Starting on Tuesday, July 7 Pokemon GO trainers are going to have an exciting new rotation of Legendary Raid Bosses to battle and add to their Pokedex. The iconic trio of draconic Legendaries from Pokemon Black and Pokemon White have been rotating their way through the mobile AR game and the next battle kicks off with the spotlight on the third and final piece of the set: Kyurem.
In order to secure the exciting new Pokedex entry, Pokemon GO trainers are going to have to figure out how to beat the final third of the trio. Zekrom battles are already underway, but it's never too early to start planning ahead and getting a roster ready for one of the next incoming Tier 5 bosses. For this guide, we'll be concentrating on the best strategy to counter Kyurem. This Dragon-/Ice-type is super effective against a lot of different -types, so players will have to assemble a team that takes advantage of Kyurem's weaknesses.
Although the most skilled and powerful trainers could trio Kyurem with the right weather boosts and Friendship damage bonuses, it is recommended that players get a group of five or more high level trainers if they want to take this one down without any major struggles.
Kyurem is a Dragon- and Ice-type, which means that its primary weaknesses are going to be Dragon-, Steel-, Fighting-, and Fairy-. A few of the best Kyurem counters have been popular choices for previous Raid Bosses, so hopefully players already have a fairly powerful team assembled. If not, be sure to take advantage of Elite TMs and lots of Candy and Stardust to power up a strong roster before entering this Legendary Raid Battle.
Best Kyurem Counters
Shadow Metagross - Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
Lucario - Counter/Aura Sphere
Metagross - Bullet Punch/Meteor Mash
Shadow Dragonite - Dragon Tail/Dragon Claw
Great Zekrom Counters
Shadow Gardevoir - Charm/Dazzling Gleam
Shadow Tyranitar - Smack Down/Stone Edge
Conkeldurr - Counter/Dynamic Punch
Dialga - Metal Claw/Draco Meteor
Shadow Salamence - Dragon Tail/Outrage
Assembling a powerful roster from those options will give trainers the easiest path to victory when this raid rolls around next week. There are some other, less powerful options that will do in a pinch as well, like Machamp, Rhyperior, and Palkia. Those are all very powerful Pokemon and respectable options if you need to pivot to an alternative strategy to counter a Dragon-type fast or charge move.
For now, players may want to keep hunting down the best Unova Pokemon in the game if improving their Battle Raid rosters is their primary goal. Be sure to check back in the near future for more Pokemon GO strategy guides, news, and updates. Until then, good luck out there, trainers!
Pokemon GO is available now in select regions on Android and iOS devices.
Source: Pokebattlr