The first big Pokemon GO Battle Raid rotation of November 2021 has arrived, which means the time to battle Darkrai is temporarily over and trainers are now focusing on a trio of tier five boss fights. There are some powerful and meta-relevant encounters up for grabs, so get those Remote Raid Passes queued up and ready.
The November 5 rotation brough the Swords of Justice: Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion back to the mobile AR game once again. Each third of the trio has their own strengths, so Pokemon GO players will want to update all of their counter rosters with the latest strategies in order to easily defeat each of the Legendaries over the next few weeks..
Trainers should keep in mind that Virizion is a Grass/Fighting-type. That pairings means that it is going to be extra weak to Flying-type counters. That is what players will really want to focus on while constructing a counter roster before heading into these battles...
Best Virizion Raid Counters
- Pidgeot (Mega) - Gust/Brave Bird
- Moltres - Wing Attack/Sky Attack
- Rayquaza - Air Slash/Aerial Ace
- Honchkrow - Peck/Sky Attack
- Tornadus - Air Slash/Hurricane
- Unfezant - Air Slash/Sky Attack
- Mewtwo - Confusion/Psystrike
- Tornadus (Therian) - Air Slash/Hurricane
- Lugia - Extrasensory/Sky Attack
- Togekiss - Air Slash/Aerial Ace
- Zapdos - Thunder Shock/Drill Peck
- Braviary - Air Slash/Brave Bird
- Staraptor - Wing Attack/Brave Bird
- Reshiram - Fire Fang/Overheat
- Yanmega - Wing Attack/Aerial Ace
- Volcarona - Fire Spin/Hurricane
- Latios - Zen Headbutt/Psychic
The most important thing trainers can do is to enter the battle with enough friends (at least three or four mid- to high-level players) and to focus on using Pokemon that take advantage of the boss’ weaknesses. Raiders should have a decent amount of Flying-types Pokemon powered up should be in for an easy battle this time around. Don’t hesitate to burn through some Stardust, Rare Candy, and TMs in order to properly prepare for the big fight.
More details about upcoming events should arrive throughout the final days of the Season of Mischief. 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 on Android and iOS.