	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	25.34	452.5	33	593s	47.3
12.	Apex Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire+	24.25	473.4	31	619s	46.1
13.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	25.80	376.7	39	582s	46.1
14.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	25.74	367.7	40	583s	45.8
15.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	26.41	334.6	44	568s	45.7
16.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	28.07	271.1	55	535s	45.6
17.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	21.75	661.9	22	690s	45.6
18.	Shadow Entei	Fire Spin	Overheat	24.76	405.6	36	606s	45.3
19.	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Overheat	25.29	364.1	41	594s	45.0
20.	Shadow Chandelure	Fire Spin	Shadow Ball	26.92	270.0	55	558s	44.1
21.	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Sacred Fire *	23.06	450.4	33	651s	43.9
22.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	24.89	326.1	46	603s	43.4
23.	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	25.03	313.2	47	600s	43.2
24.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	22.08	487.0	30	680s	43.1
25.	Incineroar	Snarl	Blast Burn *	21.93	488.3	30	685s	42.9
26.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	23.82	326.2	45	630s	42.0
27.	Volcarona	Fire Spin	Overheat	22.62	388.8	38	664s	41.9
28.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	22.85	372.4	40	657s	41.8
29.	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	23.00	357.0	42	653s	41.6
30.	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	22.10	410.1	36	679s	41.6

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Group size

You need at least 3 Trainers to defeat a Dusk Mane Necrozma in a 5-Star Raid.

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Minimum group size: 3 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 7 Trainers
Very easy with: 8+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 3 Trainers

Dusk Mane Necrozma CP range from Raids

Dusk Mane Necrozma can be caught with the following Combat Power after being defeated in Raids:

From 2251 CP to 2342 CP, with no weather boost
From 2813 CP to 2928 CP with Windy and Snow weather boost

Dusk Mane Necrozma weaknesses

Dusk Mane Necrozma type chart

When fighting Dusk Mane Necrozma, keep in mind the that Psychic and Steel-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Fire, Ghost, and Ground-type moves. They take reduced damage from Dragon, Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Normal, Rock, Steel, Poison, and Psychic-type moves.

Dusk Mane Necrozma takes increased damage from:
160%	Dark Fire Ghost Ground

Dusk Mane Necrozma takes reduced damage from:
63%	Dragon Fairy Flying Grass Ice Normal Rock Steel
39%	Poison Psychic

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Dusk Mane Necrozma

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fire	168.0%	Sunny
Dark	78.0%	Fog
Ground	64.0%	Sunny
Ghost	64.0%	Fog
Fighting	8.0%	Cloudy
Water	6.0%	Rain
Electric	6.0%	Rain
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Normal	2.0%	Partly Cloudy

About our ranking methodology

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