Best Blacephalon counters

The best Blacephalon counters in Pokémon GO are Primal Kyogre, Primal Groudon, Mega Tyranitar, Mega Swampert, Shadow Tyranitar, Mega Gengar, and Mega Garchomp. These Pokémon perform best with the moves outlined below. We suggest a minimum group size of 2 - 5 Trainers to defeat Blacephalon in a 5-Star Raid.

Simulation settings

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Primal Kyogre

Waterfall / Origin Pulse

Primal Groudon

Mud Shot / Precipice Blades

Mega Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Mega Swampert

Water Gun / Hydro Cannon

Shadow Tyranitar

Bite / Brutal Swing

Mega Gengar

Lick / Shadow Ball

Mega Garchomp

Mud Shot / Earth Power

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1.	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	45.16	1337.0	11	344s	89.5
2.	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	45.04	1333.5	11	345s	89.3
3.	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	41.10	1531.7	9	375s	85.4
4.	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	41.91	1059.5	14	373s	80.5
5.	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	42.29	1019.7	14	370s	80.4
6.	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	50.02	521.5	28	329s	80.2
7.	Mega Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	40.96	1114.3	13	380s	79.8
8.	Shadow Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	42.44	858.5	17	371s	77.9
9.	Shadow Rampardos	Smack Down	Rock Slide	47.35	527.3	28	346s	76.9
10.	Shadow Rhyperior	Mud-Slap	Rock Wrecker *	41.06	851.0	17	383s	75.7
11.	Shadow Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	42.88	654.9	22	373s	74.3
12.	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	38.68	953.3	15	404s	73.9
13.	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	41.41	709.7	21	384s	73.5
14.	Shadow Excadrill	Mud-Slap	Scorching Sands	48.58	371.3	40	350s	73.2
15.	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	38.71	892.9	16	405s	72.9
16.	Shadow Garchomp	Mud Shot	Earth Power *	39.72	797.4	18	397s	72.8
17.	Shadow Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	45.55	460.7	32	362s	72.6
18.	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	46.36	413.0	36	360s	72.0
19.	Shadow Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	48.80	327.2	45	354s	71.6
20.	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	44.26	479.0	31	371s	71.5
21.	Shadow Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	39.70	689.4	21	400s	70.6
22.	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Hydro Pump	34.80	1129.2	13	445s	70.3
23.	Shadow Crawdaunt	Snarl	Crabhammer	42.14	528.9	28	385s	70.2
24.	Shadow Kingler	Bubble	Crabhammer	42.31	508.0	29	385s	69.8
25.	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	37.18	823.8	18	422s	69.5
26.	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	34.79	1000.6	14	447s	68.6
27.	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	35.68	886.5	16	438s	68.3
28.	Shadow Feraligatr	Water Gun *	Hydro Cannon *	38.52	633.2	23	414s	67.7
29.	Mega Aerodactyl	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	36.46	761.3	19	432s	67.3
30.	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	44.08	354.2	42	383s	67.1

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Group size

You need at least 2 Trainers to defeat a Blacephalon in a 5-Star Raid.

Minimum group size: 2 Trainers
Optimal group size: 3 - 5 Trainers
Very easy with: 6+ Trainers
Probably impossible with less than 2 Trainers

Blacephalon CP range from Raids

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

From 1797 CP to 1884 CP, with no weather boost
From 2246 CP to 2355 CP with Sunny and Fog weather boost

Blacephalon weaknesses

Blacephalon type chart

When fighting Blacephalon, keep in mind the 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

Weaknesses

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

Resistances

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.

Best move-types and best weather for defeating Blacephalon

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Water	90.0%	Rain
Ghost	84.0%	Fog
Ground	76.0%	Sunny
Dark	72.0%	Fog
Rock	50.0%	Partly Cloudy
Psychic	12.0%	Windy
Dragon	8.0%	Windy
Flying	4.0%	Windy
Electric	4.0%	Rain

About our ranking methodology

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 guide 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 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.