Best Tarountula counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Tarountula counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	101.12	12932.10	1	127.9s	340.1
2	Mega Y Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	78.81	10924.47	1	138.6s	270.4
3	Mega Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	81.56	8614.59	1	105.6s	261.5
4	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	77.57	7993.45	1	103.0s	247.1
5	Shadow Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	74.13	8871.40	1	119.7s	245.2
6	Shadow Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	68.78	10473.25	1	152.3s	241.6
7	Reshiram	Fire Fang	Fusion Flare *	71.19	8305.64	1	116.7s	234.0
8	Mega X Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	68.33	7334.06	1	107.3s	219.9
9	Shadow Blaziken	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	73.08	5841.16	1	79.9s	218.5
10	Shadow Entei	Fire Fang	Overheat	69.85	6528.65	1	93.5s	217.2
11	Shadow Charizard	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	67.80	7110.42	1	104.9s	217.0
12	Heatran	Fire Spin	Magma Storm *	60.97	9448.19	1	155.0s	215.1
13	Mega Pidgeot	Gust *	Brave Bird	69.42	6080.89	1	87.6s	212.4
14	Moltres	Fire Spin	Sky Attack *	61.76	8492.75	1	137.5s	211.5
15	Ho-Oh	Incinerate	Brave Bird	57.34	9935.59	1	173.3s	208.0
16	Mega Diancie	Rock Throw	Rock Slide	75.29	4311.08	1	57.3s	207.1
17	Shadow Infernape	Fire Spin	Blast Burn *	67.85	5516.84	1	81.3s	203.7
18	Volcarona	Fire Spin	Overheat	63.16	6579.62	1	104.2s	201.8
19	Chandelure	Fire Spin	Overheat	64.40	5975.42	1	92.8s	199.9
20	Shadow Staraptor	Gust *	Brave Bird	70.54	4508.12	1	63.9s	199.4

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About the results

Our guide provides detailed information on recommended Pokémon and moves that are most effective against Tarountula in Raid Battles. Whether you're looking for the best counters to take Tarountula 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 Tarountula 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 Tarountula counter is Mega Rayquaza, followed by Mega Y Charizard, Mega Blaziken, and Rayquaza. The table also includes Shadow Moltres, Shadow Ho-Oh, Reshiram, and Mega X Charizard, among others. Each Pokemon's type is indicated by an icon beside their name.

Tarountula type chart

When fighting Tarountula, keep in mind the following that Bug-type Pokémon are weak to Fire, Flying, and Rock type moves. They take reduced damage from Fighting, Grass, and Ground type moves.

Weaknesses

Fire	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Rock	160.0%

Resistances

Fighting	62.5%
Grass	62.5%
Ground	62.5%

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