Best Pokemon of each type for Pokemon Go raids

POKÉMON Go doesn’t make it easy for players to assemble the best teams with high-quality items needed to power up your Pokémon.

However, Raid Battles and the Pokémon Go Battle League require different types of monsters to win.

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That means the mons you’ve trained for Battle League may not be usable in five-star raids.

As such, you might want to try a bunch of different Pokemon you’ve caught along the way.

Here are the best Pokémon of each type to rival Pokémon Go’s five-star raids.

Pokemon Go: Best Grass Pokemon

Grass-types are strong against Ground, Rock, and Water-types, but are resistant to Fire, Poison, Grass, Flying, Bug, Dragon, and Steel-types.

They’re also hit by Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, and Bug attacks for super effective damage, so you’ll have to be careful when using them.

Here are the best Grass-type Pokémon:

• Mega Sceptile (Bullet Seed, Frenzy Plant)
• kartana (razor blade, leaf blade)
• Shadow Tangrowth (vine whip, power whip)

Pokemon Go: Best Fire Pokemon

Fire-type Pokémon are strong against Grass, Ice, Bug, and Steel-type Pokémon, but are blocked by Fire, Water, Rock, and Dragon-type Pokémon.

They’re hit by Water, Ground, and Rock-type attacks for super effective damage, giving them versatility.

Here are the best Fire-type Pokemon:

• Mega Charizard Y (fire spin, explosive fire)
• Reshiram (Flame Fang, Fusion Eruption)
• shadow moltres (Fire Spin, Overheat)

Pokemon Go: Best Water Pokemon

Water-types are strong against Ground, Rock, and Fire-types, but are resistant to Water, Grass, and Dragon-types.

They’re only hit by Grass and Electric attacks for super effective damage, making them a strong defensive type.

Here are the best Water-type Pokemon:

• mega swampert (water gun, hydrocannon)
• shadow swampert (water gun, hydrocannon)
• Shadow Feraligatr (waterfall, hydrocannon)

Pokemon Go: Best Fighting Pokemon

Fighting-types are strong against Normal, Ice, Rock, Dark, and Steel-types, but are fought off by Poison, Flying, Bug, Psychic, and Fairy-types.

Their attacks are strongly resisted by ghost Pokémon.

You’ll also be hit by Flying, Psychic, and Fairy attacks for super effective damage. It’s a strong offensive type if you’re paying attention to match-ups.

Here are the best fighting Pokémon:

• Terrakion (Double Kick, Holy Sword)
• shadow Machamp (counterattack, dynamic strike)
• Keldeo (Low Kick, Holy Sword)

Pokemon Go: Best Flying Pokemon

Flying-types are strong against Fighting, Grass, and Bug-types, but are fought off by Electric, Rock, and Steel-types.

They are also hit by Electric, Ice, and Rock attacks for super effective damage, but are highly resistant to Ground attacks.

Depending on the Raid Pokémon, Flying Pokémon can be a good choice.

Here are the best flying Pokémon:

• shadow moltres (wing attack, sky attack)
• Shadow Ho-Oh (Hidden Power (Flying), Brave Bird)
• shadow dragonite (Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw)

Pokemon Go: Best Ground Pokemon

Ground-types are strong against Fire, Electric, Poison, Rock, and Steel-types, but are resistant to Grass- and Bug-types.

Flying-type Pokémon are also very resistant to ground-type attacks.

They’re also hit by Water, Grass, and Ice-type attacks for super effective damage, but are highly resistant to Electric-type attacks, making them extremely flexible.

Here are the best Ground-type Pokémon:

• shadowmumwine (mud hit, high power)
• mega swampert (mud shot, earthquake)
• Shadow Golurk (Mud Strike, Earth Force)

Pokemon Go: Best Psychic-type Pokemon

Psychic-type Pokémon are strong against Poison and Fighting-type opponents, but can only be fought by Psychic and Steel-types.

They are also heavily opposed by Dark-type Mons.

They are hit by Dark, Ghost, and Bug-type attacks for super effective damage, making them a neutral type.

Here are the best Psychic-type Pokemon:

• Shadow Mewtwo (confusion, psystrike)
• Mega Alakazam (confusion, psychic)
• mewtwo (confusion, psystrike)

Pokemon Go: Best Rock Pokemon

Rock-types are strong against Fire, Ice, Flying, and Bug-types, but are fought off by Fighting, Ground, and Steel-types.

They are hit by Water, Ice, Grass, Combat, Ground, and Steel attacks for extremely effective damage, so using them can be dangerous.

