Best Great Tusk counters in Pokémon GO

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

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Best Great Tusk counters

#	Name	Fast Attack	Charged Attack	DPS	TDO	Faints	TTW	Score
1	Mega Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	42.80	3065.53	2	143.2s	124.5
2	Primal Kyogre	Waterfall	Origin Pulse *	34.66	2933.69	2	169.3s	105.1
3	Shadow Mewtwo	Confusion	Psystrike *	38.18	1937.99	2	101.5s	101.9
4	Mega Alakazam	Confusion	Psychic *	35.43	1667.77	3	141.2s	92.8
5	Rayquaza	Air Slash	Dragon Ascent	33.05	1865.00	2	112.9s	90.6
6	Lunala	Confusion	Psychic	25.01	4291.40	1	171.6s	90.5
7	Mega Swampert	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	30.85	2261.38	2	146.6s	90.3
8	Mega Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	30.94	2108.26	2	136.3s	88.9
9	Mewtwo	Psycho Cut	Psystrike *	31.70	1903.33	2	120.1s	88.2
10	Mega Gardevoir	Confusion	Psychic	31.71	1857.77	2	117.2s	87.7
11	Shadow Metagross	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	28.74	2409.88	2	167.7s	87.0
12	Mega Sceptile	Bullet Seed	Frenzy Plant *	32.49	1622.98	3	149.8s	86.4
13	Kartana	Razor Leaf	Leaf Blade	30.47	1873.70	2	123.0s	85.3
14	Mega Gengar	Lick *	Psychic *	26.18	2821.49	2	215.6s	84.3
15	Hoopa (Confined)	Confusion	Psychic	25.48	2899.48	2	227.6s	83.2
16	Mega Blastoise	Water Gun	Hydro Cannon *	28.82	1917.22	2	133.1s	82.3
17	Shadow Moltres	Wing Attack	Sky Attack *	30.98	1517.06	3	146.9s	81.9
18	Hoopa (Unbound)	Confusion	Psychic	30.48	1565.12	3	154.1s	81.6
19	Shadow Latios	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	30.33	1570.96	3	155.4s	81.4
20	Mega Latias	Zen Headbutt	Psychic	26.84	2177.70	2	162.3s	80.6

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About the results

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

Great Tusk type chart

When fighting Great Tusk, keep in mind the following that Ground and Fighting-type Pokémon are weak to Fairy, Flying, Grass, Ice, Psychic, and Water type moves. They take reduced damage from Bug, Dark, Poison, Electric, and Rock type moves.

Weaknesses

Fairy	160.0%
Flying	160.0%
Grass	160.0%
Ice	160.0%
Psychic	160.0%
Water	160.0%

Resistances

Electric	39.1%
Rock	39.1%
Bug	62.5%
Dark	62.5%
Poison	62.5%

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