Best Polteageist (Phony) counters in Pokémon GO

This table displays a list of best Polteageist (Phony) 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.

Simulation settings

Weather

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Raid Difficulty

3-Star Raid (3600 HP)↓

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Best overall 👑

Mega Tyranitar

Bite Brutal Swing

Best performing move types

• 44.0%
• 29.0%
• 5.0%
• 4.5%
• 3.5%
• 3.5%
• 3.0%
• 2.0%
• 1.5%
• 1.5%
• 1.0%
• 0.5%
• 0.5%
• 0.5%

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	34.62	2040.28	1	111.0s	79.0
2	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	35.06	1356.73	2	113.3s	73.4
3	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	42.81	491.69	7	113.4s	70.0
4	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	31.44	1114.17	3	127.4s	64.7
5	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	33.12	896.13	4	124.8s	64.5
6	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	38.98	426.73	8	126.1s	63.1
7	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	29.10	1336.09	2	134.5s	63.1
8	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	29.76	1183.32	3	133.2s	62.7
9	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	32.36	825.33	4	128.7s	62.2
10	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	36.36	521.11	6	126.6s	62.2
11	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	27.78	1431.02	2	139.7s	61.7
12	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	29.47	1014.43	3	136.3s	60.3
13	Mega Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	31.79	724.21	4	133.1s	59.8
14	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	37.05	365.92	9	136.5s	58.8
15	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	34.29	463.51	7	136.1s	58.0
16	Shadow Honchkrow	Snarl	Dark Pulse	31.01	655.73	5	138.0s	57.4
17	Shadow Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	30.34	698.23	5	139.3s	57.1
18	Yveltal	Snarl	Dark Pulse	25.65	1161.54	3	152.8s	55.5
19	Giratina (Origin Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	29.70	631.73	5	144.0s	55.1
20	Shadow Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	30.68	547.91	6	143.6s	54.9
21	Hoopa (Unbound)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	28.38	688.12	5	147.8s	54.0
22	Guzzlord	Snarl	Brutal Swing	24.83	1148.05	3	157.5s	53.9
23	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	30.48	514.06	7	146.1s	53.9
24	Zarude	Bite	Dark Pulse	24.38	1195.15	3	159.7s	53.6
25	Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	26.88	814.62	4	151.6s	53.5
26	Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	32.34	381.64	9	149.1s	53.2
27	Lunala	Confusion	Shadow Ball	31.02	448.57	8	148.2s	53.2
28	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Shadow Ball	29.28	562.56	6	148.6s	53.2
29	Shadow Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	35.50	262.80	13	156.2s	53.1
30	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	27.73	667.69	5	151.4s	52.7
31	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	29.64	507.42	7	149.8s	52.6
32	Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	33.83	299.43	12	154.5s	52.5
33	Shadow Drifblim	Hex	Shadow Ball	31.98	363.86	9	152.2s	52.2
34	Shadow Shiftry	Snarl	Foul Play	27.79	623.38	5	152.7s	52.1
35	Zoroark	Snarl	Foul Play	27.81	593.21	6	153.7s	51.6
36	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	28.28	550.75	6	153.5s	51.5
37	Shadow Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	32.37	301.77	11	159.0s	50.7
38	Hoopa (Confined)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	32.11	306.89	11	159.0s	50.6
39	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	24.90	807.41	4	162.4s	50.3
40	Shadow Mismagius	Hex	Shadow Ball	31.24	316.15	11	160.8s	49.8
41	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	24.64	799.01	4	164.1s	49.8
42	Deoxys (Attack)	Zen Headbutt	Dark Pulse	38.18	136.86	26	199.5s	49.3
43	Honchkrow	Snarl	Dark Pulse	25.62	645.88	5	162.8s	49.2
44	Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	25.17	689.22	5	163.9s	49.1
45	Mega Salamence	Bite	Draco Meteor	24.45	741.04	4	166.7s	48.7
46	Shadow Cacturne	Sucker Punch	Dark Pulse	27.16	491.36	7	161.9s	48.7
47	Muk (Alola Shadow)	Snarl	Dark Pulse	24.23	741.39	4	168.0s	48.4
48	Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	25.87	546.16	6	165.5s	47.9
49	Giratina (Altered Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	24.89	625.91	5	167.7s	47.7
50	Bisharp	Snarl	Dark Pulse	23.71	753.23	4	171.0s	47.7

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Polteageist (Phony) type chart

When fighting Polteageist (Phony), keep in mind the following that Ghost-type Pokémon are weak to Dark, and Ghost type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Poison, Fighting, and Normal type moves.

Weaknesses

Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%

Resistances

Fighting	39.1%
Normal	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

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

About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Polteageist (Phony) in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Polteageist (Phony) down quickly with high DPS, or the tankiest counters that can withstand its attacks, our guide has something for every trainer.

The top-ranked Polteageist (Phony) counter is Mega Tyranitar, followed by Shadow Tyranitar, Mega Gengar, and Mega Houndoom. The table also includes Mega Rayquaza, Mega Banette, Tyranitar, and Hydreigon, among others. Each Pokemon's move type is indicated by an icon beside the move name.

The most effective move-types to use against Polteageist (Phony) are:

About our ranking methodology

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 moves, 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.

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.