Best Blacephalon counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Raid Difficulty

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Best Blacephalon counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	44.26	2025.18	8	366.1s	115.1
2	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	44.26	2025.15	8	366.1s	115.1
3	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	39.92	1934.59	8	387.7s	105.3
4	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	45.90	1158.93	13	328.2s	102.9
5	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	39.79	1544.21	10	388.1s	99.3
6	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	40.04	1480.49	11	406.7s	98.7
7	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker *	38.38	1452.32	11	416.3s	95.2
8	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	40.34	1063.90	15	395.6s	91.4
9	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	36.99	1356.21	12	440.0s	91.0
10	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	36.68	1386.00	11	415.7s	90.9
11	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	36.99	1313.30	12	426.0s	90.3
12	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	41.77	897.94	17	365.4s	89.9
13	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	37.74	1181.52	13	407.0s	89.3
14	Shadow Mamoswine	Mud-Slap	High Horsepower	37.93	1089.23	14	402.0s	87.8
15	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Hydro Pump	34.36	1443.13	11	462.0s	87.5
16	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	40.02	876.33	18	394.2s	86.6
17	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	39.41	915.82	17	395.1s	86.5
18	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	36.46	1153.74	14	443.0s	86.5
19	Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	34.63	1284.88	12	445.2s	85.5
20	Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	34.50	1279.88	12	445.2s	85.1

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Blacephalon in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Blacephalon 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 Blacephalon 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 Blacephalon counter is Primal Groudon, followed by Primal Kyogre, Mega Tyranitar, and Mega Gengar. The table also includes Mega Swampert, Shadow Tyranitar, Shadow Rhyperior, and Mega Diancie, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Blacephalon type chart

When fighting Blacephalon, keep in mind the following that Fire and Ghost-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, Ghost, Ground, Rock, and Water type moves. They take reduced damage from Fairy, Fire, Grass, Ice, Poison, Steel, Bug, Fighting, and Normal type moves.

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%
Ground	160.0%
Rock	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Bug	39.1%
Fighting	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Fairy	62.5%
Fire	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ice	62.5%
Poison	62.5%
Steel	62.5%

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