Pokémon GO: Defeating Moltres in a Raid by Counter – Guide

As part of the “Unleashed joke” event, the last days of November 2021 in “Pokémon GO” are filled with unexpected highlights – it starts with a special raid hour on November 26th between 6pm and 7pm. The three Kanto legends Lavados, Arktos and Zapdos take over the scepter for a short time in the raids of the fifth level and can be captured there in the rare shiny variants. In this guide you will learn how to become Master of the Phoenix in the best Dumbledore fashion.-

Moltres: weaknesses of the legend

As a level 5 raid boss, Lavados commands over 45,609 competition points (WP). The Pokémon of the types Fire and Flight can be captured after a triumph with a strength between 1,896 and 2,475 WP. The most magnificent specimens appear in clear and windy weather conditions. For the fastest raid times, you should rely on the attack types water, electro or rock – the latter in particular are extremely devastating against volcanoes, because flight and fire share this weak point.

Lavados: the best counterattacks at a glance

1. Rameidon (Catapult, hail of stones)
2. Rihornior (Catapult, rock thrower)
3. Terracion (Catapult, hail of stones)
4. Despot (Catapult, Stone Edge)
5. Brockoloss (Catapult, hail of stones)
6. Aerodactyl (Stone throw, hail of stones)
7. Demeteros (incarnation form) (Stone throw, hail of stones)
8. Mega-Ampharos (Voltage change, power jewel)
9. Loving (Stone throw, hail of stones)
10. Alola-Geowaz (Stone throw, stone edge)
11. Geowaz (Stone throw, stone edge)
12. Aeropteryx (Wing beat, antique force)
13. Mega-Turtok (Aqua gun, aqua howitzer)
14. Regirock (Stone throw, stone edge)
15. Redemption (Stone throw, hail of stones)

Even more than with the Kingfisher Arktos, Rock Pokémon are by far the best choice against Moltres. As far as the pure damage is concerned, only Mega-Ampharos as the electric type and Mega-Turtok as the water type made it into the top counterattacks. That doesn’t make these categories bad at all – team compositions with Pokémon in these categories undoubtedly have the potential to beat Moltras.

Rock monsters manage it much faster, however, which brings better rewards and saves valuable time, especially in the raid hour – the faster Moltres is defeated, the faster the next raid can begin and the one-hour event can be used as efficiently as possible.