Best Hypno counters in Pokémon GO

This table displays a list of best Hypno 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

Raid Difficulty

Attacker typing

Attacker moves type

Best overall 👑

Mega Tyranitar

Bite

Brutal Swing

Best performing move types

33.5%
26.0%
20.5%
4.0%
3.0%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	33.62	2496.34	1	112.8s	80.5
2	Shadow Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	33.85	1663.90	2	115.0s	74.4
3	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	39.62	899.86	4	106.9s	74.4
4	Mega Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	35.45	907.09	3	117.4s	68.2
5	Mega Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	30.44	1612.27	2	127.2s	68.0
6	Mega Rayquaza	Dragon Tail	Dragon Ascent	31.26	1319.40	2	126.1s	66.6
7	Hydreigon	Bite	Brutal Swing *	28.65	1587.80	2	134.7s	64.6
8	Tyranitar	Bite	Brutal Swing	28.18	1638.75	2	136.5s	64.2
9	Mega Gyarados	Bite	Crunch	26.97	1938.03	1	140.9s	64.1
10	Shadow Cursola	Hex	Shadow Ball	33.73	780.24	4	125.2s	63.6
11	Shadow Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	30.16	1149.60	3	131.9s	63.0
12	Shadow Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	31.49	963.53	3	129.3s	62.9
13	Darkrai	Snarl	Shadow Ball	28.64	1354.01	2	136.3s	62.5
14	Mega Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	30.79	970.83	3	131.8s	61.8
15	Giratina (Origin Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	27.75	1386.53	2	140.1s	61.2
16	Mega Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	29.50	1047.45	3	135.8s	60.7
17	Hoopa (Unbound)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	26.72	1432.96	2	144.8s	59.8
18	Shadow Houndoom	Snarl	Foul Play	29.17	1014.82	3	137.6s	59.8
19	Gholdengo	Hex	Shadow Ball	27.81	1211.58	2	141.3s	59.7
20	Mega Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	29.38	971.49	3	137.4s	59.6
21	Chandelure	Hex	Shadow Ball	29.71	864.76	4	137.8s	58.7
22	Shadow Honchkrow	Snarl	Dark Pulse	29.83	837.45	4	137.9s	58.5
23	Mega Gardevoir	Magical Leaf	Shadow Ball	26.91	1221.78	2	145.6s	58.2
24	Pheromosa	Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	34.95	416.16	8	137.6s	57.6
25	Volcarona	Bug Bite	Bug Buzz	27.50	1045.89	3	144.7s	57.4
26	Mega Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	26.39	1188.51	3	148.5s	57.0
27	Yveltal	Snarl	Dark Pulse	24.91	1482.96	2	154.2s	57.0
28	Hoopa (Confined)	Astonish	Shadow Ball	27.62	980.47	3	145.0s	56.8
29	Shadow Absol	Snarl	Dark Pulse	29.61	734.70	4	141.2s	56.6
30	Shadow Banette	Shadow Claw	Shadow Ball	31.28	546.62	6	141.4s	55.7
31	Gengar	Lick *	Shadow Ball	30.86	543.20	6	143.2s	55.0
32	Mega Ampharos	Volt Switch	Brutal Swing	26.02	1056.93	3	152.0s	55.0
33	Guzzlord	Snarl	Brutal Swing	23.61	1537.96	2	161.9s	55.0
34	Zarude	Bite	Dark Pulse	23.73	1462.34	2	161.6s	54.7
35	Primal Groudon	Mud Shot	Precipice Blades *	24.09	1369.30	2	159.9s	54.6
36	Mega Beedrill	Bug Bite *	X-Scissor	30.24	553.89	6	145.0s	54.4
37	Shadow Scizor	Fury Cutter	X-Scissor	27.56	790.78	4	148.8s	54.3
38	Weavile	Snarl	Foul Play	26.19	950.76	3	152.6s	54.1
39	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball *	24.99	1129.60	3	156.8s	54.0
40	Shadow Mismagius	Hex	Shadow Ball	28.50	675.10	5	147.6s	54.0
41	Shadow Pinsir	Bug Bite	X-Scissor	28.41	682.34	5	147.8s	54.0
42	Shadow Raikou	Thunder Shock	Shadow Ball	26.38	871.74	4	153.0s	53.5
43	Giratina (Altered Forme)	Shadow Claw	Shadow Force *	23.42	1375.26	2	164.2s	53.4
44	Zoroark	Snarl	Foul Play	26.91	794.72	4	151.9s	53.3
45	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	23.80	1278.57	2	162.5s	53.3
46	Shadow Shiftry	Snarl	Foul Play	26.84	763.74	4	153.0s	52.8
47	Shadow Scyther	Fury Cutter	Bug Buzz *	27.90	622.70	5	152.2s	52.2
48	Lunala	Air Slash	Shadow Ball	23.24	1246.80	2	166.5s	52.0
49	Shadow Alakazam	Psycho Cut	Shadow Ball	27.17	675.85	5	153.8s	52.0
50	Mega Salamence	Bite	Draco Meteor	23.85	1123.23	3	163.8s	52.0

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About the results

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

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

Hypno type chart

When fighting Hypno, keep in mind the following that Psychic-type Pokémon are weak to Bug, Dark, and Ghost type moves. They take reduced damage from Fighting, and Psychic type moves.

Weaknesses

Bug	160.0%
Dark	160.0%
Ghost	160.0%

Resistances

Fighting	62.5%
Psychic	62.5%

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

Best move-types and weather for Hypno Raids

Move-type	Usage (%)	Weather
Dark	33.5%	Fog
Ghost	26.0%	Fog
Bug	20.5%	Rainy
Dragon	4.0%	Windy
Fire	3.0%	Sunny
Psychic	2.5%	Windy
Electric	2.5%	Rainy
Water	2.5%	Rainy
Flying	1.5%	Windy
Grass	1.5%	Sunny
Ground	1.0%	Sunny
Steel	1.0%	Snow
Poison	0.5%	Cloudy

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.