Here are the best Rock-type Pokémon:

• Mega Aerodactyl (rock throw, rock fall)
• Shadow Tyranitar (clap, stone edge)
• Ramardos (clapping, falling rocks)

Pokemon Go: Best Electric Pokemon

Electric-type Pokémon are strong against Water-type and Flying-type Pokémon, but are blocked by Electric-type, Grass-type, and Dragon-type Pokémon.

Electric-type attacks are strongly resisted by Ground-type mons.

They’re only hit by Ground-type attacks for super effective damage, making them a great defensive type.

Here are the best Electric-type Pokémon:

• Shadow Raikou (Thunder Clap, Wild Rush)
• xurki tree (Thunder Clap, Discharge)
• Mega Manectic (Thunderfang, Savage Attack)

Pokemon Go: Best Bug Pokemon

Bug Pokémon are among the weaker types.

They are strong against Grass, Psychic, and Bug-type enemies, but are fought off by Fire, Poison, Fighting, Flying, Ghost, Fairy, and Steel-types.

You’ll also be hit by fire, flying, and rock attacks for super effective damage.

Here are the best Bug Pokémon:

• megashear (Fury Cutter, X-Scissors)
• pheromoses (Bug Bite, Bug Buzz)
• shadow scissors (Fury Cutter, X-Scissors)

Pokemon Go: Best Ice Pokemon

Ice-type Pokémon are strong against Grass, Ground, Flying, and Dragon-type opponents, but are repelled by Fire, Water, Ice, and Steel-type Pokémon.

They are also hit by Fire, Fighting, Rock, and Steel attacks for extremely effective damage, making them difficult to use.

Here are the best Ice-type Pokemon:

• shadowmumwine (powder snow, avalanche)
• Shadowweavile (Ice Shards, Avalanche)
• Shadow Mewtwo (Confusion, Ice Beam)

Pokemon Go: Best Dragon-type Pokemon

Dragon-type Pokémon aren’t the best offensive type, but they are a very strong defensive type.

They are only strong against Dragon-type enemies, but are only countered by Steel-types and strong by Fairy-types.

They are also hit by Ice, Fairy, and Dragon-type attacks for super effective damage, making them easier to use.

Here are the best Dragon Pokémon:

• Mega Latios (Dragon’s Breath, Dragon’s Claw)
• shadow salamence (dragon tail, outrage)
• shadow dragonite (Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw)

Pokemon Go: Best Steel Pokemon

Steel-type Pokémon are strong against Ice, Stone, and Fairy-type opponents, but are repelled by Fire, Water, Electric, and Steel-type Pokémon.

They are also hit by fire, fighting, and ground attacks for extremely effective damage, and resist almost all other types, making them one of the most useful types.

Here are the best Steel-type Pokémon:

• Shadow Metagross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash)
• meta gross (Bullet Punch, Meteor Mash)
• dialga (Metal Claw, Iron Head)

Pokemon Go: Best Poison Pokemon

Poison-type Pokémon are strong against Grass and Fairy-type opponents, but are repelled by Poison, Ground, Rock, and Ghost-type Pokémon. Steel-type Pokémon also strongly resist their attacks.

They are only hit by Psychic and Ground-type attacks for super effective damage and are a popular defense type.

Here are the best Poison-type Pokemon:

• Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Mud Bomb)
• nihilego (Poison Sting, Mud Bomb)
• Roserade (Poison Sting, Mud Bomb)

Pokemon Go: Best Fairy-type Pokemon

Fairy-type Pokémon are strong against Fighting, Dragon, and Dark-type opponents, but are repelled by Fire, Poison, and Steel-type Pokémon.

They are only hit by Poison and Steel-type attacks for super effective damage, and are considered one of the strongest types in the game.

Here are the best Fairy-type Pokemon:

• Shadow Gardevoir (charm, dazzling shine)
• Mega Alakazam (Confusion, Dazzling Shine)
• Shadow Granbull (charm, play rough)

Pokemon Go: Best Ghost or Darkness type Pokemon

We’ve grouped these two together as they share many of the same strengths and weaknesses.

Both hit Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokemon for super effective damage.

Here are the best Ghost or Darkness-type Pokemon:

• Mega Gengar (Shadow Claw, Shadow Ball)
• Shadow Mewtwo (confusion, shadow ball)
• triangle (Bite, Brutal Swing)

Written by Marco Wutz and Georgina Young on behalf of GOOD LUCK AND HAVE FUN.

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