Best Stakataka counters

The best Stakataka counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Groudon, Mega Garchomp, Shadow Groudon, Mega Heracross, Shadow Excadrill, Shadow Garchomp, and Mega Blaziken. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 3 - 6 Trainers to defeat Stakataka in a 5-Star Raid.

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Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Shadow Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Heracross

Counter / Close Combat

Shadow Excadrill

Mud-Slap / Scorching Sands

Shadow Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

Mega Blaziken

Counter / Focus Blast

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	37.59	1279.0	11	411s	76.7
2.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	33.33	1267.1	11	462s	69.5
3.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	35.03	994.6	15	444s	68.9
4.	Mega Heracross	Counter	Close Combat	33.01	927.8	16	471s	64.8
5.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	33.85	774.5	19	463s	63.7
6.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	32.01	904.9	16	486s	62.9
7.	Mega Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	34.38	679.6	22	459s	62.8
8.	Terrakion	Double Kick	Sacred Sword *	33.41	755.6	19	469s	62.7
9.	Keldeo (Ordinary Forme)	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	30.45	1019.1	14	508s	61.9
10.	Keldeo	Low Kick	Sacred Sword	30.45	1019.1	14	508s	61.9
11.	Shadow Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	32.87	684.5	21	479s	60.7
12.	Therian Forme Landorus	Mud Shot	Sandsear Storm *	30.95	810.7	18	504s	59.9
13.	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	29.29	987.6	15	528s	59.6
14.	Shadow Hariyama	Counter	Dynamic Punch	31.06	691.4	21	505s	58.1
15.	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	33.01	533.5	28	483s	57.9
16.	Lucario	Counter	Aura Sphere	30.85	672.7	22	509s	57.5
17.	Mega Swampert	Mud Shot	Earthquake	26.88	1077.0	13	572s	56.7
18.	Mega Alakazam	Counter *	Focus Blast	31.19	595.6	25	507s	56.6
19.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Earthquake	30.16	673.2	22	520s	56.5
20.	Conkeldurr	Counter	Dynamic Punch	28.21	777.2	19	552s	55.1
21.	Mega Lopunny	Double Kick	Focus Blast	28.30	730.0	20	551s	54.6
22.	Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	27.85	759.1	19	559s	54.3
23.	Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	26.43	888.5	16	585s	53.8
24.	Shadow Ursaluna	Rock Smash	High Horsepower *	26.83	823.7	18	578s	53.6
25.	Shadow Golurk	Mud-Slap	Earth Power	28.85	608.0	24	545s	53.4
26.	Shadow Sirfetch'd	Counter	Close Combat	29.76	528.1	28	533s	53.2
27.	Shadow Toxicroak	Counter	Dynamic Punch	30.72	450.8	33	522s	52.8
28.	Shadow Blaziken	Counter	Focus Blast	30.86	438.4	34	521s	52.7
29.	Shadow Hippowdon	Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	26.66	746.6	20	583s	52.3
30.	Machamp	Counter	Dynamic Punch	27.14	672.9	22	576s	51.9

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Group size

You need at least 3 Trainers to defeat a Stakataka in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 3 Trainers
Optimal group size: 4 - 6 Trainers
Very easy with: 7+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 3 Trainers

Stakataka CP range from Raids

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

From 1799 CP to 1882 CP, with no weather boost
From 2249 CP to 2353 CP with Partly Cloudy and Snow weather boost

Stakataka weaknesses

Stakataka type chart

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

Weaknesses

Weaknesses

Fighting	256.0%
Ground	256.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Resistances

Poison	24.4%
Flying	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dragon	62.5%
Fairy	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%
Rock	62.5%

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

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Stakataka

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Fighting	234.0%	Cloudy
Ground	144.0%	Sunny
Water	12.0%	Rain
Psychic	4.0%	Windy
Fire	2.0%	Sunny
Ghost	2.0%	Fog
Bug	2.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

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